Attorney General’s Report to the Legislature on the New Jersey False Claims Act (NJFCA) / The reports are in and represent an upward trend in recoveries by the State of New Jersey through actions filed under the New Jersey False Claims Act. In 2011, the State of New Jersey recovered about $3 million in damages and penalties under the NJFCA. Not bad considering the Act was has only been around for about three years.
Business Lawyer Anand Natarajan Chosen As 2012 Leadership New Jersey (LNJ) Fellow / Commercial litigation lawyer Anand Natarajan was recently selected as a Fellow for the 2012 Leadership New Jersey program. As a fellow, Mr. Natarajan, who represents New Jersey business owners in a range of business law issues, will meet with a variety of New Jersey citizens, lobbyists, legislators and law enforcement officials to discuss and help find solutions to various social, economic and political issues that confront the state. “As a New Jersey lawyer, lifelong New Jersey resident and local business owner, I am thrilled to get the opportunity to participate in LNJ and meet with people that are equally concerned about this state’s future.” Mr. Natarajan said. “It is a great honor to participate in a program that has graduated innovative and influential leaders and I look forward to working with the other fellows in 2012.”
Natarajan LLP advises on sale of 35,000 square foot Class A commercial building / Sagar Shah, a partner at Natarajan LLP, advised the principals of Perrine Professional Group (PPG) in the successful condominium conversion and sale of a new construction Class A medical and office building located at 300 Perrine Road in Old Bridge, NJ. Natarajan LLP will also advise the purchasers of the building on the subsequent sale and lease of individual condominium units. The firm plans on advising the principals of PPG on future commercial real estate ventures in the Central New Jersey area. “Central New Jersey provides a unique opportunity for both residential and commercial real estate, and I am excited to be working with Natarajan LLP to both vet and develop new real estate deals in the area,” said Ajay Jain, member of PPG. 300 Perrine Road boasts state of the art construction, ample parking and ideal location at the intersection of Route 34 and Route 9 in Old Bridge and is also zoned for medical use. “300 Perrine presents the ideal real estate transaction,” Sagar Shah said. “Its construction was managed superbly, its financing was backed by a stable community bank and it was built in a really great location—it was a pleasure working with PPG to complete this transaction.”
Business Lawyer Anand Natarajan Chosen As 2012 Leadership New Jersey (LNJ) Fellow / Commercial litigation lawyer Anand Natarajan was recently selected as a Fellow for the 2012 Leadership New Jersey program. As a fellow, Mr. Natarajan, who represents New Jersey business owners in a range of business law issues, will meet with a variety of New Jersey citizens, lobbyists, legislators and law enforcement officials to discuss and help find solutions to various social, economic and political issues that confront the state. “As a New Jersey lawyer, lifelong New Jersey resident and local business owner, I am thrilled to get the opportunity to participate in LNJ and meet with people that are equally concerned about this state’s future.” Mr. Natarajan said. “It is a great honor to participate in a program that has graduated innovative and influential leaders and I look forward to working with the other fellows in 2012.” Read more »
New Jersey High Court Protects Employees’ Right to Personal Emails / New Jersey employers: employees have a limited right to access and send personal emails to their attorney on company computers, and you have no authority to read them. This watershed rule was announced in Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc., where the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held that an employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy in emails between the employee and her attorney which were sent and received through a web-based email account accessed on laptop provided by her employer. Read more »
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