Practice Areas
Honors + Affiliations
President, Hispanic National Bar Association - New York Region
Director, Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc.
Board of Directors, Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc. & Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Fund
Member, PRLDEF Associates
Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Morgan Lewis New York Associates Committee
Member, Morgan Lewis New York Recruiting Committee
Bar Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- New York
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101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0002
Phone: 212.309.6181
Fax: 212.309.6001
Renier P. Pierantoni is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Litigation Practice. Mr. Pierantoni focuses his practice on insurance recovery and represents clients in numerous insurance coverage matters for toxic tort and commercial claims, toxic tort defense, and commercial litigation matters. He has represented metal and oil refineries, as well as smelter, chemical, and manufacturing companies in insurance coverage matters stemming from governmental agency actions issued due to alleged damage to soil, ground water, and surface water from products and substances.
Mr. Pierantoni's representation includes one of the world's largest oil refineries that resulted in a landmark decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, granting summary judgment against an insurance carrier for reimbursement and payment of defense and investigation costs in connection with MtBE claims. Mr. Pierantoni also represented one of the largest oil refineries in the Caribbean located in his family's hometown of Penuelas, Puerto Rico, and he has worked on prominent commercial litigation matters involving the New Jersey construction industry and regional violations processing centers ("E-Z Pass").
Mr. Pierantoni received his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1998 and his B.S. from St. John's University in 1985.
Mr. Pierantoni is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the U.S. District Court of New Jersey.
Education
- Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1998, J.D.
- Saint John's University, 1985, B.S.