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Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. offers exceptional career opportunities to lawyers, aspiring graduates and business support professionals in an environment that is challenging and rewarding. Our continued success depends on our most important asset – our people – which is why we take care in recruiting and retaining the best. We look for candidates with academic excellence, proven commitment and self-motivation.

As a forward-thinking and client-oriented law firm, Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla is continually seeking out new talent to join our team. We look for team players possessing the ability to work individually and as a part of our departmental teams.

If interested, we encourage you to submit a cover letter and resume directly to James D'Arcy, via email to info@ghclaw.com or via fax to (732) 224-6599.

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    Philip D. Forlenza
    Philip D. Forlenza

    Philip D. Forlenza

    pforlenza@ghclaw.com(732) 741-3900Linkedin
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    Phil's practice is devoted primarily to Corporate Finance/Securities Law, Acquisitions/ Mergers and Business Law.

    Phil counsels clients with respect to the raising of capital in the public and private markets. He prepares prospectuses and private offering documents required in connection with the public and private sale of securities and advises as to ongoing compliance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities bureaus, including the preparation and review of periodic reports required to be filed by issuers of securities.

    Phil represents purchasers and sellers of businesses, including transactions involving mergers, consolidations and asset sales. He also counsels clients as to the appropriate structure of acquisition transactions and prepares securities filings and public disclosure documents required in connection with the purchase and sale of publicly traded corporations.

    Phil advises clients in the formation and establishment of businesses, including corporations, general partnerships, limited partnerships, investment funds, joint ventures and limited liability companies. He prepares shareholder agreements for new and existing owners of corporations, including "buy/sell" arrangements and handles ongoing counseling of clients in various business agreements, such as license agreements, distributorship agreements, technology transfer agreements and employment agreements.

    Practice Areas
    Practice Focus
    • Business Law
    • Corporate Finance and Securities
    • Acquisitions and Mergers
    Professional Activities
    • New Jersey State Bar Association, Chair, Business Law Section
    • Member, Association for Corporate Growth
    • Securities Law Committee of NJ State Bar Association
    • St. Rose High School Advisory Board
    Admissions
    • New Jersey
    • New York
    • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
    Education
    • Fordham University School of Law, J.D. (1984)
    • Georgetown University, B.S. (1981)
    Honors/Awards
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    News
    Articles/Publications
    Press Mentions
    Seminars/Presentations
    • Negotiating Deal Terms, New Jersey M&A Conference presented by NJICLE, September 28, 2018
    • The Limited Liability Company: The Preferred Entity For Real Estate Acquisitions & Development, GH&C Seminar, October 2014
    • Organic Growth, Sponsored by the Association for Corporate Growth, October 23, 2007
    • Opportunities and Obstacles: Planning Your Exit Strategy, Sponsored by the Association for Corporate Growth, October 24, 2006
    • Counseling the Financially Distressed Corporation, Sponsored by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September 20, 2006