Andrew T. Fede to Speak at "Litigating Government Liability Claims" Seminar

Partner Gianfranco Pietrafesa will be presenting the session “Choice of Entity and Formation Documents” at the National Business Institute program, Business Law From A to Z....

Partner Steven Mignogna will be among other national industry leaders presenting at the 60th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. During Steven’s session, the panel will discuss recognizing and combatting undue influence and elder abuse. The panelists bring distinct perspectives: an attorney in private practice; a professor who has conducted empirical research; and the Public Guardian in Cook County, Illinois, which has one of the largest financial recovery programs in the country. This program is vital for all professionals who deal with the risks and ethical challenges of undue influence and abuse....

A bill has been introduced in every New Jersey legislative session since 2022 proposing to render employment noncompete agreements (NCA) unenforceable. And each time the proposed bill has died on the vine at the end of each term. So, when New Jersey Assembly Bill A5708 cleared the Assembly Labor Committee on December 4, 2025, in a bipartisan 8-2 vote, all eyes turned to New Jersey as the next state to possibly join the NCA ban wagon. We’ve heard this before. Why the sudden optimism? The bill has rare bipartisan support, and was quickly referred the same day to the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee. All signs suggest that the Bill may be headed to the Assembly floor before the Legislature adjourns on January 12, 2026.  Governor Murphy may seek to end his term in January with legacy legislation like A5708 that would make New Jersey just the 5th state to join the ban wagon....