From the courtroom to the boardroom, Damian Conforti draws on decades of trial experience to provide strategic guidance to executives facing complex legal and operational challenges throughout Sussex County, NJ, including Sparta, Newton, and surrounding communities.

Damian brings the unique perspective of a former prosecutor to his role as corporate counsel to closely held and publicly traded companies. He regularly advises business owners and leadership teams in Sussex County and beyond, seamlessly blending dispute resolution skills with corporate strategy to deliver real-time solutions to leaders navigating critical governance issues.

Over the past 20+ years, Damian has successfully litigated a wide range of complex commercial disputes, including matters involving real estate claims, bank and wire fraud, unlawful employment practices, oppressed shareholder claims, and shareholder derivative actions. His experience representing businesses in and around Newton and Sparta, NJ has given him insight into the legal and operational challenges unique to companies in the region.

In addition to litigation, Damian routinely counsels corporate leadership on a broad spectrum of legal matters, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, internal investigations, and day-to-day operational concerns. His practical, business-focused approach makes him a trusted advisor to companies across Sussex County, NJ.

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  • The Best Lawyers in America® list (since 2020)
  • New Jersey “Super Lawyers” list in litigation (since 2001)

  • New York City Hospitality Alliance
  • New York City Bar Association, Hospitality Law Committee
  • New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association

These stories are successful case results from our attorneys. Please note that results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

  • Secured $19.5 Million Loan refinance for office and hotel center in Edison, New Jersey
  • Negotiated $75 million loan for real estate conglomerate
  • Served as lead defense counsel for a municipality and its commissioners accused of constitutional and civil rights violations in a federal district court trial.
  • Secured a FINRA no-action letter for a broker-dealer accused of improper solicitation and unauthorized investment activity.
  • Achieved the withdrawal of tax evasion and federal program fraud charges against the founder of a non-profit agency.
  • Obtained a dismissal of behalf of a client accused of accounting malpractice and ethical violations by New Jersey’s State Board of Accountancy.
  • Successfully defended a chiropractor and proprietor of a pain management practice investigated by the New Jersey State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
  • Led a team of former law enforcement officers in the internal investigation resulting in the removal of a corporate officer from a closely-held textile distribution company for misappropriation of company funds and materials.
  • Successfully defended an executive of a closely-held company from federal allegations of kickbacks, bribery and honest services fraud in connection with the executive’s procurement of IT staffing contracts with a publicly-traded company.
  • Negotiated the dismissal of federal criminal complaint alleging health care claims fraud and honest services fraud against physician and health care practice.
  • Obtained dismissal of all insurance fraud charges referred to Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor on behalf of a pain management physician.

  • State of New Jersey
  • State of New York
  • United States District Court, District of New Jersey
  • United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.
  • Boston College, B.A.