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James H. Laskey, a member of the firm, concentrates his practice in administrative and government regulatory law, including public utility, antitrust, health care and telecommunications issues.
Jim spends much of his time representing clients before state and federal administrative agencies, particularly the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. He is also a registered legislative agent for New Jersey legislative activities. With a strong background in economics, Jim frequently represents businesses that are seeking to compete or to exercise choice as end users in markets once thought to be natural monopolies. He has provided advice to telecommunication companies, natural gas marketers, independent energy producers and other participants in markets which are evolving from monopoly to competitive status. He also has substantial experience in corporate transactions within these industries, as well as the health care industry, in the area of antitrust analysis and premerger notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.
Jim also regularly handles municipal franchising and zoning matters where the application involves specialized technologies and equipment. He is a Past Chair of the Public Utility Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, a current Trustee of the New Jersey Lawyers Fund for Client Protection, and the current Chair of the Somerset County Business Partnership. Jim appears in the Communications Law and Energy Law sections of the current edition of The Best Lawyers In America.
Prior to joining the firm, Jim spent three years working for the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Before that, he clerked for New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Sidney M. Schreiber. | 