The May 2017 edition of Abogados, The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey’s (HBA-NJ) bi-annual publication, featured a spotlight on Walsh’s Hector D. Ruiz, highlighting his involvement, leadership and future plans within the Association. Ruiz spoke highly of the HBA-NJ stating: “I quickly realized the...
On May 4, 2017, Hon. Kevin McNulty, U.S.D.J., granted the motion to dismiss filed by Sanofi, Sanofi US Services Inc., Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC and three individual defendants, in a purported class action asserting violations of various state consumer protection and unfair practice statutes, unjust enrichment,...
The Spring Business Edition of Best Lawyers announced the “2017 Women of Influence” and named founding partners, Liza M. Walsh and Tricia B. O’Reilly to the list for Commercial Litigation, ERISA and Intellectual Property Law in New Jersey. The full issue is available here. ...
In a decision announced on March 28, 2017, in Cevdet Aksüt Oğullari Koll. Sti v. Cavusoglu, Civ. No. 2:14-3362 (DNJ), the Hon. William J. Martini, U.S.D.J. applied the United States Supreme Court’s precedent in RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Cmty., 136 S. Ct. 2090 (2016)...
Law.com cited the founding of Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP in a March 27, 2017 article entitled “Law Firm Spinoffs an Option as Lawyers Look To Go Lean.” The article is available here. The New Jersey Law Journal, an affiliate of Law.com, ran a similar article which...
On March 10, 2017, Hon. Katherine Polk Failla, a district court judge in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, granted the joint motion to dismiss filed by the corporate defendant Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (“ADS”), and three officer/director defendants, in a...
Stephen Falanga, chair of Walsh’s Financial Services & Risk Management group, presented at the NJSBA’s 19th Annual William H. Gindin Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference on March 10, 2017. Falanga participated on a panel discussing the joint administration and substantive consolidation of debtor entities in bankruptcy. In...
On February 21, 2017, Hon. Stanley R. Chesler granted Walsh’s motion to dismiss claims against client Vistage Worldwide, which was joined as a third-party defendant in a dispute between two individuals who allegedly arrived at a business deal after having first met at a Vistage-sponsored...
On January 13, 2017, Walsh attorneys Christopher M. Hemrick and Sydney J. Darling were elevated to the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, a global not-for-profit organization comprised of professionals in the turnaround industry. Mr. Hemrick is also...