Marianne Consentino concentrates her practice in complex commercial litigation, including class actions, and in appellate practice. She formerly practiced at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York, where she played a lead role in the defense of nationwide life insurance sales practice class actions for a number of major insurance companies. She also has extensive experience defending securities fraud actions, litigating commercial contract disputes and counseling companies and directors about their obligations under federal and state law. Ms. Consentino is committed to the provision of legal services to the poor and has represented indigent clients in both civil and criminal cases including, for example, a death row prisoner in a federal habeas case that was ultimately decided by the United States Supreme Court.

Education

• New York University School of Law, 1987, J.D.
  (Editor in Chief, Law Review, Moot Court Advocacy Award)
• Princeton University, 1980, A.B., cum laude

Clerkships

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  (The Honorable Amalya L. Kearse)

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Philadelphia Bar Association
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Bar and Court Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits
• U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York