Shane P. Simon

Select matters:

• Represented a national university in federal court and obtained a dismissal of claims brought by a student alleging breach of contract and discrimination relating to scholarship monies.
• Secured a victory on behalf of a national university in a court-ordered arbitration against claims that the university breached its contractual obligations to a former student and violated the former’s students due process rights in the manner of his dismissal from the university.
  
   

Select representations include:

• A New Jersey water company in a regulatory proceeding to secure approval for an innovative proposal to replace customer-owned lead-service lines.
• A Pennsylvania public gas company in a regulatory proceeding for an increase in base rates.
• A New Jersey water company in a regulatory proceeding for amendment of money-pooling agreements and a corporate reorganization.
• A New Jersey electric company in a regulatory proceeding concerning a proposal for the implementation of a plug-in electric vehicle pilot program.
• A New Jersey water company in a regulatory proceeding for approval of an infrastructure improvement loan and change in corporate control.
  
   

Select matters:

• Achieved a favorable settlement on behalf of a major life insurance provider in federal court concerning claims of breach of contract and bad faith.
• Secured dismissal of a lawsuit in state court against a large life insurance provider of a bad faith lawsuit.