NEW JERSEY LAW OFFICE
Angelo John Cifaldi - Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: Toxic Torts
Areas
of Emphasis: Asbestos Litigation; Defective Drug Litigation
(i.e. Fen-Phen, Rezulin); Ground Water, Surface Water, Soil
and Air Contamination Litigation; Heavy Metal Litigation (i.e.
Chromium, Beryllium, Lead, Mercury); Miscellaneous Toxic Tort
Litigation; Pharmacy Administrative Law; Toxic Tort Class Action
Litigation
Bar Admission:
New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District
of New Jersey, 1984
Education:
J.D., Seton Hall, magna cum laude, 1984
B.S., Pharmacy, Rutgers College of Pharmacy,
High Honors, 1981
Biographical Information:
Angelo Cifaldi is a partner with Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer. In the firm, he works on the
toxic tort litigation team. Mr. Cifaldi is
involved in all aspects of toxic tort litigation
in the areas of emphasis discussed above including
trial work.
He has tried numerous cases to verdict and
his most successful trial to date was a 1.625
million dollar verdict for a client he represented
with lung cancer caused by asbestos.
In addition to obtaining recoveries for his
clients as a result of trials, Mr. Cifaldi
has also negotiated settlements in numerous
toxic tort matters. Some of his most successful
settlements involve mass contamination cases
in Northern New Jersey. Two of those cases
settled for 38.5 million and 17.5 million
dollars.
Mr. Cifaldi is also the attorney for
the New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association
and the Garden State Pharmacy Owners Association.
In this capacity, he represents them in various
disputes with independent and State agencies.
In conjunction with this position, he also
represents numerous pharmacists before the
Board of Pharmacy with regard to administrative
matters. In addition to his work with the
firm, Mr. Cifaldi has been an Associate Professor
of Pharmacy Law at Rutgers College of Pharmacy
since 1986. Besides teaching the Pharmacy
Law course to fourth year pharmacy students,
Mr. Cifaldi periodically gives seminars relating
to important pharmaceutical legal issues for
programs sponsored by both Rutgers College
of Pharmacy, the American Society of Pharmacy
Law and the New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association.
Mr. Cifaldi is also involved in civic activities
as the Chairman of the North Haledon Recreation
Commission. He has held that position since
1983. He also serves as the President of the
New Jersey Amateur Baseball Congress. He is
a former Councilman and Council President
of the Borough of North Haledon and continues
to be active politically in Passaic County
politics.
Direct Telephone Number: 732-855-6096
Direct Fax: 732-726-6614
Email: acifaldi@wilentz.com
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