EDUCATION

University of Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, J.D., 1984

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, B.A., 1981

 

ADMITTED

Pennsylvania 1984

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 1986

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 
Lawyers / Professionals
 
David P. Pusateri
Partner
625 Liberty Avenue
23rd Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3142
T: 412.667.7924
F: 412.667.7963
dpusateri@mcguirewoods.com

Mr. Pusateri is the managing partner of the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Prior to merging with McGuireWoods in January of 2001, he served as managing partner of the Pittsburgh firm of Sable Pusateri Rosen Gordon & Adams, LLC. He was also previously vice president and associate general counsel of Robertson-Ceco Corporation of San Ramon, California.

Concentrating his practice in environmental, real estate, and business law, he covers the spectrum of environmental claims, problems and real estate development issues. He has counseled clients in multimillion-dollar clean-ups, environmental insurance coverage cases, complex superfund matters, and has steered clients through the web of environmental regulation in real estate and commercial transactions.

As environmental compliance counsel, he has worked closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its state equivalents in negotiating permits, consent agreements, Brownfield clean-up plans, and compliance orders for numerous clients. Moreover, in the real estate and real estate development arena, Mr. Pusateri has assisted clients in acquisition, sale, leasing and financing transactions.

He has also represented clients in a variety of corporate and commercial business transactions, ranging from multimillion-dollar acquisitions and divestitures, to smaller contractual matters such as employment contracts, purchase agreements and real estate matters.

Practices & Industries Firm Management
  • Managing Partner, Pittsburgh Office
Honors
  • Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award
Previous Experience
  • Sable Pusateri Rosen Gordon & Adams, LLC (Partner)
  • Sable, Makoroff and Gusky, P.C. (Shareholder)
  • Robertson-Ceco Corporation, Vice President and Associate General Counsel
  • Law Clerk to Judge Gustave Diamond, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1984-1986
Directorships and Appointments
  • Sewickley Valley YMCA
  • ACBA Services, Inc.
  • School Board Member, Quaker Valley School District
Professional Affiliations
  • Allegheny County Bar Association
    • Allegheny Bar Foundation Fellow
    • Business Law Section
    • Environmental Law Section
  • American Bar Association
    • The Environment, Energy and Resources Section
    • Business Law Section
    • AIDS Coordinating Committee
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
    • Environmental Mineral & Natural Resource Law Section