Connell Foley LLP

56 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
United States

Phone: (973) 535-0500
Fax: (973) 535-9217

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Primary Contact
Kevin R. Gardner
  • Office: (973) 840-2415
  • Cell: (862) 485-5325
  • Fax: (973) 535-9217
Alternate Contact 1
John D. Cromie
  • Office: (973) 840-2425
  • Fax: (973) 535-9217
Alternate Contact 2
Karen P. Randall
  • Office: (973) 840-2423
  • Cell: (862) 485-5802
  • Fax: (973) 535-9217

About this Firm

A leading full-service regional law firm headquartered in New Jersey, Connell Foley LLP has more than 160 attorneys across seven offices. We take a hands-on approach to provide outstanding legal services while maintaining a firm culture predicated on service and teamwork. Our clients range from Fortune 500 corporations, to government entities, middle market and start-up businesses, and entrepreneurs. With experience in the various industries in which our clients operate, we offer innovative and cost-effective solutions. Connell Foley is recognized as a leader in numerous areas of law, including: banking and finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, commercial litigation, construction, corporate law, cybersecurity, environmental, immigration, insurance, labor and employment, product liability, professional liability, real estate, zoning and land use, transportation, trusts and estates, and white collar criminal defense.

Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Antitrust
  • Appellate Law
  • Auto Liability
  • Aviation
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Bankruptcy, Creditor's Rights, and Insolvency
  • Business Litigation and Class Actions
  • Business Transactions/Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Commercial and Business Contracts
  • Construction Law
  • Data Privacy and Security
  • Education
  • Election and Campaign Finance Law
  • Energy/Oil & Gas
  • Environmental & Toxic/Mass Tort
  • Franchise
  • Government Relations
  • Healthcare Law
  • IP and Technology
  • Immigration
  • Insurance Law
  • International Business and trade
  • Labor and Employment
  • Pharmaceutical and Medical Device
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Public Finance
  • Public Utilities and Administrative
  • Real Estate
  • Retail and Hospitality Law
  • SIU/Fraud/Arson
  • Securities Litigation
  • Tax Law
  • Trademark and Patent Law
  • Transportation and Logistics
  • Trust and Estates
  • Water Law
  • White Collar Defense

Representative Clients

  • ABC Bus Companies Inc.
  • Ace Hardware Corporation
  • Aetna
  • Amec Foster Wheeler, N.A.
  • American Modern Insurance Company
  • Arch Insurance Group
  • Atlas Copco North America LLC
  • Bank of America
  • Chartis
  • Chubb Group
  • CNA Insurance Companies
  • Conair
  • Elementis America
  • Evonik Degussa Corporation
  • General Electric
  • Global Aerospace
  • Golder Associates
  • Hartford
  • Financial Products
  • JPMorgan Chase, N.A.
  • Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.
  • New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance
  • Seton Hall University
  • Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc.
  • TD Bank
  • Target
  • Toll Brothers
  • United States Aviation Underwriters (USAU)
  • Wachovia Bank, N.A.
  • Zurich NA

Additional Offices

Harborside 5
185 Hudson Street, Suite 2510
Jersey City, NJ 7311
United States

One Newark Center
1085 Raymond Boulevard, Floor 19
Newark, NJ 7102
United States

Liberty View Building
457 Haddonfield Road, Suite 230
Cherry Hill, NJ 8002
United States

888 Seventh Avenue
Floor Nine
NewYork, NY 10106
United States

Primary USLAW Practice Group Contacts

Banking and Financial Services

Thomas M. Scuderi

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Business Litigation and Class Actions

Kevin R. Gardner

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Business Transactions/Mergers and Acquisitions

John D. Cromie

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Cannabis Law

Leo J. Hurley

Connell Foley LLP
Jersey City, NJ
United States
Complex Tort and Product Liability

Jeffrey L. O'Hara

Connell Foley LLP
Newark, NJ
United States
Construction Law

Michael X McBride

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Data Privacy and Security

Karen P. Randall

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
E-Discovery

Patricia A. Lee

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Energy/Environmental

Agnes Antonian

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Government Relations

William J. Castner

Connell Foley LLP
Cherry Hill, NJ
United States
Healthcare Law

Patricia A. Lee

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
IP and Technology

Noel D. Humphreys

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Insurance Law

Jonathan P. McHenry

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Labor and Employment

Michael A. Shadiack

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Mediation and Arbitration

Kevin R. Gardner

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Professional Liability

Karen P. Randall

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Real Estate

Philip F. McGovern

Connell Foley LLP
Jersey City, NJ
United States
Retail and Hospitality Law

Bryan P. Couch

Connell Foley LLP
Newark, NJ
United States
Tax Law

Anthony F. Vitiello

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
Transportation and Logistics

Matthew W. Bauer

Connell Foley LLP
Newark, NJ
United States
Trusts and Estates

Anthony F. Vitiello

Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
White Collar Defense

John P. Lacey

Connell Foley LLP
Newark, NJ
United States

Resources & Articles

Leadership Update: USLAW NETWORK Women’s Connection

Leadership Update: USLAW NETWORK Women’s Connection

Posted November 25, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Amanda Pennington Ketchum of Dysart Taylor in Kansas City, Missouri, has been named chair of the USLAW NETWORK Women's Connection. Ketchum, a former chair of USLAW NETWORK, is joined by Margot N. Wilensky of Connell Foley LLP in Roseland, New Jersey, as vice chair;… Continue Reading

New leadership | Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

New leadership | Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group

Posted November 6, 2024

We are pleased to announce a leadership update for the USLAW NETWORK Complex Tort and Product Liability Practice Group. Jack J. Laffey of Laffey, Leitner & Goode LLC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, takes over as Chair of the group. Stephen J. Marshall of Franklin & Prokopik, P.C. in Baltimore, Maryland, is the vice chair, and Nicholas A.… Continue Reading

Women’s Connection Leadership Update

Women’s Connection Leadership Update

Posted July 17, 2024

NEW LEADERSHIP USLAW NETWORK announces leadership updates for the USLAW NETWORK Women's Connection. Alexandra Wells of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in St. Louis has been named the Chair of the USLAW NETWORK Women's Connection for 2024-25. She is joined by Amanda Pennington Ketchum of Dysart Taylor in Kansas City, Missouri,… Continue Reading

USLAW member firms participate in Mansfield certification

USLAW member firms participate in Mansfield certification

Posted February 15, 2023

When Diversity Lab first launched the Mansfield Rule pilot certification with 40+ large firms in 2017, the primary requirement was to consider at least 30 percent women lawyers and underrepresented racial and ethnic lawyers for leadership roles. Versions 2.0 through 6.0 were steadily broadened each year to include LGBTQ+ lawyers… Continue Reading

USLAW expands Diversity Council

USLAW expands Diversity Council

Posted November 15, 2022

As part of USLAW NETWORK’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, USLAW expands the membership of the USLAW NETWORK Diversity Council to include more than a dozen USLAW member attorneys and legal decision-makers from across an array of industries. “We are excited to expand the diversity council by adding… Continue Reading

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