Business Litigation Connell Foley LLP's Business Litigation team offers a wealth of experience in diverse business litigation specialties. Our practice is recognized for its full range of unsurpassed litigation services. We assist clients in establishing long-term strategies, providing preventative analysis and resolving disputes when they arise. Our pre-eminent experience in business litigation at both the state and federal levels has enabled us to maintain cutting-edge perspectives and to provide our clients with the best possible representation. The services we offer are wide-ranging, and include guidance in matters related to commercial disputes; antitrust; business crimes and regulatory compliance; closely-held corporations; franchising, securities, and technology disputes; and a myriad of other areas. ANTITRUST. We have earned a reputation for excellence through our involvement in some of the most complex antitrust litigation to reach our state and federal courts in recent years. Whether dealing with the confidential and sensitive issues of licensing and investigations or aggressively defending the most complicated litigation, our broad base of experience provides a solid foundation from which our diverse team of capable attorneys can provide expansive yet cost-effective representation. Contact: Liza M. Walsh BUSINESS CRIMES AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. We represent corporations and individuals in federal and state grand jury investigations and trials. We also counsel on internal corporate investigations into possible criminal violations. Contact: John P. Lacey CLOSELY-HELD CORPORATIONS. Our attorneys are adept at addressing issues related to the dissolution of closely-held corporations and partnerships; abuses of control; and allegations of a minority shareholder squeeze-out. Contact: Thomas S. Cosma COMMERCIAL DISPUTES. We have a long and distinguished history in commercial litigation practice at all levels of the state and federal judiciary. Our consistent litigation activity has not only endowed Connell Foley LLP with a full and varied expertise, but has also ensured our involvement in shaping the contours of contract law, both in New Jersey and regionally. Contact: Tricia B. O'Reilly FRANCHISING. We represent franchisors in all aspects of the franchise relationship, including preparation of franchise circulars, state and federal regulatory matters, and litigation pertaining to franchises. Contact: Jeffrey W. Moryan TRADE SECRETS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Connell Foley LLP attorneys are well-versed in the protection of trade secrets and proprietary information critical to our clients' ability to maintain competitive advantage. Whether counseling clients on measures to implement to protect proprietary information or making applications to courts for the enforcement of employment and other non-disclosure covenants, Connell Foley LLP attorneys have the expertise and experience to secure these vital commercial assets. Contact: Kevin R. Gardner SECURITIES. Our team regularly represents broker-dealers in licensing and other proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission, NASD, and New Jersey Bureau of Securities. We handle customer arbitrations before SROs and the American Arbitration Association, as well as litigation before state and federal courts. Our firm is highly experienced in securities class actions and shareholder derivative suits, in addition to managing directors and officers insurance issues triggered by shareholder litigation. Contact: Peter J. Pizzi     Partners/Counsel: Agnieszka Antonian John W. Bissell Richard D. Catenacci Kevin J. Coakley Timothy E. Corriston Thomas S. Cosma John D. Cromie Adrian M. Foley, Jr. Kevin R. Gardner Marc D. Haefner Jodi Anne Hudson Patrick J. Hughes Angela A. Iuso Brendan Judge Kenneth F. Kunzman John P. Lacey Patricia A. Lee Peter D. Manahan Patrick J. McAuley Michael X. McBride Owen C. McCarthy William T. McGloin Philip F. McGovern, Jr. Jonathan P. McHenry Jeffrey W. Moryan Thomas O'Leary Tricia B. O'Reilly Gregory E. Peterson Peter J. Pizzi Karen Painter Randall James P. Rhatican Robert E. Ryan Francis E. Schiller Ernest W. Schoellkopff Peter J. Smith Eugene P. Squeo Mitchell W. Taraschi Liza M. Walsh     About Us | Practice Areas | News | Attorneys | Publications Career Opportunities | Locations | Contact