Thomas R. Valen

Thomas R. Valen


Gibbons P.C.

Recognized since 2013

Newark, New Jersey

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

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Mr. Valen represents an exceptional range of domestic and international clients in major complex dispute resolution and business counseling matters in the United States and abroad. His experience, business judgment, and training help him serve the needs of corporations and individuals in both civil and criminal litigation, enabling him to efficiently handle his clients’ most significant matters involving either governmental or private claims, including commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, securities, and shareholder disputes. Mr. Valen’s flexible, practical approach to dispute resolution enables him to represent his client’s needs in whatever forum a dispute may arise.

A recent matter that illustrates Mr. Valen’s breadth of experience and his focus on finding practical, business-oriented solutions to his client’s problems is his ongoing representation of a multibillion-dollar hedge fund in defense of insider trading charges. The New York-based fund was the subject of Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations in multiple jurisdictions in the United States, as well as in several countries in Asia. The matters in the United States have been resolved without any individuals facing criminal charges, and with civil resolutions that will enable the fund to resume operations in the future, with enhanced compliance programs to prevent future violations. Mr. Valen continues to work with the client’s non-U.S. counsel to ensure a resolution of those matters that similarly enhances the client’s ability to continue to operate its business effectively and in compliance with all applicable laws.

Location
  • One Gateway Center
    Newark, NJ 07102-5310
Education
  • Rutgers University–Newark, J.D., graduated 1994
  • Cornell University, BA, graduated 1990
Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey, State of New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Affiliations
  • Boys & Girls Club of Newark - Chair of Board of Trustees

Gibbons P.C.
Headquarters: Newark, New Jersey

54 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

11 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Awards:
  • Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, Business Litigation
  • Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Business Litigation, 2006-2007
  • AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

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