Samuel B. Santo, Jr. has almost 20 years of experience in a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters, and is the Chair of the firm’s E-Discovery Task Force. As a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, Mr. Santo has trial experience in both state and federal courts. Mr. Santo’s expertise extends to matters involving the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act, the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, representation of health care industry clients, electronic discovery obligations and best practices, employee piracy and other business torts, corporate counseling and a wide array of complex commercial and business litigation matters.
Recent representative clients/matters include:
- Kearfott Guidance & Navigation Corporation in a breach of contract dispute concerning an inertial navigation guidance systems contract valued in excess of $100 million;
- The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey ( New Jersey’s university of the health sciences and the largest institution of its kind on the nation) in a breach of contract/implied covenant of good faith/employee piracy matter involving claims in excess of $10 million;
- Dornbracht USA, Inc. and Aloys F. Dornbracht GmbH & Co. KG ( a premium kitchen and bath fixture manufacturer and its U. S. representative) in a variety of matters, including a breach of contract lawsuit implicating the franchise practices acts of over ten (10) states;
- Liberty Healthcare System/Jersey City Medical Center in an appeal from the State Commissioner of Health’s rejection of a certificate of need application seeking authority to operate a new megavoltage radiation oncology program;
- National Coordinating Counsel in connection with a Manufacturer’s defense of asbestos-related wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits pending in over twenty-five (25) states;
- Verizon Wireless in a litigation involving the misapplication of commercial instruments;
- The Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants of G-I Holdings, Inc. in an action to set aside an alleged fraudulent conveyance valued at approximately $1 billion;
- The Newark Group in an action against foreign nationals and their domestic operating company involving claims of employee piracy and tortious interference with business opportunity; and
- Corning Inc. in a variety of commercial business issues, including a breach of contract lawsuit concerning facilities located in both the United States and Europe and venued in federal court.
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