William D. Grand is a partner of the firm, where he is a member of the Litigation Department. Mr. Grand's 30 years of experience covers all phases of complex commercial litigation practice, including trials. He has successfully litigated cases in the chancery and law divisions of the state courts, as well as in the federal courts of the New Jersey District and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Mr. Grand has experience litigating a broad range of commercial disputes. He has tried many cases including suits alleging the theft of trade secrets, violation of non-competition clauses, environmental contamination, and breach of contract. Using skills developed as a commercial litigator and trial attorney, Mr. Grand has expanded his practice to include complex condemnation proceedings. Mr. Grand graduated with honors from the University of Rochester (1969) and received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School (1972). Upon graduation from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Nelson K. Mintz of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division. Mr. Grand was admitted to the bar in 1972 and joined the firm in 1977. Mr. Grand has authored and published numerous articles. His published articles include articles on the importance of jury selection, how to settle a commercial lawsuit, how to protect a company’s trade secrets, and the recovery of business damages in condemnation proceedings. Mr. Grand has been designated a Master of the John J. Gibbons Inn of Court for Federal Trial Practice and Intellectual Property, where he has lectured on the taking and defending of depositions and trial practice issues. He is admitted to practice before New Jersey and New York State Courts, Federal District Courts in New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association. |