Connell Foley profile of Stephen V. Falanga

Stephen V. Falanga

Partner, Roseland Office

85 Livingston Avenue

Roseland, New Jersey 07068

Phone: (973) 535-0500

	sfalanga@connellfoley.com
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Mr. Falanga joined Connell Foley in 1993 after completing a clerkship with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

During Law School, Mr. Falanga was a Member (1990-1991) and Editor-in-Chief (1991-1992) of the Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest. Mr. Falanga also completed student internships with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and the Superior Court of New Jersey.

Practice Areas:

Banking Law and Finance

Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights

Corporate Law and Transactions

Admitted to Practice:

State of New Jersey

State of New York

District of Columbia

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education:

St. Peter's College (B.A., 1989)

Boston College (J.D., 1992)

Fordham University School of Law (LL.M., Banking, Corporate Law and Finance)

Affiliations:

New Jersey State Bar Association

Essex County Bar Association

Publications

•	Author,"Lender's Election of Remedies Altered: Issue preclusion may limit claims of lenders in commercial foreclosure actions," New Jersey Law Journal (September 3, 2007)
•	Author, "Continuing the Debate Over the Role of ILCs,’" Banking New York (Spring 2007)

•	Co-Author, "Sarbanes-Oxley Rule Revisions Announced," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (February 2007)
•	Author, "Courts Split Over ‘Obligations of the Debtor,’" New Jersey Law Journal (January 15, 2007)
•	Author, "Imputation Doctrine No Longer A Shield for Negligent Auditors," New Jersey Law Journal, 185 N.J.L.J. 365, S-2 (July 31, 2006)
•	Author, "Sarbanes-Oxley Impact on Banks Under Review," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Volume 14, No. 7 (July 2006)
•	Interview Subject, Building Successful Relationships Between In-House and Outside Counsel, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Volume 14, No. 5 (May 2006)
•	Author, "Lender's Insider Status Does Not Reclassify Debt," New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CLXXXIII - No. 10, Index 795 (March 6, 2006)
•	Author, "No, New Jersey, There is No Creditor Fraud," New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CLXXXI - No. 11, Index 1012 (September 12, 2005)
•	Co-Author, "Letters of Credit Offer Landlords Protection Against Tenant Bankruptcies," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Volume 10, No. 4 (April 2002)
•	Author, "CoreStates Extends Claim Preclusion to Competing Creditors," New Jersey Law Journal (November 1, 1999)
Professional Activities
•	Master, Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Chapter of the American Inns of Court
•	Member, American Bankruptcy Institute