Fig. 01 — Sun through darkness
Selected matters, anonymized.
A complex federal civil matter litigated over years, through thousands of pages of motion practice, discovery, and briefing, culminating in a $5.39 million judgment entered for our client in May 2026. In August 2026, the court added separate awards: $891,975 in attorneys' fees and $522,376.97 in prejudgment interest, with post-judgment interest continuing to accrue. As of August 2026, the total exceeds $6.8 million.*
The court ruled our client's case sounded in products liability, not the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. A setback. Days later, the Sun Chemical decision reshaped how the CFA is read. We moved to reorient the case on the new precedent, and won the motion, ultimately obtaining treble damages for our client.
A public utility was sued by its longtime engineering firm — contract claims, quantum meruit, copyright, RICO, and constitutional retaliation, through three amended complaints. The defense ran for years of federal litigation: dismissal and summary judgment won in the district court, affirmed on appeal, and the plaintiffs' petition to the United States Supreme Court failed. The client paid nothing.
Our clients were sued by their buyer. The matter resolved with the buyer compensating our clients for the breach, and the property subsequently closed with a qualified buyer. The terms are confidential; that payment flowed to our clients is not.
The owner required an exit; the creditors — purveyors among them — were already pressing. We negotiated the claims, resolved the liens, and closed the sale of the operating restaurant. The business changed hands; the transaction resolved the outstanding liens and debts and delivered clear title at closing.
A complex succession plan and transfer for an established garden-industry business: ownership restructured, the transfer papered, and the operation continued without interruption.
A mortgage satisfied twenty years earlier was never formally discharged; the original bank had closed, and no one noticed until it threatened our client's sale. We traced the defunct lender's successors, obtained the discharge, and cleared title. The transaction closed.
An adult movie theater is not an easy property to buy. Representing the buyer, we worked through the issues the property’s history raised, and the purchase closed. Today it is a nail salon.
Multiple restaurant operating companies and commercial properties taken to closing: asset structure, creditor and vendor obligations, lease assignments, and license transfers handled as part of each transaction.
Franchise launches: agreement review, entity formation, lease, and the path to opening — handled for first-time franchisees, including a national frozen-yogurt concept.
Matters are described in general terms and anonymized to protect client confidentiality; some details altered. Certain matters were handled as engaged drafting counsel for other firms: the briefing and strategy originated with this office; appearances were entered by the retaining firms. * Judgment entered May 2026; attorneys' fees and prejudgment interest awarded by separate order, August 2026. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and is decided on its own facts and circumstances.
