O’Melveny Worldwide

Faustino S. Galante

Associate

Areas of Focus
Areas of Focus

Faustino S. Galante is a litigation associate in O’Melveny’s New York office. Faustino advises clients on a wide variety of matters, including employment, insurance coverage, and defamation cases, as well as corporate investigations. He is also active in the firm’s pro bono practice, where his work focuses on immigration-related litigation.

Prior to joining the firm, Faustino gained valuable experience working at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

Languages

  • Italian

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • New York

Education

  • Fordham University, J.D.: magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Staff Member, The Fordham Law Review
  • Fordham University, B.S., Psychology & Political Science: summa cum laude

Professional Activities

Internships

  • The Honorable Vincent L. Briccetti, US District Court, Southern District of New York
  • Office of the New York State Attorney General, Executive Division

Author

  • “‘The Gun’s Not Mine!’: The Admissibility of Defendants’ Exculpatory Hearsay Statements Under Federal Rules of Evidence,” 803(2) & (3), 93, Fordham Law Review (2024)

Corporate & Government Experience

  • Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Investigative Analyst