Joe Pinto

Associate New York

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Biography

Joe Pinto is an associate in the Business Litigation and Insurance Recovery Practice Groups in Haynes Boone’s New York office.

Joe advises clients through all phases of litigation and works closely with clients to align litigation strategy with broader business goals. Joe’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in federal and state court, including contract and business disputes, and insurance recovery in a wide array of industries and sectors. In his insurance recovery practice, Joe primarily represents corporate policyholders in complex insurance recovery litigation and coverage for various toxic tort and environmental claims. Joe has recovered millions in recoveries for his clients under a variety of insurance products and contracts.

Joe maintains an active pro-bono practice, with an emphasis on representing clients in divorce and child custody suits, disputes involving domestic violence, and inmates appealing a capital punishment conviction.

Joe is admitted to practice in New York and Texas.

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: (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) Represented specialty pharmaceutical company in $7 million international dispute with investor over breach of contract related to the development of pharmaceutical for the treatment of COVID-19. Unanimously affirmed by the Appellate Division – First Judicial Department, RedHill Biopharma Ltd. v. Kukbo Co., Ltd., No. 2024-07649 (1st Dep’t 2025).
(Appellate Division – First Judicial Department) Represented a global hospitality company and the largest owner and operator of bowling centers in the world, in pandemic property insurance litigation, Bowlero Corp. v. AIG Specialty Lines Ins. Co., 234 A.D.3d 431 (1st Dep’t 2025), denial of motion for leave to appeal (2025).
(Dallas County) Obtained summary judgment in favor of one of the world’s largest liquor brands based on the statute of frauds.
(Harris County) Obtained summary judgment in favor of real estate broker based on the statute of frauds and justification on claims related to the sale of real property.
Pursuing recovery of insurance coverage for numerous PFAS-related bodily injury claims for a large private equity firm.
Advising leading U.S. healthcare companies in connection with mass tort liabilities arising from medical incidents.
Representing a large media company in litigation regarding Directors and Officers insurance coverage for shareholder litigation arising from a major transaction.
Representing a global hospitality company and the largest owner and operator of bowling centers in the world, in pandemic property insurance litigation in New York state court and on appeal.
Advising leading U.S. healthcare companies in connection with mass tort liabilities arising from medical incidents.
Advising leading U.S. healthcare companies in connection with cyber and privacy liabilities.
Representing a leading U.S. multinational financial services corporation in various D&O and E&O insurance disputes as well as advising on policy wording and risk management issues.
Pursuing recovery of insurance coverage for numerous asbestos-related bodily injury claims for a large private equity firm.
Advising a Fortune 100 company in connection with D&O coverage arising from an acquisition and subsequent anti-trust dispute.
: Education
J.D., Emory University School of Law, 2022, with honors
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 2019, Phi Alpha Theta; cum laude
Clerkships
Extern to the Honorable Stephen Dillard, Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, 2021
Admissions
Texas
New York
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York