Assistant Executive
Resume:
Gregory Montalbano, Esq.
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BAR ADMISSIONS
New York, 2011. New Jersey, July 2010 pending admission ceremonies.
EDUCATION
Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ
Juris Doctor, May 2010
GPA: 3.105 / Tax GPA: 3.605
Honors: Chancellor Scholar
Awarded "Best Oral Advocate" in Appellate Advocacy
Clinic: Civil Litigation Clinic, Legal Intern, Spring 2010
Activities: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Student Director; Tax
Law Society, Member
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, May 2007
GPA: 3.25 / Major GPA: 3.64
Honors: Edward J. Bloustein Scholar
Alpha Psi Corporation Scholarship
Rutgers University Greek Leader of Distinction Award
Activities: Inter Fraternity Council, President; Pi Kappa Alpha,
President; Dance Marathon Philanthropy, Executive Director
EXPERIENCE
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, Princeton, NJ
Employee Benefits and Litigation Associate, June 2011 - Present
. Represented the interests of national and multinational corporations
respecting employee benefits law, ERISA litigation, ERISA fiduciary
compliance and prohibited transactions, qualified benefits plans,
benefits taxation and IRS compliance, employment law, labor law, and
securities arbitration.
. Provided tax planning advice for national and multinational
corporations respecting benefits and liabilities of qualified benefits
plans, executive compensation plans under IRC 409A, and the
implications of state and local taxation that arise from commencing
business operations in certain states, and the importance of adhering
to IRS disclosure requirements.
. Provided legal advice for employers respecting litigation strategy,
litigation prevention, and compliance regulatory employment law.
. Drafted pleadings, discovery, discovery motions, motions to dismiss,
motions in limine, and motions for summary judgment in ERISA
litigation and employment litigation.
The Honorable Maureen Sogluizzo, P.J.F.P., Superior Court of New Jersey,
Family Part, Jersey City, NJ
Judicial Clerk, September 2010 - June 2011
. Prepared research memoranda, court orders, and written decisions
respecting pension division, allocation of tax liability, alimony,
child support, custody, counsel fees, enforcement of Property
Settlement Agreements, matrimonial litigation for Judge Sogluizzo and
Judge Daniel D'Alessandro.
. Prepared advisory memorandum to family court judges respecting the
domestic tax obligations of alien residents or foreign citizens for
purposes of assessing alimony, child support and equitable
distribution.
. Drafted training program for law clerks and family court judges
respecting the effect of taxation and tax penalties on pensions on
divorce litigation.
. Managed the motion calendar and conducted conference calls with
attorneys to resolve disputes.
Piro, Zinna, Cifelli, Paris & Genitempo, P.C., Nutley, NJ
Senior Law Clerk, May 2009 - August 2010; Law Clerk, May 2008 - April 2009
. Provided legal advice and performed litigation tasks in various areas
of law including: estate planning, estate and gift taxation, federal
income taxation, corporate taxation, employment law, contract law, and
consumer fraud.
. Conducted legal research, drafted appellate briefs, motions for
summary judgment, motions in opposition to summary judgment,
discovery, pleadings and summations in federal court and state court.
. Managed orientation, training, scheduling, and assignment distribution
for the firm's incoming law clerks.
Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ
Research Assistant for Professor Tracy Kaye, October 2009 - July 2010
. Assisted with research and analysis of tax regulations respecting
domestic and cross-border corporate tax shelters for the International
Academy of Comparative Law project.
. Drafted a report on the disclosure requirements and penalties related
to regulation of corporate tax shelters for the International Academy
of Comparative Law.
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