Louis A. DeLollis

Louis is a corporate, commercial, land use, and real estate attorney to corporations, middle-market and closely held businesses, family-owned companies, and emerging ventures across a wide range of industries.

His corporate practice spans entity formation, governance, risk management, reorganizations, dissolutions, and business succession planning. He also represents companies, owners, buyers, and sellers in mergers and acquisitions, including asset and stock purchases, joint ventures, and strategic alliances, and in debt and equity financings, from public offerings and private placements to institutional lending.

On the commercial side, Louis drafts, reviews, and negotiates a broad range of business contracts, including procurement, supply, and vendor agreements; employment, professional services, licensing, and distribution agreements; and shareholder, partnership, confidentiality, non-disclosure, and non-solicitation agreements.

Louis's real estate practice covers the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, and disposition of commercial and residential properties. He handles purchases and sales, real estate financing, and the negotiation of office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use leases. He also advises on development projects involving land acquisition, zoning and entitlements, construction, and project financing, including multi-family, condominium, and mixed-use developments and residential investment and redevelopment.

Louis also handles land use matters for businesses and individuals. He counsels clients on zoning, development approvals, and the land use considerations that arise in connection with their business operations and property holdings.

An additional area of Louis's practice is New Jersey liquor licensing law. He has considerable experience with transactions involving the sale and transfer of liquor licenses, whether as part of an asset sale or the sale of an entire business, often including the underlying real estate. He also represents a number of restaurants and breweries, advising them on the scope, permitted uses, and requirements of New Jersey liquor licensing laws.

Complementing his business succession work, Louis counsels individuals and families on estate and trust planning,  structuring wills, trusts, and wealth-transfer arrangements that align personal estate plans with business and investment interests.

Known for a practical, business-minded approach, Louis emphasizes relationships, accessibility, and solutions that advance his clients' objectives. His perspective is informed in part by his work as an accountant at DuPont before entering the legal profession, which gives him an understanding of the financial and business realities behind a transaction, not just its legal aspects. He invests in understanding each client's business and serves as a trusted adviser, relied on not only for immediate legal needs, but for thoughtful guidance as the business grows and evolves.

Earlier in his career, Louis served as a Judicial Intern to the Honorable Nelson C. Johnson, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Civil Division, and later as a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Max A. Baker, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Criminal Division.

Prior to joining Archer, Louis was a Partner at Monzo Catanese DeLollis, P.C., where he practiced since 2013, focusing on business transactions, commercial litigation, real estate, and land use.