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Quotation Mark Right iconRose Suriano has the unusual ability to be a brilliant and strategic attorney as well as being a fierce and loyal ally. I have confidence knowing she is representing me and highly recommend her.Quotation Mark Right icon
~ Mimi F.

*Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

Quotation Mark Right iconRose Suriano and her firm are highly respected within the legal community…consults with me and others within our company very competently on the multiple subjects we present to them. I am very pleased…to provide a reference which I do without any hesitation whatsoever.Quotation Mark Right icon
~ William M., Industrial Company

*Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

An experienced business litigation attorney representing both national and international companies in many industries including manufacturing, financial services, technology, supply chain, and construction to name a few. Rose Suriano brings to her clients over 30 years of trial and appellate court experience in both state and federal courts across the country. Throughout her career, Rose has worked for several of the state’s most prominent law firms. She has successfully handled complex contract and business matters, including vendor disputes, claims between members of limited liability companies, partnership/shareholder disputes, theft and misappropriation of trade secrets and proprietary information, restrictive covenant and non-compete litigation, domain name disputes, theft of computer data, and a wide variety of other contract and business disputes.

Rose also handles construction and real estate claims, including claims between general contractors, construction managers, and subcontractors. She has litigated delay claims, defect claims, and non-payment claims in the construction industry.

Rose has built a reputation on taking the difficult cases others have feared or have been unable to manage and has successfully turned them around in favor of the client. Many of her cases come from former adversaries who admire her tenacity and relentless desire to deliver a win to the client. She took a ten-year-old case that resulted in a multi-million-dollar judgment against the client and not only had the judgment reversed, she obtained a seven-figure award of legal fees to the client.* When the prior attorneys ran out of options and gave up, Rose stepped in and won the case. Recently she obtained a multi-million settlement for a Fortune 500 client through thorough preparation and tough negotiation skills. *Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

As a commercial litigator, Rose considers herself a strategist for her clients. She counsels clients about when it is in their best interest to avoid litigation – when to settle a claim and how – and when litigation is necessary. She partners with her clients to develop winning strategies that help facilitate their long-term business goals and interests.

Rose is a member of several organizations and the recipient of many honors and awards. In 2021 and 2011, Rose was named to the NJBIZ* “Best 50 Women in Business” list for her significant impact on business in New Jersey. In 2018, she was included as one of 20 in New Jersey Law Journal’s* “Top Women in the Law” list. She was also selected by her peers for inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America©” list by Best Lawyers®* from 2019 – 2023. Additionally, she has been included to the “NJ Super Lawyers” list by Super Lawyers®* from 2015 – 2023. She is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell®. She has lectured on many business law topics and has served on panels for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education. A Seton Hall Law School graduate, Rose has also held prestigious clerkships and internships.

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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Each lawsuit handled by Rose depends on its unique facts and particular legal circumstances. The following are a list of results obtained by Rose on behalf of her clients:

  • Obtained a multi-million dollar payment for a Fortune 500 company through mediation
  • Enforced an arbitration provision causing a class-action consumer fraud claim to proceed in arbitration
  • Obtained summary judgment on a coverage dispute and duty to defend claim in favor of a manufacturing client, which resulted in the payment of substantial legal fees to defend the action and indemnity damages to materials caused in transit
  • Settled a trade secret/patent infringement/theft of confidential information action obtaining a permanent injunction against the competitor company, royalty payments, lost profits for sale of the competitive product, and other damages
  • Enforced a non-compete agreement for an international client against a former head salesperson and succeeded on a breach of contract claim against the competitor company for hiring the company, receiving legal fees and damages for the breach
  • Settled a 12-year-old construction defect case, which had obtained coverage for some of the claims, substantial payment of defense costs and consequential damages from the carrier and settled the plaintiff’s claim for a nominal sum
  • Settled a claim against a partner of the business, who commenced a competing company, stole client information and other assets of the partnership company, by allowing the client to remain as a partner in the new entity, enabling payment of damages, an anti-competition and non-compete agreement, and royalties from the new business
  • Defended a breach of contract claim where a vendor owed over $1.5 million, uncovering an international money laundering scheme, allowing for the seizure of assets to pay multi-million-dollar judgment

*Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Director, Board of Trinitas Health Foundation
  • Former Director, Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey
  • Member, Advisory Board to Sobel & Co’s Forensic Litigation Group
  • Member, Chancery Division of Practice Group of the Essex County Bar Association
  • Member, Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
  • Member, Essex County Bar Association
  • Member, Executive Women of New Jersey
  • Member, Industrial/Commercial Real Estate Women
  • Member, Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association
  • Member, Material Handling Society of New Jersey
  • Member, National Association of Corporate Directors
  • Member, New Jersey State Bar, Business Law Section
  • Member, Professional Women In Construction, New Jersey Chapter
  • Member, Women Presidents’ Organization