NEWARK, N.J., – Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP would like to welcome Connor E. Bradley to the firm! Connor will focus his practice on business and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Walsh, he clerked for the Honorable Heidi Willis Currier, P.J.A.D., Superior Court of New Jersey,...
NEWARK, N.J., – Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP would like to welcome Nick Ebel to the firm! Nick will focus his practice on bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors rights, financial services and risk management, and business and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Walsh, Nick clerked for the...
In April 2024, after a lengthy notice and comment period, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final Rule banning nearly all post-employment non-compete agreements. On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a sweeping decision in Ryan...
NEWARK, N.J., August 15, 2024 – Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP is proud to announce that Best Lawyers® has selected nine Walsh Partners for inclusion in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Walsh Partners named as Best Lawyers® include: Liza M. Walsh – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation,...
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule that would ban nearly all non-competition agreements in the United States. While states have been actively regulating non-competes in recent years, this rule marks the first time that a federal standard will...
Alexandra Arleo is a rising 2L at Fordham University School of Law. Prior to law school, Alexandra was Citigroup's Strategic Business Management Assistant Vice President. She earned her bachelor's degree in economics with minors in political science and gender and women's studies from Villanova University. What...
Today, the Defense Counsel Journal, a law review of the International Association of Defense Counsel, published a circuit-by-circuit Guide to Overruled "Wayward Caselaw" concerning Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Rule 702 was revised in December 2023 for the first time in twenty-three years to...
The Department of Labor (DOL or Department) promulgated a new rule that is to go into effect on July 1, 2024. The final rule updates and revises the regulations issued under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) implementing the exemption from minimum...
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires the federal government, as well as certain private, state, and local employers, to provide "reasonable accommodations" to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions,...
NEWARK, N.J. – Joseph L. Linares was appointed as Co-Chair of the Judicial Selection Committee of the Essex County Bar Association for the 2024-25 term. The appointment was made by recently installed ECBA President, James DiGiulio, effective June 1, 2024. In his new role, Joe, alongside...