Anthony J. Rusciano

Partner

Joined Firm: 1980

38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

TEL: (248) 901-4038
FAX: (248) 901-4040

arusciano@plunkettcooney.com

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Areas of Practice

Honors & Awards

Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating-AV. AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies
2006 & 2007 Michigan Super Lawyer in Business Litigation, Michigan Super Lawyers, a publication of Law & Politics magazine
American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts and Contracts
Honors Moot Court - New England School of Law, 1976
New England Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1977-1978

Clerkship(s)

Law Clerk to Hon. Steven N. Andrews, Oakland County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, Michigan, 1978-79

Education

New England School of Law, 1978, J.D., magna cum laude
Colgate University, 1971, B.A.

Bar & Court Admissions

Michigan, 1979
Massachusetts, 1979

Anthony J. Rusciano is the Chairman of Plunkett Cooney’s Board of Directors, and a member of the firm’s Healthcare Industry and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups. Mr. Rusciano concentrates his practice in the area of commercial litigation, including disputes, which confront issues such as anti-trust, intellectual property, breach of contract, unfair competition, condemnation, business torts, and labor and employment.

Representative Client Work

On behalf of one of the nation's leading marketing and media services companies, obtained a $300 million jury verdict as co-counsel in a high profile unfair competition case against Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. The verdict is the largest jury award in the history of the state of Michigan.
Defended a large cemetery in a dispute with a municipality concerning eminent domain issues.
Defended a Michigan city in a condemnation dispute with a township.
As Co-counsel for an integrated multi-provider network, prosecuted a multi-million dollar arbitration claim for breach of a managed care contract, resulting in mid-seven-figures settlement in client's favor.
Defended a Michigan village in a condemnation action involving a landowner.
Defended a large technology company in a multi-million dollar breach of contract action with an Ohio business.
Represented businesses in various internal discrimination investigations and also audits by different federal agencies.

Professional Affiliations

Massachusetts Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Oakland County Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Health Lawyers Association
ALFA International (Health Care Practice Group Steering Committee)

Public Service

Special Prosecuting Attorney, 1979
Special Assistant Attorney General, Michigan, 1979-80

Community Involvement

Downtown Detroit Partnership, Member of the Board of Trustees
Bloomfield Chase Homeowners Association, Member of the Board of Directors

Publications and Lectures

Michigan Employment Law, general editor, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1992
Lecturer on public officials’ liability to the Michigan Municipal League and Public Corporation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan
Lecturer on wrongful discharge and employment discrimination law to Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Defense Research Institute
“Bakke v The Regents of the University of California: Preferential Racial Admissions, An Unconstitutional Road Paved with Good Intentions?” 12 New England Law Review 719, 1978