Mariane Gardner advises clients with national operations on corporate transactions, franchising, and commercial agreements. She brings focus and structure to fast-moving business matters, combining legal precision with a practical understanding of how deals get done.
“Efficiency isn’t about cutting corners; it’s about knowing which corners matter.”
Rutgers Law School – Camden, J.D., cum laude, 2022
Villanova University, Paralegal Professional Certificate, 2012
La Salle University, B.A., 2010
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Florida
Mariane Gardner advises clients with national operations on corporate transactions, franchising, and commercial agreements. She brings focus and structure to fast-moving business matters, combining legal precision with a practical understanding of how deals get done.
Mariane built her legal career from the ground up. Before becoming an attorney, she spent years working inside law firms and in-house legal departments, managing complex matters as a paralegal and learning the realities of how business clients make decisions. That foundation gives her a rare sense of both sides of the practice, combining the strategic view that drives transactions and the disciplined execution required to bring them to a close.
Her practice spans corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, and a broad range of commercial counseling for clients operating in multiple states. She guides business owners, investors, and franchisors through structuring and negotiation, drafting agreements and policies that support growth and day-to-day operations. She routinely reviews and negotiates the commercial agreements that keep businesses running, not only protecting clients but helping them create value in every deal.
Mariane is the person who can untangle a complicated deal without slowing its pace. She listens closely, asks the right questions, and finds practical ways to keep everyone moving in the same direction. Her work balances efficiency with understanding, by seeing the legal issues, the business need, and the people behind both, allowing her to stay focused on solutions rather than roadblocks.
Mariane advises franchisors nationwide on every stage of development and expansion, from drafting and updating franchise disclosure documents to negotiating multi-unit agreements and transfers. She works on system structuring, renewals, and related corporate transactions, ensuring that each agreement supports both compliance and growth.
Both inside and outside the office, Mariane is the person who raises her hand. She serves on the board of the Rutgers–Camden Alumni Association, chairs the Burlington County Bar Association’s Mock Trial Committee, and contributes to initiatives through the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. She also teaches at the Coptic Orthodox Church, volunteers for the PTA, and supports the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey. Each of Mariane’s roles reflect the same instinct she brings to client work: step up, take ownership, and follow through.
Conducted legal due diligence in connection with a $135+ million sale of a leading regional
distributor and service provider of HVAC systems.
Led review of diligence workstreams in connection with the $100+ million sale of a mechanical
services provider.
Counseled franchisor client in connection with the sale of 20 franchised locations in 15 states.
Rutgers Law Alumni Association, Board of Trustees and Young Lawyers’ Division Co-Chair
Office of Attorney Ethics, NJ Supreme Court, Fee Arbitration Committee, Attorney Member
New Jersey State Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division, Executive Committee
Burlington County Bar Association, Mock Trial Committee Co-Chair
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Minority Bar Committee
Philadelphia Bar Association, Member
Coptic Orthodox Church, Member and Teacher
Civic Association, President
Parent Teacher Association, Volunteer
Honorable Michael J. Haas, P.J.A.D., New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division
Honorable Paula T. Dow, P.J.Ch., Superior Court, Burlington County, NJ
Honorable Jacylyn Medina, Family Division, Bergen County, NJ
Robert W. Criscuolo Award, Burlington County Bar Association
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“Thinking of Selling Your Business? Get Your Ducks in a Row,” New Jersey State Bar Association, Dictum, Vol. 49, No. 2, Spring 2026
“The Straight Word,” Burlington County Bar Association newspaper article, May 2024
“MILF: Moms In Law Fight,” Above The Law, 2022
Rutgers Law School Camden, Admitted Student Day, Alumni Panelist, March 2025
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Middle Eastern Law Student Association, Panelist, October 2023
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division, Working Law Mama Panelist, April 2023
