Vito A. Gagliardi, Jr.

Vito A. Gagliardi, Jr. is Managing Principal of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman. In this capacity, he serves as President and CEO of the firm's subsidiaries, Porzio Life Sciences, Porzio Governmental Affairs and Porzio Compliance Services. He also co-chairs the firm's Litigation Practice Group and the Education and Employment Team.

Vito represents schools in numerous matters and handles an extraordinary variety of employment law matters for public and private sector clients in state and federal courts and agencies, and before arbitrators. Vito litigates and counsels clients in every area of labor and employment law, including issues of restrictive covenants, harassment, discrimination and whistleblowing. He represents management in labor grievances and before PERC. Vito regularly guides clients through reductions in force and on employment issues related to restructuring and consolidation. He also handles investigations by management into allegations of employee wrongdoing.

Vito serves as the Chairman of the New Jersey Law Revision Commission, which is tasked by the Legislature with identifying areas of the law that require revision for clarification and simplification.

Vito is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Trial Certification as a Civil Trial Attorney.