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JOseph A. RUTA
PARTNER
PHONE: 212-997-4500
Bio: Mr. Ruta is a Partner of Ruta Soulios & Stratis LLP. He is outside general counsel to over 30 corporations ranging from startups to public companies as well as not-for-profits. He provides legal services to his corporate clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, employment, intellectual property, contracts, commercial real estate and commercial litigation. Mr. Ruta also serves a number of individual clients in commercial and litigation matters. Mr. Ruta is licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey. After graduating Valedictorian of Marist University in 1989, Mr. Ruta attended Brooklyn Law School as a Richardson Scholar and graduated in 1992 with A JD. While in law school Mr. Ruta had the privilege of clerking for the Honorable Harold Baer, Jr. Mr. Ruta is currently an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School.
During Mr. Ruta's career he has tried and won cases in both state courts and major arbitration forums in the New York metropolitan area. He has successfully represented individuals and corporations in scores of cases involving all manner of torts, contracts and other commercial matters.
PRACTICE AREAS: COMMERCIAL; CORPORATE, litigation.
ADMITTED: 1993, NEW YORK; 1994 NEW JERSEY; U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; U.S. DISTRICT COURT, EASTERn district of New York; U.S. District Court Northern DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, U.S. District Court, western district of new york, District of New Jersey; Supreme Court of the United states
SCHOOL: MARIST university, VALEDICTORIAN 1989, BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL, J.D. 1992
MEMBERSHIPS: MR. RUTA SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NYC CHAPTER OF THE CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY from 2001 - 2014. IN OCTOBER OF 2008 HE WAS ELECTED TO THE national BOARD OF DIRECTORS for the CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY, where he served for nine years. HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE NORTHEAST COORDINATOR FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
Recognitions
2024-New York Super Lawyers®
2023-New York Super Lawyers®
2022-New York Super Lawyers®
2021-New York Super Lawyers®
2020-New York Super Lawyers®
2019-New York Super Lawyers®