Joseph M. Oriolo

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1983
• Pennsylvania, 1983
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1983

Representative Matters

• Represented a privately held real estate company and family trust in the negotiation and sale of a commercial/industrial office building, valued at more than $3 million, housing over 40 commercial tenants.
• Represented a leading QSR franchisee in the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area in connection with its ongoing acquisition and roll-up of multiple store locations in transactions totaling approximately $20 million.
• Serving as outside general counsel to a large orthopedic surgical practice, advising on healthcare compliance, employment, corporate, and payor disputes, and securing regulatory relief that corrected systemic claims-processing errors and restored practice cash flow.
• Represented the general partner of a closely held company in resolving a complex internal dispute through a negotiated settlement involving the $4 million sale of the company’s sole asset, a rehabilitation and nursing facility, avoiding protracted litigation.
• Advised an anesthesiology practice on corporate reorganization, partner buyouts, employment agreements, member disputes, and ongoing general corporate matters.
• Represented one of New Jersey’s largest family-owned industrial production and supply chain companies in connection with warehouse expansion and business relocations from Rahway/Linden to Cranbury, as well as asset acquisitions in Vermont and Long Island, and related financing and refinancing transactions.
• Represented a fast-growing, multi-million-dollar international e-cigarette liquid manufacturer and distributor in connection with operating agreements, employment matters, and tax planning.
• Represented a dental practice owner in evaluating competing bids and completing the $1 million sale of a long-established practice, including lease negotiations, purchase options, and seller financing.
• Represented buyers and sellers of Class C and Class D liquor licenses and real estate developers in connection with license transfers and placement within shopping center developments.
• Representing affiliated roadway safety, traffic control, and manufacturing businesses in connection with the $90 million sale of three operating companies to a private equity sponsor, including transaction structuring, due diligence, and regulatory matters.
• Represented the seller of a regional commercial baking equipment distributor and service provider in a $7.5 million equity sale with post-closing earn-out, retained equity, recapitalization, and related tax planning.
• Represented a leading quick-service restaurant franchisee in a U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation alleging discriminatory hiring practices, securing the government’s decision to discontinue prosecution and avoiding potential False Claims Act exposure.
• Represented a physician-shareholder and corporate officer in creditor litigation seeking more than $1.1 million and asserting fraudulent conveyance claims, coordinating a joint defense group and securing dismissal of all claims against individual defendants.
• Representing a family-owned industrial production and supply chain company and affiliated trusts and estate in connection with a proposed $32 million sale and leaseback of a 160,000 square foot warehouse, construction of a 90,000 square foot flex facility, zoning and land use approvals, ISRA compliance, tax planning, and corporate reorganizations.
• Representing restaurant groups and commercial property owners in complex liquor license matters, including corporate restructurings, minority investments, regulatory filings, and transfers of plenary retail consumption and distribution licenses for hospitality developments valued at up to $15 million.
• Representing a national QSR franchisee in connection with multi-state real estate acquisitions and development projects, including transactions involving Starbucks-leased properties in South Carolina and multiple New Jersey investment properties.

Memberships

• New Jersey State Bar Association
• Middlesex County Bar Association: Corporate and Business Law Committee (past Chair)

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