Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1988

Lawyer Overview

A partner in the Litigation Department, Maria T. Vullo has over 20 years of trial and appellate experience that includes a broad range of complex commercial litigations. Ms. Vullo has litigated in courts across the country, and up to the U.S. Supreme Court, on a wide range of subjects, including securities, intellectual property, healthcare, bankruptcy, tax, First Amendment, employment and environmental matters.

In 2007, The National Law Journal recognized the firm and Ms. Vullo's representation of Genentech, Inc. in its annual ""Winning"" and ""Defense Hot List"" features. In 2006, Ms. Vullo was featured in The National Law Journal for her argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in a False Claims Act case, and for her victory in successfully opposing certiorari in a First Amendment case. For several years, Ms. Vullo has been recommended by PLC Which Lawyer? as a go-to attorney for dispute resolution in New York. She has also been recognized repeatedly in Global Counsel and Super Lawyers, and has received the highest peer ratings in Martindale-Hubbell.

In December 2001, Ms. Vullo was named one of the nation's Top 10 Women Litigators by The National Law Journal. In July 2002, Ms. Vullo was named by The National Law Journal as one of the ""40 Under 40 Young Advocates Making Their Mark."" In addition, Ms. Vullo was named ""Litigator of the Month"" by The National Law Journal in September 2000, and twice has been nominated by the Public Justice Foundation for the ""Trial Lawyer of the Year Award."" Ms. Vullo also has been named one of New York's ""40 Under 40 Rising Stars"" by Crain's New York Business, one of the ""25 Smartest Women in America"" by Mirabella magazine and one of 25 ""Women on the Verge of 2000"" by Ms. magazine. She has been a featured speaker on ""60 Minutes,"" ""The Jim Lehrer News Hour"" and ""CNN International,"" among other news programs.

In addition to her extensive commercial litigation practice, Ms. Vullo has handled significant pro bono matters with great success. She has been lead counsel to the plaintiffs in the highly publicized case involving the ""Nuremberg Files"" website, which Ms. Vullo successfully handled at trial and before the Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Vullo also was counsel for the plaintiffs in an Alien Tort Claims Act suit against Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, in which a New York federal jury awarded her clients $745 million in damages for human rights abuses. Ms. Vullo has also authored numerous amicus curiae briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals on constitutional law questions.

In March 2007, Governor Eliot Spitzer appointed Ms. Vullo to the First Department Judicial Screening Committee, which interviews, evaluates and recommends candidates for appointment to that important New York appellate court. In September 2007, Ms. Vullo was elected Chair of the Board of Directors of NARAL Pro-Choice America, a national non-profit advocacy organization. She twice has testified before Congress on bankruptcy reform legislation. She has participated in CLE and other panels on a wide range of litigation topics. In 1989-1990, Ms. Vullo served as special counsel to the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Government Operations, Subcommittee on Employment and Housing, which investigated fraud and mismanagement at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and she is a participating author of the Congressional report on that investigation.

Ms. Vullo was senior editor of the Moot Court Board and a recipient of several American Jurisprudence Awards and awards for excellence in oral advocacy. Ms. Vullo joined Paul, Weiss in 1988 after serving as a law clerk for the Honorable John A. MacKenzie of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. She is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Ms. Vullo was elected to the partnership effective January 1, 1996.

Areas of practice

• Litigation

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

New York, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

New York County Bar Association (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)

Past Employment Positions

United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Hon. John A. MacKenzie, Judicial Law Clerk
House Subcommittee on Employment and Housing, Special Counsel

Education

New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1987
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, New York, 1984
Honors: summa cum laude

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