Representative Matters

2024

• On December 18, 2024, Kingston Coventry secured a published Appellate Division victory in a precedential decision of statewide importance curbing the authority of the Attorney General to supersede the operations of a municipal police force.  https://www.njcourts.gov/system/files/court-opinions/2024/a0629-23a1209-23.pdf
• Successfully negotiated a favorable federal sentencing resolution of time served (7 days) for a client charged with distribution of more than one-half kilogram of narcotics in the District of South Carolina.
• Successfully negotiated a favorable federal sentencing resolution in the nation’s first prosecution under the new “Protecting Lawful Streaming Act” (PLSA) that went into effect in 2021, obtaining a one-year sentence on behalf of client.
• Obtained full dismissal of federal narcotics-related charges brought in 2023 against client in the District of New Jersey.
• Successfully negotiated pretrial intervention (PTI) resolution for an out-of-state client charged by the State of New Jersey with 2nd degree Graves Act Firearms offenses.
• Successfully represented a client in a professional liability action against an attorney, resulting in a favorable settlement in lieu of protracted litigation in the State of New Jersey.
• Obtained successful rulings at both New Jersey Supreme Court and New Jersey Appellate Division, affirming the lower court’s dismissal decision in American Civil Liberties Union v. New Jersey County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey, 257 N.J. 87 (2024) on behalf of the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey (CPANJ).  The Supreme Court issued a precedential Open Public Records Act (OPRA) opinion deciding a case of first impression, holding that CPANJ is not a public agency under OPRA or subject to the common law right of access.

Previous Representative Matters

• In 2023, successfully defended a financial services institution against claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and tortious interference with business practices following motion practice in a specialized court established to handle corporate jurisprudence in in Nashville, TN.
• In 2023 and 2022, Kingston Coventry was retained to undertake internal investigations of multi-million dollar private organizations and public entities to vet allegations of wrongdoing and determine whether laws or regulations had been violated and concomitantly propose “best practices” as remedial measures to strengthen internal controls and/or facilitate favorable treatment by law enforcement entities.
• Represented two unrelated multinational companies to conduct compliance reviews when such companies were the focus of state investigative and regulatory agencies.
• Secured favorable criminal sentencing outcome in the District Court for the District of Columbia for an attorney charged with conduct stemming from the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
• Negotiated with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and the United States Department of Justice in relation to securing alternative dispositions for alleged insider trading and securities fraud.
• Secured favorable criminal sentencing outcomes for a multitude of criminal defendants charged with federal crimes in the District of New Jersey, the District of South Carolina, and the District of Columbia in matters involving, among other things, the January 6, 2021 incident at the U.S. Capital Building; offenses involving financial fraud, conspiracy, money laundering and various narcotics and violent crimes.
• Successfully negotiated a favorable criminal disposition of an individual charged with securities fraud and theft offenses in New Jersey and simultaneously brought a plaintiff’s action against a gambling institution as alleged facilitators of the underlying criminal conduct.
• Successfully represented Solute, Inc., a prominent defense technology and engineering firm, in its multi-million dollar acquisition by Sigma Defense LLC, a portfolio company of Sagewind Capital.
• Successfully represented Carolina’s Children, a Charleston-based childcare school conglomerate, in the purchase and acquisition by a nationally acclaimed daycare provider.
• Successfully represented a foreign-based corporation with a presence in the United States in matters concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and alleged violations of federal securities laws.
• Successfully advised a multinational corporation concerning federal securities laws and the possibility of their application to cryptocurrency.
• Drafted employee handbooks, compliance best practices and ethics policies for multiple professional baseball teams.
• Represented a corporation listed in the Fortune 10 Franchise 500 List in connection with negotiations involving a governmental agency based in New York.
• Represented a not-for-profit corporation in connection with law enforcement investigations in New Jersey and simultaneously worked with client to strengthen the corporation’s internal controls, compliance practices and training tools.
• Represented individuals and families in connection with school disciplinary proceedings in both Monmouth County, New Jersey and Charleston, South Carolina, and successfully secured relief for families of victims of HIB and separately for individuals wrongfully suspended from school.
• Represented families of victims of homicide and wrongful death matters in both New Jersey and South Carolina, in connection with both criminal and civil proceedings.
• Represent national manufacturing company in complex commercial litigation filed in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
• Successfully represented a New Jersey-based wireless infrastructure provider in a breach of contract action filed in South Carolina, resulting in favorable resolution (i.e., immediate compliance with our client’s demands) in lieu of protracted litigation.
• Represented corporate, governmental, and individual witnesses in connection with inquiries by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Comptroller and other investigative bodies.
• Represented the Limited Liability Company and principal that owned and operated several nursing home facilities in Louisiana in connection with both a multimillion dollar sale/acquisition and also represented the entity in connection with a federal criminal investigation.
• Successfully defended a public official publicly named as a defendant in a civil defamation action resulting in a mutual dismissal of all claims, with no liability attaching to our client.