Disputes relating to acquisitions and dispositions of business
Intellectual property matters, including trade secrets, ownership of patents, trade dress and copyright infringement
Real estate law, including disputes between landlords and tenants
Preliminary injunctions and other equity matters
Creditors’ rights representing banks and secured creditors
Debtors’ rights representing guarantors and obligors on commercial paper and negotiable instruments
Employment contracts and restrictive covenants
Condemnation
Attorney malpractice
Disputes arising under the Uniform Commercial Code
Civil RICO claims
Products liability defense
Foreclosure of commercial real estate
Real estate tax appeals
Class-action lawsuits
Claims under securities laws
Employment discrimination
Investigations by Securities and Exchange Commission
New Jersey State Bar Association, Equity Jurisprudence Committee, member, 1996-present
Essex County Bar Association, Equity Practice Committee, member, 1996-present
Fairleigh Dickinson University, lecturer
Kean College, Department of Continuing Legal education, lecturer
Supreme Court District Ethics Committee, chair, 2000-2001
New Jersey Lawyer column, “Ethically Speaking,” contributing author
Counsel for plaintiff in Banco Popular North America v. Gandhi, 184, N.J. 161 (2005)
Defense counsel in nationwide class action lawsuits in Federal and State Courts alleging false advertising, false labeling and RICO. Defense counsel in nationwide class action in Federal Court alleging violations of the “Junk Fax” statute
Belfer v. Merling, 322 N.J. Super. 124 (App. Div. 1999)
Zavodnick v. Levin, 340 N.J. Super. 94 (App. Div. 2001)
Metlife Capital Financial Corp. v. Washington Avenue Associates, 159 N.J. 484 (1999)
Maritime Electric v. United Jersey Bank 959 F.2d 1194 (3rd 1991)
