Joseph L. Buckley is a member of the Firm's Management and Executive Committees and Chair of the Litigation Department. Mr. Buckley has over 30 years of first chair trial experience in a wide variety of complex cases in federal and state courts in New Jersey and New York. According to the Chambers USA Guide 2006, Mr. Buckley "is considered one of the leading business litigators in New Jersey" and "makes a very favorable impression on clients, who say 'on experience and knowledge alone he is well worth recommending.'" Mr. Buckley is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. As leader of the Firm's Banking Litigation Group, Mr. Buckley has handled many large litigations for nationally prominent banks, overseeing the process from inception to trial and appeal. Mr. Buckley has served as lead counsel to major national banks and their subsidiaries in the defense of putative class action lawsuits venued in state and federal courts in New Jersey and elsewhere, relating to subjects as diverse as equipment leasing, credit insurance, information security, credit cards and an alleged conspiracy to fix interest rates. In recent years, Mr. Buckley has successfully defended large national banks in lawsuits in which tens of millions of dollars in damages were at issue. Mr. Buckley has also assisted banks in the recovery of many millions of dollars from borrowers and others. In addition, for more than 20 years, Mr. Buckley has represented e-business integration and other computer technology companies in state and federal courts in litigations pertaining to technology services and equipment. Mr. Buckley also represents financial and other corporate clients in litigations pertaining to financial services, and has extensive experience in class action and derivative litigation in that field. Mr. Buckley also represents the subsidiaries of European automobile manufacturers. After 25 days of trial in the Superior Court of Morris County, Mr. Buckley obtained a multi-million dollar verdict for lost profits on behalf of a client in a dispute between partners of an investment advisory firm. That verdict was affirmed on appeal in 2002. Since that trial, Mr. Buckley has assisted the same client in litigation in New Jersey, New York and Delaware in obtaining awards and recoveries exceeding $20 million. Mr. Buckley has been selected for inclusion in the 2003-2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®* published by Woodard/White under Commercial Litigation, the 2008-2012 editions of Benchmark: America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys®* published by Legal Media Group, the 2006 and 2009 editions of Chambers USA®* published by Chambers & Partners under New Jersey Litigation: General Commercial, the 2006-2011 editions of New Jersey Super Lawyers®* published by Thompson Reuters under Business Litigation, and the 2006-2007 editions of New York Super Lawyers®* published by Thompson Reuters under Business Litigation and Banking. Mr. Buckley has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell®*, its highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. *For ranking methodologies, please see www.bestlawyers.com, www.benchmark.com, www.chambersandpartners.com, www.superlawyers.com and www.martindale.com. Affiliations Litigation Section, American Bar Association - Member Civil Trial and Banking Sections, New Jersey Bar Association - Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York - Member Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey - Member Federal Bar Council - Member New York State Bar Association - Member Rutgers Business School Finance Advisory Board - Member (2005-present) Newark Museum Board of Trustees - Member (2004-present) (Finance Committee, 2010-present) Newark YMCA Board of Trustees - Member (2003-present), Vice Chair (2005-2006) New Jersey Law Journal - Member, Editorial Board (2010-present) Millburn Township Board of Recreation - Traveling Basketball Coach (1994-2000) Millburn Short Hills Little League - Chain Manager (1995-1998), Manager (1992-1997) Millburn Soccer Association - Coach (1995) Authored Articles 11/1/2004, Joseph L. Buckley - Best Practices For Maintaining The Attorney-Client Privilege In Email Communications Related Press Releases 11/30/2011, Benchmark Litigation Gives High Scores to Sills Cummis & Gross 3/21/2011, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers 8/9/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Attorneys Continue to be Honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 3/22/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers 8/5/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Retains Prestige in 2010 Best Lawyers ® 6/18/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Holds High Standing in Chambers USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers 3/26/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Announces Its 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers 10/28/2008, Highest Accolades from Best Lawyers ® for Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 11/1/2006, 26 Sills Cummis Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 4/17/2006, New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Finding that Investment Banker Alfred C. Eckert, III Engaged in Bad Faith and Willful Misconduct and Is Barred from Receiving $2.7 Million 10/4/2002, The Star-Ledger: "Judge Rules Against Money Manager" Relevant News 9/12/2011, Joseph L. Buckley - Employer Can't Extend Non-compete Agreement 3/1/2008, Joseph L. Buckley - A Group Approach to Coping with the Subprime Mortgage Crisis 8/2/2004, Joseph L. Buckley/ Richard H. Epstein/ Jonathan S. Jemison - $6.3 Judgment Upheld 1/12/2004, Joseph L. Buckley/Richard H. Epstein - $6.3 Million Awarded in Legal Fees and Expenses Relevant Events 11/29/2011, Joseph L. Buckley - Chair, Newark YMCA 18th Annual Leaders and Legends Scholarship Dinner 11/30/2010, Joseph L. Buckley - Chair, Newark YMCA 17th Annual Leaders and Legends Scholarship Dinner 6/18/2010, Joseph L. Buckley - Complex Business Litigation Seminar 12/1/2009, Joseph L. Buckley - Chair, Newark YMCA 16th Annual Leaders and Legends Scholarship Dinner 12/2/2008, Joseph L. Buckley - Co-Chair, Newark YMCA 15th Annual Leaders and Legends Scholarship Dinner 11/27/2007, Joseph L. Buckley - Co-Chair, Newark YMCA 14th Annual Leaders and Legends Scholarship Dinner 11/29/2005, Joseph L. Buckley - Chair, Newark YMCA 12th Annual Sports Legends Dinner Relevant Representative Decisions 8/26/2011, EMC Corporation v. Emanuel Arturi, et al., 655 F.3rd 75; 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 17834 (3d. Cir. 2011) 12/15/2010, EMC Corporation v. Emanuel Arturi, et al., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132621 (D. Mass. 2010) 12/10/2008, State of West Va. ex rel. Citifinancial, Inc. v. Hon. John T. Madden, et al., 223 W.Va. 229, 672 S.E. 2d 365 (2008) 11/19/2008, DialAmerica Marketing, Inc, v. Citicorp Credit Services, Inc., 2008 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 3039 5/22/2007, In re NETtel Corporation, Inc., et al., Debtors. Wendell W. Webster, Trustee, Plaintiff v. Fujitsu Consulting, Inc., 369 B.R. 50; 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 1796 (2007) 5/7/2007, Hing Q. Lum, et al., Appellants v. Bank of America, et al., 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 10812 (3d Cir. 2007) 4/11/2007, F. James Donnelly, P.C. v. Copelco Capital Inc. 2007 WL 1062066 (N.J.Super.A.D.) 8/8/2006, Lucent Technologies Inc. v. Dicon Fiberoptics, Inc., 2006 WL 2290522 (D.N.J.) 4/13/2006, Salovaara v. Eckert, 2006 WL 941792 (N.J.Super.A.D.) 12/16/2005, Cunningham v. Citigroup, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS, 33805 (D.N.J. Dec. 16, 2005) 1/4/2005, Salovaara v. Eckert, 2005 WL 41560 (N.Y. Sup.), 2005 N.Y. Slip Op. 50010 (U) 12/27/2004, Gardner v. Bank of America Nat. Trust and Savings Ass'n, 2004 WL 5211176 (N.J.Super.A.D.) 5/25/2004, Salovaara v. Eckert, 2004 N.J. Super. LEXIS 497 3/11/2004, Lum v. Bank of America, et al., 361 F.3d 217 (3d Cir. 2004) 12/22/2003, Salovaara v. SSP Advisors, L.P., et al., 2003 WL 23190391 (Del. Ch. 2003)(affirmed, 2004 WL 1737103 (Del. Supr.)) 1/13/2003, Salovaara v. Eckert, 2003 WL 23517124 (N.J. Ch. 2003) 12/19/2002, Carmine Restaurant, Inc. v. Citibank, N.A., 300 A.D.2d 149, 752 N.Y.S.2d 49, 49 UCC Rep. Serv.2d 1266 (1st Dep't 2002) 9/24/2002, Salovaara v. Eckert, 2002 WL 32396171 (N.J. Ch. 2002) 1/8/1999, Sidney A. Friedman and Corporate Financial Services, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Inc., 1999 N.J. Super. LEXIS 477 12/15/1998, Coastal Group, Inc. v. Westholme Partners, 1998 WL 34233133 (D.N.J.), affirmed, 229 F.3d 1137 (3d Cir. 2000) 10/2/1998, Rolo v. City Investing Co., 155 F.3d 644 (3d Cir. 1998) 7/14/1998, Salovaara v. Eckert, 1998 WL 34075425 (N.J. Super. Ch. 1998) 10/6/1997, Trecom Business Systems, Inc. v. Prasad, 980 F.Supp. 770 (D.N.J. 1997) 7/8/1997, Continental Bank Real Estate Department v. New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, 97 N.J.A.R.2d (CAF) 100 (1997) 2/4/1997, United States Small Business Administration v. Citibank, N.A., 31 U.C.C. Rep. Serv.2d 795 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) 10/3/1996, Coastal Group, Inc. v. Westholme Partners, 1996 WL 33545605 (D.N.J.1996) 4/4/1996, Burns & Beck v. Citibank, N.A., 640 N.Y.S.2d 90 (1st Dep't 1996) 8/4/1994, In The Matter Of The Application For A Rental Increase At Jasontown II Apartments, 96 N.J.A.R. 2d(HFA) 1; 1994 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 649 5/3/1993, Schachter v. Citibank, N.A., 193 A.D.2d 593, 597 N.Y.S.2d 453 (2nd Dep't 1993) 3/22/1993, Teamsters Industrial Employees Welfare Fund v. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Inc., 989 F.2d 132 (3rd Cir. 1993) 10/22/1991, Sadler v. Citibank, N.A., 947 F.2d 642 (2d Cir. 1991) 6/4/1991, Titus v. Rolls-Royce Ltd., 174 A.D.2d 322, 570 N.Y.S.2d 543 (1st Dep't 1991) 5/10/1991, Kaufman v. Downey, 1991 WL 11723381 (N.J.Super.L. ) |