Announcing Lafayette’s next General Counsel

Dear Colleagues,

I am excited to share with you the news that Timothy D. Cedrone will be joining Lafayette as General Counsel. Tim brings to the role more than 14 years of service as a trusted counselor to colleges, boards of education, religious organizations, municipalities, counties, state agencies, non-profit corporations, and other business entities. Tim comes to us following a search that attracted many outstanding candidates. He will officially join the College on June 17, 2024.

Since 2018, Tim has served as Associate General Counsel at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. In this role, he provided legal counsel to the Rutgers’ Board of Governors, president, senior leadership, deans, directors, and other employees across an expansive variety of issues, including labor and employment law, student affairs, constitutional law, Title IX, litigation, transactions, athletics, and institutional policies and procedures.

Before joining Rutgers, Tim was an associate with the law firm of Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro and Murphy. He represented public and private employers in a variety of industries, including higher education, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, pharmaceuticals, government, banking, sports, entertainment, and others. He counseled employers on compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws; litigated labor, employment, and commercial cases before state and federal courts and administrative agencies; and represented clients in transactional matters.

Prior to private practice, Tim was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Christine L. Miniman in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. His previous work experience also includes time with the National Football League and the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, where he assisted in-house counsel with labor relations matters at both organizations.

Tim has conducted many seminars and published numerous articles on labor, employment, and sports law. Since 2011, He has also served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University. He is active in the New Jersey State Bar Association, previously serving as Chair of the Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section and currently serving on the Section’s Executive Board and the Higher Education Committee.

Tim earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Seton Hall University and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. During law school, Tim served as Symposium Editor of the Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law.

Tim brings to Lafayette broad legal experience, exceptional judgment, and a clear understanding of the higher education landscape. His passion and commitment to the College’s mission and values, his collaborative approach, and his deep experience with many critical issues facing higher education will be invaluable as we look to Lafayette’s future.

I extend my sincere appreciation to those who served with me on this search committee: Associate Professor of Psychology John Shaw, Director of Educational Equity Amanda Hanincik, Senior Advisor to the Executive Vice President Heather Hartner, and Executive Assistant for Legal Jody Poniatowski.

I hope you will join me in welcoming Tim and his family to the Lafayette community.

Audra Kahr
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration