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Corporate and Business Law
Real Estate and Land Use
Banking and Commercial Lending
Construction
Public Finance
Cannabis Law
Health Care
As a co-chair of the Corporate and Business Law practice and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, John Cromie is an exceptionally experienced business lawyer. He represents entities ranging from Fortune 100 public companies to privately owned mid‑cap enterprises and startup ventures on a wide range of real estate and financing transactions. He is well-versed in the area of mergers and acquisitions, as well as in the purchase, sale, leasing and development of commercial real estate. John also has significant experience representing lenders and documenting asset-based and real estate-based commercial loans and credit facilities, and is a member of the firm's Public Finance Group. In addition, he advises companies on Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, and has substantial experience advising clients regarding the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Associate Member Council, Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey (ACCNJ)
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Board of Directors - Oasis: A Haven for Women and Children
Board Member, Notre Dame Lawyers of New York City
Board of Directors, Member, Legislative Committee of Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (“CIANJ”)
Immediate Past Chair of Board of Directors; Emerging Industries Director; Member and Past Chair of Business and Advisory Services Practice Group; and Member of Banking/Financial Services Practice Group of USLAW Network, Inc.
Member, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
Associate Member and Counsel, Associated General Contractors of New Jersey, Inc.
Associate Member and Counsel, Real Estate Lenders Association−New Jersey Chapter
Member, Steering Committee for the Financial Decision Makers Roundtable of Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ)
Board of Directors, Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ), (2025)
Former Member, Supreme Court of New Jersey District Ethics Committee
American Bar Association, Business Law Section
New Jersey State Bar Association, Business Law Section
Essex County Bar Association
NJLJ Q&A With Corporate Practice Chair John Cromie
New Jersey Law Journal, 09.06.2023
Author, "Lights! Camera! Action! Shareholder Meetings Enter the Modern Age"
USLAW Magazine, Summer 2023
Author, "Business Owners and Corporate Attorneys Beware: Corporate Transparency Act Imposes Regulatory Regime"
USLAW Magazine, Fall 2022
Quoted, "As interest rates rise, bankers weigh in on the lending landscape"
NJBIZ, 08.18.2022
Quoted, Articles on Start-Ups and Growing Companies
NJBIZ, 05.23.2022
Author, "Antitrust 2022: The Antitrust Paradox vs. The New Brandeisians"
USLAW Magazine, Spring 2022
Quoted, "Going International: Small & Mid-sized Businesses Face Unforeseen Challenges"
New Jersey Business Magazine, 05.07.2021
Author, "All Rise: Accountants as Arbitrators in M&A Deals Drafting Tips to Protect Clients from Unintended Surprises"
USLAW Magazine, Fall 2020
Author, "Surety Bonds: They're Not Just for Construction Projects Anymore"
USLAW Magazine, Fall 2019
Author, "New Businesses Are Key to Economic Growth"
COMMERCE Magazine, 08.2019
Co-author, "Blockchain Technology and the Acceleration of Change"
USLAW Magazine, Spring/Summer 2018
Author, "Are You Gambling with Your Family Business?"
COMMERCE Magazine , 11.2016
Co-author, "A Diamond in the Rough"
USLAW Magazine, Fall/Winter 2016
Author, "Effective Due Diligence Requires a Tailored and Integrated Approach"
Aspatore Books’ Inside the Minds series; Business Due Diligence Strategies , 10.2015
Co-author, "Allocating Risk by Contract: Indemnification, Hold Harmless, and Insurance Provisions"
USLAW Magazine, Spring/Summer 2015
Quoted, "Slashing Through Red Tape; Bureaucracy – the bane of the business world – can, in fact, be swiftly and successfully navigated"
New Jersey Business Magazine, 01.18.2015
Author, "Bridging the Value Gap: A Practical Guide to Structuring Earn-outs in a Merger and Acquisition Transaction"
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 2014: Aspatore’s Thought Leadership series, 2014
Contributing Author, "Exiting Your Business on Top: You Can Learn from Jay Leno"
Commerce magazine, 05.2014
Co-author, "Popular Approaches to Judicial Dissolution of an LLC Under RULLCA’s 'NOT REASONABLY PRACTICABLE' Standard"
USLAW Magazine, 09.2013
Co-author, "Successful Strategies Under New Jersey’s RULLCA’s Not Reasonably Practicable Standard"
NJSBA Business Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 37, No. 2, 09.2013
Co-author, “Successful Strategies Under New Jersey’s RULLCA’s Not Reasonably Practicable Standard”
NJSBA Business Law Section Newsletter, 09.2013
Author, "Term Sheets, Proposal Letters and Commitment Letters: Practical Advice for Real Estate Developers"
Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal, 08.30.2013
Author, "Practical Advice for Seeking Credit in a Tight Lending Market"
New Jersey Business magazine, 10.2012
Author, "Accounting Changes for Real Estate Leases are Looming”
New Jersey Business magazine, 2011
Co-author, "M&A Negotiations, 2010; Leading Lawyers on Structuring Transactions, Negotiating Agreements and Addressing Management"
Inside the Mind series; Aspatore/Thompson, 07.14.2011
Co-author, “Hurdle for the Unwary: How To Pay Independent Contractors”
New Jersey Law Journal, 11.29.2010
Co-author, "Employees Now Protected Against Retaliation For Merely Requesting FMLA Leave"
New Jersey Constructor magazine, Issue 2, 2010
Co-author, "Responsible Officer Doctrine: California Appellate Case Demonstrates How a Corporate Officer Can Become Personally Liable"
NJSBA Business Law Section Newsletter, 2010
Co-author, "Officers Owe Corporations the Same Fiduciary Duties That Directors Owe"
New Jersey Law Journal, 06.14.2010
Co-author, "Data Breaches Responsibilities"
New Jersey Business magazine, 12.2009
Co-author, “Data Breaches: Will You Be Protected? Six Essential Questions to Ask Your Target Company"
USLAW, Fall/Winter 2009
Co-author, "Ensuring Success: Businesses return to the basics in this economy"
Construction Today, 09.2009
Author, "Mergers, Acquisitions, Market Turbulence and the Credit Crunch"
USLAW magazine, Fall/Winter 2008
Featured, "Wall Street Adventure for Venture Capital Lawyers"
NJBIZ magazine, 10.24.2008
Co-author, "New Consequences for Fraudulent Dealings with the State of New Jersey"
New Jersey Constructor magazine , 2008
Co-author, "Contractors Beware: Recent Regulatory Enactments Require Additional Compliance"
New Jersey Constructor magazine , 2008
Co-author, "M&A Advice in Troubled Times"
New Jersey Business magazine, 2008
Co-author, “Courts Press Expansive View of Arbitration Clauses”
New Jersey Law Journal, 07.30.2007
Co-author, "State Contractors Prohibited From Making Campaign Contribution"
New Jersey Constructor, Spring 2005
Co-author, "Steel Price Escalation Threatens NJ Contractors – A Proposed Two-Part Solution"
New Jersey Contractor, Fall 2004
Co-author, "Shifting Risk for Unknown Subsurface Site Conditions in State and Federal Projects"
New Jersey Constructor magazine , 2004
Co-author, "Set-Aside Act Amended to Remove State Contract Set-Asides for Minority Owned and Female Owned Business"
New Jersey Constructor magazine, 2003
Co-author, "Letters of Credit Offer Landlords Protection Against Tenant Bankruptcies"
The Metropolitan Corporate Counse, 2002
Co-author, "Secured Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act"
American Bar Association, 2001
Co-author, "Secured Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act"
American Bar Association, 2001
Co-author, "Court Stakes a Middle Ground On Free Speech in Shopping Malls"
New Jersey Law Journal, 2000
Co-author, "Secured Credit Exemption Upheld"
New Jersey Law Journal, 1999
New Jersey
New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Representation of buyer in acquisition of stock of seller (and related real estate development) engaged in the business of bus repair and maintenance, Jersey City, New Jersey
Representation of lender in connection with credit facility to America’s largest flag maker
Representation of individual shareholder in sale of stock (and partnership interests in real estate affiliate) of family-owned closely held business
Representation of privately owned multi-national company as Special Counsel in connection with a $1 billion note offering
Representation of physician group in connection with the formation, licensing, construction, and operation of state of the art ambulatory surgical center
Representation of tax exempt higher educational borrower in connection with $74.1 million tax exempt bond issuance through the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority
Representation of seller in connection with the sale of assets of a lumber yard to a regional lumber company
Representation of seller in connection with the sale of assets of a specialty contracting company
Representation of buyer in connection with purchase of 6.5-acre undeveloped Palisades Park, New Jersey parcel out of Bankruptcy Court
Preliminary and final site plan approval for conversion of age-restricted residential project in Piscataway, New Jersey, to 130 market rate single-family homes
Preliminary and final site plan approval for approximately 40,000 sq. ft. retail site location located on 6.7 acres of prime commercial real estate at the corner of Eagle Rock Avenue and Eisenhower Parkway in Roseland, New Jersey
Preliminary and final subdivision and site plan approval to construct a 412-unit residential community situated on 30 acres in Piscataway, New Jersey
Closing of title to and acquisition of preliminary and final site plan and subdivision approval with respect to a 20-acre tract in Edison, New Jersey
Preliminary and final subdivision and site plan approval and acquisition of seven-acre tract in Springfield, New Jersey in connection with construction of a 100,000 sq. ft. self-storage facility
Sale of 100+ acres of commercial real estate in South Brunswick, New Jersey
Negotiation of several commercial leases involving tenant space in excess of 100,000 sq. ft. of prime commercial office space in the aggregate
Approximately 35,000 sq. ft. retail project located on Eisenhower Parkway in Roseland, New Jersey; project involved substantial corporate restructuring, preliminary and final site plan approval, financings, and preparation and negotiation of 13 retail leases; representation ultimately involved the sale of the completed projects to a third party, and included negotiation of the contract and related transactional work
Seton Hall University School of Law
J.D.
1987
University of Notre Dame
B.A.
1984
O'Hagen Award
USLAW
2020
Leaders in Law
NJBIZ
2021
New Jersey Super Lawyers: Business Law (2006, 2009-2025), Top 100 (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021)
Super Lawyers
Best Lawyers in America (2011-2025) Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year (New Jersey): Real Estate Law (2016, 2025)
"Dealmakers"
New Jersey Law Journal
2022
Chambers USA (2021-2025): Corporate/M&A - New Jersey
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John is an excellent lawyer. He's very knowledgeable and cordial.
John is very knowledgeable and responsive.
He's extremely sophisticated, responsive and also personable. He’s a pleasure to work with.
John is an excellent lawyer. He's very knowledgeable and cordial.
John is very knowledgeable and responsive.
He's extremely sophisticated, responsive and also personable. He’s a pleasure to work with.