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Mr. Etish is an experienced litigator who represents a wide range of clients from various industries, including real estate, food manufacturing, transportation, construction, and pharmaceutical. His diverse litigation practice is focused primarily on complex commercial disputes, but he is also regularly involved in products liability and professional liability litigations. His complex commercial practice frequently involves business torts, restrictive covenants, antitrust, and shareholder agreements. Mr. Etish often serves as a resource to national counsel unfamiliar with litigating in the state and federal courts located within Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and he works tirelessly with clients to understand their business objectives. In many situations, this means seeking to resolve disputes cost effectively through negotiation without litigation. If negotiations are not realistic or are unsuccessful, Mr. Etish will not hesitate to take a more aggressive approach.

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Experience

Legal Work Highlights

  • Representing supermarket chain in litigations with shopping center developer involving antitrust and tortious interference causes of action
  • Representing biopharmaceutical company in In Re: Zantac mass tort pending in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
  • Represented commercial landlord in real estate litigation involving breach of lease and guaranty as well as claims for environmental damages; secured judgment on behalf of landlord
  • Represented a pharmaceutical company in opioid litigations in federal and state courts
  • Represented Am Law 100 law firm in litigation involving professional liability claims; secured dismissal from litigation based on lack of personal jurisdiction
  • Represented a commercial landowner with respect to environmental matters involving underground storage tanks
  • Represented an international consumer packaged food company with respect to claims involving breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, and unjust enrichment involving the design of an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) to be installed at a 402,000-square-foot meat processing facility
  • Represented a title insurance company with respect to litigation involving the duty to defend and priority of coverage
  • Represented the owner in a construction litigation involving claims for breach of contract and breach of a performance bond
  • Represented healthcare provider in a suit involving numerous counts, including violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), breach of contract, and tortious interference with contract
  • Represented a regional supermarket chain in real estate litigation matters and obtained expedited relief on claims related to a “going dark” provision and summary judgment defending claims related to an “area restriction” in commercial leases
  • Represented manufacturing companies in litigation involving restrictive covenants, non-competes, and trade secrets in situations involving executives commencing employment with a competitor

Education

Rutgers School of Law – Camden|Wesleyan University

J.D.|B.A.

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  • Research Editor, Rutgers Law Journal

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Clerkships

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

Law clerk to Justice John E. Wallace, Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey

 

Intern to the Honorable Robert B. Kugler, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey

Courts

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

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania|State of New Jersey|United States District Court for the District of New Jersey|United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania|United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania|United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania|United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Included on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list, Business Litigation

Included on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists, Business Litigation, 2010-2011, 2013-2019

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

New Jersey State Bar Association
Business and Commercial Litigation Committee
Equity Jurisprudence Committee

 

Philadelphia Bar Association

 

Camden County Bar Association

 

Barrister, University of Pennsylvania Law School American Inn of Court, 2015-2018

 

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Advisory Committee on Electronic Filing Implementation, 2010

 

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Ad Hoc Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 2007

 

Gibbons Law Alert blog (www.gibbonslawalert.com)
Editor

Civic Activities

Civic & Charitable Organizations

SquashSmarts
Board of Directors, Co-Chair of Governance and Nominating Committee

The Germantown Cricket Club
Board of Governors, 2012-2014
Chair of Membership Committee, 2013-2014
Admissions Committee, 2010-2012

LEADERSHIP Philadelphia
Core Class Member, 2014