GERARD “ROD” N. SAGGESE III

Rod is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department and practices in the areas of commercial litigation, general civil litigation and intellectual property litigation. He has represented clients from a variety of industries in a broad range of litigation matters before trial and appellate courts on the state and federal level, as well as before administrative bodies.

Rod’s commercial and general litigation experience includes: commercial disputes based in breach of contract, business torts and fraud; construction disputes and mechanic’s liens; commercial and residential landlord-tenant disputes; fiduciary litigation involving corporate officers, trustees and executors; real estate disputes and contested issues involving real property; land use issues before municipal bodies and related appeals to the court; employment disputes, including enforcement and defense of restrictive covenants in employment agreements; and personal injury litigation.

Rod’s intellectual property experience includes: trademark infringement; unfair competition; copyright infringement; misappropriation of trade secrets; defamation; license agreement disputes; and opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Rod was associated with the international law firm of White & Case LLP, where he worked in the Intellectual Property Group of the Litigation Department in New York City. Thereafter, Rod was associated with Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, where he worked in the Commercial Litigation Department in its New York City office.

Rod grew up and resides in Greenwich.

• Connecticut Bar Association (since 2000)


• Fairfield County Bar Association (since 2006; Board of Directors, 2010-2013; Treasurer, 2013-2014; Secretary, 2014-2015)


• Greenwich Bar Association (since 2004; Executive Board, 2004-2010; President, 2009-2010)


• Connecticut Council of Bar Presidents (Member, 2009-2010)


• The Old Timers Athletic Association of Greenwich (Secretary, 2015; Board of Directors since 2012)


• Greenwich Point Conservancy (Advisory Board since 2012)


• Greenwich Emergency Medical Service, Inc. (“GEMS”) (Board of Directors since 2014)


• Town of Greenwich Community and Police Partnership, East Side Sector (Member since 2008)


• Greenwich Business Club (since 2008; Vice President, 2013-2014)

• Rising Star, General Litigation, New England Super Lawyers, 2011-2014
• Rising Star, General Litigation, Connecticut Super Lawyers 2011-2014
• Syracuse University College of Law, Alumni Career Spotlight Program, 2010-2011
• Law Review, Syracuse University College of Law, 1997-1999
• Moot Court Honor Society, Syracuse University College of Law, 1997-1999

• Stuart v. Snyder, 125 Conn. App. 506 (2010), cert. denied, 300 Conn. 921 (2011).


• Lee v. AIG Casualty Co., 919 F. Supp. 2d 219 (D. Conn. 2013).


• Gatto v. Town of Greenwich Planning & Zoning Comm’n, 2008 WL 5650849 (Conn. Super. Nov. 19, 2008).


• Harmon v. Pearson, 2007 WL 1321680 (Conn. Super. April 24, 2007).


• Bridgeport Capital Services, Inc. v. Ruby Tuesday, Inc., 6 Misc.3d 50, 790 N.Y.S.2d 809 (Sup. Ct. App. Term 2004).


• Discovery Communications, Inc. v. Animal Planet, Inc., 172 F. Supp. 2d 1282 (C.D. Cal. 2001).