Paul P. Josephson

		Practice Areas:	Regulatory and Government Affairs Gaming Law
		Areas of Emphasis:	Public Entity Law Redevelopment Regulatory & Government Procurement Election & Campaign Finance
		Bar Admission:	State Court of New Jersey U.S. District Court, S & E District of New York and the District of NJ
		Education:	University of Michigan George Washington University
		Direct Dial:	(609) 734-6319
		Email:	Click Here to Email Paul P. Josephson

Paul P. Josephson is a partner of Hill Wallack LLP. He is partner-in-charge of the firm's Regulatory and Government Affairs and Gaming Law Practice Groups. He is also a principal in the Firm’s public policy and media affiliate, Government Process Solutions LLC.

Mr. Josephson has a broad practice in the field of Government Services and Regulatory Law, synthesizing legal, media and public affairs strategies to achieve his clients’ goals. An accomplished commercial and administrative litigator, Mr. Josephson represents public entities, businesses, nonprofits and individuals on a wide range of matters in areas that include:

• Redevelopment and land use
• Environmental permitting and remediation
• Condemnation and regulatory takings
• Casino and gaming (including lottery, horseracing, internet and sweepstakes)
• Transportation
• Banking and insurance regulation
• Government contracts and administration
• Professional licensing
• Election and campaign finance
• Government ethics

Mr. Josephson also represents clients in areas that include: class action & commercial litigation; employment matters, including whistleblower and False Claims actions; board governance and legal compliance (corporate, governmental & nonprofit); and internal investigations. In addition, he provides related crisis and media counseling, drawing on his wealth of public service experience.

Representative Matters

Mr. Josephson has taken the lead on many high-stakes matters in which government and private interests intersect. For example, he has:

• Handled major contracting, land acquisition and employment/disciplinary matters for and involving public entities and employees
• Obtained environmental permits, public financing and tax incentives for major development projects on behalf of property owners and developers
• Stopped commercial development of Sandy Hook by the National Park Service on behalf of local nonprofit organizations
• Served as national gaming counsel to publicly traded gaming corporations
• Served as corporate compliance counsel to publicly traded gaming corporations
• Litigated whistleblower and employment claims for and against public entities

Mr. Josephson has defended and challenged a broad range of rulemaking, licensing, permitting and enforcement actions by and against state administrative agencies. He has served as general and special counsel to numerous political committees, including Senate, House and Gubernatorial candidates, political party committees, and political action committees.

Leadership

Mr. Josephson served as Chief Counsel to the Governor and as Chief of Authorities, representing the Governor on more than 50 bi-state and state authorities including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Delaware River Port Authority, Delaware River and Bay Authority, New Jersey Transit, New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the New Jersey Pinelands and Meadowlands Commissions. In addition, he has served as:

• Director of the Division of Law, Office of the Attorney General, where he managed a 550- attorney division responsible for all civil representation of the State of New Jersey
• Member of the Executive Commission on Ethical Standards (now the State Ethics Commission)
• Chair of the State House Commission
• Member, Center for Civic Responsibility Legal Task Force
• New Jersey General Counsel, Obama for America

Mr. Josephson has been consistently listed in the top tier of PolitickerNJ.com’s list of most influential attorneys in New Jersey since 2002. Other awards and honors include:

• AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Super Lawyer in Administrative Law (2005 and 2007)
• Distinguished Legislative Service Award from the New Jersey State Bar Association

Recent Speaking Engagements/Publications

Mr. Josephson is asked to speak and publish on a broad range of public policy issues.

• N.J. Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Condemnation, Redevelopment, Campaign Finance seminars
• American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Minority and Women Business Enterprise Contracting
• N.J. Association of Counties, Government Ethics and Pay to Play Laws
• N.J. Alliance for Action, Atlantic City Economic Development
• N.J. Future, Moderator on Transit Oriented Development Opportunities and Challenges

Mr. Josephson is admitted to practice in New Jersey and in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the International Association of Gaming Advisors. He received his J.D. with Honors, George Washington University Law School (1990); A.B. in Political Science, University of Michigan (1987) and was University of Michigan Student Body President (1985-86).