Joe Tacopina

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Joe Tacopina
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Born (1966-04-14) 14 April 1966 (age 55)[1]
Brooklyn, New York[1]
NationalityAmerican[1]
OccupationLawyer, businessman, football owner
Board member ofVice President A.S. Roma (2011–2014)
President Bologna F.C. (2014–2015)
President Venezia F.C. (2015–2020)
President SPAL (2021–)

Joseph Tacopina (born 14 April 1966) is an American lawyer. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York to Italian immigrants.

Early life and education[]

Raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Tacopina attended Poly Prep[2] and Skidmore College,[3] before graduating in 1991 from law school at the University of Bridgeport (now Quinnipiac University School of Law).[4]

Legal career[]

His Law firm "Tacopina Seigel & DeOreo"" is based in Manhattan.

Tacopina was instrumental in helping vindicate his client Meek Mill.[5] Mill's case sparked a national debate on criminal justice reform. Jay-Z, another Tacopina client, voiced his thoughts on the unjust system that seemingly targets minorities by keeping them in legal limbo. Tacopina has represented many high profile clients, including New York Yankees Third basemen Alex Rodriguez[6] and Joran van der Sloot,[7] who was the suspect in the mysterious disappearance of Natalee Holloway,[8] an American high schooler in Aruba, Melanie McGuire, Pop Artist Michael Jackson,[9] Italian sailor Chico Forti,[10] actor Lillo Brancato,[11] Fox News Anchor Sean Hannity, and he defended NY State Senator Hiram Monserrate,[12] as well as the former head of the New York Police Department, Bernard Kerik. Tacopina has also represented Daniel Snyder, owner of Washington Redskins Football Team [13]

Tacopina was retained in 2019 to represent Nauman Hussain, charged with criminally negligent homicide in the previous year's Schoharie limousine crash.[14][15]

Tacopina has collaborated with many US television networks, he is a commentator for Fox News, CNN, Newsmax, MSNBC and has served as envoy as "legal correspondent" of American television ABC to Perugia to follow the Amanda Knox Case.[16] Tacopina can also be heard on his weekly appearances on WABC Radio’s Bernie & Sid Morning Show in New York.[17]

In a six-page spread in GQ Magazine’s Power section, Tacopina was described as “the best-dressed, smoothest-talking, hardest-working criminal defense attorney going.”.[18] He appeared as an attorney on the American reality television prime time court show, You the Jury,[19] canceled after two episodes.

In 2019, National Action Network,[20] Rev, Al Sharpton's Civil Rights Organization, named Tacopina Humanitarian of the Year.[21] He was also named to Billboard's Top Most Influential People in Hip Hop.[22] That same year Tacopina was named Man of the Year by New York State's Commission for Social Justice.

The Guardian a legal TV drama, was inspired by Tacopina's courtroom style, ran for four seasons on CBS, from 2001 to 2004.[23]

Association football[]

In 2011, Tacopina was part of the American consortium led by Thomas R. DiBenedetto to become the owner of A.S. Roma, and became the vice-chairman of the board of directors in October 2011. The position of vice-chairman was removed circa 2012–13 season, but Tacopina remained as the member of the board, as well as the member of the internal control committee. On 8 September 2014 he resigned from the Board of Directors of Roma.[24]

A preliminary agreement to acquire Bologna F.C. 1909 was signed on September 17, 2014, which was formalized on October 8 by the Board on Bologna FC. On October 15, Tacopina officially assumed the post of President of the Bologna Football Club.[25][26] On November 17, 2014, Joey Saputo was appointed chairman;.[25] Tacopina maintained his role as President until he resigned in October 2015.[25]

He purchased Italian club Venezia F.C. in October 2015.[27] He sold his shares and resigned in January 2020.[28]

Tacopina became the first President in Italian football history to win three promotions in a row (Bologna 2014-2015; Venezia 2015-16, 2016-2017).

Tacopina has held executive positions on four Italian Football Clubs. He is currently president and chairman of the board of S.P.A.L.[29] He was President and board member of Venezia FC (2015-2020), previously President and board member of Bologna FC (2014 -2015 ),[30] and was the former Vice President and board member of AS Roma (2011-2014).

On August 13, 2021 he became president and owner of S.P.A.L Football Club [31]

Personal life[]

Tacopina, together with his wife Patricia and their five children, has been a resident of Westport, Connecticut, where his home includes an indoor ice skating rink.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c BFC 1909 Lux SPV S.A. filing in Luxembourg Company Register
  2. ^ https://www.polyprep.org/
  3. ^ https://www.skidmore.edu/
  4. ^ a b Eligon, John. "A Case That Will Test a Lawyer’s Bond With the Police", The New York Times, January 11, 2009. Accessed November 18, 2019. "He grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, the son of Italian immigrants.... He attended Poly Prep High School in Brooklyn and went on to Skidmore College. He said he paid his way through law school at the University of Bridgeport with student loans."
  5. ^ "Meek Mill celebrates new music label amid legal victory". 24 July 2019.
  6. ^ Eder, Steve (17 August 2013). "Lawyer Says the Yankees Misled Rodriguez About His Injuries". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "1-800-Save-My-Ass". 13 March 2007.
  8. ^ [Holloway, 18, did not return to her Aruba hotel after a night out at a club called Carlos’n Charlie’s in Oranjestad, Aruba. "abc news"] Check |url= value (help).
  9. ^ "Jackson to stand trial on abuse charges". 21 April 2004.
  10. ^ "The case against Enrico Forti: Is he the Italian Amanda Knox?".
  11. ^ "'Sopranos' actor Lillo Brancato cleared in murder of cop, convicted of attempted burglary".
  12. ^ https://www.tacopinalaw.com/app/uploads/2020/11/Legal-Houdini.pdf
  13. ^ "Dan Snyder's attorney raises conspiracy questions with defamation suit".
  14. ^ Tacopino, Joe (February 1, 2019). "Limo owner charged in deadly upstate crash hires high-profile attorney". New York Post. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "Schoharie limo operator pleads guilty, will serve no jail time".
  16. ^ "Knox: 'I Am Innocent, I Will be Free'".
  17. ^ "Joe tacopina | 77 WABC".
  18. ^ "Tacopina & Seigel".
  19. ^ "You the Jury". 7 April 2017.
  20. ^ "» Triumph 2018".
  21. ^ [“The Triumph Awards are a yearly opportunity to recognize and celebrate high-profile figure that are both successful leaders in their fields as well as staunch advocates for equality and justice,” Sharpton said “The Triumph Awards are a yearly opportunity to recognize and celebrate high-profile figure that are both successful leaders in their fields as well as staunch advocates for equality and justice,” Sharpton said “The Triumph Awards are a yearly opportunity to recognize and celebrate high-profile figure that are both successful leaders in their fields as well as staunch advocates for equality and justice,” Sharpton said “The Triumph Awards are a yearly opportunity to recognize and celebrate high-profile figure that are both successful leaders in their fields as well as staunch advocates for equality and justice,” Sharpton said] Check |url= value (help). Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ^ "Billboard's 2018 R&B/Hip-Hop 100 Power Players Revealed".
  23. ^ "CBS Show "The Guardian" Draws on Joe Tacopina's Courtroom Charm".
  24. ^ "2013–14 Annual Report" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. October 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  25. ^ a b c Bologna F.C. 1909 bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
  26. ^ "Joe Tacopina è il Presidente del Bologna" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  27. ^ "U.S. lawyer Joe Tacopina buys Italian club Venezia FC". espnfc.us. 9 October 2015.
  28. ^ "Venezia, nuova proprietà: via Tacopina, ecco Niederauer". Corriere dello Sport.
  29. ^ "Spal, the Tacopina era begins: The Italian-American is the new president of the club".
  30. ^ "NY lawyer Joe Tacopina and Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo presented as Bologna owners". 24 March 2015.
  31. ^ "Spal, Tacopina ufficialmente nuovo presidente".
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