Mr. Johnson relies on his corporate training and experience to inform his comprehensive corporate practice, which features a strong focus on mergers and acquisitions. Helping business clients expand their markets and establish significant presence throughout the region, Mr. Johnson represents public and private companies, commercial banks, and governmental agencies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset purchase transactions, securities regulations, corporate governance matters, credit facilities, public finance, contract drafting, cross-border transactions, and general corporate matters. He also has represented clients in negotiations with the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance for specific exemptions and obtaining certain licenses.
- One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102-5310
- Rice University, B.A., graduated 1999
- Seton Hall University, J.D., graduated 2007
- Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2023
- New York, New York State Bar Association, 2008
- New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2007
- New Jersey State Bar Association - Co-Chair, Diversity Committee, 2025-2026
- New Jersey State Bar Association - Committee Member, Banking Law Section
- American Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Garden State Bar Foundation - Trustee
- New Jersey Economic Development Authority - Member, Diversity Finance Advisory Board
58 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
6 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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Recipient, Mel Narol Award, presented by NJSBA, 2025
Included on the NJBIZ “Leaders in Law” List, 2024
Recipient, Black Leadership Award, presented by Profiles in Diversity Journal, 2023
Included on various ROI-NJ “Influencers” lists, 2020 – 2024
Recipient, “WOCCON Volunteer of the Year” by the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), 2022
Recipient, “Exemplary Service Award,” presented by Seton Hall University School of Law, 2022
Included on the New Jersey Law Journal “Diverse Attorneys of the Year” list, 2021
Recipient, “Volunteer of the Year Award,” presented by the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), 2021
Recipient, “Oliver Randolph Award,” presented by the Garden State Bar Association, 2020
Included on the inaugural Profiles in Diversity Journal “Black Leaders Worth Watching” list, 2020
Included on the New Jersey Law Journal “New Leaders of the Bar” list, 2014
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