NEWARK, N.J., January 12, 2021–Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP announced today that Best Lawyers® has selected five Walsh partners for inclusion in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Attorneys are selected based upon rigorous peer review and the annual list recognizes those...
In an appeal prosecuted by Thomas J. O’Leary and Zahire Estrella-Chambers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the lower court’s denial of parent’s claim for reimbursement of the tuition costs incurred in placing their child in a private school after...
US legislators from both parties are expected next term to make changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which was enacted in 1996 to grant then-nascent Internet firms immunity from liability for user generated content. Recent Congressional hearings featuring leaders from Facebook and...
NEWARK, NJ, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 – Walsh Partner Peter J. Pizzi will be leading a panel discussing “Employee Mobility, Non-Competes, and NDAs: Protecting Trade Secrets and Customer Relationships in the Pandemic Era.” The event will be held as a virtual, no-cost webinar hosted by the...
Newark, NJ, June 3, 2020 – The New Jersey Law Journal (NJLJ) has named Walsh Attorney Caitlin P. Cascino one of the New Leaders of the Bar in their Professional Excellence 2020 Awards. For the award, the NJLJ considers attorneys yet to reach the age...
A U.S. District Judge denied the New Jersey Department of Education’s (NJDOE) motion to dismiss the claims of parents of students seeking educational assistance under federal law in C.P. et al. v. NJDOE. The complaint seeks injunctive relief to correct systemic flaws in the NJDOE’s...
NEWARK, NJ, May 15, 2020 –Joseph L. Linares has been selected to serve as an At-large Trustee for the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), New Jersey's largest lawyers group dedicated to educating lawyers and the public and improving the legal system. Joseph was sworn in...
The following article originally appeared on Law360. Partner Hector D. Ruiz authored an article on the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision addressing damages available to an injured landowner in a trespass to property case; which also offered guidance to trial practitioners preparing for trial. Since issuing...
NEWARK, NJ, February 26, 2020 – Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP announced that partner Liza M. Walsh will serve as co-chair for the upcoming Thurgood Marshall College Fund 20th Annual New Jersey Awards of Excellence. Additionally, the firm will support the fundraising event through sponsorship....
Walsh Partner Hector D. Ruiz will be participating on a panel entitled "Protecting Your Brand: Strategies for Handling Social Media Abuse" at the 10th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference. To be held February 5th at Prudential headquarters in Newark, the conference is presented by The Hispanic...