Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Our Litigation Group is comprised of experienced trial and appellate advocates with versatile practices in both state and federal courts, as well as in mediation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. The breadth of our experience is matched only by the depth of our expertise in the full range of complex business and personal disputes encountered by our clients.
As business savvy people, the members of our Litigation Group understand that litigation is not an end in and of itself, but a means to fulfilling their clients’ personal goals and professional objectives.
Drawing upon the substantial expertise that they have accumulated in dealing with complex commercial disputes arising in varied fields of endeavor, the members of our Litigation Group employ a collegial approach to client problem-solving. This approach facilitates the avoidance of litigation, while working to strengthen our clients’ hand in the event that litigation becomes unavoidable.
Whether an established professional or corporate enterprise, or a fledgling entrepreneur or start-up venture, whenever a business or personal dispute warrants the learned advice and steady hand of counsel, our clients receive from the members of our Litigation Group the personal attention that they deserve and the professionalism that they would expect from the larger law firms.
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Representative Matters
- Won a $13.5 million arbitration award against the general partner of a hedge fund that had improperly invested its clients' money with Bernard Madoff.
- Successfully defended federal and multi-state product liability and consumer fraud class actions by defeating applications for class certification and obtaining dismissals through summary judgment.
- Obtained summary judgment dismissing a federal Lanham Act claim for trade dress infringement seeking damages exceeding $100 million.
- Resolved a $20 million breach of fiduciary duty claim against the majority shareholders of a family-owned, closely-held corporation.
- Recovered a $13 million compensatory damage award arising out of failed joint venture agreement.
- Successfully defended a New Jersey-based, multi-family housing developer in a five-week, federal court bench trial against $5 million tort claims.
- Successfully defended fraud and civil racketeering claims and achieved a $2.6 million settlement on a counterclaim for breach of contract involving the disputed capital contribution obligations of limited liability members.
- Recovered a $2 million breach of contract judgment for a national telemarketing firm against one of the country’s largest financial services companies.
- Represented an attorney before the New Jersey Supreme Court in a case which invalidated financial disincentives in law firm agreements that restrain the practice of withdrawing attorneys.
- Advocate for a Johnson & Johnson heir in extensive fiduciary litigation.
- Represented one of New Jersey’s largest law firms in its successful defense of a multi-million dollar attorney malpractice claim.
- Won a jury trial in a federal court dispute between boxing promoters involving former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.
- Represented attorneys before the New Jersey Supreme Court in a case that clarified the proximate causation standard applicable to attorney malpractice actions.
- Pursued oppressed minority shareholder claims to a favorable, multi-million dollar settlement against the majority shareholders of a family-owned, closely-held landscaping and snow removal business.
- Argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court the enforceability of stipulated damages provisions in multi-million dollar bank loan agreements, which resulted in the establishment of a new legal standard for the enforcement of such provisions.
- Secured the reversal of the State of New Jersey’s decision to reject a bid on a statewide procurement contract.
- Represented an international bank before the New Jersey Supreme Court in a case advocating the recognition of the claim of creditor fraud against third-parties.
- Successfully defended against a claim for breach of a multi-million dollar real estate sales contract by obtaining summary judgment.
- Defended the owner of a regional New Jersey airport against a municipal condemnation action.
- Defended a New Jersey-based nutraceutical company against state and federal regulatory proceedings.
