New Jersey Government Law: What You Need to Know Now

Maeve E. Cannon, Ryan P. Kennedy and Michael A. Cedrone will be presenting in the online seminar “New Jersey Government Law: What You Need to Know Now” hosted by the National Business Institute on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. The seminar offers an intensive overview of current issues and recent updates in New Jersey government law. 

Maeve Cannon will present “General Rules on Public Contracts and Bidding,” which provides insights on preparing bids and requests for proposal, analyzing bids, disqualifying bids, bid protest processes, contract awards processes and key details surrounding intellectual property and government contracts. 

In his panel “Land Use and Zoning Essentials,” Ryan Kennedy will explore guidelines for drafting land use regulations, granting variances, granting and revoking conditional use permits, handling zoning ordinance violations: legal essentials, and techniques for annexing land and resolving issues.

Michael Cedrone will cover “Marijuana and Local Government,” offering an overview of federal and state marijuana laws, insights for government attorneys about the marijuana industry, local government restrictions/bans on marijuana use and details on what local government can restrict or permit regarding marijuana zoning ordinances.