Ian E. Bjorkman

Admitted to the Connecticut and New York bars
AV Peer Review Rated

Experience
Wiggin and Dana, LLP, New Haven, Connecticut
1997-January 2008   Partner, Litigation Department
1992-1997:  Associate
 
Practice focused on complex civil litigation and risk management counseling, representing businesses and individuals in a broad range of cases, including unfair business practices, trade secret disputes, officer and director liability, securities litigation, purchase price adjustment disputes, professional malpractice, business torts, class actions and contract and real estate disputes.  Experience in all aspects of case management, including first chair of trials in federal and state court and in complex arbitrations.  Significant advisory role working with many firm clients to develop risk management strategies for litigation avoidance, assess liability exposure and settlement negotiations.  Practice also includes management of litigation dockets for public and private companies. 

Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York, New York
1988-1992:  Associate, Litigation Department

Broad experience in securities litigation representing national broker-dealers, corporations and directors and officers.  Practice also involved other types of complex business litigation.

Hon. Stanley Marcus, (currently) U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
1987-88, Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Education
Brooklyn Law School, J.D. 1987, cum laude
Class rank:  Top 5%
Member/Notes Editor, Brooklyn Law Review 1986-87

New York University, B.A. 1980, American History