Anne S. Babineau

Area of Emphasis:Redevelopment:Redevelopment plans, zoning ordinances and designation of renewal areas;Property acquisition including development of appraisals in anticipation of condemnation, negotiation of acquisitions, and condemnation;Contracts between public entity responsible for implementation of redevelopment and private redevelopers (including responses to requests for proposal);Loan and grant applications and agreements in connection with governmental assistance for redevelopment projects;Bankruptcy proceedings affecting redevelopment project participants;Litigation and appeals involving all of the above in federal and state courts.Representative Speaking and Writing Experience:Ms. Babineau has lectured on redevelopment issues for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Rutgers/Department of Community Affairs, New Jersey Bar Association, American Planning Association, and New Jersey Builder’s Association, among others. She has been admitted to membership in The Counselors of Real Estate, Chambers USA, and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. In addition, she has served as an officer or member of several industry organizations, including New Jersey Future, NAIOP, and Urban Land Institute. She has also authored articles for New Jersey Law, Urban Land, New Jersey Lawyer, and other publications and is a contributing author for Commercial Real Estate Transactions in New Jersey (Redevelopment chapter). She has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers® magazine, 2005-2018, and listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in their 1999/2000, 2005-2024 editions.Utility, Telecommunications, and Energy Law:Represented Public Service Electric and Gas Company and Verizon New Jersey Inc.Merger Approvals - applications before the Board of Public Utilities on behalf of Verizon New Jersey, Elizabethtown Water Company, Thames Water Holdings Incorporated, RWE, and New Jersey Natural Gas Company.Served as vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, 1996-1997 (Legal department function was outsourced to Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.)

Area of Emphasis:Redevelopment:Redevelopment plans, zoning ordinances and designation of renewal areas;Property acquisition including development of appraisals in anticipation of condemnation, negotiation of acquisitions, and condemnation;Contracts between public entity responsible for implementation of redevelopment and private redevelopers (including responses to requests for proposal);Loan and grant applications and agreements in connection with governmental assistance for redevelopment projects;Bankruptcy proceedings affecting redevelopment project participants;Litigation and appeals involving all of the above in federal and state courts.Representative Speaking and Writing Experience:Ms. Babineau has lectured on redevelopment issues for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Rutgers/Department of Community Affairs, New Jersey Bar Association, American Planning Association, and New Jersey Builder’s Association, among others. She has been admitted to membership in The Counselors of Real Estate, Chambers USA, and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. In addition, she has served as an officer or member of several industry organizations, including New Jersey Future, NAIOP, and Urban Land Institute. She has also authored articles for New Jersey Law, Urban Land, New Jersey Lawyer, and other publications and is a contributing author for Commercial Real Estate Transactions in New Jersey (Redevelopment chapter). She has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers® magazine, 2005-2018, and listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in their 1999/2000, 2005-2024 editions.Utility, Telecommunications, and Energy Law:Represented Public Service Electric and Gas Company and Verizon New Jersey Inc.Merger Approvals - applications before the Board of Public Utilities on behalf of Verizon New Jersey, Elizabethtown Water Company, Thames Water Holdings Incorporated, RWE, and New Jersey Natural Gas Company.Served as vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, 1996-1997 (Legal department function was outsourced to Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.)

Area of Emphasis:Redevelopment:

Representative Speaking and Writing Experience:

Ms. Babineau has lectured on redevelopment issues for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Rutgers/Department of Community Affairs, New Jersey Bar Association, American Planning Association, and New Jersey Builder’s Association, among others. She has been admitted to membership in The Counselors of Real Estate, Chambers USA, and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. In addition, she has served as an officer or member of several industry organizations, including New Jersey Future, NAIOP, and Urban Land Institute. She has also authored articles for New Jersey Law, Urban Land, New Jersey Lawyer, and other publications and is a contributing author for Commercial Real Estate Transactions in New Jersey (Redevelopment chapter). She has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers® magazine, 2005-2018, and listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in their 1999/2000, 2005-2024 editions.

Utility, Telecommunications, and Energy Law: