Best Lawyers Near You in Fairfield, New Jersey for Commercial Litigation
Christine I. Gannon has a diverse practice, across a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters. She regularly counsels clients on strategies to avoid litigation and minimize litigation risk, and has successfully assisted some of the country’s largest and most respected companies in all stages of litigation— in both federal and state courts — involving intellectual property infringement, trade secrets, trademarks, trade dress, unfair competition, product liability, ...
Eric B. Levine is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Privacy and Data Security Law. Eric B., who practices law in New Providence, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eric B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Stuart M. Lederman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation - Construction and Litigation - Real Estate. Stuart M., who practices law in Madison, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stuart M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Mark S. Olinsky has been a civil and criminal trial lawyer for more than thirty years. He served as a federal prosecutor in the Office of U.S. Attorney Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and is Past President of the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey. Mr. Olinsky’s diverse caseload includes complex business disputes, health care litigation, complex commercial landlord-tenant litigation, and white collar defense. His courtroom experience includes many jury and bench trials, arbitrations and ...
Robert J. MacPherson is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and former Chair of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry. He has extensive experience in construction matters, focusing his practice on drafting and negotiating all manner of contracts relating to construction projects and the resolution, through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation in State and Federal Courts of construction disputes. Mr. MacPherson also acts as a mediator and arbitrator and ...
Mr. Jackson’s healthcare practice emphasizes litigated matters in judicial and administrative forums, including professional liability claims, licensure and credentialing issues with administrative agencies and health care entities, reimbursement and insurance fraud disputes. He is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney and has extensive experience in trying jury cases to a verdict. In addition to trying numerous individual medical liability cases for a v...
Michael S. Horn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Michael S., who practices law in Hackensack, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
James P. Lisovicz is a shareholder of the Firm. Jim has 32 years of civil trial experience and has taken over 75 verdicts in premises liability, construction and construction defect, products liability, and insurance coverage matters. Jim‘s insurance practice is focused on general liability, commercial/auto, workers' compensation and employment. Jim was a founding partner of Coughlin Duffy and was the Practice Group Leader for that firm's Defense Litigation Group for 12 years.
Liza M. Walsh is a highly sought-after litigator with experience representing some of the country’s largest and most prestigious companies. She focuses her practice on federal and complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on intellectual property, antitrust and class action defense matters. In her more than 30 years of experience, Liza has defended major pharmaceutical companies in significant patent litigation and acted as liaison counsel to groups of defendants in multi-party li...
Jan L. Bernstein chairs the firm’s New Jersey Matrimonial and Family Law Practice at Phillips Nizer LLP. She has dedicated her entire career - over four decades - to the successful representation of family law clients and the development of strong client relationships. Jan is renowned for finding creative solutions to complex and novel family law disputes and applies her talents in her roles as mediator and arbitrator. Jan enjoys representing a wide range of clients, national and intern...
Tricia B. O’Reilly is an accomplished litigator and trial attorney with more than twenty years of experience in the fields of commercial litigation, employment law, and internal investigations. As a commercial litigator, Tricia has assisted clients across a broad range of industries in matters involving commercial contract disputes, shareholder oppression, unfair competition, fraudulent business practices claims, intellectual property, and antitrust litigation, and in defending complex,...
Brian J. Molloy is General Counsel and serves as Chairman of the Board at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. His professional liability litigation practice includes defending lawyers and law firms, both insured and uninsured, from Am Law 100 law firms to solo practitioners, as well as Judges and a number of different insurers including Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society (ALAS) against claims of malpractice and ethics violations. His business and commercial litigation practice incl...
Patrick Papalia is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Patrick, who practices law in Hackensack, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ross Pearlson is an accomplished litigator with over 35 years of experience in complex civil litigation and white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions, with an emphasis on health care and securities matters. Ross handles a wide variety of diverse matters involving civil litigation in state and federal courts. He regularly handles cases involving shareholder oppression, restrictive covenants, unfair competition and other commercial torts and contract disputes, consumer fraud, Insura...
Mark E. Duckstein has been affiliated with the Firm since 1987, during which time he has engaged in a wide variety of litigation matters pending in state and federal courts. Mr. Duckstein concentrates his practice on the representation of corporations and other business enterprises in complex litigation involving real estate, including complex commercial landlord-tenant issues, commercial torts and contract disputes. He has extensive experience representing commercial and retail landlords, in...
David E. Sellinger is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. David E., who practices law in Florham Park, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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