PROFESSIONALS

Lawyers

John F. Keating (Chief Trial Counsel is a highly regarded litigator and trial lawyer with over 25 years experience representing plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Keating has served as lead or co-lead plaintiffs’ counsel in numerous successful litigations, including cases against Merrill Lynch, Underwriters at Lloyds, Ericsson, and FFM, which collectively resulted in tens of millions of dollars in awards after trial and/or settlement.  In 2004, Mr. Keating represented a leading telecommunications manufacturer as co-lead trial counsel in which his client obtained a very substantial recovery after a five week-long jury trial.  Prior to his affiliation with the Brualdi Law Firm PC, Mr. Keating successfully defended multinational and Fortune 500 companies against product liability and contract claims, and defended a high profile recording artist against a multi-million dollar civil assault and battery lawsuit.  Mr. Keating has also successfully argued before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and in the Ninth Circuit, in the case of Wilmington Trust Co v Connecticut Bank and Trust Co., the precedent–setting decision regarding the right to a jury trial under Rule 9(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Mr. Keating received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1976, an M.A. in Economics from the University of Maryland in 1981, a J.D. from Tulane University School of Law in 1982, and an LL.M in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1991.  He served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Patrick E. Carr of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1982 to 1984.

Mr. Keating is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Connecticut, Louisiana and the District of Columbia.

Gaitri Boodhoo (Associate) received her B.A cum laude from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA.  Ms. Boodhoo received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.  While in law school, Ms. Boodhoo interned for the Honorable Herbert H. Altman of the Supreme Court of New York.  She is admitted to the Bars of the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Ayesha N. Onyekwelu (Associate) received her B.A. from Binghamton University (SUNY.  Ms. Onyekwelu received her J.D. from George Washington University Law School, where she was a member of the Business Law Journal.  She is admitted to the Bar of the State of New York.