Gregory R. Haworth focuses his practice on commercial and business litigation, bankruptcy and banking litigation, commercial real estate disputes, fidelity and surety claims, trust disputes and shareholder and class action disputes.

Mr. Haworth was recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of commercial litigation in New Jersey. He is a member of the Bankruptcy Law and Banking Law sections of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association.

Mr. Haworth is a 1982 graduate of Rutgers School of Law - Newark, where he was a member of the Law Review, and a graduate of Franklin College.

Representative Matters

State Court - Class Action - Served as lead counsel for bank group named as defendants in three separate class action suits consolidated on appeal. The banks were charged with improperly charging attorney review fees to residential borrowers. The attorney review fees collected annually by lenders in New Jersey total approximately $5MM. The unfavorable decision of the trial courts were reversed on appeal in Turner v. First Union National Bank, 314 N.J. Super. 33 (App. Div. 1998). The decision of the Appellate Division was affirmed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in Turner v. First Union National Bank, 162 N.J. 75 (1999).
State Court - Jury Trial - Successfully represented plaintiff in breach of contract claim tried before a jury over five days resulting in a $2.4MM verdict.
Bankruptcy Court - Lender Liability Trial - Represented a bankruptcy trustee in a lender liability/equitable subordination trial that lasted 23 days. A global settlement of all issues in the case was reached before a decision was rendered.
Federal Court - Bank Syndication Litigation - Representing agent bank in lending syndication in action where bank group member sought $10MM in damages alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Obtained summary judgment on behalf of the agent bank.
Bankruptcy Court - LBO Fraudulent Transfer Litigation - Represented a bankruptcy trustee in action to set aside a creditor's lien on the debtor's assets obtained when the creditor funded a leveraged buyout.
Bankruptcy and State Court - Commercial Foreclosure - Represented lender with a $29MM mortgage in strongly contested commercial foreclosure action. The case resulted in full recovery for the lender.

Published Decisions

Turner v. First Union National Bank, 162 N.J. 75 (1999), affirming, Turner v. First Union National Bank, 314 N.J. Super. 33 (App. Div. 1998)
Lum v. Bank of America, et al., 361 F.3d 217 (3d Cir. 2004), cert denied, 125 S.Ct. 271 (2004)
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey v. Affiliated FM Ins. Co., 311 F.2d (3d Cir. 2002)
Resolution Trust Corp. v. Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland, 205 F.3d 615 (3d Cir. 2000)
New Rock Asset Partners, L.P. v. Preferred Entity Advancements, Inc., 101 F.3d 1492, 65 USLW 2402 (3d Cir. 1996)
Synovus Bank v. Valley National Bank, 487 F. Supp. 360 (S.D.N.Y 2007)
Resolution Trust Corp v. Minassian, 777 F. Supp. 385 (D.N.J. 1991)
Laufer v. The United States Life Insurance Co., 385 N.J. Super. 172 (App. Div. 2006)
Touch of Class Leasing v. Mercedes-Benz Credit of Canada, Inc., 248 N.J. Super. 426, 591 A.2d 661, 15 UCC Rep. Serv. 2d 471 (App. Div. 1991)
Stiso v. Inserra Supermarkets Inc., 179 A.D.2d 878, 578 N.Y.S.2d 680 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept.) (1992)

Professional Activities

New Jersey State Bar Association
- Bankruptcy Law Section
- Banking Law Section
Federal Bar Association

Admissions

New Jersey
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Education

Rutgers School of Law - Newark, J.D., 1982