Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti

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Riker Danzig LLP
Headquarters Morristown, New Jersey
No. of offices4 offices
No. of attorneysapproximately 140
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleKelly Strange Crawford, Co-Chair

Brian E. O'Donnell, Co-Chairman
Lance J. Kalik, Co-Managing Partner

Michael R. O'Donnell, Co-Managing Partner

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Date founded1882
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website www.riker.com

Riker Danzig LLP is a law firm in the state of New Jersey. Founded in 1882, it is among the state's oldest firms. [1] The firm is based in Morristown, New Jersey and also has offices in Trenton, New Jersey, Roseland, New Jersey and New York City.

In 2018, Law360 ranked the firm as the 301st largest in the United States by headcount.

History and Practice Areas

The origins of Riker Danzig trace back to 1882, when the firm Riker and Riker opened its practice in Newark, NJ. [2] In 1948, the firm merged with Emerson, Emery & Danzig to form Riker, Emery & Danzig, creating one of the top litigation firms in the state, with numerous national clients included Fidelity Union Trust Company. [3] The firm's name took its current form in 1985.

Today, the firm has a broad range of practice areas, [4] including significant practices in commercial litigation, energy, tax and trusts and estates, financial services, labor and employment, education law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, insurance and reinsurance, real estate, environmental law and white collar criminal defense. The firm also has a very successful bankruptcy practice, representing large businesses in Chapter 11 proceedings. [5] The firm also does lobbying work within the New Jersey State Legislature. [6]

Twenty-three of the firm's practices were ranked in the top tier in New Jersey by U.S. News and World Report's "Best Law Firms" in 2021. These practice areas include arbitration, corporate law, commercial litigation, employment law, environmental law, government regulations, insurance law, mergers & acquisition law, products liability, real estate law. [7]

Offices

Notable lawyers and alumni

A number of state and national political figures have worked for the firm, including:

Attorneys General

Elected officials

Appointed officials

Judiciary

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References

  1. ↑ Firm history Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Firm History". 13 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Firm History". 13 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Full list of practice areas
  5. ↑ Riker's bankruptcy group
  6. ↑ Riker's lobbying & government affairs practice group
  7. ↑ "Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP - Rankings".
  8. ↑ "Longtime N.J. Congressman William Hughes dies at 87". 31 October 2019.
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