Gibbons PC

58 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Labor and Employment Employment Law - Management
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Newark.

Biography

Ms. Amalfe is listed among the region’s leading employment lawyers by the Best Lawyers®, Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and New Jersey Super Lawyers. As Chair of the firm’s Employment & Labor Law Department, Ms. Amalfe manages lawyers across three of five Gibbons offices, overseeing legal, administrative, and business development functions for one of the firm’s most active business units, with clients among the world’s best-known companies representing industries critical to the local, state, and regional economies.

In addition, Ms. Amalfe is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and serves as Human Resources General Counsel for Gibbons, and she is a co-founder of the internationally recognized Gibbons Women’s Initiative.

Ms. Amalfe is regularly commended by clients for understanding their business needs while aggressively litigating their legal issues and providing comprehensive employment related counseling and training. She has been extensively involved in defending single plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, and class claims under state and federal employment laws. She also conducts multi-faceted employment counseling and training for corporate clients.

Gibbons PC

58 Best Lawyers awards

Gibbons PC logo

Overview

  • Syracuse University, J.D., graduated 1985
  • Seton Hall University, BS, graduated 1982

  • New Jersey, State of New Jersey
  • New York, State of New York

  • Academy of New Jersey Management Attorneys Inc. - Founding Member
  • American Bar Association - Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Defense Research Institute - Employment Law Committee
  • Essex County Bar Association - Member
  • New Jersey State Bar Association - At-Large Trustee
  • New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Expedited Civil Actions - Member
  • New York City Council Task Force on Discrimination and Harassment - Member
  • New Jersey, State of New Jersey
  • New York, State of New York
  • Academy of New Jersey Management Attorneys Inc. - Founding Member
  • American Bar Association - Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Defense Research Institute - Employment Law Committee
  • Essex County Bar Association - Member
  • New Jersey State Bar Association - At-Large Trustee
  • New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Expedited Civil Actions - Member
  • New York City Council Task Force on Discrimination and Harassment - Member
  • Syracuse University, J.D., graduated 1985
  • Seton Hall University, BS, graduated 1982

Client Testimonials

Christine Amalfe is simply superb. I have worked with her for over 15 years on some of the most difficult employment matters and I trust her immensely. She has impeccable judgment, deep industry knowledge, savvy instincts, a great manner with clients, and tremendous written and oral advocacy skills. She also happens to be a fabulously good person who it is a pleasure to work with. I could not recommend her more highly.

Christine Amalfe is a highly skilled, savvy, experienced, and well-regarded employment litigator. Her client service and result orientation are excellent, and she handles matters very effectively yet cost-efficiently. She has tremendous knowledge in all facets of employment law. I would recommend her unequivocally.

Richard Kaltenbach (ICAP North America Inc.)

Jersey City, NJ

Christine Amalfe is highly experienced and pragmatic. A fighter for her clients, Christine's extensive litigation background brings a pragmatism essential to analyzing and avoiding problems in the first place.

William J. Cahill (Terumo Medical Corporation )

Somerset, NJ

Christine Amalfe is absolutely one of the best lawyers with whom I have ever worked. She is a superb strategist, a seasoned and aggressive trial attorney, highly respected by bench and bar, always responsive and accessible, has a very engaging personality, and has clear and thorough analyses.

Christine Amalfe and Gibbons PC have provided us with superlative service over the last several years. Christine's approach is highly business-minded, practical, and efficient. Whether advising or representing us on various employment-related matters, we have found that we can count on Christine and her firm to provide the timely and top-quality services, which we look for in outside counsel, and which are consistent with the Gibbons firm's pre-eminent standing in the legal community.

I have worked with Christine for many years and find her to be an extremely knowledgeable and helpful employment attorney. She is always very responsive and accommodating to her clients.

Christine is an exceptional employment law practitioner and invaluable business partner on litigation and counseling matters alike. She takes the time to understand her client's needs and then passionately pursues them as if they were her own. Christine's skills and approach to the practice of law are exactly what I look for as an in-house counsel facing high-stakes litigation.

Christine Amalfe of Gibbons is an extraordinary attorney and relationship manager who is incredibly timely, proactive, and a great legal mind. She is always available to discuss matters and has the ability to drill down to the core of the issues immediately. I would not hesitate to recommend Christine for any legal matter, as she will pull the right team together, even if it is outside her immediate practice area.

Mary Majewski (Advance Realty Group )

Chris is a wise and responsive counselor, a fierce advocate, and a formidable adversary. In my former position as General Labor and Employment Counsel for PSEG, when my schedule so required, I often asked Chris to step into cases in which I was already involved to pick up or join me in the company's defense. Her willingness to jump right in, and provide us with excellent resources and strategies led to consistent excellent results for our clients. Chris' practical perspective and business-oriented approach to agency claims, litigation, threatened lawsuits, and complex employment and discovery issues are what set her apart. She is willing to uncover every stone where necessary, and prudent enough to know that not every matter requires that kind of effort. Moreover, her tenacity and creativity in the use of discovery tools, motion practice, and settlement techniques bring tremendous value to her clients.

Hope Pomerantz (PSEG)

Newark, NJ

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Newark (2026)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Newark (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • COVID-19
  • Defense
  • Discrimination
  • Employment
  • Harassment
  • Litigation
  • Management
  • State and Federal
  • Whistleblowers
  • Wrongful Discharge
Awards:
  • College of Labor and Employment Attorneys 2015
  • Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, Trial Lawyer Award 2015
  • Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor & Employment
  • AVĀ® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Recipient, New Jersey Law Journal Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015
  • Listed as a "State Litigation Star," Employment & Labor Law, by Benchmark Litigation, 2015
  • Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, Employment & Labor; Top 50 Female Attorney in New Jersey; Top 100 Attorney in New Jersey

Additional Information

  • Other Court Admissions
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Western District of New York
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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