Matthew L. Capone

Associate

  • Matthew L. Capone
  • Phone: +1 973 424 2043

    Import to Address Book

  • Duane Morris LLP
    200 Campus Drive, Suite 300
    Florham Park, NJ 07932-1007
    USA

Matthew L. Capone practices in the area of environmental and land use with a focus on environmental regulatory compliance, enforcement and permitting. Mr. Capone provides counsel to clients on site remediation, the Industrial Site Recovery Act, Site Remediation Reform Act, CERCLA/Superfund matters, due diligence investigations for commercial real estate closings and renewable energy projects.

Mr. Capone is a 2018 graduate of Rutgers Law School and a graduate of Rutgers University.

 

Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Education

  • Rutgers Law School, J.D., 2018
  • Rutgers University, B.A., 2015

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Associate, 2025-present
  • Giordano, Halleran, & Ciesla, P.C.
    - Associate, 2023-2025
  • Goldenberg, Mackler, Sayegh, Mintz, Pfeffer, Bonchi & Gill, P.C.
    - Associate, 2021-2023
  • Rosner Law Offices, P.C.
    - Associate, 2017-2021

Honors and Awards

  • Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2024

  • Rising Star, New Jersey Association for Justice

  • Lawyer of the Month, Cumberland County Bar Association

Selected Publications

  • Co-author, "Multiple States Seek to Challenge Validity of New York's Climate Change Superfund Act," Duane Morris Alert, March 6, 2025

  • “NJDEP Issues Major Environmental Justice Decision Imposing Special Conditions”, The National Law Review, July 24, 2024

  • "NJDEP Proposes Bald Eagle Removal and Other Changes to New Jersey's Threatened and Endangered Species Lists," NJ Environmental Law Blog, June 6, 2024

  • "Appellate Division Provides Insight Into Rights Inherent to Tidelands Grants and Tidelands Licenses," NJ Environmental Law Blog, May 20, 2024

  • "NJDEP Adopts More Stringent Residential Soil Remediation Standards for Lead," NJ Environmental Law Blog, May 7, 2024

  • “Remediation Programs Update from NJDEP”, NJ Environmental Law Blog, November 9, 2023

  • “NJDEP Creates Avenue for Prioritized RAP Application Review”, NJ Environmental Law Blog, July 11, 2023

  • “First Of Its Kind With More to Follow: NJDEP Settlement Proposal Addresses PFAS Contamination”, NJ Environmental Law Blog, July 11, 2023