Peter S. Pearlman
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 53 years of experience
Appellate, Commercial Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Park 80 West-Plaza One, 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 401, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
About Peter S. Pearlman
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Commercial Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New JerseyJ.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1967A.B., Bachelor of Arts
Representative Cases
- MaxLite, Inc. v. ATG Electronics, Inc., _ F. Supp. 3d _, 2016 WL 3457720 (D.N.J. June 24, 2016)
- King Drug Co. of Florence, Inc. v. SmithKline Beecham, 791 F.3d 388 (3d Cir. 2015) (the first appellate opinion to interpret the Supreme Court’s opinion in FTC v. Actavis, 133 S. Ct. 2223 (2013)
- In re Lipitor Antitrust Litigation, 46 F. Supp. 3d 523 (D.N.J. 2014)
- In re K-Dur Antitrust Litig., 686 F.3d 197 (3d Cir. 2012), vacated and remanded in view of Actavis v. Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co., Inc., (133 S.Ct. 2849 (2013)
- Herman v. Yellow Pages.com, LLC, 780 F. Supp. 2d 1028 (S.D.Ca. 2011)
- Kalow & Springut v. Commence Corp., 272 F.R.D. 397 (D.N.J. 2011)
- State of New Jersey Department of Treasury v. Fuld, 604 F.3d 86 (3d Cir. 2010)
- National Junior Baseball League v. Pharmanet, 720 F. Supp. 2d 517 (D.N.J. 2010)
- In re Merck & Co. Sec., Derivative & ERISA Litig., 493 F.3d 393 (3d Cir. 2007)
- In re AT&T Securities Litigation, 455 F.3d 160 (3d Cir. 2006)
- In re Remeron Antitrust Litigation, 367 F. Supp. 2d 675 (D.N.J. 2005)
- In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation, 338 F. Supp. 2d 517 (D.N.J. 2004)
- U.S. ex rel. Quinn v. Omnicare Inc., 382 F.3d 432 (3d Cir. 2004)
- Varsolona v. Breen Capital Services Corp., 360 N.J. Super. 292 (App. Div. 2003), aff’d as modified, 180 N.J. 605 (2004)
- In re Cendant Corp. Litigation, 243 F. Supp. 2d 166 (D.N.J. 2003)
- Naviant Marketing Solutions, Inc. v. Larry Tucker, Inc., 339 F. 3d 180 (3d Cir. 2003)
- In re Honeywell International Securities Litigation, 211 F.R.D. 255 (D.N.J. 2002)
- In re: PSE&G Shareholder Litigation, 173 N.J. 258 (2002)
- In re: Honeywell International Securities Litigation, 182 F. Supp. 2d 414 (D.N.J. 2002)
- In re America Online, Inc., 168 F. Supp. 2d 1359 (S.D. Fla. 2001)
- Burgo v. Volkswagen of America, 183 F. Supp. 2d 683 (D.N.J. 2001)
- California Public Employees Retirement System v. Chubb Corp., 127 F. Supp. 2d 572 (D.N.J. 2001)
- Megatech, Inc. v. NSD Acquisitions LP, 215 F.3d 1320 (4th Cir. 2000)
- In re: Nazi Era Cases Against German Defendants, 198 F.R.D. 429 (D.N.J. 2000) (billion dollar settlement achieved for the benefit of the class)
- In re: Interneuron Pharmaceuticals Litigation, 188 F.R.D. 3 (D. Mass. 1999)
- In re: Nice Systems Securities Litigation, 188 F.R.D. 206 (D.N.J. 1999); also 135 F. Supp 2d 551 (D.N.J. 2001)
- Burger-Fischer v. DeGussa AG, 65 F. Supp. 2d 248 (D.N.J. 1999)
- In re: Milestone Scientific Securities Litigation, 183 F.R.D. 404 (D.N.J. 1998), also 187 F.R.D. 165 (D.N.J. 1999), also 103 F. Supp. 2d 425 (D.N.J. 2000)
- In re: Cendant Corporation Securities Litigation, 182 F.R.D. 144 (D.N.J. 1998)
- In re: Computron Software Litigation, 6 F. Supp. 2d 313 (D.N.J. 1998)
- Weikel v. Tower Semiconductor, Ltd., 183 F.R.D. 377 (D.N.J. 1998)
- In re: Mobilemedia Securities Litigation, 28 F. Supp. 2d 901 (D.N.J. 1998)
- In Re: PSE&G Shareholder Litigation, 315 N.J. Super. 323 (Ch. Div. 1998)
- Matter of TDA Industries, Inc., 240 A.D. 2d 262 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. 1997)
- J.K. Funding, Inc. v. DeCara Enterprises, Ltd., 235 A.D. 2d 785 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1997), also 270 A.D. 2d 456 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 2000)
- Grassi v. Information Resources, Inc., 63 F. 3d 596 (7th Cir. 1995)
- In Re: General Tire & Rubber Co. Securities Litigation, 726 F.2d 1057 (6th Cir. 1994)
- Gelles v. TDA Industries, 44 F.3d 102 (2d Cir. 1994) (establishing new standards in the Second Circuit on the purchaser/seller requirement of SEC Rule 10b-5), also Fed. Sec. L. Rep. 1993 Transfer Binder 97,690 (S.D.N.Y. 1993), also Fed. Sec. L. Rep. 1990 Transfer Binder 96,110 (S.D.N.Y. 1991)
- Easton & Co. v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH)1993 Transfer Binder 96,595, 97,294 and 97,348 (D.N.J. 1993)
- Resolution Trust Corp. v. DiDomenico, 837 F. Supp. 623 (D.N.J. 1993)
- Rachael Lerch, et als. v. Citizens First Bancorp, et al., 805 F. Supp. 1142 (D.N.J. 1992), also 144 F.R.D. 247 (D.N.J. 1992)
- Franz v. Raymond Eisenhardt Sons, Inc., 732 F. Supp. 521 (D.N.J. 1990)
- Zinberg v. Washington Bancorp, et al., 138 F.R.D. 397 (D.N.J. 1990)
- Rose Cammer, et als. v. Bruce M. Bloom, et als., 711 F. Supp. 1264 (D.N.J. 1989)
- Willis v. Rubiera Zim, 705 F. Supp. 205 (D.N.J. 1988)
- Reufenacht v. O’Halleran, 737 F.2d 320 (3d Cir. 1984), aff’d, sub. nom. Gould v. Reufenacht, 471 U.S. 701 (1985)
- In Re: General Public Utilities Corporation Securities Litigation, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 1983-1984 Transfer Binder, 99,566 (D.N.J. 1983)
- Abramowitz v. Posner, 672 F.2d 1025 (2d Cir. 1982), also 513 F. Supp. 120 (S.D.N.Y. 1981)
- Degenaars v. Degenaars, 186 N.J. Super. 233 (Ch. Div. 1982)
- Turner v. Aldens, Inc., 179 N.J. Super. 596 (App. Div. 1981)
- Roem v. Borough of Dumont, 176 N.J. Super. 397 (App. Div. 1980)
- In re: General Tire & Rubber Co. Securities Litigation, 429 F. Supp. 1032 (J.P.M.L. 1977)
- Scott v. Richstein, 129 N.J. Super. 516 (Law Div. 1974)
- Crowell v. U.S., 1972 A.M.C. 2086 (D.N.J. 1972)
- In re: Lipitor Antitrust Litigation, 855 F.3d 126 (3d Cir. 2017), also 866 F.3d 281 (3d Cir. 2017)
- MaxLite, Inc. v. ATG Electronics, Inc., 193 F. Supp. 3d 371 (D.N.J. 2016) (Analyzing minimum contacts for specific jurisdiction in unfair competition litigation between a New Jersey plaintiff and California defendant)
Classes and Seminars
- Taught Trial Advocacy for The National Institute of Trial Advocacy
- Taught Trial and Appellate Skills at Hofstra, Widener and Roger Williams Schools of Law
- American Bar Association for Continuing Legal Education, Lecturer
- New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Lecturer
- Presenter, Revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Judicial Center
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1970
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1970
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2010
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2015
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1998
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
- U.S. Tax Court, 1973
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2000
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2016
Other Affiliations
- Lawyers’ Advisory Committee to the U.S. District Court District of New Jersey (Member)
- Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey (Past Trustee)
- American Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association (Co-Chair, Class Action Committee)
- The Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey (Member)
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (Member)
Articles
Published Works
- What Is Security? New Jersey Lawyer Journal of the New Jersey State Bar Association, No. 123, May, 1988
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Nearby Lawyers
- Appellate
- Commercial Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
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