Patrice E. LeTourneau
Partner
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Phone: +1 973 424 2042
- Duane Morris LLP
200 Campus Drive, Suite 300
Florham Park, NJ 07932-1007
USA
Patrice E. LeTourneau focuses her practice on assisting businesses of all sizes in a broad range of employment, commercial and environmental matters before state and federal governmental agencies and courts. In addition to managing claims and litigation, she has conducted numerous internal investigations and has significant experience advising companies on preventative litigation practices.
Ms. LeTourneau clerked for the Honorable Rosemary E. Ramsay, J.S.C., where she successfully completed the Superior Court of New Jersey’s mediation training course and is a qualified mediator in the Law Division, Special Civil Part.
Ms. LeTourneau is a 2007 cum laude graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law and a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Rhode Island.
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
- University of Rhode Island, B.A., magna cum laude, 2003
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2022-present McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen & Carvelli PC, 2008-2022
- New Jersey State Judiciary
- Law Clerk to the Hon Rosemary E. Ramsay, J.S.C., 2007-2008
Honors and Awards
- Listed in Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2020
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Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "New Jersey Legal Update," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar March 28, 2023
- Speaker, “Effective Internal Investigations,” Florham Park, New Jersey, June 20, 2021
- Speaker, “Leave Laws,” Florham Park, New Jersey, June 8, 2021
- Speaker, “Limiting Legal Risk During RIFS and Reorganizations,” Florham Park, New Jersey, May 20, 2021
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "How NJ Temp Equal Pay Survived A Constitutional Challenge," Law360, September 4, 2024
- Co-author, "Prepare Now To Comply With NJ Temp Worker Law," Law360, April 11, 2023
- Co-author, "New Jersey's Controversial Temporary Laborers' Bill of Rights Becomes Law," Duane Morris Alert, March 13, 2023
- Co-author, "How NJ Employers Should Plan For State WARN Act Overhaul," Republished by Law360, January 24, 2023
- Co-author, "Compliance Resolutions for New Jersey Employers in the Year Ahead," Duane Morris Alert, January 5, 2023
- Co-author, "New Year Brings New Minimum Wages for New Jersey Employers," Duane Morris Alert, December 2, 2022
- Co-author, "New Jersey Bill Seeks to Ax Non-Disparagement Provisions in Employment Agreements," Duane Morris Alert, October 11, 2022
Representative Matters
Represented a Fortune 500 energy company, convincing the Eastern District of New York to reconsider a prior decision and grant summary judgment on a breach of contract claim against a competing energy company. The parties entered into an agreement whereby Defendant was obligated to have the capacity to receive, store, and transfer lubricant base oils; despite repeatedly acknowledging that it could accept a particular base oil, Defendant refused to do so unless the client entered into unrelated agreements. Defendant then claimed the need to substantially modify its facility to accept the product. The court initially denied summary judgment finding the facility modification a material issue of fact; on a motion for reconsideration, the Court reversed its decision finding it had overlooked a provision obligating Defendant to make any modifications necessary to enable storage. The case will proceed to trial to determine damages.
Obtained a nearly $2 million dollar judgment in the District Court of New Jersey, upheld on appeal, on behalf of a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company against a former employee who sued the company for discrimination claiming she was terminated after she told supervisors her commute triggered back pain. During litigation, it was discovered that the employee had been engaged in numerous outside ventures, including consulting work for two potential competitors. The court granted the company’s motion to dismiss the employee’s claims, awarded the company summary judgment on its breach of contract claim against the employee, and granted the company’s request for legal fees.