Admitted to the bar 1956, New York; 1961, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, District of New Jersey; U. S. Supreme Court; U. S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Court of International Trade; U. S. Court of Military Appeals; U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., magna cum laude, 1954); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1956; graduated first in class, Recipient of Hoynes Award for Scholastic Excellence); Member of The Notre Dame Lawyer Law Review; Executive Director of the Notre Dame Moot Court and Law School finalist and Seventh Circuit semi-finalist in 1956 National Moot Court Competition, Listed in 1956 Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities; Columbia University Graduate School of Business, Executive Program for International Managers, 1968. Military Service: Active Duty-U.S. Army, Counter Intelligence Corps, First Lieutenant, Special Agent in Charge, Columbia, South Carolina, Reserve Duty: 201st Field Press Censorship Detachment, Lodi, NJ. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New Jersey State Bar Association; Passaic County (N.J.) Bar Association, Past Trustee, Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee; American Trial Lawyers Association (New Jersey); National Employment Lawyers Association; Moderator and Lecturer, "Trying Your First Commercial Case" (Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2001).
Practice Areas
- Complex Commercial Litigation Management
- Insurance Coverage Issues
- Complex Commercial Transactions
- Acquisitions, Mergers and Divestitures
- Corporate Law
- Management and Shareholder Relationships
- Shareholder and Executive Management Agreements
- Employment Law Counseling and Litigation
- Conduct of Sexual Harassment Investigations
- Wills, Trusts and Estates and Related Litigation including Will Contests
- Real Estate Transactions
In addition to major Wall Street law firm experience, and as a partner in law firms in New York and New Jersey counseling corporations and individuals with a diverse and broad spectrum of needs, Mr. Mealey has spent a significant part of his career as senior legal counsel to major corporations. He has served as International Counsel and Director of Commercial Development for a multinational corporation's International Chemical, Consumer, Pharmaceutical, Building and Agricultural Products and Operations and as the Chief Legal Officer of billion dollar plus operations groups with thousands of employees and diverse product lines and services in plastic based packaging, carbohydrate manufacturing and protective security in domestic and international operations.
Mr. Mealey is a practical business lawyer with responsibility as counsel to major corporations, and advisor to executive and operating management on the day-to-day affairs of manufacturing and service businesses. His experience includes corporate and commercial practice, international operations, international trade, FDA, SEC, and corporate secretarial areas. He has lectured extensively on employment law and compliance, sexual harassment, analysis and management of litigation, contract and regulatory compliance, and utilization of attorneys in corporate and international matters. Mr. Mealey is actively engaged in the conduct of litigation on behalf of clients in the state and federal courts in New Jersey and New York.
Email:
rmealey@scuramealey.com
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