Francis V. Cuttita joined the firm as a Partner in 1997.
Mr. Cuttita has extensive expertise in residential and commercial real estate transactions ranging from purchase, sale, refinance and leasing.
Within our robust sports and entertainment practice, Mr. Cuttita focuses on the business and personal needs of legendary professional athletes, internationally acclaimed entertainers, actors, sports agencies, professional coaches, and related companies.
Among his notable representations include the Miami Dolphins Marc Anthony collaboration, designed to create and enhance the Dolphins' celebrity ownership group. Mr. Cuttita introduced his client, Marc Anthony to the Miami Dolphins and counseled them throughout the transaction.
Mr. Cuttita is privileged to represent numerous legendary current and retired NFL and NBA professional athletes, premier sports agencies, coaches, fashion models, Grammy award winning musicians, Fortune 100 corporations and their CEOs, and television/radio personalities from ABC, NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, MTV, HGTV, BRAVO and ESPN Networks. Mr. Cuttita has been a guest speaker at various events, has written several articles and has been interviewed and quoted as an expert legal analyst in the NY Post and Wall Street Journal, and other national newspaper publications. He also serves as a business advisor to several domestic and international companies, as well as various sports entities, and has advised the NFL Alumni Association and professional sports franchise ownership.
He previously served as a senior associate at Beattie, King & Abate LLP (a spinoff law firm of Sidley Austin LLP) and as an associate at Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP, both in New York.
Mr. Cuttita is a member of the Bar of the States of New York and New Jersey and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey.
His accomplishments include several appointments from the New York State Supreme Court Judiciary. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association.
Mr. Cuttita received a B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1990, where he played varsity football and basketball. He received a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1993.
