Attorney Profile

Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Strategies
Insurance and Reinsurance
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Lending Law
Litigation
Loan Workout
Products Liability, Toxic Tort and Mass Tort
Professional Liability Defense
School Law
Securities Litigation and Arbitration
White Collar Criminal Defense
Bar Admissions
STATE:
New Jersey
New York
FEDERAL:
U.S.D.N.J.
S.D.N.Y.
Third Circuit
United States Supreme Court
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Editor, Seton Hall Law Review*, 1982-1983
University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1977
Professional Activities
NJ Child Placement Review Board
Hope Chest Foundation Scholarship Committee

Kenneth M. Van Deventer

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Kenneth M. Van Deventer concentrates in business litigation. Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business Client's Guide, in which he has been ranked as one of New Jersey's "Leading Lawyers" for the past six years, commends Ken for his "confident, determined approach and his ability to connect well with both juries and the authorities," and notes that Ken "thrives on finding a way out of complex problems." Chambers has also described him as "the linchpin of the complex litigation" practice, "very, very effective" and "best known for handling difficult cases." Benchmark Litigation says "clients deem Kenneth M. Van Deventer a 'fierce fighter, who is always looking for the competitive edge and really seems to relish the battle.'" Best Lawyers in America® ranks him best in class for both Banking Law and Commercial Litigation. He has also been designated a New Jersey "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics Magazine. Because of his familiarity with the federal and State courts of New Jersey, Ken is often retained by national and international law firms to act as local or co-counsel.

Ken has handled over 100 bank workouts / foreclosures / lender liability claims for banks including Citibank, N.A., Wachovia Bank, Bank of America, United Jersey Bank, Summit Bank, Fleet Bank, Marine Midland Bank and BancOne.

Ken knows how to achieve his clients' objectives in a cost-efficient and effective manner. Although he believes that protracted litigation should be avoided if possible, his clients have the comfort of knowing that if there is no alternative but trial, they have a seasoned advocate with a proven record of accomplishment on their side.

Representative Cases

 

C2C Consultants Ltd. v. Credit Suisse, et al (N.Y. Sup.) - Approximate $10 million jury verdict for plaintiff, a private equity fund manager.

In Re. MH Meyerson & Co., Inc., Securities Litigation (D.N.J.) – Motion to dismiss granted. (Co-counsel with Weil, Gotshal & Manges)

In Re. Pharmaprint Securities Litigation (D.N.J.) - Negotiated settlement. (Co-counsel with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan)

ITT Industries, Inc. v. GEC Plessey Semiconductors, Inc. (D.N.J.) - $1 million jury verdict in favor of Defendant/Counterclaimant relating to SRAM memory chip technology.

Jackson v. Music Semiconductors Corp. (N.J. Sup. Ct). - Trial verdict in favor of Defendant with regard to rights to patented technology.

Brisgel v. Artis (N.J. Sup.) - Summary judgment for Defendants regarding real estate dispute. Affirmed on appeal.

Allstate (Paulison) v. Electrolux (N.J. Sup. Ct) - No cause verdict for Defendant Electrolux on products liability claim.

Grupo Protexta, A.A. v. All American Marine Slip et al (3rd Circ.) - Obtained reversal and remand of trial decision relating to the “act of state doctrine” in the context of Marine insurance coverage for wreck removal.

MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Dominican Communications Corp. (S.D.N.Y.) – Successfully defended telecommunications reseller against “filed tariff doctrine” claim.

Towey et al v. American Can Co. (D.N.J.) - Landmark class action settlement relating to a company’s ability to unilaterally reduce retiree medical benefit programs.

Onward Healthcare, Inc. v. Roberta Stewart and Nurse Staffing (N.J. Sup.) – Summary judgment for Defendant on restrictive covenant/raiding claim.

Physicians Health Services of Connecticut, Inc. et al. vs Merck-Medco Managed Care, LLC (N.J. Sup.) - Representing Defendant, successfully resolved claims related to administration of pharmacy benefit management programs.

ADP, Inc., et al. v. Mark Bass Chevrolet, et al (D.N.J.) – Judgment for Defendant ADP on breach of contract claim.

 

In addition, Ken has handled over 100 bank workouts/foreclosures/lender liability claims for banks including Citibank, N.A., Wachovia Bank, Bank of America, United Jersey Bank, Summit Bank, Fleet Bank, Marine Midland Bank and BancOne.

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