John P. Mitchell

John’s recent engagements include:

• Representation of Fortune 100 company in a multimillion dollar breach of contract claim related to performance of HVAC equipment at an international Army base.
• Representation of industrial equipment manufacturer in multimillion dollar engineering and product defect litigation involving equipment supplied for liquefied natural gas (LNG) peak shaving facility.
• Representation of a national land developer in a $130 million mixed-use construction dispute.
• Representations of the primary defendant in one of the largest environmental lawsuits ever brought in the State of New Jersey.
• Representation of a private university in natural resource damages litigation brought by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
• Representation of a laundry equipment company in a contractual dispute over liability for environmental contamination.
• Representation of a global real estate investment company in a consumer fraud act case by putative class of tenants at properties throughout the tri-state area.
• Representation of a second mortgagee at trial and on appeal in successfully arguing for equitable subordination of first mortgagee’s interest.
• Representation of a hotel owner in obtaining an injunction and at trial in a lawsuit against a property manager threatening to discontinue utility service over unpaid charges.
• Representation of a developer in an action challenging a municipality’s refusal to accept ownership and responsibility for a bridge to be constructed for access to a landlocked parcel zoned for multifamily residential development.