Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Commercial Transactions
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Defense
- Commercial Foreclosures
Admitted
- New Jersey
- New York
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (J.D., 1994)
- Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences (B.A., Economics, 1989)
Biography
- Co-Chair, Montclair Special Education Parents Advisory Committee (2011 – 2013)
- Treasurer, Montclair Developmental Learning Center Parents Organization (2009 – 2010)
Publications
- Editor, New Jersey Chapter of Strategic Alternatives For and Against Distressed Business, Thomson West publication, 2018 – present
- Former Assistant Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
- Former Editor, Corporate Governance Chapter, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice
- Co-Author, “Commercial Property Leases in Bankruptcy: Common Landlord and Tenant Issues”, New Jersey Law Journal, February 9, 2022
- Co-Author, “Common Business Defenses to Preference Claims”, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, February 2019
Speaking Engagements
- Panelist, “Newbie Litigator School 2023: Dispositive Motions”, Financial Poise and West LegalEdCenter webinar series, August 8, 2023
- Panelist, “Defending Against Bankruptcy Avoidance Actions”, Financial Poise and West LegalEdCenter webinar series, May 6, 2020
- Moderator, “Cross-Training for Business Lawyers: Immigration Law 101”, Financial Poise and West LegalEdCenter webinar series, May 15, 2018
- Moderator, “Cross-Training for Business Lawyers: Credit Insurance 101”, Financial Poise and West LegalEdCenter webinar series, March 13, 2018
Reported Decisions
- One Harmon Plaza v. Harmon Plaza Condo. Ass’n., 2018 WL 1795398 (Law Div. Feb. 8, 2018) and 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 3469 (Law Div. Nov. 17, 2017)
- Zhegiang Topoint Photovoltaic Co. v. G&S Solar Installers LLC (In re Zhegiang Topoint Photovoltaic Co.), 2017 WL 6513433 and 2017 Bankr LEXIS 4341 (Bankr. D.N.J. Dec. 19, 2017)
- Granata v. Broderick, 446 N.J. Super. 449 (App. Div. Aug. 9, 2016)
- Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA. v. TransCanada Energy USA, Inc., 114 A.D.3d 595 (N.Y. App. Div., 1st Dep’t., Feb. 25, 2014) Podvey Meanor Catenacci Hildner Cocoziello & Chattman, P.C. v. Stanziale (In re Rabinowitz), 2011 WL 6749068 and 2011 Bankr. LEXIS 5131 (Bankr. D.N.J. Dec. 21, 2011)
- Counsel Financial Services LLC v. Deweil (In re Deweil), 2009 WL 1750200 and 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 1562 (Bankr. D.N.J. Jun. 17, 2009)
- In re Eugenia VI Venture Holdings, Ltd., 649 F.Supp.2d 105 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 15, 2008)
- In re M Liquidating Corp., 2007 WL 4571090 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2007)
- In the Matter of Dennis Milewitz, 67 S.E.C. Docket 1335, S.E.C. Release No. 34-40254 (S.E.C. Admin. File Jul. 23, 1998)
Membership
- Turnaround Management Association