On January 6, 2022, Lakeland Bancorp, Inc., Oak Ridge, New Jersey, the holding company for Lakeland Bank, completed its acquisition of 1st Constitution Bancorp, Cranbury, New Jersey, the holding company for 1st Constitution Bank in an all-stock transaction. The combined organization will be the 5th largest bank headquartered in New Jersey with over $10 billion in assets.
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. has an extensive branch network and commercial lending centers throughout New Jersey and in Highland Mills, New York.
Luse Gorman served as legal counsel to Lakeland in the transaction. The Luse Gorman team consisted of John J. Gorman, Marc P. Levy, Jeffrey M. Cardone, Gregory M. Sobczak, Agata S. Troy and Brendan M. Saxon.
Luse Gorman has served as counsel on more than 100 financial institution mergers and acquisitions during the past five years, which is more than any other legal advisor during that time period. To learn more about our mergers and acquisitions practice, please visit our website.