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About Gibbons
About Gibbons
With 230 attorneys, Gibbons is a leading law firm in New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, and Delaware, ranked among the nation’s top 200 firms by The American Lawyer. Gibbons is one of only 20 law firms nationwide to be named to the National Law Journal's inaugural "Midsize Hot List," which recognized firms with fewer than 300 lawyers that have found innovative ways to position themselves and demonstrated creativity and success in recruiting and retaining top talent, developing practice areas, managing operations, and generally navigating the economic downturn more effectively than many larger firms. A 2009 winner of the prestigious Catalyst Award for its innovative Women’s Initiative, Gibbons is ranked one of the top 50 firms nationwide for working women by Working Mother magazine and among the top 100 for diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine. The firm has also been recognized among the Best Places to Work in America by the Society for Human Resource Management and Great Place to Work Institute, as well as in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania by NJBIZ, Philadelphia Business Journal, and Central Penn Business Journal.Gibbons maintains offices in Newark, New Jersey; New York, New York; Trenton, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Wilmington, Delaware.
Areas of Practice
Business & Commercial Litigation
Handling sophisticated and complex commercial litigation including securities class actions, insurance coverage disputes, regulatory and administrative law, Lanham Act and unfair competition, restrictive covenants and all manner of contractual disputes.
Corporate
Advising leading area and global corporations and other businesses and financial institutions on the full range of corporate law matters, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, joint ventures, licensing, corporate finance, commercial lending, capital raising, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, tax and specialized business transactions requiring novel solutions, as well as serving as outside general counsel.
Criminal Defense
Investigating and defending against allegations of business, accounting, securities, bank, insurance, tax, healthcare and government contract fraud. The department attorneys have been involved in many high-profile investigations and prosecutions of alleged political corruption and business crime, particularly in the pharmaceutical and communications industries.
Employment Law
Representing employers in Federal and state court, in litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, employment contract, restrictive covenant, wrongful discharge, employee benefits and ERISA claims. Providing the full range of preventive and compliance counseling and training with an emphasis on discipline and discharge, harassment, disability-related leaves and accommodations, work-force restructurings, restrictive covenants and executive compensation; as well as workplace investigations and audits of employment practices.
Financial Restructuring & Creditors' Rights
Representing creditors, debtors and various other fiduciaries in all aspects of business insolvency issues, including federal bankruptcy cases and proceedings, state court receiverships, attachments, replevins and foreclosures, out of court "workouts" and related debtor and creditor relations counseling.
Government Affairs
Comprehensive State and Federal government relations counseling for entities in the public, private and nonprofit sectors including legislative lobbying, regulatory counseling and interaction with state agencies.
Intellectual Property
Full range of patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, E-commerce, trade secret, and computer and Internet law experience in the areas of litigation, strategic licensing and transactional work, patent prosecution, trademark and copyright registrations, corporate due diligence, intellectual property audits and general intellectual property counseling.
Products Liability
Defending and advising manufacturers of ethical pharmaceuticals and medical/surgical devices, as well as diagnostic laboratories, in complex matters involving issues such as purported adverse effects, design, warnings and/or manufacturing defects, and results of laboratory analyses. A team of attorneys is also dedicated to the defense of manufacturers of a diverse array of products such as industrial equipment, automotives and consumer products.
Real Property & Environmental
Extensive real property practice handling sales, purchases and development of all types of properties, including office buildings, industrial and flex buildings, retail centers, apartment buildings and hotels. Environmental Team is comprised of attorneys with both public and private sector experience who are capable of supporting clients' litigation, regulatory and transactional needs.
Business & Commercial Litigation
Handling sophisticated and complex commercial litigation including securities class actions, insurance coverage disputes, regulatory and administrative law, Lanham Act and unfair competition, restrictive covenants and all manner of contractual disputes.
Corporate
Advising leading area and global corporations and other businesses and financial institutions on the full range of corporate law matters, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, joint ventures, licensing, corporate finance, commercial lending, capital raising, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, tax and specialized business transactions requiring novel solutions, as well as serving as outside general counsel.
Criminal Defense
Investigating and defending against allegations of business, accounting, securities, bank, insurance, tax, healthcare and government contract fraud. The department attorneys have been involved in many high-profile investigations and prosecutions of alleged political corruption and business crime, particularly in the pharmaceutical and communications industries.
Employment Law
Representing employers in Federal and state court, in litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, employment contract, restrictive covenant, wrongful discharge, employee benefits and ERISA claims. Providing the full range of preventive and compliance counseling and training with an emphasis on discipline and discharge, harassment, disability-related leaves and accommodations, work-force restructurings, restrictive covenants and executive compensation; as well as workplace investigations and audits of employment practices.
Financial Restructuring & Creditors' Rights
Representing creditors, debtors and various other fiduciaries in all aspects of business insolvency issues, including federal bankruptcy cases and proceedings, state court receiverships, attachments, replevins and foreclosures, out of court "workouts" and related debtor and creditor relations counseling.
Government Affairs
Comprehensive State and Federal government relations counseling for entities in the public, private and nonprofit sectors including legislative lobbying, regulatory counseling and interaction with state agencies.
Intellectual Property
Full range of patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, E-commerce, trade secret, and computer and Internet law experience in the areas of litigation, strategic licensing and transactional work, patent prosecution, trademark and copyright registrations, corporate due diligence, intellectual property audits and general intellectual property counseling.
Products Liability
Defending and advising manufacturers of ethical pharmaceuticals and medical/surgical devices, as well as diagnostic laboratories, in complex matters involving issues such as purported adverse effects, design, warnings and/or manufacturing defects, and results of laboratory analyses. A team of attorneys is also dedicated to the defense of manufacturers of a diverse array of products such as industrial equipment, automotives and consumer products.
Real Property & Environmental
Extensive real property practice handling sales, purchases and development of all types of properties, including office buildings, industrial and flex buildings, retail centers, apartment buildings and hotels. Environmental Team is comprised of attorneys with both public and private sector experience who are capable of supporting clients' litigation, regulatory and transactional needs.
