Conor J. Hennessey, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department, will be a presenter at the North Central Jersey Association of Realtors® Brokers Meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The program will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Fairfield Hotel & Suites in Fairfield, New Jersey.

Mr. Hennessey will discuss the National Association of REALTORS® settlement agreement in the Sitzer/Burnett class action lawsuits, focusing on the policy changes included in the settlement agreements, specifically restrictions on offering cooperative compensation through an MLS and the requirement of written buyer agency agreements.

Mr. Hennessey is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Brokerage Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in commercial litigation involving real estate transactions, real estate brokerage law, business disputes, commercial contract actions, consumer fraud act claims, and professional malpractice cases. In the specialized area of real estate brokerage law, he has significant experience including the litigation and mediation of business disputes on behalf of brokerages and claims brought against real estate licensees. He represents brokers and salespersons before the New Jersey Real Estate Commission and local real estate boards and provides guidance to clients on general brokerage issues. He has been involved in matters brought before the New Jersey Supreme Court, the New Jersey Appellate Division, and the Office of Administrative Law with broad-based impacts on New Jersey’s real estate brokerage industry.