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05.23.2018
/ In The News
Lori Grifa Weighs In On The Progress Of NJ’s Affordable Housing
By: Joshua Burd (Real Estate NJ) When it comes to zoning for new affordable housing, Jeff Surenian says he has spent the past several years fighting to preserve each municipality’s right to choose. But at some point, he said, they have to actually choose. “Everyone understands that there is a body of law. And it’s […]
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05.23.2018
/ Client Advisories
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decision Paves The Way For Legalized Sports Betting
(Click here for printable PDF) On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated decision that struck down the federal ban on state authorization of sports betting. This decision opens the door to states that wish to allow betting on sporting events, a process that all of the states in the […]
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Allison L. Borgatti
Allison L. Borgatti is a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Corporate Compliance Group and focuses her practice on corporate compliance issues, white-collar defense and government investigation matters. She represents clients in the investigation and defense of allegations of wrongdoing in complex criminal cases, civil fraud and corruption matters. Ms. Borgatti has extensive […]
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05.21.2018
/ News
John C. Connell Awarded 2018 Columbia Alumni Medal
John C. Connell has been named one of 10 alumni honored with a 2018 Columbia Alumni Medal. The medal is the highest honor given by the Columbia Alumni Association in recognition of distinguished service of 10 or more years to the University. Only 10 alumni are honored each year out of more than 330,000 alumni worldwide […]
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05.21.2018
/ News
Steven Mignogna Presented Trust and Estate Law Seminars
Archer Partner, Steven K. Mignogna, recently served as a featured speaker at two Real Property, Trust and Estate Law seminars. Mr. Mignogna presented, “It’s a World of Tears and a World of Fears: Crisis Management of Estates,” at the American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law’s Spring Symposia, on May 10 […]
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05.21.2018
/ News
Anthony La Ratta Presented Trust and Estate Seminar at ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Symposia
Archer Partner, Anthony La Ratta, recently chaired and moderated the seminar, “It’s a World of Tears and a World of Fears: Crisis Management of Estates,” at the American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law’s Spring Symposia, on May 10 in Orlando, Florida. The seminar analyzed the crises that often arise after […]
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Speaker Series: Women’s Leadership & Breaking the Glass Ceiling
When: May 31, 2018 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Where: Archer Law, Main Conference Room, Three Logan Square, 1717 Arch Street, Suite 3500, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Overview: Although women make up a majority of the U.S. population and hold nearly 52 percent of all professional-level jobs, they are substantially underrepresented when it comes to […]
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05.17.2018
/ Client Advisories
What’s In Your Wallet? Apparently, A Default Judgment: Statute Of Limitations For FDCPA Claims Runs When The Violation Occurs
(Click here for printable PDF) On Tuesday, the en banc Third Circuit Court of Appeals held, in Rotkiske v. Klemm, that the statute of limitations for claims brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) begins to run when the alleged violation occurs, and not when the plaintiff discovers the alleged claim, as […]
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Bob Egan to Present at Cybersecurity Roundtable
When: Tue, June 5, 2018, 7:30 AM – 11:00 AM Where: The Westin Mount Laurel, 555 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Overview: An esteemed panel sharing the recent cybersecurity threats Not-For-Profits are facing, the reputational risks that can be associated with exposure to a cyber attack and ways to safeguard your organization against these […]
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05.16.2018
/ News
Carlton Johnson to be Honored at Community Legal Services Event
Each year since 1990, Community Legal Services has hosted the Breakfast of Champions, generously sponsored by the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, to celebrate the commitment of individual attorneys, law firms, and foundations to the cause of equal access to justice for all. At the Breakfast, awards are presented to friends of CLS who demonstrate exceptional […]
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05.16.2018
/ Client Advisories
That’s Amore: Tax Benefits Hit a Pennsylvania Court’s Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie – The Newest Menu Item of Consideration in Pennsylvania Non-Competes
(Click here for printable PDF) The English playwright Douglas Adams was once quoted as having said, “I’m spending a year dead for tax reasons.” Well, if you are subject to a Pennsylvania non-compete clause, those same tax reasons might make you spend two. In the newest installment in Pennsylvania’s ever-changing landscape of non-compete cases, the […]
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05.14.2018
/ In The News
Bill Caruso Participates in NJ Spotlight Roundtable, “NJ and Legalized Marijuana: National Model or Petri Dish?”
Archer’s Cannabis Law practice group leader, Bill Caruso, recently participated in an NJ Spotlight roundtable, “NJ and Legalized Marijuana: National Model or Petri Dish?” on Friday, May 11, 2018.
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New Jersey Equal Pay Act and Sick Leave Law – What You Need to Know
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Time: 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM Location: Tavistock Country Club, Haddonfield, NJ Speaker(s): Peter L. Frattarelli, Esq. and David A. Rapuano, Esq. Timed agenda: 8:00-8:30 AM Registration, Breakfast and Networking, 8:30 – 10:30 AM Program Description of the program: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Diane B. Allen […]
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05.14.2018
/ Articles
Gianfranco Pietrafesa on Trusts as Members of NJ LLCs
Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa, a partner in Archer’s Business Counseling Group, continues his series of articles on New Jersey limited liability companies. His latest article examines the issue of whether a trust or trustee is the member of a limited liability company, how a membership interest should be titled when it is held by a trust/trustee, […]
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05.11.2018
/ Client Advisories
The Assault Continues: Recent Developments Would Severely Curtail Employers’ Rights To Enforce Non-Compete Agreements
(Click here for printable PDF) Today, a bill in New Jersey that would restrict the enforcement of non-compete agreements took a step closer to passage. Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats introduced a federal bill that would ban non-compete agreements altogether. On April 26, 2018, six Democratic Representatives introduced H.R. 5631, entitled the “Workforce Mobility Act of 2018.” […]
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Bruce M. Gorman Jr.
Bruce is Of Counsel in Archer’s Business Litigation Practice Group in the firm’s Princeton, Hackensack, and New York offices. Bruce handles all areas of general commercial civil litigation, including business disputes, contract disputes, construction law, business torts, breach of warranty, insurance law, election law, antitrust law, labor and employment, and white collar defense. Bruce has […]
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05.04.2018
/ Client Advisories
Paid Sick Leave Now the Law in New Jersey
(Click here for printable PDF) New Jersey has now joined several other states in passing a paid sick leave law. The law preempts paid sick leave ordinances adopted by several cities and towns so there is now one uniform law in this area for New Jersey employers. Here is what you need to know about […]
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05.04.2018
/ In The News
PennEast Needs NJ Land For $1B Pipeline, Judge Told
By Jeannie O’Sullivan Law360, Trenton (April 5, 2018, 7:27 PM EDT) — PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC on Thursday told a federal judge that it needs immediate access to more than 100 New Jersey properties along the course of its planned $1 billion natural gas pipeline or else it won’t be able to complete time-sensitive environmental […]
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05.04.2018
/ News
Marie E. Lihotz P.J.A.D. (Ret.) Appointed Burlington County Bar Trustee
Archer is pleased to announce that Marie E. Lihotz, P.J.A.D. (Ret.) will be sworn in on June 1, 2018 as a Trustee of the Burlington County Bar Association at the Installation Dinner to be held at the Barclay-Haines House in Hainesport, NJ. Judge Lihotz joined Archer as Of Counsel after serving twenty years in the New […]
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Mark Sever to Present at Cannabis Learn Conference
Mark J. Sever, a Partner in Archer’s Haddonfield office, will present “Trademarks, Patents, and Intellectual Property in Cannabis” at the Cannabis Learn conference in Philadelphia, PA on May 1, 2018. How can businesses protect themselves under federal trademark laws when dealing with a federally illegal plant like cannabis? Can you patent a cannabis strain or […]