Richard A. Branca

Mr. Branca handles a variety of maritime and other litigation matters.  Before joining Royston Rayzor, he practiced law at a well-known New York Maritime firm.

Bar and Court Admissions

• New York, 2003
• New Jersey, 2003
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. Court of International Trade

Education

• Fordham University School of Law, J.D. 2002
• Fordham Graduate School of Business, M.B.A. 2002
• Queens College, City University of New York, B.A. 1996

Noteworthy

• Recipient of The Emmet J. McCormack Prize for the highest grade in Admiralty Law
• Associate Editor, Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
• Graduate Certificate in Chartering Operations issued jointly by the Association of Shipbrokers and Agents and Graduate School of International Transportation, Maritime College, State University of New York

Memberships

• Maritime Law Association of the United States
• Connecticut Maritime Association

Seminars & Speeches

• Speaker, Maritime Security Council Spring 2007 Seminar, "Maritime Law: Working with a New Congress"