Former NJ Top Cop Matthew Platkin Launches New Law Firm

Matthew Platkin, who just left his post as New Jersey attorney general, has opened a new firm hoping to bring high-profile legal battles similar to those he launched as top cop—and he’s bringing big names over from one of the nation’s largest public law offices.

Platkin LLP is launching with three additional attorneys, all of whom worked under Platkin in Trenton. The two partners are Angela Cai, an state appeals star who defended New Jersey’s gun regulations just Wednesday before the Third Circuit, and Ravi Ramanathan, who spearheaded New Jersey’s team bringing the most cases against gun manufacturers and sellers ...