Paul Sanson has over 30 years of litigation experience, including a clerkship in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and three years as a trial attorney in the Honors Program for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. He practices in complex business and commercial matters, particularly in franchising, antitrust and trade regulation, and petroleum marketing. Paul has represented clients, including major oil companies, national and regional distributors and franchisors, and national corporations in jury and bench trials in both state and federal trial courts, and has argued cases before the Court of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits and the Connecticut Supreme Court. Paul also served in the United States Navy from 1968-1971.

Paul Sanson has over 30 years of litigation experience, including a clerkship in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and three years as a trial attorney in the Honors Program for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. He practices in complex business and commercial matters, particularly in franchising, antitrust and trade regulation, and petroleum marketing. Paul has represented clients, including major oil companies, national and regional distributors and franchisors, and national corporations in jury and bench trials in both state and federal trial courts, and has argued cases before the Court of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits and the Connecticut Supreme Court. Paul also served in the United States Navy from 1968-1971.

EDUCATION

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1977, Law Fellow

Princeton University, A.B., 1974

Bar Admissions

Connecticut

Massachusetts

Court Admissions

United States District Court District of Connecticut

United States District Court District of Massachusetts

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

United States Supreme Court

Distinctions

* AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

* Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers: Litigation

* 2008 Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation

* 2009 Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation

* Listed as a 2008 Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Business Litigation

* Listed as a 2009 Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Business Litigation

Professional Affiliations

* American Bar Association: Franchise Law Section; National Forum on Franchising; Litigation Section

* Connecticut Bar Association: Federal Practice Section (Executive Committee member and former Co-Chair); Franchising Section (member and former Chair)

* International Franchise Association

Community Involvement

* Princeton University: Vice-Chair, National Annual Giving Committee; Section Chair for Connecticut and Rhode Island

* Noah Webster House: Former Trustee

* West Hartford Historical Foundation: Former Trustee

* Connecticut Exeter Alumni Association