Vito Anthony Gagliardi

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Principal

  Firm Name

  Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Oversaw the only three regional school district dissolutions in New Jersey history, resolving hundreds of employment issues raised under law, statutes, regulations
  collective bargaining agreements. All disputes were addressed successfully,
  all litigations challenging any aspect of the dissolution were defeated.
  Used federal
  state RICO statutes as effective counterclaims as part of the defense of employment litigations. Prevailed in one of the first published opinions involving the civil use of the state RICO statute.
  Represented then Mayor-Elect Cory Booker in litigation enjoining his predecessor from non-bid sales of city property.
  Pioneered a dual sending-receiving agreement between two small school districts in order to keep them both cost-effective
  viable, one as a K-4 district for the two towns
  the other as a grade 5-8 district for the two towns.
  Conducted various employment investigations for Fortune 500 companies
  public bodies.
  Defeated an effort by an independent contractor to bring an employment case against one of the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies, resulting in a published opinion.
  Opinions, Decisions
  Cases: D.M. v. New Jersey Dep't. of Educ., 801 F.3d 205 (3d Cir. 2015)
  In the Matter of December 9, 2014 Special School Election, 439 N.J. Super. 416 (App. Div. 2015)
  Booker, et al. v. Rice, et al., 431 N.J. Super. 548 (App. Div. 2013)
  Edmondson v. Elmer, et al., 424 N.J. Super. 256 (App. Div. 2012)
  Matthews v. New Jersey Institute of Technology, et al., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59171, Civil Action NO. 09-2840
  Matthews v. New Jersey Institute of Technology, et al., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27182, Civil Action NO. 09-2840
  Catholic Family & Community Services v. State-Operated School District of the City of Paterson, 412 N.J. Super. 426 (App. Div. 2010)
  Pellicer v. St. Barnabas, 200 N.J. 22 (2009)
  N.J. Ass'n of School Business Officials v. Davy, 409 N.J. Super. 467 (App. Div. 2009)
  O' Shea v. West Milford Bd. of Educ., 391 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2007), certif. den. 192 N.J. 292 (2007)
  In re: Petition for Authorization to Conduct a Referendum on the Withdrawal of North Haledon from the Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District, 181 N.J. 161 (2004), modifying 363 N.J. Super. 130 (App. Div. 2003)
  Adair v. Pfizer, 245 F. Supp. 2d 437 (D. Conn. 2003)
  Franklin Medical, et al. v. NPS, et al., 362 N.J. Super. 494 (App. Div. 2003)
  In re: Tenure of Janet Ingram, 2002 WL 1238418, aff' d by Comm' r, Agency Docket No. 367-9/01
  Murphy v. Luongo, 338 N.J. Super. 260 (App. Div. 2001)
  M.L.K. v. Kenilworth Bd. of Educ., 2000 WL 871745 (Agency Docket No. 00-3808)
  Stowell v. New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, 325 N.J. Super. 512 (App. Div. 1999)
  Byrum Bus Lines v. Mt. Arlington Bd. of Educ., 1999 WL 105071, aff' d by Comm' r, Agency Docket No. 240-7/97
  AFT Local 3417 v. Berkeley Heights Bd. of Educ., 1998 WL 831336, aff' d by Comm' r, Agency Docket No. 535-5/97
  In re: Petition for Authorization to Conduct a Referendum on the Dissolution of Union County Regional High School District No. 1, 298 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 1997), certif. den. 149 N.J. 37 (1997)
  Stagaard, et al. v. Contini, et al., 97 N.J.A.R. 2d (EDU) 217 (Comm' r dec. Dec. 6, 1996), aff' d by State Board, Docket No. 88-96 (Oct. 1, 1997)
  C.M. v. Elizabeth Bd. of Educ., 96 N.J.A.R. 2d (EDS) 75 (O.A.L. Nov. 22, 1995)
  D.B. v. Elizabeth Bd. of Educ., 95 N.J.A.R. 2d (EDU) 253 (State Board June 7, 1995)