Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti
| Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Morristown, New Jersey |
| No. of offices | 4 offices |
| No. of attorneys | approximately 160 |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people | Glenn A. Clark, Managing Partner |
| Date founded | 1882 |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | |
| www.riker.com | |
Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP (often shortened to Riker Danzig or simply Riker), is a law firm based in Morristown, New Jersey. Founded in 1882, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious firms in the state of New Jersey[1]. The firm also has three other offices: One in New York City (on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan), one in Trenton, New Jersey, and one in London, England.
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[edit] Practice areas
The firm has a broad range of practice areas[2], including significant practices in labor and employment, education law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, insurance and reinsurance, tax/trusts & estates, real estate, and environmental law. The firm also has a very successful bankruptcy practice, representing large businesses in Chapter 11 proceedings.[3] The firm also does lobbying work within the New Jersey State Legislature.[4]
[edit] Notable lawyers and alumni
A number of state and national political figures have worked for the firm, including:
- Nicholas Katzenbach, the former United States Attorney General and Under Secretary of State, became a partner at Riker Danzig after retiring as general counsel of IBM.
- Dickinson Richards Debevoise, Senior District Judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, is a former partner at the firm.
- Peter N. Perretti, Jr., former New Jersey Attorney General and former partner at the firm.
- John J. Farmer, Jr., former New Jersey Attorney General who briefly served as Governor of New Jersey, served as an associate at the firm from 1988 to 1990.
- William J. Hughes, former congressman for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, currently of counsel to the firm.
- Stewart G. Pollock, former New Jersey Supreme Court justice, currently of counsel to the firm.
- William F. Hyland, former New Jersey Attorney General under Governor Brendan Byrne.
- Sidney M. Schreiber, former New Jersey Supreme Court justice, deceased.
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