Parimal Garg

Parimal Garg is a Partner in the White-Collar Defense and Business Litigation groups at Lowenstein Sandler LLP.  Prior to joining Lowenstein, Parimal served as Chief Counsel to Governor Philip D. Murphy from October 2020 to November 2024, making him the longest-serving Governor’s Counsel in New Jersey history. As chief counsel, Parimal served as Governor Murphy’s primary advisor on all legal matters, including civil litigation, legislation, executive orders, oversight of the state’s independent authorities, judicial and prosecutorial appointments, and ethics and public records requests. He supervised a team of 25 attorneys in the Governor’s Counsel’s Office and worked with the leadership of the Attorney General’s Office daily. During his tenure, Parimal managed the selection and confirmation process for four current Justices of the New Jersey Supreme Court, over 160 new Superior Court judges, and 10 current county prosecutors.  He also supervised the State’s position in civil litigation in hundreds of important matters, managed several internal investigations throughout State government, and directed negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice leading to two consent decrees. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Parimal personally drafted or oversaw all executive orders implementing mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus and worked closely with the Attorney General’s Office to defend all those orders in court. He also facilitated a comprehensive and independent after-action review of New Jersey’s response to the pandemic that remains the only one of its kind in the nation. Prior to serving as Chief Counsel, Parimal served as Deputy Chief Counsel to the Governor from January 2018 to October 2020.  He was a Senior Policy Advisor on the Murphy for Governor campaign, and before that was a law clerk for Chief Justice Stuart Rabner of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Parimal also worked as a litigation associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in Washington D.C., where his practice focused on antitrust matters and financial investigations.  He received his B.A. from Georgetown University, magna cum laude, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School, cum laude. Parimal currently resides in West Caldwell with his wife Brianna and their daughter Luna.