Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti

Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti 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, New York City, White Plains, New York and Stamford, Connecticut.

Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP
HeadquartersMorristown, New Jersey
No. of offices5 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
Date founded1882
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.riker.com

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-One 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 2019. 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
  • 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, deceased.
  • Marie Garibaldi, former partner who went on to become the first female Justice on the Supreme Court of New Jersey in 1982, deceased.
  • Anne M. Patterson, current New Jersey Supreme Court justice, former partner of Riker Danzig.
  • Stewart G. Pollock, former New Jersey Supreme Court justice, currently of counsel to the firm.
  • Sidney M. Schreiber, former New Jersey Supreme Court justice, deceased.
  • Victor Ashrafi, former Judge of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, currently of counsel to the firm.
  • James S. Rothschild, Jr., former Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, currently of counsel to the firm.
  • Travis L. Francis, former Assignment Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, currently of counsel to the firm.
  • Zahid N. Quraishi, former partner who became the first Asian-American to sit on the federal bench in New Jersey, current United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey.

References
  1. Firm history Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://riker.com/about-us/firm-history
  3. http://riker.com/about-us/firm-history
  4. Full list of practice areas
  5. Riker's bankruptcy group
  6. Riker's lobbying & government affairs practice group
  7. http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/riker-danzig-scherer-hyland-perretti-llp/rankings/423
  8. https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/10/longtime-nj-congressman-william-hughes-dies-at-87.html
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