Connell Foley LLP

Managing Partner: Timothy E. Corriston
Number of lawyers: 150
Languages: Czech, English, French, Kyrgyz, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish

Firm Overview:
Since 1938, Connell Foley has been committed to addressing the needs of clients, employees and the community, and to upholding the highest ethical standards in the practice of law. The firm’s full-service team of more than 140 lawyers continues to earn the loyalty of client businesses through dedication to their growth and success.

Practice Areas:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Aviation
Banking & Commercial Lending
Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights & Commercial Law
Cannabis Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction
Corporate & Business Law
Crisis Management & Catastrophic Loss
Cybersecurity, Data Privacy & Incident Response
Environmental Law
ERISA & Benefit Plan Litigation
Franchise & Distribution
Health Care
Immigration & Global Mobility
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Defense
Labor & Employment
Mass & Toxic Tort Litigation
Product Liability & Tort Law
Professional Liability
Public Finance
Real Estate & Land Use
Taxation & Estate Planning
Transportation Law
Trial Practice
White Collar Criminal Defense

Main Areas of Practice:  

Banking:
Connell Foley represents lenders of all types, including commercial banks, institutional lenders, finance companies and insurance companies, as well as private lenders. The firm also acts as counsel to borrowers in all phases of the loan acquisition process from commitment to closing.

Commercial Litigation:
Connell Foley represents corporations, closely held businesses, professionals and individuals across a broad spectrum of industries, including financial services, technology, life sciences, manufacturing, retail, health, insurance and others. With experience counseling regional, national and international clients, the firm’s litigators have substantial trial experience in state and federal courts, including appellate experience, as well as arbitrations and mediations.

Construction:
One of the oldest and most established construction practices in New Jersey, the group represents the full range of construction industry participants. The firm advises on the lifecycle of construction projects and disputes, beginning with the planning, design, building and operation of virtually every type of construction endeavor, and is often brought in to handle the most complex matters.

Corporate/M&A:
Connell Foley provides highly effective and sophisticated counsel on all manner of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and dissolutions, cross-border transactions, and private equity deals. The firm represents middle market entities, closely held family businesses, publicly traded corporations, entrepreneurs, non-profits and start-ups across multiple sectors, as well as governmental entities.

Cybersecurity:
The group advises on the complex issues related to cyberattacks, including cybersecurity, data rights, privacy laws and regulations, and incident response. They provide proactive counsel to help clients safeguard enterprise data, including security assessments, policies and procedures, security awareness training, incident response plans, and cyber liability insurance.

Environment:
Members of the Environmental Group have decades of experience in regulatory compliance, complex litigation, transactional due diligence, spills and environmental catastrophes. They are fluent in all federal, state and local environmental laws and routinely appear before – and negotiate with – major governmental agencies. The group boasts multiple attorneys with specialized scientific and environmental backgrounds.

Immigration & Global Mobility:
Connell Foley assists corporate employers of all sizes in employment-based immigration legal services, including immigrant and non-immigrant visas, international transfers of key personnel, due diligence and risk assessment for immigration purposes, and the unique immigration issues raised by mergers, acquisitions and other corporate restructurings.

Insurance:
Connell Foley has one of the largest insurance law practices in New Jersey and represents many of the country’s largest insurance carriers. The firm routinely counsels, monitors and litigates on behalf of insurance industry clients on coverage matters arising under a broad range of policies and involving various risks, and in the full spectrum of domestic and international liability defense matters.

Labor & Employment:
The firm provides management-side representation in all facets of employment law and labor relations, from preventive measures focused on legal and regulatory compliance to defending against claims of wrongdoing. The team serves a diverse client base, including public and private corporations, non-profits, educational institutions, public agencies, trade associations, and insurance and financial services firms.

Product Liability:
Connell Foley provides counsel across the full spectrum of potential liability related to the design, manufacture and distribution of consumer, commercial, construction and industrial products. If litigation ensues, the firm’s experienced trial lawyers offer effective strategies from pre-trial discovery, expert selection and motion practice through trial and appeal.

Professional Liability:
The practice is dedicated to representing, counseling and defending attorneys, judges, architects, engineers, surveyors, medical providers, accountants, directors and officers, insurance/real estate agents and brokers, and other professionals in substantial pre-litigation and litigation matters in both state and federal courts.

Real Estate:
As one of the largest and most active real estate and land use practices in New Jersey, the group addresses nearly every facet of real property, including acquisition and disposition, leasing, land use and development, financing, workouts and restructuring, tax abatements, real property tax appeals, and condemnation/eminent domain law. The firm has particular experience navigating issues involving highly regulated projects governed by specific statutes.

Taxation & Estate Planning:
The team provides sophisticated tax planning for individuals, businesses, estates and trusts, including highly tax-efficient strategies for the transfer of wealth and reduction of estate, gift and income taxes on a regional, national and international basis. With an emphasis on asset protection planning, they help minimize tax burdens and maximize opportunities for estate preservation.