Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader LLC, a law firm with offices throughout New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, announced it is changing its name and restructuring the firm.
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Murphy appoints Patel Solis policy director to transition committee
The law firm Patel & Soltis announced that its policy director, Lazaro Cardenas, has been appointed to Gov.-elect Phil Murphy's transition committee.
Read More »Gov.-elect Murphy names Gibbons attorneys to transition team
In preparation for his term come January 2018, Gov.-elect Phil Murphy has named four Gibbons P.C. attorneys to his transition team.
Read More »New Jersey files charges against drug company, former CEO, over opioid crisis
The State of New Jersey has filed an amended consumer fraud and false claims complaint against Insys Therapeutics and its founder, billionaire John Kapoor, over charges that the company engaged in an unlawful marketing campaign designed to increase sales of its opioid-based pain killer, Subsys.
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A bigger fish in a smaller pond The pros and cons of solo and small firm practices
Before Jason Scotto D'Aniello left Purcell, Mulcahy & Flanagan LLC—a Bedminster-based law firm with about 18 lawyers—to open his own practice in September, the 29-year-old North Brunswick-based attorney had to do some serious thinking.
Read More »State Senator introduces manufacturing-friendly bill
State Senator Anthony Bucco (R-25th District) has introduced legislation to provide new tax incentives to businesses in financially distressed municipalities under the Grow New Jersey program.
Read More »How to protect your family business from a divorce
Family owned businesses make up an extremely large percentage of the going concerns in New Jersey. Indeed, some studies suggest that almost 90 percent of the businesses in the US are family owned, and make up half of our Gross National Product.
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A bigger fish in a smaller pond The pros and cons of solo and small firm practices
Before Jason Scotto D'Aniello left Purcell, Mulcahy & Flanagan LLC—a Bedminster-based law firm with about 18 lawyers—to open his own practice in September, the 29-year-old North Brunswick-based attorney had to do some serious thinking.
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Minority Report New Jersey’s statewide diversity is not reflected in the legal field
Racially charged fliers distributed recently in Edison—targeting Asian candidates in a school board election—were a stark reminder that even in an ethnically diverse state like New Jersey individuals can be targeted for their heritage. For some people, like lawyer Kenyatta K. Stewart, the pain associated with those kinds of attacks is...
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After hanging up the robes, judges find career options in NJ law firms
Where do New Jersey justices and judges go when they step down from the state Supreme Court or other courts? Unlike Judge Judy, most won't end up starring on their own TV show—instead they may find a new home at a law firm. But retired jurists—whether they leave at New Jersey's mandatory retirement age of 70, or depart...
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Green Rush New Jersey businesses prepare to cash in on cannabis
Last week's election means New Jersey will replace longtime opponent to cannabis legalization, Gov. Chris Christie, with a governor-elect, Phil Murphy, who has signaled his intention to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
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Stevens Lee announces team of estates and trusts professionals joins firm
Princeton-based Stevens & Lee announced recently that Patricia U. Herst, an estates and trusts attorney in the Princeton community, has joined the firm.
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