Peter M. Laughlin

PETER M. LAUGHLIN focuses his practice on corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on private company mergers and acquisitions.  In addition, Mr. Laughlin has extensive experience counseling growth-oriented companies in connection with expansion opportunities, having served as lead counsel coordinating the legal aspects of expansions ranging from the establishment of new business enterprises in different states (including site acquisition, project finance, construction documentation, local governmental agreements and joint venture agreements) to core business expansions financed through the private placement of equity and debt securities. He also utilizes his technical background on behalf of manufacturers and technology-based companies, whom he counsels on intellectual property licensing, technology development and transfer issues.

Mr. Laughlin’s clients include companies in the hospitality and entertainment, manufacturing, retail and technology sectors.

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated (2024) - Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • Listed in Super Lawyers® (2007), a Thomson Reuters business, in the areas of Business/Corporate, and Securities & Corporate Finance. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).

PETER M. LAUGHLIN focuses his practice on corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on private company mergers and acquisitions.  In addition, Mr. Laughlin has extensive experience counseling growth-oriented companies in connection with expansion opportunities, having served as lead counsel coordinating the legal aspects of expansions ranging from the establishment of new business enterprises in different states (including site acquisition, project finance, construction documentation, local governmental agreements and joint venture agreements) to core business expansions financed through the private placement of equity and debt securities. He also utilizes his technical background on behalf of manufacturers and technology-based companies, whom he counsels on intellectual property licensing, technology development and transfer issues.

Mr. Laughlin’s clients include companies in the hospitality and entertainment, manufacturing, retail and technology sectors.

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated (2024) - Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
  • Listed in Super Lawyers® (2007), a Thomson Reuters business, in the areas of Business/Corporate, and Securities & Corporate Finance. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).

Education

Seton Hall Law School (J.D., cum laude 1982)
Bucknell University (B.A. 1979)

Admissions

State of New Jersey
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit