Harold F. Bonacquist, Esq.
Litigation Of Counsel
Harold is a cum laude graduate of Albany Law School, where he was the Comments Editor on the law review. After graduating from law school, he worked as an associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges in a major New York City law firm and then founded his own law firm, where he headed the firm’s litigation practice. As lead counsel in commercial and bankruptcy law trials throughout the United States, he managed teams of lawyers, paralegals, and expert witnesses in the deconstruction of complex financial transactions. He also was also responsible for workouts, secured transactions, contract negotiations, and business counselling. Beginning in 1999, he spent 14 years in foreign affairs, serving overseas first as a Rule of Law advisor for the American Bar Association and then as a U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer, before returning to the practice of law. He is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards.
Qualification
J.D Albany Law School in 1974 Cum Laude
B.A at Cornell University, in 1971 - English & History major
Papers And Publications
- They Didn't Start the Fire, But Should Have Put it Out, http://FrumForum.com, October 15, 2010
- Recharging Iraq’s Electricity Grid, http://FrumForum.com, August 5, 2010
- Comments on Slovakia’s Draft Conflicts of Interest Law, paper presented at a conference sponsored by the Slovak Parliamentary Institute, Transparency International, and ABA-CEELI, Bratislava, Slovakia, January 25, 2002, published in “Seminárny Buletín, Riešenie Konfliktu Záujmov” (Transparency International Slovensko 2002)
- Why Mediation Will Increase Economic Activity and Lawyers’ Income in Romania, Tibiscus University [Timişoara, Romania] Symposium, “The Academic Days of Timişoara” (2001)
- Mediation: A Tool for Solving Romania's Court Crisis, Tibiscus University [Timişoara, Romania] Symposium, “The Dynamics of Law in Contemporary Society” (2000)
- The Future of Creditors' Remedies in New York: The Impact of,Fuentes and Blye, 38 Alb. L. Rev. 467 (1974)
- The Evaluation of Good Moral Character in, Naturalization Proceedings, 38 Alb. L. Rev. 895 (1974) (with Phillip A. Mittleman)
- Choice of Law in Tort Cases: Neumeier v. Kuehner, 37 Alb. L. Rev. 173 (1972)
