Austin J. McGuigan
Managing Principal - CEO
Areas of Practice
- Trade Secret Litigation
- Corporate Investigations
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Product Liability Defense
- Litigation and Trial Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Corporate Compliance Programs
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1972
- Massachusetts, 2001
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1974
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2002
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
Education
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1972
- Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts
- B.A. - 1965
- Honors: Dean's List
Representative Cases
- Pratt & Whitney v. MTU/Cenco (Beijing, China 2006)
- State of California v. Pratt & Whitney (Superior Court, San Jose, CA 2005)
- Rotec Industries v. Three Gorges Project (Beijing, China 2002)
- Smith v. Otis Elevator Co. (U.S. District Court, Portland, ME 2002)
- Margaret Dolan v. Carl Fritz (Superior Court, Bridgeport, CT 2000)
- Nowosielski v. Otis Elevator Co. (U.S. District Court, Detroit, MI 1998)
- Otis Elevator Co. v. Montgomery Elevator (U.S. District Court, Chicago, IL 1996)
- Otis Elevator Co. v. General Elevator (U.S. District Court, Baltimore, MD 1995)
- Seibert et al. v. Towne Investment Co. et al. (Superior Court, Cincinnati, OH 1994)
- Otis Elevator Co. v. Schindler Elevator (Superior Court, Hartford, CT 1994)
- Otis Elevator Co. v. P.C. Exchange (U.S. District Court, Chicago, IL 1992)
- Otis Elevator Co. v. Intelligent Systems (Superior Court, Hartford, CT 1990)
- Winschel v. Hartford Hospital (Superior Court, Hartford, CT 1988)
- Cobb v. Connecticut National Bank (Superior Court, New Haven, CT 1987)
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, University of New Haven, 1975 - 1981
- Lecturer, Organized Crime, National College of District Attorneys, 1978 - 1983
- Prosecutor, Investigations, National College of District Attorneys, 1978 - 1983
- Guest Speaker, "Burden of Proof - Martha Moxley", CNN, 2000
- "Corporate and Industrial Espionage and Their Effects on American Competitiveness", U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on International Relations, 2002
- Guest Speaker, "White-Collar Crime and Corporate Liability", New England Corporate Counsel Society, 1992
- Guest Speaker, "The Economic Espionage Act", The WallStreetReporter.com, 2000
- Guest Speaker, "Federal Prosecution of Corporations", The WallStreetReporter.com, 2001
- "Justice Department Misconduct in Boston: Are Legislative Solutions Required?", U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, 2002
- Guest Speaker, "American Mobster: Looking for Whitey", The Discovery Channel, 2002
- Lecturer, "A Conversation in Corruption", Yale Law School, 2004
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation, 1997 - Present
- AV Rated, Peer Review Rating
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, Member, Board of Directors, 1979 - 1988
- Arthritis Foundation (National), Member, Board of Trustees, 2002 - 2003
- Arthritis Foundation, Connecticut Chapter, Member, Board of Directors, 1995 - 1997
- American Prosecutors Research Institute, Member, Board of Directors, 1996 - Present
- National College of District Attorneys, Secretary/Treasurer, 2005 - Present
- National College of District Attorneys, Member, 2002 - Present
- National College of District Attorneys, Secretary, Board of Regents, 2005 - Present
- National College of District Attorneys, Member, Board of Regents, 2002 - Present
- Connecticut Bar Association, Criminal Justice and Intellectual Property Sections, Executive Committee
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Criminal Justice, Intellectual Property and International Law Sections
- Hartford County Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
- Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute, 2005 - Present
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National District Attorneys Association, Vice President, 1980 - 1985
- National College of District Attorneys
- American Prosecutors Research Institute
- International Association of Prosecutors
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Connecticut State Bar, Examining Committee, 1990 - 1993
- Criminal Division Task Force (Connecticut)
- American Board of Criminal Lawyers, 2005 - Present
- U Conn Club, Board of Directors, 2002 - Present
- State of Connecticut, Chief Secretary, 1978 - 1985
- Natior Advocacy, Board of Directors, 1979 - 1988
- American Prosec Institute, Board of Directors, 1996 - 2007
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Army Special Agent, Counter-Intelligence, 1965 - 1968
- Justice John P. Cotter, Connecticut Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1972 - 1973
- State of Connecticut, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1973 - 1975
- Statewide Organized Crime Task Force, Chief Prosecutor, 1975 - 1978
- U.S. Department of Justice, Liaison, Executive Working Group
- State of Connecticut, Chief State's Attorney, 1978 - 1985
Pro Bono Activities
- Counter-Intelligence, U.S. Army Special Agent, 1965 - 1968
- Board of Directors, UConn Club, 2002 - Present
- Statewide Organized Crime Task Force, 1975 - 1978
Languages
- German
