Law Firm Overview

Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP represents businesses of all sizes, including financial institutions, major corporations, municipalities, insurance companies, utilities, technology firms, physicians, construction contractors and smaller business firms, in disputed matters before state and federal courts, administrative bodies, and in arbitration and mediation proceedings. We provide the specific business counselling and litigation services that our clients need and desire ranging from comprehensive strategic management and conduct of lawsuits to the performance of discrete litigation support functions. We regularly counsel and represent clients in the areas of complex commercial litigation, construction and surety law, business law, creditors' rights, contract law, insurance coverage and defense, municipal law, product liability, land use and zoning law, and employment law.

We are an AV rated firm, Martindale Hubbell's highest ranking, and were selected in 2008 as a "Go-To Law Firm for Leading Technology Companies" by American Lawyer Media. In-House Law Departments at the Leading Technology Companies, published by ALM, includes the short list of elite U.S. firms that represent the top technology companies. We were selected by AT&T as a "Go-To" firm for litigation.

We are fully aware of our clients' concerns about legal costs and we always discuss in advance with clients how a matter is to be handled. We communicate promptly and regularly with our clients and review strategies and projected costs. What distinguishes Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP from other firms is that we provide large firm experience for a very reasonable price. Our competitive advantages are the experience we bring to every assignment, our tenacity, practicality and utilization of state-of-the-art technology to deliver superior and cost-effective results to our clients.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Antitrust & Trade Regulation
• Banking & Finance Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Franchising
• Business Organizations
• Collections
• Eminent Domain
• Construction Law
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Environmental Law
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Government Agencies & Programs
• Government Contracts
• Health & Health Care Law
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Trademarks
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Natural Resources Law
• Land Use & Zoning
• State, Local & Municipal Law
• Taxation Law

Classes and Seminars

• Mediation Techniques and Strategies, New Haven County Bar Association, March 9, 2004
• Advanced Construction Law In Connecticut, National Business Institutes, 1997 - Present
• Design/Build and Construction Management in Connecticut, Lorman Educational Services, 2003 - 2004
• Connecticut Construction Law: What Do You Do When......?, National Business Institutes, 1999 - 2002
• Construction Payment Remedies in Connecticut, National Busimess Institutes, 2000 - 2001
• Construction Claims in Connecticut, Lorman Educational Services, 2001
• Practical and Affordable Technology in Connecticut's Court's, Connecticut Bar Association, 2003
• Legal Sources on the Internet, New Haven County Bar Association, 2000
• Legal Sources on the Internet, Connecticut Bar Association, 2001 - 2002

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Franchising, Business Organizations, Collections, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Agencies & Programs, Government Contracts, Health & Health Care Law, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Natural Resources Law, Land Use & Zoning, State, Local & Municipal Law, Taxation Law