Paul P. Josephson

		Practice Areas	Regulatory and Government Affairs Gaming Law
		Areas of Emphasis	Public Entity Law Redevelopment Regulatory & Government Procurement Election & Campaign Finance
		Bar Admission	State Court of New Jersey U.S. District Court, S & E District of New York and the District of NJ
		Education	University of Michigan George Washington University
		Direct Dial	(609) 734-6319
		Email	pjosephson@hillwallack.com vCard

Paul P. Josephson is a partner in the Princeton, N.J. office of Hill Wallack LLP. He is partner-in-charge of the Firm’s Regulatory and Government Affairs and Gaming Law Practice Groups. He is also a principal in the Firm’s public policy and media affiliate, Government Process Solutions LLC.

Mr. Josephson has broad experience in the field of Government Services and Regulatory Law, synthesizing legal, media and public affairs strategies to achieve his clients’ goals. An accomplished commercial and administrative litigator, Mr. Josephson represents public entities, businesses, nonprofits and individuals on a wide range of matters in areas that include:

• Economic incentives, redevelopment and land use
• Environmental permitting and remediation
• Condemnation and regulatory takings
• Casino and gaming (including lottery, horseracing, internet and sweepstakes)
• Transportation and infrastructure
• Banking and insurance regulation
• Government contracts and administration
• Professional licensing
• Election and campaign finance
• Government ethics

Mr. Josephson also represents clients in matters involving: class actions and commercial litigation; employment matters including whistleblower and False Claims actions; board governance and legal compliance (corporate, governmental and nonprofit); and internal investigations. In addition, he provides related crisis and media counseling, drawing on his wealth of public service experience.

Representative Matters

Mr. Josephson has taken the lead on many high-stakes matters in which government and private interests intersect.

• He has handled major contracting, land acquisition and employment/disciplinary matters for and involving public entities and employees.
• His efforts have helped clients obtain environmental permits, public financing and tax incentives for major development projects on behalf of property owners and developers.
• Mr. Josephson has stopped commercial development of Sandy Hook by the National Park Service on behalf of local nonprofit organizations.
• He has served as national gaming counsel to publicly traded gaming corporations and as corporate compliance counsel to publicly traded gaming corporations.
• He has litigated whistleblower and employment claims for and against public entities.
• He has defended and challenged a broad range of rulemaking, licensing, permitting and enforcement actions by and against state administrative agencies.
• He has served as general and special counsel to numerous political committees, including Senate, House and Gubernatorial candidates, political party committees, and political action committees.

Leadership

Mr. Josephson served as Chief Counsel to the Governor and as Chief of Authorities, representing the Governor on more than 50 bi-state and state authorities including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Delaware River Port Authority, Delaware River and Bay Authority, New Jersey Transit, New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the New Jersey Pinelands and Meadowlands Commissions. In addition, he is or has served as:

• Chair of the Administrative Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association
• Director of the Division of Law, Office of the Attorney General, where he managed a 550 attorney division responsible for all civil representation of the State of New Jersey
• Chairman, Administrative Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member of the Executive Commission on Ethical Standards (now the State Ethics Commission)
• Chair of the State House Commission
• Member, Center for Civic Responsibility Legal Task Force
• New Jersey General Counsel, Obama for America
• Trustee, Princeton Charter School

Mr. Josephson has been consistently listed in the top tier of PolitickerNJ.com’s list of most influential attorneys in New Jersey since 2002. Other awards and honors include:

• Recipient, 2011 NJSBA Distinguished Legislative Service Award
• AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Named to the Super Lawyer list for Administrative Law (2005 and 2007)
• Distinguished Legislative Service Award from the New Jersey State Bar Association

Recent Speaking Engagements/Publications

Mr. Josephson is asked to speak and publish on a broad range of public policy issues, such as these summarized below.

• N.J. Institute of Continuing Legal Education – Condemnation, Redevelopment, Campaign Finance seminars
• American Bar Association Annual Meeting – Minority and Women Business Enterprise Contracting
• N.J. Association of Counties – Government and Pay to Play Laws
• N.J. Alliance for Action – Atlantic City Economic Development
• N.J. Future – Moderator on Transit Oriented Development, Opportunities and Challenges

Mr. Josephson is admitted to practice in New Jersey (19990), New York (1990) and in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (2000) and the District of New Jersey (1991). He is a member of the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the International Association of Gaming Advisors. He received his J.D. with Honors from George Washington University Law School; his A.B. in Political Science from University of Michigan and was University of Michigan Student Body President (1985-86).