NJBIZ Conversations: Chris Porrino on Trump, Habba and the role of the AG

Jeffrey Kanige//September 15, 2025//

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Lowenstein Sandler partner Chris Porrino enjoys a reputation for being nonpartisan. Yes, he served as Gov. Chris Christie’s chief counsel and attorney general. But since leaving government, he has built a private law practice that works on both sides of the aisle.

Need evidence? How about the fact that Porrino is representing the Trump Organization in its dispute with the state over liquor licenses at the company’s New Jersey golf courses. At the same time, he is representing Gov. Phil Murphy in an investigation over immigration practices being conducted by Alina Habba, President Donald Trump‘s choice to serve as U.S. attorney for New Jersey.

In this edition of NJBIZ Conversations, Porrino talks about what it’s like to handle those two cases and he weighs in on the proper role of the attorney general’s office – something the next governor will have to figure out.

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Tags: Donald Trump, Alina Habba, liquor licenses, Lowenstein Sandler, Trump Organization

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