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With five years of pharmaceutical industry experience working on clinical trials, Mr. May brings a business-oriented approach to his commercial litigation practice. Mr. May litigates in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, representing clients in the pharmaceutical, construction, insurance, financial, software, and aviation industries, among others. Mr. May attends to all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration on a broad range of substantive matters for corporate clients in areas that include contract disputes, business torts, restrictive covenants, breach of fiduciary duty claims, professional negligence, fraud, professional service corporation shareholder and limited liability company litigation, and other complex business claims.

 

Selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Mr. May is involved in all stages of the litigation process, including first-chair arbitration experience. Mr. May has extensive experience advising clients on risk exposure, drafting pleadings and written discovery, drafting dispositive and non-dispositive motions, taking and defending depositions and negotiating settlements. Mr. May also has substantial experience in seeking emergent and expedited proceedings involving injunctive relief.

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Experience

Legal Work Highlights

Prior to joining Gibbons, Mr. May served a two-year judicial clerkship for the Honorable James M. Munley, U.S.D.J., on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Before practicing law, Mr. May was an International Clinical Research Associate at Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, as a contractor with ClinCon Research, Inc.

Education

Rutgers School of Law – Newark|Cornell University


J.D.|B.A.


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  • 2008 National Moot Court Appellate Team (Northeast Region Semi-Finalist
  • Nathan N. Schildkraut Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy
  • Best Brief – 2008 Albert Cohn Appellate Competition
  • Dean’s Merit Scholar
  • Moot Court Board

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Clerkships

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

Law clerk to the Honorable James M. Munley, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Scranton, PA, 2009-2011

Courts

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

State of New Jersey|State of New York|State of Connecticut|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 Third Circuit


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Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Business Litigation, 2017-2019

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

American Bar Association

 

Essex County Bar Association

 

Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey

 

John C. Lifland American Inn of Court for Intellectual Property and N.J. Federal Court Practice

 

Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network