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Anthony Callaghan, a native of Ireland, is a commercial litigator who practices in state and federal courts nationally, in addition to various alternative dispute resolution tribunals. His practice ranges from complex contract and restrictive covenant disputes to securities litigation, class and derivative actions, to counsel on a wide array of business issues. Mr. Callaghan advises a broad range of foreign corporate and institutional clients operating in the United States on legal issues that include corporate and transactional matters, dispute resolution, intellectual property rights, employment concerns, creditors’ rights, and mergers & acquisitions ─ where necessary, working with attorneys from Gibbons’ other practice groups to ensure effective and efficient outcomes for his clients. As past President of the Irish American Bar Association of New Jersey, and an active member of several community and philanthropic organizations, Mr. Callaghan maintains close ties to the legal and business communities in the United States, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. He is the recipient of several honors recognizing his achievements and contributions on both sides of the Atlantic, including the Irish Echo Golden Bridges Award, and has been included on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list.

Mr. Callaghan has served as lead counsel on a variety of litigations, including the successful defense of Fortune 100 companies in a multicount international fraud and conspiracy dispute; contract disputes in the healthcare information market; trademark and trade dress disputes; intellectual property licensing and reseller disputes; banking and credit disputes; reinsurance disputes; malpractice; senior corporate executive contract disputes and negotiations; and corporate dissolution proceedings. He has taken a principal role in innumerable other disputes involving auditor malpractice; emergent injunctive relief relating to employment restrictive covenants; securities class actions and derivative claims; corporate contract disputes; intellectual property disputes; and a broad range of complex commercial disputes.

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Experience

Legal Work Highlights

Representative Clients

  • HP, Inc.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • The Phillips 66 Company
  • Diaceutics PLC
  • UDG Healthcare plc
  • Portmeirion Group
  • Capital One Services, Inc.
  • Layne Christensen Company
  • MediMedia USA, Inc.
  • Niles Audio Corporation

Representative Matters

Mr. Callaghan has served as lead counsel on several matters, including: the successful defense of several corporations in an international fraud and conspiracy dispute; contract disputes in the healthcare information market; trademark and trade dress disputes; intellectual property licensing and reseller disputes; banking and credit disputes; reinsurance disputes; malpractice; senior corporate executive contract disputes and negotiations; and corporate dissolution proceedings. Mr. Callaghan has also served as counsel to a Special Litigation Committee of the Board of Directors of a Fortune 500 company.

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law|National University of Ireland – Carysfort College


J.D., cum laude|B.Ed., honours


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Clerkships

Anthony served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

Two-year term as Federal Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Nicholas H. Politan, U.S.D.J. in Newark, New Jersey

Courts

Anthony is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

State of New Jersey|State of New York|United States District Court for the District of New Jersey|United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York|United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit


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Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Included on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list, Business Litigation

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

New Jersey State Bar Association

 

Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Chapter of the Essex Inn of Court
Barrister

 

Essex County Bar Association

 

New York State Bar Association

Civic Activities

Civic & Charitable Organizations

Mr. Callaghan is actively involved with the American Ireland Fund and the Irish American Partnership.