Myles A. Seidenfrau
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
Suite 200
1940 Route 70 East
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
USA

Phone: +1 856 874 4229
Fax: +1 856 874 4389
Email: mseidenfrau@duanemorris.com

Myles A. Seidenfrau is a trial lawyer representing clients in commercial disputes and counseling them on various matters such as fraud, contract rights, securities disputes, insurance issues, unfair competition and products liability. He also has extensive experience representing both government agencies and property owners in eminent domain, land use and redevelopment matters.

Mr. Seidenfrau is committed to and actively involved in handling pro bono matters. He serves on the firm's Pro Bono Committee, co-chairs the Camden County Bar Association's Young Lawyer Charity Committee and is a member of the Public Benefits Committee.

Mr. Seidenfrau is a 2000 graduate of Rutgers University School of Law, where he was the Internet Editor of the Rutgers Law Journal, and a 1994 graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego, where he received a joint degree in Economics and Business. Before entering private practice, Mr. Seidenfrau served as a law clerk to the Honorable John E. Wallace, Jr. in the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Eminent Domain
• Zoning
• Land Use
• Appellate Practice
• Products Liability
• Insurance

Representative Matters

• Successfully defended a municipality's numerous attempts to designate a property owner's apartment buildings as an area in need of redevelopment.
• Conducted internal investigation of publicly traded multinational corporation concerning accounting fraud, related party transaction and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues.
• Dissolved temporary restraints on short notice on behalf of entrepreneur in covenant not to compete action.
• Obtained summary judgment for condemning authority in response to a tenant's constitutional challenge to just compensation award in eminent domain matter.

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association
• New Jersey Bar Association
• Camden County Bar Association
  - Co-chair, Charity Committee of Young Lawyer Division
  - Member, Public Benefits Committee
• Appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey to the District IV Ethics Committee for a four-year term beginning on September 1, 2011

Admissions

• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

• Rutgers School of Law, J.D., 2000
  - Internet Editor, Rutgers Law Journal
• State University of New York at Oswego, B.S., 1994

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2009-present
• WolfBlock LLP
  - Associate, 2001-2009

Honors and Awards

• Recognized in the New Jersey Super Lawyers and Law and Politics "Rising Stars" publications, 2008-2010

Selected Publications

• Co-author, "Turning Full Circle: Seeking Reimbursement of Insurer Advances for Large Deductibles," Bloomberg Law Reports - Commercial Insurance, October 3, 2011
• Co-author,"Tips for a Successful Internal investigation in a Post-SOX World," The Legal Intelligencer, October 23, 2006

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Moderator, "Meet the Presiding Judges - Up Close & Personal," Camden County Bar Association, Voorhees, NJ, September 29, 2009
• Moderator, "New Jersey Civil Practice Update Seminar for 2009," Camden County Bar Association, Voorhees, NJ, October 30, 2008