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Message From the Managing Partner
Over the past year, Hill Wallack LLP has experienced continued growth as we joined forces with one
of New Jersey’s premiere regulatory law firms, Sandson & DeLucry LLC, based in Atlantic City.
As part of that growth we formed a Gaming Law Practice Group to provide legal services to casinos
and other gaming related businesses. Former Sandson & DeLucry attorneys Richard J. DeLucry and
Timothy J. Lowry as well as former Atlantic City Deputy Solicitor Joseph R. Dougherty form the
nucleus of the Hill Wallack LLP Atlantic City Office.
The expansion of Hill Wallack LLP’s offices in Atlantic City has allowed our firm to place lawyers
closer to the clients we serve. As we did in Doylestown and Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Hill Wallack
is making a significant long term commitment to Atlantic City and to expand our South Jersey
clientele. Although Hill Wallack LLP’s regulatory practice has grown over recent years, the addition
of the Gaming Law Practice Group presents significant opportunities for increased and expanded
legal services to our already significant government procurement practice and industry-specific
practice groups with a focus on the gaming, banking and insurance sectors.
Paul P. Josephson, Hill Wallack LLP’s partner-in-charge of the Regulatory & Government Affairs
Practice Group is now also the head of the Gaming Law Practice Group and Hill Wallack LLP’s Atlantic
City office. Mr. Josephson is former Chief Counsel to the Governor with over 15 years experience in
casino, gaming and other regulatory law matters. He spearheaded casino regulatory streamlining legislation
in 2002, and also served as Director of the Division of Law within the Attorney General’s office.
We are bullish on Atlantic City and South Jersey. There is no doubt the casino industry is one of
New Jersey’s critical economic engines. We have watched this industry establish itself and mature
into a steady contributor to the State’s economy over the past two decades. The region’s continued
growth depends on sound regulatory and tax policy that encourages more private investment, while
retaining the high standard for integrity that attracts capital and allows the industry to flourish. We
intend to use our skills in brokering innovative regulatory solutions in Trenton to advocate for the
casino industry and its leaders.
Our well-regarded Real Estate, Land Use, Community Association, and Trial and Litigation
Practices based in Princeton will thrive from our presence in Atlantic City. Our local presence is real
and substantial and will make our representation of South Jersey clients even more efficient and
economical. Hill Wallack LLP looks forward to its expansion into this key market with great
excitement and anticipation.
In our lead article “Equities Dictate Against Strict Application of Merger Doctrine…”, Liz Holdren
discusses developments in the foreclosure process. “Just Compensation—Non-Compensable Damages in
Eminent Domain Proceedings” written by Todd Greene concentrates on the power of the State to take
private property under the Eminent Domain Act. Len Collett outlines lobbying law in his article
“What the Heck is a Government Affairs Agent?” Ken Thayer addresses employer’s protection against
intoxicated employees in his article “Workers’ Compensation and the Intoxication Defense,” while Eric
Kelner gives insight into the Bankruptcy Code in his article “What Qualifies As A Single Asset Real
Estate Case?”. Cherylee Judson brings us up-to-date on PIP Coverage in her article, “Minivans and
SUVs Used for Business Purposes Must Carry PIP Coverage”. Finally, Irene Komandis examines gender
identity in her article “Legislature Amends New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination to Include A New
Protected Characteristic”.
We are sure that you will enjoy both the substance and the variety of the articles in this issue.
Again, please let us know the subjects you would like to see covered in the Quarterly. We hope that
you will find this newsletter useful, and we would be pleased to have your comments or suggestions.
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