Joseph DiPasquale

Practice Areas

For over 10 years, Joe has been selected to the Chambers USA list of leading bankruptcy and restructuring attorneys in New Jersey. A seasoned dealmaker and litigator, as well as Managing Partner of the firm's Morristown office, he represents clients in complex bankruptcies, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and financial restructuring matters. Joe also serves on the firm's Executive Committee and Legal Practice Committee.

Joe’s clients include businesses in the health care, hospitality, energy, real estate, retail, transportation, manufacturing and finance sectors. He serves as strategic legal adviser, lead counsel and fiduciary in high-stakes insolvencies, representing a full range of participants including: Creditors committees, Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustees, debtors, equity holders, hedge funds, private equity, receivers and secured creditors.

A frequent speaker and respected voice on bankruptcy matters, Joe moderated a Year in Review panel at the AIRA’s annual conference in 2021 that featured the Honorable Rosemary Gambardella (NJ), Brendan L. Shannon (DE) and Robert D. Drain (NY). His deep financial services industry experience includes serving on the managing board of directors of Team Capital Bank (TCB), where he chaired the board's risk committee and was involved with its 2014 merger into Provident Financial Services Inc.

Career

Prior to joining Fox, Joe was a New Jersey-based partner in the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department of a national law firm. From 1994 to 1997 he was a principal in one of New Jersey's largest commercial banking firms.

After completing law school, Joe served as the law clerk for the Honorable William F. Tuohey of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

Professional Memberships

American Bankruptcy Institute | Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors | Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, Board of Trustees (2015-2025); Co-Chair, Judicial Conference (2021-2022); Chair, Bankruptcy Court Committee (2020) | National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees | New York Institute of Credit | Turnaround Management Association, Sponorship Subcommittee, Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium (2026), Co-Chair, Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium (2024) | Old Dominion National Bank, Board of Directors.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions: New Jersey | New York | District of Columbia

Education