Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq.

Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC
2400 Morris Avenue, Suite 301
Union, New Jersey 07083

E-mail: gdn@gdnlaw.com

LEGAL PRACTICE

Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq. is the managing attorney and founding principal of the Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC. He has practiced continuously in the area of business litigation and transactions for over thirty years. Mr. Nissenbaum has been awarded the highest professional peer review rating (“AV”) by the Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory Rating Service*. He manages all aspects of the firm and provides legal advice to a wide range of individuals and business entities, from multi-state and international corporations to small businesses and community associations.

His practice involves both litigation and transactional matters. As to litigation, Mr. Nissenbaum oversees lawsuits in the State and Federal Courts, as well as proceedings before administrative agencies and regulatory boards. As to transactional matters, Mr. Nissenbaum drafts and negotiates agreements that span a wide variety of substantive areas, such as entertainment law (apps and video games; music; film; television; modeling; and literary); Internet law (website terms and conditions and privacy policies; trademarks and copyrights; licensing and assignment agreements); and a range of other complex business transactions (buy/sell transaction documents; financing agreements; operating agreements; bylaws; corporate resolutions; distribution agreements; manufacturing agreements; independent contractor agreements; employment manuals and agreements; severance agreements; commercial lease agreements; and purchase order terms and conditions). Mr. Nissenbaum has also been published in the Huffington Post and a number of other Internet blogs related to changes in the law he envisions to address the rapid advance of digital technology. He is a frequent guest on podcasts relating to information technology law.

PRACTICE AREAS

Complex Commercial Litigation
Commercial Contracts and Transactional Matters
Commercial Real Estate
Construction Law
Condominium Association Law
Defending Against Foreclosures
Intellectual Property
Internet and Technology Law
Internet Picture Removal
Internet Defamation
Apps & Video Games
Television, Film & Sports Law
Appellate Law

Music, Literary & Modeling
Employee Benefits & Administrative Proceedings
Employment Law
Health Law
Environmental Law
Nonprofit Law
Franchise Law
Multinational Law
Legal Ethics
Trust & Estate Litigation
Small Business and Entrepreneurial Start-ups
Regulatory Matters Before Government Agencies

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS

New Jersey, 1984
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1989
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1991
New York, 1992
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1997
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 2^nd Circuit, 2008
Texas, 2010
Pennsylvania, 2017
Supreme Court of the United States, 2017

EDUCATION

J.D., Rutgers School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1984
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1980

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Commercial Arbitrator, N.J. Superior Court, 1998 (Inactive)
Mediator, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1999 (Inactive)

PUBLICATIONS

Augmented Reality: Gotta Protect That IP, by Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq. and Laura J. Magedoff, Esq., Apptentive, September 22, 2016
Profiled in: Gary D. Nissenbaum: Ace Gaming Attorney, by David Radd, Gamesauce.biz, September 10, 2016
The Increasing Pace of Digital Change: Why Does Our Culture Always Seem so Blindsided?, Huffingtonpost.com, August 4, 2016
The Intriguing Legal Ramifications of Pokémon GO, Brettterpstra.com, July 25, 2016
Potential Legal Approaches to a Cyberbullying (Co-author), The Young Lawyer, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2013
Receiving Classified Information: Government Secrecy and the Litigation Process (Co-author), NJ Lawyer Magazine, October 2009
Wrongful Posting on the Internet: The Privacy You Save Could be Your Own, NJ Lawyer Magazine, April, 2008
In the Arena: Litigating for the American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, NJ Lawyer, December, 2007
Pitfalls in Collecting a Judgment Against Individual Partners of a Partnership, The Independent Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors, Fall, 1994
The Legal Ramifications of Computer Outsourcing, Legal Tech Newsletter, December, 1994
900 Numbers Come of Age, Communications Managers Association Review, Winter, 1994
How to Sharpen Your Contract Clauses, Telemarketing Magazine, May, 1994
Stop Look and Listen: Selected Defenses to the New Jersey Frivolous Lawsuit Statute, 20 Seton Hall Law Review 184, 1989
Challenges Ahead for Frivolous Lawsuit Statute, 124 N.J.L.J. 837, October 5, 1989
AIDS: Employer/Physician Duty to Tell Third Parties, New Jersey Medicine, January/February, 1989

PODCASTS

6/24/19 Laying Down the Nissen-law, “Legal Aspects of Implementing Vertical Farming Solutions”
6/24/19 Laying Down the Nissen-law, “Legal Challenges of Carbon Capture Technology”
6/24/19 Laying Down the Nissen-law, “Legal Challenges for Emerging Green Technology”
6/24/19 Laying Down the Nissen-law, “Legal Challenges for Solar Energy Technology”
1/29/19 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, AppMasters Podcast, “Overcoming the Legal Pitfalls of Mobile Apps with Gary Nissenbaum”
8/9/18 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Hanselminutes Podcast, “How GDPR is affecting the American Legal System with Gary Nissenbaum”
3/1/18 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Systematic, “The Psychodynamics of Lawyering with Gary Nissenbaum”
1/22/18 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Game Dev Unchained, “The Indie Legal Guide With Gary Nissenbaum”
11/21/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Gamesindustry.biz Podcasts, “Licensing Your Intellectual Property”
11/3/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Developer Tea Podcast, “The Future (and Past) of Legal for Developers w/Gary Nissenbaum (part 1)”
11/3/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Developer Tea Podcast, “The Future (and Past) of Legal for Developers w/Gary Nissenbaum (part 2)”
10/19/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Complete Developer Podcast, “Developers and the Law”
10/13/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Hanselminutes Podcast, “Latest Developments in App and Website Law Regarding Clickable Terms and Conditions”

NOVELS AUTHORED

CLASSES & SEMINARS PRESENTED

Presented Seminar, Six Aspects of Attorney Ethics Enforcement in NJ, NY & PA That You May Not Have Heard About Before, Lawline, March 2024
Presented Seminar, Attorney Ethics and Law Firm Succession Planning, Immigration Law Section, NJSBA, March 2023
Panelist, New Jersey Trust and Business Accounting, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 2021
Presented Seminar, How to Avoid Serious Mistakes When Facing an Ethics Grievance or Random Trust Account Audit, Essex County Bar Association, December 2020
Presented Seminar, “Good Grievance, Charlie Brown!” Latest Developments in NJ Ethics Law and Procedure, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, July 2020
Presented Seminar, So You Think You Can Write – Composing Persuasive Legal Briefs, Marriott Delta Hotel, February 2020
Presented Seminar, How to Avoid Serious Mistakes When Facing an Ethics Grievance, Wilshire Grand Hotel, December 2019
Presented Seminar, The New First Amendment Challenges Confronting America in 2017, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, May 2017
Presented Seminar, Top 10 Legal Issues Confronting Nonprofits, State Council of New Jersey Junior League’s Get On Board Conference, April 2017
Presented Seminar, Attorney Ethics Grievances: 20 Insights from the Trenches, Wilshire Grand Hotel, December 2016
Presented Seminar, Advanced Brief Writing, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2016
Presented Seminar, Advanced Brief Writing, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2015
Presented Seminar, Advanced Brief Writing, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2014
Presented Seminar, Latest Legal Developments in Privacy Law, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, 2013
Presented Seminar, Latest Legal Developments in Voting Law, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, 2012
Presented Seminar, Attorney Ethics Grievance Process, Union County Bar Association, 2011
Presented Seminar, Construction Law: Negotiating Contracts & Filing Construction Liens, NJ Construction Expo, Meadowlands, 2010
Presented Comment to the Supreme Court of NJ Committee on Public Access to Court Records, Trenton, NJ, 2008
Presented Seminar, Guantanamo and Civil Rights, NJ Seeds, Drew University, 2008
Panelist, The Lisa Durden Television Show, The Business Behind the Music, 2008
Panelist, Security and Liberty: Is There a Trade Off?, Farleigh Dickenson University, Office of Global Learning, Teaneck, NJ, 2008
Presented Seminar, Construction Law: Negotiating Contracts & Filing Construction Liens, NJ Construction Expo, Meadowlands, 2007
Presented Seminar, Legal Aspects of Self Publishing Literary Works, NJ Bar Association: Entertainment & Sports Law Section, 2007
Presented Seminar, Legal Aspects of the Excessive Use of Force by Law Enforcement, The College of New Jersey: American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, 2007
Presented Seminar, Civil Rights in New Jersey in the Post-9/11 World (periodic speeches before community groups, universities and other organizations), American Civil Liberties Union – New Jersey, 2006-Present
Panelist, Legal Aspects of Sexual Harassment Claims, American Psychiatric Association, May 5, 2004
Facilitator, 2003 Mediation Training, Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County
Panelist, 1996 Annual Health Law Symposium
Lecturer, Managed Care Provider Contracts, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996
Panelist, Recent Developments in Litigation Sanctions, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1994
Panelist, Drafting Computer Outsourcing Contracts, New York PC EXPO, 1994
Seminar, Recent Developments in Litigation Sanctions, Hudson County Medical Society, 1994
Presented Seminar, Telemedia Legal Issues, Annual Telemarketing & Business Telemedia Convention, 1993
Seminar, The Frivolous Lawsuit Statute, Newark Chamber of Commerce, 1991
Seminar, Health Care: Duty of Confidentiality to AIDS Patients, New Jersey Bar Association Annual Convention; Garden State Bar Association Annual Convention, 1989
Presented Seminar, Current Legal Issues Relating to Health Care, Graduate Studies Program in Health Advocacy, Sarah Lawrence College, 1988

HONORS & AWARDS

Awarded (Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC), Law Firm/Corporate Legal Department Pro Bono Award for Small Law Firms, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2019
Elected, Member of the Board of Trustees, Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit, 2019 – 2021
Elected, Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, 2014 – Present
Appointed, Legal Director, Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of New Jersey Legal Advocacy Project, 2014 – 2018
Awarded, 2012 Winifred Latimer Norman Award by the Unitarian Universalist District of Metropolitan New York, For Extraordinary Commitment and Service in the Area of Social and Racial Justice, 2012
Awarded third degree black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate, Black Belt Martial Art Academy, 2010
Elected, Member of the Board of Trustees of the American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, 2008-Present
Appointed, Ethics Committee Chair, District XII Attorney Ethics Committee, 2006-07
Appointed, Chair, Social Action Committee, The Unitarian Church in Summit, 2006-11
Appointed, Privacy Committee, American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, 2006-2012
Appointed, Ethics Committee Vice Chair, District XII Attorney Ethics Committee, 2005-06
Appointed, Cooperating Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union-NJ, 2005-Present
Appointed, Executive Director, Community Business Development Foundation, 2005-09
Appointed, Member, District XII Attorney Ethics Committee, 2003-07
Appointed, Counsel, Springfield Education Foundation, 2001
Appointed, Springfield Community Conference, 2000
Completed Training as a Mediator by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1999
Appointed, Roster of Mediators for the Superior Court of New Jersey, 1999
Certificate of Appreciation for Service as a Commercial Arbitrator, New Jersey Superior Court, 1999
Appointed, Junior Achievement Consultant for the Springfield Public School System, 1999
Appointed, Commercial Arbitrator by the New Jersey Superior Court, Union County, 1998
Awarded highest professional peer review rating (“AV”) by Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory Rating Service, 1995*
Appointed, Planning Board Attorney, Springfield Township, 1995
Elected, Union County Democratic Committee Person, 1993-97
Appointed, Vice Chairman, Springfield Democratic Party, 1990-93
Appointed, Human Services Advisory Board, Newark Salvation Army, 1990-91

EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC, Managing Principal, 1997 – Present
Wong, Tsai & Fleming, P.C., Partner, 1995 – 1997
Eichler, Forgosh, Gottilla & Rudnick, P.C., Associate Attorney, 1993 –1995
Saiber, Schlesinger, Satz & Goldstein, Associate Attorney, 1989 – 1993
McCarter and English, Associate Attorney, 1984 – 1989
Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, Law Clerk, 1981

* Note: no aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. The methodology for this award is contained at the following link: https://www.martindale.com/ratings-and-reviews/consumers/.

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