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Charles J. Vaccaro
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Charles is an resourceful and pragmatic commercial litigator with experience at both the state and federal levels who represents both public and private clients in various areas of civil litigation. He has experience with the litigation, mediation and arbitration of cases involving contracts and business disputes, shareholder oppression claims, construction matters, employment and civil rights issues, insurance coverage, and high-stakes personal injury matters.

His clients have included public entities and officials, small and mid-sized businesses, real estate developers, construction companies and contractors, healthcare providers, insurers, and condominium associations.

Charles has asserted and/or defended claims in connection with New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act, Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act, Oppressed Shareholder Statute, Law Against Discrimination, Conscientious Employee Protection Act, and Civil Rights Act, among many other state and federal statutes.

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 2015
  • New York, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2017

Education

  • Rutgers University School of Law - Newark, J.D., summa cum laude, 2015
  • Rowan University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2011

Recognition

  • Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (a trademark of Woodward/White, Inc.) in the Commercial Litigation practice area (2024 - present)
  • Listed in Super Lawyers – New Jersey Rising Stars (a Thomson Reuters business) in the Business Litigation practice area (2022 - present)
  • Member, Order of the Coif

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Clerkships

  • Former judicial clerk to The Honorable Marie E. Lihotz, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (2015 - 2016)

More Background

  • Former judicial intern to The Honorable Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Fairfield
  • Former judicial intern to The Honorable Tonianne J. Bongiovanni, United States District Court, District of New Jersey

Representative Matters

  • Assists in the firm’s ongoing defense of a large public entity in multiple litigation matters alleging claims related to NJLAD, CEPA, and New Jersey Civil Rights Act.  Specific responsibilities have included drafting significant portions of multiple motions to dismiss and providing input on case strategy and related legal theories.
  • Representing a New Jersey county in a $6 million contract dispute arising from a pre-development agreement for a proposed central energy facility intended to serve a county jail and adjacent state prison, defending against breach-of-contract and reimbursement claims and pursuing resolution through mediation and settlement negotiations.
  • Represented a global investment bank in FINRA arbitration against a leading global wealth management firm concerning alleged solicitation of clients and misuse of proprietary information by former employees. Achieved a favorable settlement following mediation in a matter involving $55 million in claimed damages after the firm replaced national counsel in this matter.
  • Represented an individual defendant in a complex civil action in federal court involving allegations of identity theft, wire and mail fraud, and related RICO claims. The firm successfully challenged the claims, several of which were dismissed with prejudice with others dismissed without prejudice.
  • Obtained summary dismissal of tort, civil rights, and employment law claims brought against public entities and high-ranking government officials in high exposure, high stakes litigation.
  • As a member of the firm’s litigation team, played a significant role in the successful representation of the plaintiff by obtaining a favorable verdict after a bench trial in a litigation involving the New Jersey Oppressed Shareholder Statute.
  • Represented and defended large healthcare organizations in a class action arbitration.
  • Represented a healthcare provider in a complex breach of contract dispute with a hospital system.

Personal

  • Recipient of the Max M. Barr Scholarship Award from the Monmouth Bar Association
  • While attending law school, served as a teaching associate in the Legal Analysis, Writing and Research Skills program, as a student volunteer for the Pro Bono Bankruptcy Project, as Managing Business Editor of the Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal, and was the recipient of a Dean's Merit Scholarship

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