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03.19.2020
/ Client Advisories
Coronavirus Update: A Message from Archer’s President
(Click here for printable PDF) Christopher R. Gibson President We hope this message finds you, your family and co-workers well. Due to the ongoing uncertainty and fast-moving coronavirus pandemic, I wanted to reach out to provide you with updated information on how Archer is responding to the situation. Needless to say, the safety and […]
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06.01.2023
/ News
Archer Welcomes Class of 2023 Summer Associates
Archer is pleased to welcome seven law students as summer associates in the firm’s Voorhees and Hackensack offices. The eight-week program runs from June 5 – July 28. This year’s exceptionally diverse class of summer associates showcases incredible talent and drive. With students from a variety of backgrounds from three area law schools, over half […]
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06.01.2023
/ News
Steven Mignogna Reappointed to Advisory Committee of Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
Archer partner, Steven K. Mignogna, has been reappointed to the Advisory Committee of the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. The Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning is widely regarded as one of the premier estate planning programs in the country. With over 3,000 attendees, it is the largest estate planning conference of the year. As a […]
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05.25.2023
/ Articles
Patrick Papalia Interviewed for the New Jersey Law Journal Article “A Matter of Strategy Now: Remote Depositions Are Becoming a Tactical Issue”
The New Jersey Law Journal article, “A Matter of Strategy Now: Remote Depositions Are Becoming a Tactical Issue,” discusses the strategic aspect to the choice between in-person and remote depositions. Archer Business Litigation Group Partner Patrick Papalia was interviewed by NJ Law Journal’s Charles Toutant and discusses why he prefers to conduct in-person depositions throughout […]
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05.22.2023
/ Client Advisories
Another One Bites the Dust – Minnesota Becomes Fourth State to Ban All Future Employment Non-Compete Agreements
(Click here to view the PDF) The Minnesota Legislature last week passed a new law rendering void and unenforceable all future covenants not to compete with an employee or independent contractor, except for agreements entered into in connection with the sale or dissolution of a business. When signed into law by the Minnesota Governor, Minnesota […]
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Steven Mignogna to Speak on Significant Trends in Estate & Trust Litigation at the NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention
Steven Mignogna, Chair of Archer’s Estate & Trust Litigation Group, will speak at the NJSBA 2023 Annual Meeting and Convention. The NJSBA Annual Meeting will take at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. Educational programming will cover a wide range of issues in practice areas and include bench-bar conferences. Title: “Estate, Gift […]
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05.04.2023
/ News
Allen G. Kadish Elected to American Bankruptcy Institute’s Board of Directors
The American Bankruptcy Institute announced that Allen G. Kadish has been elected to ABI’s Board of Directors. Allen is a partner in Archer & Greiner’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency Litigation Group, resident in the firm’s New York office. An ABI member since 2003, Allen has served on ABI’s Diversity & Inclusion Working Group since having […]
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Richard Mroz, APA Senior Director, to Moderate “New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan Makeover” at CCSNJ’s Energy & Environment Outlook Forum
Richard S. Mroz, Archer Public Affairs‘ Senior Director of Strategy and Regulatory Affairs, will moderate the panel “New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan Makeover” at the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey’s “Energy & Environment Outlook Forum” on May 12, 2023. Join to hear from a series of experts on the exciting and complex changes […]
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05.02.2023
/ News
In Memoriam: Kenneth E. Ahl
In Memoriam Kenneth E. Ahl April 29, 2023 It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our colleague and friend Kenneth E. Ahl on April 29, 2023. Kenneth joined the Pelino & Lentz firm in 2007 and, when Pelino and Archer merged in 2009, joined Archer & Greiner as […]
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Rafael A. Llano
Rafael is an Associate in the firm’s Business Litigation Group and has a diverse commercial and complex civil litigation practice in state and federal courts in New Jersey and New York. Rafael represents corporate and individual clients in a variety of matters, including contract disputes, breaches of employment agreements and restrictive covenants, consumer fraud claims, […]
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Yvette C. Cave
Yvette advises and represents employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters from daily counseling through litigation. She provides employment advice and counsel to employers on issues such as employee discipline and termination, reasonable accommodations, leave entitlements, wage and hour issues, and human resource policies and handbooks. Yvette conducts internal employment investigations on […]
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Melissa Dibble and Anthony La Ratta to Serve as Speakers at the 35th Annual RPTE National CLE Conference
Melissa Osorio Dibble and Anthony La Ratta, Archer Estate and Trust Litigation attorneys, will speak at the 35th Annual Real Property, Trust and Estate Law’s National CLE Conference in Washington, DC on May 10-12, 2023. Melissa will discuss “Black Tie Optional: The Eroding Formalities to Creating a Valid Will,” and Anthony will discuss “Recent Developments Facing […]
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04.27.2023
/ News
Matthew Nicodemo Sworn in as President of BCBA Young Lawyers Division
Archer attorney Matthew M. Nicodemo was recently sworn in as President of the Young Lawyers Division of the Bergen County Bar Association (BCBA) at its Annual Meeting & Beefsteak Dinner at the Hilton in Hasbrouck Heights. A member of the BCBA since 2015, Matthew previously served on the Young Lawyers Division Executive Board as President-Elect, […]
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04.21.2023
/ In The News
Bill Caruso Quoted in Asbury Park Press Article, “NJ legal weed: What we’ve learned, one year after recreational marijuana sales began”
A lot has changed in the last year regarding the cannabis industry, which is discussed in the Asbury Park Press article, “NJ legal weed: What we’ve learned, one year after recreational marijuana sales began,” April 21 represented one year since the first recreational marijuana sales occurred in New Jersey, after nearly a decade of activism in […]
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04.21.2023
/ Articles
Marc Rollo, Matthew Conley and Charlie Dennen Co-Author Law360 Article, “NJ’s Natural Resource Damage Order May Be Helpful For Cos.”
In the Law360 article, “NJ’s Natural Resource Damage Order May Be Helpful For Cos.,” Archer environmental law attorneys Marc Rollo, Matthew Conley and Charlie Dennen discuss the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) recently issued Administrative Order 2023-08. The administrative order is another step in the evolution of the natural resource damage, or NRD, […]
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04.17.2023
/ In The News
Stephanie Zane Featured in the New Jersey Law Journal Article “It’s a Bad Time to Get Divorced in New Jersey: More Litigants Try ADR”
Stephanie Zane, Chair of Archer’s Family Law Group, was recently interviewed by New Jersey Law Journal’s Charles Toutant. The article, “It’s a Bad Time to Get Divorced in New Jersey: More Litigants Try ADR,” is centered around their conversation, which focused on the negative and positives of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mediation. Stephanie acknowledges in […]
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04.17.2023
/ News
Nicole McDonough Elected Secretary of the Bergen County Bar Association
On March 30, 2023, Archer partner Nicole Gerritsen McDonough was elected and sworn in as the Secretary of the Bergen County Bar Association (BCBA) at its Annual Meeting & Beefsteak Dinner at the Hilton in Hasbrouck Heights. Nicole previously served as a Trustee of the BCBA, and has sat on the CLE Committee, Diversity Committee, […]
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04.14.2023
/ In The News
Bill Caruso Quoted in NJ.Com Article, “Time to Disband N.J. Commission Regulating Weed” Called the Idea “A Huge Mistake And A Giant Step Backwards”
In the NJ.com article, “Time to Disband N.J. Commission Regulating Weed,” one NJ Senator expressed his feeling that the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission is “extremely ineffective” and “lacks transparency.” Saying there needs to be more accountability, he intends to draft legislation to place the responsibilities of regulating the cannabis market in the state inside […]
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04.14.2023
/ In The News
Peter Frattarelli Quoted in Delaware Law Weekly Article “Evidence Against Fox News in Del. Case May Support Strongest-Ever Argument for Actual Malice”
Peter Frattarelli, Chair of Archer’s Labor & Employment Law Group, was recently interviewed by Ellen Bardash and quoted in the Delaware Law Weekly article, “Evidence Against Fox News in Del. Case May Support Strongest-Ever Argument for Actual Malice.” The article is centered around the Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News and parent company […]
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Shelley Smith to Moderate the Panel “Getting Real in Our New Reality” at the NJBIA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit
Shelley R. Smith, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and a Partner in the firm’s Business Litigation and Labor and Employment Groups, will serve as Moderator on the panel “Getting Real in Our New Reality” at the New Jersey Business & Industry Association Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit, “Elephants in Shifting Sands: The Changing Reality […]
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04.11.2023
/ Articles
Christopher Terlingo and Charles Dennen Co-Author the New Jersey Law Journal Article “Decision Lowers Standard for Enforceability of Arb Clauses in Commercial Contracts”
Archer attorney’s Christopher Terlingo and Charles Dennen co-authored the April 2023 New Jersey Law Journal article, “Decision Lowers Standard for Enforceability of Arb Clauses in Commercial Contracts.” In the article, Chris and Charlie discuss the New Jersey Appellate Division’s recent decision in the County of Passaic v. Horizon Healthcare Services – which resulted in the […]