Steven A. Jayson
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Steven A. Jayson, Senior Associate

Steven Jayson focuses his practice on bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation. He represents debtors and creditors in all aspects of Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 cases, and Trustees in Chapter 7 cases. 


Steven earned his undergraduate degree from Montclair State University, where he graduated summa cum laude, and his Juris Doctor degree from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law in University Park, Pennsylvania (now Penn State Law School). While at Penn State Law School, he was a Journal Member for the Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation, interned for the Honorable Ned. M. Rosenberg, in the Superior Court of New Jersey, and was a Fellow with The Center for the Study of Mergers and Acquisitions. 

Following law school, Steven owned and operated his own law firm for three years, focusing on general litigation and collections, and was a Senior Associate with the Law Offices of Alan R. Ackerman, focusing on general litigation, the purchase and sale of businesses and real estate, collections, and contract drafting. 


Education:

  • Penn State Dickinson School of Law, J.D. (n/k/a Penn State Law School) 2010
  • Montclair State University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2007

 

 Bar Admissions:

  • State of New Jersey
  • State of New York
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

 

Representation of Landlords and Creditors in Recent Chapter 11 Cases

  • Belzo, LLC 
  • Dean R. Mon
  • National Realty Investment Advisors, LLC
  • Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.


Cases of Note:

  1. Latoc, Inc. v. Kartzman (In re Mall at the Galaxy), Civil Action No. 22-2859, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66599 (D.N.J. Apr. 14, 2023)
  2. In re Douek, No. 22-1198, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 7058 (3d Cir. Mar. 23, 2023)
    Nikon, Inc. v. Douek, 252 N.J. 326 (2022)
  3. Pardo v. Kartzman (In re Pardo), Civil Action No. 22-2148 (SDW), 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215450 (D.N.J. Nov. 30, 2022)
  4. Nikon, Inc. v. Douek, No. A-0286-21, 2022 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1352 (App. Div. July 27, 2022)
  5. Pardo v. Kartzman (In re Pardo), Civil Action No. 22-2148 (SDW), 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129430 (D.N.J. July 20, 2022)
  6. Kartzman v. Latoc, Inc. (In re Mall at the Galaxy), Nos. 10-12435 (VFP), 12-1769 (VFP), 2022 Bankr. LEXIS 1180 (Bankr. D.N.J. Apr. 29, 2022)
  7. Douek v. Nikon, Inc. (In re Douek), No. 21-02983, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13098 (D.N.J. Jan. 25, 2022)
  8. Gill v. Jus Broad. Corp., 567 F. Supp. 3d 394 (E.D.N.Y. 2021)
  9. Perez v. Leonard Auto Enters., No. A-3700-19T3, 2021 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 124 (App. Div. Jan. 25, 2021)
  10. Gill v. Jus Broad. Corp, No. 19-CV-04216, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142916 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 22, 2019)

 

Selected Publications:

  1. Arbitrating White Collar Disputes: Employment Arbitration Not Unconscionable Where Meaningful Choice, YEARBOOK ON ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION 295 (2009)
  2. Sixth Circuit Confirms Arbitral Award Despite Prior Relationship Between a Party and Arbitrator, YEARBOOK ON ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION 310 (2009)
  3. Sixth Circuit Ruled that Broad Arbitration Clauses Can Be Retroactive, YEARBOOK ON ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION 316 (2009)
  4. “State Income Tax Considerations in Taxable and Tax-Free M&A,” MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, AND TENDER OFFERS, Practicing Law Institute (2010). (Assisted in the research and writing)
  5. Assessing the Following Systems for Taxing Foreign-Source Active Business Income: Deferral, Exemption, and Imputation, 53 HOW. L.J 337 (2010) (Assisted in the research and writing).

Selected Speaking Engagements:

  • Five-time guest lecturer for the Small Business Development Counsel of Union County speaking on the Legal Aspects of Starting a Small Business in New Jersey.
  • Two-time speaker for New Jersey State Bar Association for their Benchmarks in Civics Program initiative

 
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