Lateral Attorney Openings

*GIBBONS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Employment Associate

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Gibbons is seeking an associate with 5-7 years of employment litigation and counseling experience.  New York admission is required, New Jersey admission is a plus. Salary range for 2017 – 2019 law school graduates is $175,000 – $189,000.

Please send resume to Melissa Marquinhos, Recruiting Coordinator.

Employment Associate

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Gibbons is seeking an associate with 3-4 years of employment litigation and/or counseling experience. New Jersey admission is required, New York admission is preferred.

Please send resume to Melissa Marquinhos, Recruiting Coordinator.

Environmental Associate

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Gibbons is seeking an associate with three to five years of experience in New Jersey environmental regulatory, transactional, and permitting areas, with a focus on Brownfields and wetlands redevelopment experience. Some knowledge of New York environmental regulatory, transactional, and permitting associated with Brownfields and wetlands development is a plus. Admission in both New Jersey and New York is required.

Please send resume to Melissa Marquinhos, Recruiting Coordinator.

Environmental Attorney

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Dynamic, distinguished environmental law group, recognized for its service in litigation, redevelopment (including Brownfields projects), real estate transactions, and regulatory and compliance, seeks a motivated, forward-thinking attorney to join its practice at Gibbons P.C., an established law firm headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, with additional offices in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington, DC, and Florida. We are looking for a senior associate, counsel, or junior partner with 6-10 years of experience in environmental law with respect to regulatory/compliance and/or litigation, as well as ISRA, site remediation, and due diligence experience. Candidates must be licensed in both New Jersey and New York, and the position will be based in the firm's Newark office with the opportunity to split time with the firm's New York office. Those with a portable business and/or the ability to generate new business will be highly considered. This opportunity is tailor-made for an attorney interested in working on significant, high-profile cleanup and litigation matters, some involving the region's most prominent developments and waterways, for a sophisticated client base.

Please send resume to Melissa Marquinhos, Recruiting Coordinator.

Financial Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights Associate

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The Financial Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights (“FRCR”) Group at Gibbons is seeking to hire associates in our Wilmington, Delaware and Newark, New Jersey offices. The FRCR Group is a growing and diverse practice with a national footprint. FRCR attorneys practice in all areas of bankruptcy and insolvency law, with a focus on sophisticated corporate reorganizations, out-of-court restructurings and insolvency counseling, and related litigation. Clients include official committees of unsecured creditors and bondholders, debtors-in-possession, Chapter 11 and 7 trustees, secured creditors and lenders, indenture trustees, insurers, asset purchasers, lessors, and other significant creditors. Judicial clerkship experience and admission to the New York bar (in addition to NJ and/or DE) are preferred but not required.

Please send resume to Melissa Marquinhos, Recruiting Coordinator.

Intellectual Property (Patent) Associate

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Essential Functions:
  • Draft, prosecute, and manage U.S. and foreign patent portfolios related to small molecules and biologicals.
  • Provide strategic counseling on all aspects of patent law, e.g., portfolio exclusivity positions and drafting of freedom to operate and patent invalidity and non-infringement opinions.
  • Participate in and support patent litigations concerning small molecule and biologics (including ANDA litigations).
  • Work closely with clients to identify and protect new intellectual property, and counsel and educate client’s scientists and product development/business development teams on intellectual property matters.
Minimum Education, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills Required:
  • U.S. attorney with a minimum of 4 years of patent experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech/life science field.
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Advanced degree in chemistry, biology, immunology, or biochemistry or substantial R&D experience is preferred. However, a bachelor’s degree with additional experience as a practicing patent attorney would be considered.
  • Experience as an in-house lawyer in small molecule chemistry is considered a plus.
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment. This is an extremely interactive role that requires excellent communication skills and the ability to both address complex IP issues and succinctly identify and communicate decisions to a team.
  • Demonstrated experience in drafting and prosecuting pharmaceutical patent applications globally, as well as in conducting freedom to operate and patent invalidity and non-infringement analyses.
  • Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle and prioritize multiple time-sensitive projects.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to distill complexity and to communicate decisively with sound judgment.

Please send resume to Melissa Marquinhos, Recruiting Coordinator.