Mr. Nissenbaum is the managing attorney and founding principal of the Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC, a law firm with offices in New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia and Texas. He has practiced continuously in the area of commercial litigation and transactions for nearly 30 years. Mr. Nissenbaum has been awarded the highest professional peer review rating ("AV") by the Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory Rating Service.
He manages all aspects of the firm, including representation of a variety of corporate entities and individuals in both transactional and litigation matters. As to litigation matters, Mr. Nissenbaum oversees actions in both the State and Federal Courts, as well as administrative agencies and regulatory boards. His experience in drafting and negotiating transactional documents spans a wide variety of substantive areas, such as buy/sell transaction documents, financing agreements, operating agreements, bylaws, corporate resolutions, distribution agreements, manufacturing agreements, independent contractor agreements, employment manuals and agreements, severance agreements, commercial lease agreements, privacy policies, website disclaimers, intellectual property license and assignment agreements and purchase order terms and conditions. Mr. Nissenbaum also edits the firm’s twelve substantive legal blogs.
- Business & Commercial Law
- Commercial Litigation - State & Federal
- Commercial Transactions
- Intellectual Property
- Regulatory Compliance
- Corporate Formation & Contracts
- Mediation & Arbitration
- Commercial Real Estate
- Construction Law
- Environmental Law
- Internet Law - E-commerce
- Internet Defamation
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Employment Law
- Foreclosure Defense
- Health Law
- Franchise Law
- Nonprofit Law
- Public Interest Law
- New Jersey, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1989
- District of Columbia, 1991
- New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1997
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1997
- Texas, 2010
- J.D., Rutgers School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1984
- B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA, 1980
- Commercial Arbitrator, N.J. Superior Court, 1998 (Inactive)
- Mediator, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1999 (Inactive)
- Receiving Classified Information: Government Secrecy and the Litigation Process (Co-author), NJ Lawyer Magazine, October 2009
- Wrongful Posting on the Internet: The Privacy You Save Could be Your Own, NJ Lawyer Magazine, April, 2008
- In the Arena: Litigating for the American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, NJ Lawyer, December, 2007
- Pitfalls in Collecting a Judgment Against Individual Partners of a Partnership, The Independent Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors, Fall, 1994
- The Legal Ramifications of Computer Outsourcing, Legal Tech Newsletter, December, 1994
- 900 Numbers Come of Age, Communications Managers Association Review, Winter, 1984
- How to Sharpen Your Contract Clauses, Telemarketing Magazine, May, 1994
- Stop Look and Listen: Selected Defenses to the New Jersey Frivolous Lawsuit Statute, 20 Seton Hall Law Review 184, 1989
- Challenges Ahead for Frivolous Lawsuit Statute, 124 N.J.L.J. 837, October 5, 1989
- AIDS: Employer/Physician Duty to Tell Third Parties, New Jersey Medicine, January/February, 1989
- Presented Seminar, Attorney Ethics Grievance Process, Union County Bar Association, 2011
- Presented Seminar, Construction Law: Negotiating Contracts & Filing Construction Liens, NJ Construction Expo, Meadowlands, 2010
- Presented Comment to the Supreme Court of NJ Committee on Public Access to Court Records, Trenton, NJ, 2008
- Presented Seminar, Guantanamo and Civil Rights, NJ Seeds, Drew University, 2008
- Panelist, The Lisa Durden Television Show, The Business Behind the Music, 2008
- Panelist, Security and Liberty: Is There a Trade Off?, Farleigh Dickenson University, Office of Global Learning, Teaneck, NJ, 2008
- Presented Seminar, Construction Law: Negotiating Contracts & Filing Construction Liens, NJ Construction Expo, Meadowlands, 2007
- Presented Seminar, Legal Aspects of Self Publishing Literary Works, NJ Bar Association: Entertainment & Sports Law Section, 2007
- Presented Seminar, Legal Aspects of the Excessive Use of Force by Law Enforcement, The College of New Jersey: American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, 2007
- Presented Seminar, Civil Rights in New Jersey in the Post-9/11 World (periodic speeches before community groups, universities and other organizations), American Civil Liberties Union - New Jersey, 2006-Present
- Panelist, Legal Aspects of Sexual Harassment Claims, American Psychiatric Association, May 5, 2004
- Facilitator, 2003 Mediation Training, Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County
- Panelist, 1996 Annual Health Law Symposium
- Lecturer, Managed Care Provider Contracts, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996
- Panelist, Recent Developments in Litigation Sanctions, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1994
- Panelist, Drafting Computer Outsourcing Contracts, New York PC EXPO, 1994
- Seminar, Recent Developments in Litigation Sanctions, Hudson County Medical Society, 1994
- Presented Seminar, Telemedia Legal Issues, Annual Telemarketing & Business Telemedia Convention, 1993
- Seminar, The Frivolous Lawsuit Statute, Newark Chamber of Commerce, 1991
- Seminar, Health Care: Duty of Confidentiality to AIDS Patients, New Jersey Bar Association Annual Convention; Garden State Bar Association Annual Convention, 1989
- Presented Seminar, Current Legal Issues Relating to Health Care, Graduate Studies Program in Health Advocacy, Sarah Lawrence College, 1988
- Awarded, 2012 Winifred Latimer Norman Award by the Unitarian Universalist District of Metropolitan New York, For Extraordinary Commitment and Service in the Area of Social and Racial Justice, 2012
- Elected, Member of the Board of Trustees of the American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, 2008-Present
- Appointed, Ethics Committee Chair, District XII Attorney Ethics Committee, 2006-07
- Appointed, Chair, Social Action Committee, The Unitarian Church in Summit, 2006- Present
- Awarded second degree black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate, Black Belt Martial Art Academy, 2006
- Appointed, Privacy Committee, American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, 2006-Present
- Appointed, Ethics Committee Vice Chair, District XII Attorney Ethics Committee, 2005-06
- Appointed, Cooperating Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, 2005-Present
- Appointed, Executive Director, Community Business Development Foundation, 200-Present
- Appointed, Member, District XII Attorney Ethics Committee, 2003-07
- Appointed, Counsel, Springfield Education Foundation, 2001
- Appointed, Springfield Community Conference, 2000
- Completed Training as a Mediator by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1999
- Appointed, Roster of Mediators for the Superior Court of New Jersey, 1999
- Certificate of Appreciation for Service as a Commercial Arbitrator, New Jersey Superior Court, 1999
- Appointed, Junior Achievement Consultant for the Springfield Public School System, 1999
- Appointed, Commercial Arbitrator by the New Jersey Superior Court, Union County, 1998
- Awarded highest professional peer review rating ("AV") by Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory Rating Service, 1995
- Appointed, Planning Board Attorney, Springfield Township, 1995
- Elected, Union County Democratic Committee Person, 1993-97
- Appointed, Vice Chairman, Springfield Democratic Party, 1990-93
- Appointed, Human Services Advisory Board, Newark Salvation Army, 1990-91
- Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC, Managing Principal, 1997 – Present
- Wong, Tsai & Fleming, P.C., Partner, 1995 – 1997
- Eichler, Forgosh, Gottilla & Rudnick, P.C., Associate Attorney, 1993 –1995
- Saiber, Schlesinger, Satz & Goldstein, Associate Attorney, 1989 – 1993
- McCarter and English, Associate Attorney, 1984 – 1989
- Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, Law Clerk, 1981
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