Atty. Armando E. Batastini
Armando is a commercial and real estate litigator and is leader of the Distressed Commercial Debt Litigation team. He represents businesses and owners in a wide variety of contractual, shareholder and commercial realty disputes.
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Armando E. Batastini is an attorney based in Providence, Rhode Island, practforg at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in Rhode Island, United States, Massachusetts, United States, and New York, United States. Educated at Roger Williams University (J.D., 1998) and United States Naval Academy (BS). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Real Estate (Providence) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026). Serands clients in Providence, RI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Armando is a commercial and real estate litigator and is leader of the Distressed Commercial Debt Litigation team
- He represents businesses and owners in a wide variety of contractual, shareholder and commercial realty disputes
- He devotes a large portion of his practice to representing holders of commercial debt in all aspects of work-outs, foreclosures, receiverships and guaranty enforcement actions
- I focus my practice on the following areas: Distressed Commercial Debt I represent special servicers, balance sheet lenders and purchasers with respect to every aspect of distressed commercial debt, from sale and acquisition, to work-out, foreclosure and receivership and associated guaranty and lender liability litigation
- I successfully sought the first federal receiver for CMBS debt in New England and represent holders in federal and state receivership proceedings throughout the Northeast
- Shareholder Disputes I represent closely held businesses and their owners in ownership, fiduciary and oppression claims in a variety of industries
- I am currently representing majority ownership interests in a suit seeking to enforce their buy-back rights against the estate of a former owner
- Real Estate I represent commercial realty owners in title, boundary, restrictive covenant, adverse possession, partition and easement disputes
- I also routinely represent parties in the sale and acquisition of commercial real estate
- Election Law Every cycle, I advise and represent candidates before the Rhode Island Board of Elections, Rhode Island Supreme Court, Federal Court for the District of Rhode Island and First Circuit Court of Appeals with respect to election challenges and other election law issues including ballot access issues
- I recently prosecuted an unconstitutional deprivation of ballot access claim for a candidate for mayor of the City of Central Falls, RI, obtaining an injunction compelling the City to place the candidate on the ballot and further successfully defending that injunction on appeal to the First Circuit
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Why local counsel matters in Rhode Island
Practforg law in Rhode Island. Legal matters in Rhode Island are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Providence are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Rhode Island state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Rhode Island brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Rhode Island courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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