Law Firm Overview

Ernest Sasso is the principal of the Law Offices of Ernest Sasso, located in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia area). Mr. Sasso's practice encompasses general business law, and focuses on international trade and investment, intellectual technology, including the law and resources of the Internet, arbitration, and litigation. He has engaged in a wide variety of business transactions as both a legal advisor and a principal in Asia (particularly China), Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Oceania. As inside counsel for a global, New York headquartered corporation, Mr. Sasso played a dominant and pioneering role in negotiating the first agreement with China that permitted a non-Chinese company to take majority ownership in a joint venture with a Chinese entity during the period from 1984 to 1986.

Mr. Sasso's practice also incorporates labor and employment law, where he counsels and represents clients on a broad range of issues, including traditional labor law, employer counseling, and employment litigation.

Ernest Sasso is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar, and he is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit [Washington] and the United States Court of International Trade [New York], as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Third and the Fifth Circuits [Philadelphia and New Orleans], and the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania [Philadelphia], Middle District of Pennsylvania [Scranton], and the Northern District of Texas [ Dallas ].

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Sasso received a B.A. magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and was a member of Phi Alpha Theta , the International History Honor Society. Mr. Sasso also received an M.A. in History from Columbia University , where he produced an original, unpublished thesis on the origins and dissolution of the Purchase System in the British Army.

Ernest Sasso's memberships and affiliations include the Montgomery Bar Association, where he served on its Board of Directors and formerly chaired its International Law and Internet Law Committees. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, American Association for Justice (formerly, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), New York City Bar Association, and Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Mr. Sasso has served as a contributing editor and author of key sections of the authoritative BNA treatise on the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as for the European Market Law Report. Mr. Sasso has also written extensively for professional publications, including the Philadelphia based The Legal Intelligencer (the oldest daily legal newspaper published in the United States ), The International Lawyer, published by the American Bar Association, and The Entrepreneurial Edge and World Trade magazines .

Ernest Sasso has also given numerous seminars worldwide before legal, business, and scholastic audiences, including presentations at the University of London, South Central University for Nationalities, and Wuhan University Law School in Wuhan, China (Hubei Province), and Villanova University, in the Philadelphia area.

Mr. Sasso has been awarded the prestigious AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the widely recognized and premier national attorney ratings organization. An AV rating is a significant accomplishment, and reflects the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary ranking the attorney at the highest level of professional excellence.

Areas of Practice

• Age Discrimination
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Computer Law
• Contracts
• Copyrights
• Corporate Formation
• Corporate Law
• Covenants Not To Compete
• Discrimination
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Law
• Internet -- Cyberspace
• Internet Law
• Labor Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Real Estate Law
• Securities Law
• Sexual Harassment
• Trade Secrets
• Trademarks
• Unfair Competition
• Wrongful Discharge

Published Works

• Reporter, Age Bias Harder to Prove Under Third Circuit Ruling, Pennsylvania Law Journal
• Employers Warned, Sexual Harassment, Pennsylvania Law Weekly
• European Paths Through Alternative Dispute Resolution, European Market Law Report
• Chapter Editor, BNA Treatise, The Fair Labor Standards Act
• Foreign Service of Process Can Hold Pitfalls for Attorneys, Europe 1992 Law & Strategy
• Reporter, Gissel Bargaining Order: Unions Need Not Be Elected, Pennsylvania Law Journal
• International Trade in Civil Aircraft: Cleared for Takeoff, The International Lawyer
• Reporter, Pennsylvania's Anti-Smoking Law Likely to Hold Up in Court, Pennsylvania Law Journal
• Reporter, 3rd Circuit Encourages Unions, Pennsylvania Law Journal
• U.S. Government Incentives, Exporting, The Entrepreneurial Edge
• When Air Mail's Not Enough: Service of Process in Foreign Countries Can Be Daunting, Pennsylvania Law Journal

Classes and Seminars

• The Art of the International Deal, Montgomery Bar Association
• CyberSpace Law: Legal Issues and the Internet, Montgomery Bar Association
• E-Mail Security, Encryption, Metadata, Electronic Disclosure, and Protecting Client Confidentiality, Montgomery Bar Association
• Employer Compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act, Montgomery Bar Association, 1993
• Employment Law Practicum, Montgomery Bar Association
• International Child Custody and Abduction, Montgomery Bar Association
• International Letters of Credit, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
• Introduction to International Business Transactions, Montgomery Bar Association
• Israel, Internet and First Amendment, Gratz College
• Lawyers and Internet, Montgomery Bar Association
• Overview of the U.S. Legal System, South Central University for Nationalities
• Practical Aspects of Internet Law: U.S. Perspective, University of London
• Preventing and Defending Sexual Harassment Claims, Montgomery Bar Association
• Procedure and Strategy for Litigation in U.S. District Courts, Wuhan University Law School
• Transnational Litigation, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
• Utilizing Internet Resources in International Business and Family Matters, Montgomery Bar Association
• Utilizing (Mostly) Free Internet Resources in Family Law, Probate and Estate Law, Real Estate and Property Law, Taxation Law, Personal Injury and Tort Law, and Litigation Matters, Montgomery Bar Association

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, International Dispute Resolution, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, RICO Act, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Business Organizations, Corporate Governance, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Shareholders' Rights, Age Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Internet, Discrimination, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, International Intellectual Property, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, International Law, Business & Trade, Foreign Investment, International Arbitration, Internet -- Cyberspace, Computer Law, Labor Law, Labor Disputes, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Law, Science & Technology Law, Securities Law, Private Placements, Public Offerings