Anand Dash
Anand.Dash@kennedyslaw.com
+1 908 647 8390
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Education
- Villanova University School of Law, JD, 2006
- The College of William and Mary, BA, 2002
Anand is a partner in the New Jersey office. His practice focuses on a wide-variety of real estate, property, and general commercial litigation, including zoning, land use, and real property-related litigation. His practice also includes trial and appellate advocacy in federal and state courts and before various administrative agencies. Prior to joining Kennedys, Anand represented individual and corporate clients in all aspects of commercial litigation with a focus on business and real estate disputes and trust and estates litigation.
He completed his undergraduate studies at The College of William and Mary where he majored in English and was a member of the Honor Society. While attending Villanova University School of Law, Anand was awarded a public interest fellowship. In connection with the fellowship, he interned at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School in Boston, Massachusetts where he successfully represented low-income tenants in civil actions.
Anand serves as Township Attorney for the Township of Sparta and General Counsel for Lake Mohawk Country Club.
Qualifications and admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- US District Court for the District of New Jersey
- US District Court for the Southern District of New York
- US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Work highlights
- Successfully defended a Township’s land use ordinance no. 26-05 from a challenge filed by a developer to the validity and constitutionality of the ordinance. It was argued that land use ordinances, such as ordinance 25-06, should adapt to the evolving needs of a community and should not be limited by an outdated vision in a municipality’s Master Plan. The Court was persuaded that municipalities can pass land use laws that are inconsistent with the Master Plan, provided that, they have a rational basis, meet all statutory criteria, are supported by evidence and are reasonable under the circumstances.
- Successfully obtained summary judgment in a Sussex County land use law matter involving a municipal zoning board. The Court was persuaded to void the defendant land use board’s resolution on grounds that the board lacked jurisdiction to hear an out of time zoning appeal under the Municipal Land Use Law. We argued that a land use board that willfully ignores a statutory limitation period is not permitted to reach the merits of the application. The Court agreed, and after oral argument, voided the defendant board’s resolution.
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