David J. Sprong
dsprong@beckermeisel.com

Education:
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., Magna Cum Laude
Rutgers College, Rutgers University, B.A.

Areas of Specialty:
Employment and Labor Law
Litigation

Admitted to Practice:
New Jersey
New York

Office:
Livingston
973-422-1100 extension x140
David J. Sprong

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Mr. Sprong is a partner in the Firm and focuses his practice on matters involving the employer/employee relationship. He has more than a decade of experience, mostly representing management-side clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to regional companies recognized to be among New Jersey's finest. His practice includes the litigation of discrimination and sexual harassment claims, disputes surrounding executive employment agreements, including non-competes and other restrictive covenants, and claims for employee compensation and benefits. Mr. Sprong also counsels clients regarding compliance with various employment laws, and his litigation experience allows him to offer a unique approach to such issues. Mr. Sprong has recently written articles for professional publications regarding employment law issues.

Mr. Sprong also practices in the Firm’s litigation department, where he represents large and small businesses in various commercial litigation matters, including various types of business disputes; claims of breach of contract, including lease and financing agreements; claims of fraud and defamation; construction disputes; and healthcare matters. He has practiced for more than ten years in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and New York and is well-versed in the procedural and substantive aspects of litigation matters. Mr. Sprong often represents out-of-state entities as local counsel in the courts of New Jersey and New York and has represented clients as in significant actions in Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Massachusetts, Missouri, Illinois and Minnesota.

He also has substantial experience in disputes involving intellectual property and computer technology. Mr. Sprong has litigated trademark, patent and copyright infringement in cases nationwide. He has enforced and protected clients' trademarks by obtaining preliminary and permanent injunctive relief for trademark infringement, and has defended significant claims of patent infringement. He also has litigated actions involving computer software and hardware, and is well-versed in electronic discovery and data storage, maintenance and retrieval issues. He served as a Barrister in the John J. Gibbons American Inn of Court for Intellectual Property Litigation and Federal Practice.

In all areas, Mr. Sprong has experience in all facets of litigation, from case inception through trial. In all cases, he employs an assertive and cost-effective approach to protecting the rights of his clients. He also has significant experience in resolving cases without the need for trial through various alternative dispute resolution methods.

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