Opportunity Zones
Included with the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, P.L. 115-97, 131 Stat. 2054, that amended the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is the Investing In Opportunity Act (the “Act”). It is codified at 26 U.S.C. 1400Z-1 (Section 1) through 1400Z-2 (Section 2). The Act provides...
The Future of State Planning
Joseph Maraziti will be a speaker/panelist at the New Jersey Planning Conference on Friday, January 25, that will take place at the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, New Jersey, on The Future of State Planning. The State Planning Act of 1985 resulted in adoption of New...
Decade-Long Legal Battle Results in Victory for Sewerage Authority — and Potential Payments of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
The Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority (RVRSA) recently won a huge victory in its decade-long battle with the City of Jersey City in a ruling that will likely be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In a Superior Court ruling, in Jersey City Municipal...
Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority
On October 31, 2018, Maraziti Falcon obtained a judgment in favor of the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority, in Jersey City Municipal Utilities Auth., et al. v. Town of Dover, et al., Docket No. MRS-L-1313. The judgment affirms the responsibility of Jersey...
Maraziti Makes Introduction
Joseph J. Maraziti introduced John Palmieri, Deputy Mayor and Director of Economic and Housing Development for the City of Newark, at the annual CRE Holiday Luncheon on November 27 at Don Pepe's. Deputy Mayor Palmieri, who has been charged by Mayor Ras Baraka to...
New Jersey Super Lawyer
Once again, for 2019, Joseph J. Maraziti, Jr. has been included on the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers, in the area of Environmental Law. Mr. Maraziti has appeared on the list every year since 2007.
Hoboken Hilton
Joanne Vos, Esq., and Joseph J. Maraziti, Jr., Esq., negotiated a highly complex Redevelopment Agreement which will bring a world class Hilton Hotel to the City of Hoboken’s treasured waterfront. It will have 350 rooms on 20 floors and will boast a rooftop terrace and...
Township of Neptune
Joseph J. Maraziti, Jr., Esq., and Joanne Vos, Esq., appeared before the Township Committee of the Township of Neptune to present a Conditional Designation Agreement for the redevelopment of a portion of the West Lake Avenue Redevelopment Area. This Agreement is...
Association of Environmental Authorities
Brent Carney, Esq., was a featured speaker at the Association of Environmental Authorities 2018 Annual Meeting and Conference (at Bally’s, Atlantic City) on the topic, “Getting It Right: Pre-Qualification for Bids and Mandatory Contract Change Language.” This...
Introduction to Local Government Law
Christopher H. Falcon spoke at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education's seminar, entitled "Introduction to Local Government Law," on December 6.