Former AG Platkin Launches Platkin LLP

On Feb 13, 2026

Former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the launch of Platkin LLP, a law firm founded by Platkin and a team of senior litigators from the attorney general’s office.

Platkin LLP will be based in New Jersey and will focus on complex civil litigation, impact cases, and investigations involving consumer protection, antitrust, technology accountability, gun violence prevention, and democracy protection.

According to Platkin, the new firm will, “use the law to drive meaningful change in the face of injustice,” and aim to hold “harmful actors accountable.”

Platkin served as attorney general from 2022 to 2026, and as chief counsel to Gov. Phil Murphy from 2018 to 2020.  He is a graduate of Stanford University and Stanford Law School.  He is currently a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU Law School, and was previously a partner at Lowenstein.

The founding team of Platkin LLP brings additional experience from the New Jersey attorney general’s office, and has litigated both in government and in private practice.

Joining Platkin at the firm will be:

• Angela Cai, Partner: Cai is a seasoned appellate advocate and former Deputy Solicitor General of New Jersey who helped build the state’s Office of the Solicitor General into an elite practice. She has drafted and argued hundreds of cases across state and federal courts, earned two NAAG Best Brief Awards for U.S. Supreme Court work, and clerked on the Third Circuit.

• Ravi Ramanathan, Partner: Ramanathan represents clients in high-stakes complex litigation, drawing on senior government experience leading groundbreaking civil enforcement initiatives. As the inaugural Director of New Jersey’s SAFE Office, he led the nation’s first state-level civil firearms enforcement program, bringing more affirmative lawsuits against the gun industry than any other attorney general’s office.

• Aaron Haier, Counsel: Haier represents public- and private-sector clients in complex consumer protection and unfair competition matters. He previously served as Senior Counsel to the New Jersey Attorney General, advising on consumer protection, tech accountability, and antitrust enforcement.

• Jaeliaya Troche, Executive Assistant: Troche has experience supporting senior leadership across public and private sectors in fast-paced, high-visibility environments. She most recently provided high-level executive support at the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.

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