Practice Areas & Attorneys Attorney Biographies
Thomas J. BitarThomas Bitar heads the corporate and commercial department of Dillon, Bitar & Luther, and has personally served as general counsel to numerous companies, both publicly and privately held. In that capacity, he has provided guidance to CEOs, CFOs, and boards of directors in their daily decision making, which often involves a combination of business and legal issues. In recognition of his accomplishments in this field, he was appointed to the New Jersey Corporation Law Revision Commission, which revised Title 14A of the New Jersey Statutes in 1988.
Mr. Bitar has been listed in the corporate area of The Best Lawyers in America since the inception of that publication. |
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Areas of Practice
Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Banking; Corporate Finance; Internal Corporate Controls and Investigations.
Bar Admissions and Other Certifications
• 1960, New Jersey
• 1974, U.S. Tax Court
• 1977, U.S. Supreme Court
Education
• Tufts University (B.A., 1954)
• Rutgers University (LL.B. with honors, 1960)
-- Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers Law Review, 1959-1960
Professional Activities and Memberships
• Morris County Bar Association
-- Ethics Committee (Member, 1970-1973 and 1982-1994; Chairman, 1973-1978)
-- Judicial Appointments Committee (Member, 1973-1994; Trustee, 1984-1986)
• New Jersey Bar Association
-- Corporate and Business Law Section
• American Bar Association
-- Corporate and Business Law Section
• American Bar Foundation (Fellow)
Related Professional Experience
• Law Secretary to Associate Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1960-1961
• Member of Staff, Uniform Commercial Code Legislative Study Commission, 1960
• Commissioner, New Jersey Corporation Law Revision Commission, 1977-1988
• Associate Editor, New Jersey Law Journal, 1981-
• Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, 1994-
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