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ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW NEWARK K&L GATES Brian S. Montag WOLFF & SAMSON Thomas R. O’Brien, David Samson
PRINCETON HILL WALLACK Patrick D. Kennedy
WOODBRIDGE WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Anne S. Babineau, John A. Hoffman
ADMIRALTY & MARITIME LAW NEWARK CARROLL MCNULTY & KULL Christopher H. Mansuy JAVERBAUM WURGAFT HICKS KAHN WIKSTROM & SININS Jorden N. Pedersen, Jr.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION A ARBITRATION; M MEDIATION
PRINCETON RICHARD H. STEEN Richard H. Steen (A, M)
WOODBRIDGE HOAGLAND, LONGO, MORAN, DUNST & DOUKAS Alan I. Dunst (A)
ANTITRUST LAW * LITIGATION ONLY ** LITIGATION & PRACTICE AREA
HACKENSACK COLE, SCHOTZ, MEISEL, FORMAN & LEONARD Barry M. Schwartz (B) SCHIFFMAN, ABRAHAM, KAUFMAN & RITTER Robert L. Ritter (B*)
NEWARK
NEWARK
GIBBONS Michael R. Griffinger*, Brian J. McMahon* GRAHAM CURTIN Thomas R. Curtin* GREENBERG TRAURIG Roger B. Kaplan* LOWENSTEIN SANDLER David L. Harris* MCCARTER & ENGLISH William J. O’Shaughnessy* MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER Andrew F. McBride III*
BRACH EICHLER Brian R. Lenker (B) DAY PITNEY Joy Harmon Sperling (B*) GIBBONS Michael J. Lubben (B) GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS John D. North (B*) GREENBERG TRAURIG Steven D. Fleissig (B) LATHAM & WATKINS Alan E. Kraus (B*) LOWENSTEIN SANDLER Peter H. Ehrenberg (B) MANDELBAUM SALSBURG LAZRIS & DISCENZA Michael A. Saffer (B*) MCCARTER & ENGLISH Michael M. Horn (B*, R) NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS Alison L. Galer (B*), Joel N. Jacobson (B), Kevin T. O’Brien (B) RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI Gerald A. Liloia (B*), Michael R. O’Donnell (B*), Linda H. Prentiss (B), Mark S. Rattner (B), Kenneth M. Van Deventer (B*) SAIBER Jane L. Brody (B), James H. Forte (B*) SHERMAN WELLS SYLVESTER & STAMELMAN Anthony J. Sylvester (B*) SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS Joseph L. Buckley (B*), Richard H. Epstein (B*), Jeffrey J. Greenbaum (B*), Steven E. Gross (B) WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Roger R. Gottilla (B), Michael P. Turner (B) WOLFF & SAMSON Armen Shahinian (B*), Laurence M. Smith (B)
APPELLATE PRACTICE HACKENSACK COLE, SCHOTZ, MEISEL, FORMAN & LEONARD Michael S. Meisel
NEWARK
HACKENSACK
ARSENEAULT & FASSETT David W. Fassett CHASAN LEYNER & LAMPARELLO NEWARK Joel A. Leyner CONNELL FOLEY DAY PITNEY Richard D. Catenacci Robert G. Rose (A, M) DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH GIBBONS Thomas F. Campion John J. Gibbons (A, M) FISHER & PHILLIPS GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS Cynthia M. Jacob Herbert S. Glickman (A, M) GIBBONS JOHN E. SANDS Michael R. Griffinger, Lawrence S. Lustberg John E. Sands (A, M) GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS KUTTNER LAW OFFICES Paul A. Rowe Bernard A. Kuttner (A) GREENBERG DAUBER EPSTEIN & TUCKER LINDABURY, MCCORMICK, ESTABROOK Edward J. Dauber & COOPER John M. Boyle (A, M) LAW OFFICES OF ALAN L. ZEGAS Alan L. Zegas LOWENSTEIN SANDLER David S. Sager (M) MARINO, TORTORELLA & BOYLE John A. Boyle, Kevin H. Marino MARGULIES WIND Harold I. Braff (A, M), Robert E. Margulies MCCARTER & ENGLISH (A, M) William J. O’Shaughnessy NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS MCCUSKER, ANSELMI, ROSEN & CARVELLI William A. Dreier (A, M), Jack L. Lintner Bruce I. Goldstein (A, M) MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN Ronald J. Riccio James H. Coleman, Jr. (A, M), Alvin Weiss (A, M) NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI Theodore Margolis Stewart G. Pollock (A, M) PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN SHIMALLA, WECHSLER, LEPP & D’ONOFRIO James H. Coleman, Jr. Amy Zylman Shimalla (A, M) ROBINSON, WETTRE & MILLER SNYDER & SARNO Donald A. Robinson John J. Trombadore (A, M) SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS YOUNGBLOOD SAMPOLI & COOMBS Peter G. Verniero L. Anthony Gibson (A, M) CHARLES C. ABUT Charles C. Abut (A, M)
PHILADELPHIA CARL D. POPLAR Carl D. Poplar
PRINCETON DALE E. CONSOLE Dale E. Console DECHERT Ezra D. Rosenberg
WOODBRIDGE WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Brian J. Molloy
SCAN TO ACCESS INTERACTIVE DIGITAL VERSION
BANKING & FINANCE LAW B BANKING AND FINANCE; R FINANCIAL SERVICE REGULATION; M MORTGAGE BANKING FORECLOSURE LAW; * LITIGATION
PHILADELPHIA POWERS KIRN Edward W. Kirn III (M)
PRINCETON REED SMITH Leonard A. Bernstein (B), Daniel F. Peck, Jr. (B)
WOODBRIDGE
NEWARK BECKER MEISEL Ben H. Becker, Stacey L. Meisel DUANE MORRIS Walter J. Greenhalgh FORMAN HOLT ELIADES & YOUNGMAN Daniel M. Eliades, Charles M. Forman**, Andrew J. Karas FOX ROTHSCHILD Richard M. Meth GIBBONS Dale E. Barney**, David N. Crapo**, Karen A. Giannelli, Michael R. Griffinger*, Brian J. McMahon*, Frank J. Vecchione** GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS David L. Bruck**, Nancy Isaacson**, Lawrence P. Maher** HELLRING LINDEMAN GOLDSTEIN & SIEGAL Richard B. Honig** LECLAIRRYAN Todd M. Galante** LOWENSTEIN SANDLER Bruce D. Buechler, Sharon L. Levine, Jeffrey D. Prol, Kenneth A. Rosen**, John K. Sherwood, S. Jason Teele NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS Morris S. Bauer, Gary N. Marks**, Bruce J. Wisotsky** PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN John S. Mairo**, Warren J. Martin, Jr.**, Brett S. Moore RABINOWITZ, LUBETKIN & TULLY Jeffrey A. Cooper**, Jay L. Lubetkin**, Jonathan I. Rabinowitz** RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI Mark E. Hall, J. Alex Kress**, Dennis J. O’Grady**, Curtis M. Plaza, Joseph L. Schwartz** SAIBER Vincent F. Papalia SCARPONE & VARGO James A. Scarpone** SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS George R. Hirsch, Boris I. Mankovetskiy, Andrew H. Sherman**, Jack M. Zackin** TRENK, DIPASQUALE, DELLA FERA & SODONO Sam Della Fera
TRENK, DIPASQUALE, DELLA FERA & SODONO West Orange, NJ Richard D. Trenk 973.243.8600 | page 8 WASSERMAN, JURISTA & STOLZ Steven Z. Jurista, Daniel M. Stolz, Leonard C. Walczyk, Robert B. Wasserman WHITE FLEISCHNER & FINO James P. Ricciardi WOLFF & SAMSON Robert E. Nies**, Armen Shahinian*, Scott A. Zuber
PHILADELPHIA
GIORDANO, HALLERAN & CIESLA Bernard J. Berry, Jr. (B, R) WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Peter R. Herman (B, R), Stuart A. Hoberman (B, R) WINDELS, MARX, LANE & MITTENDORF Kevin T. McNamara (B), Paul H. Shur (B, B*)
SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS Richard A. Barkasy SHERMAN, SILVERSTEIN, KOHL, ROSE & PODOLSKY Arthur J. Abramowitz**
BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY & REORGANIZATION LAW
SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS Simon Kimmelman** STARK & STARK Timothy P. Duggan**
* LITIGATION ONLY ** LITIGATION & PRACTICE AREA
HACKENSACK COLE, SCHOTZ, MEISEL, FORMAN & LEONARD Gerald H. Gline**, Stuart Komrower**, Leo V. Leyva**, Michael S. Meisel*, Michael D. Sirota**, Warren A. Usatine**, Ilana Volkov** LOFARO & REISER Glenn R. Reiser SHAPIRO, CROLAND, REISER, APFEL & DI IORIO John P. Di Iorio**, Robert P. Shapiro**
PRINCETON
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH Thomas F. Campion GIBBONS Michael R. Griffinger, James R. Zazzali GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS John D. North, Paul A. Rowe GREENBERG DAUBER EPSTEIN & TUCKER Edward J. Dauber HELLRING LINDEMAN GOLDSTEIN & SIEGAL Jonathan L. Goldstein LOWENSTEIN SANDLER Douglas S. Eakeley, Michael B. Himmel MARINO, TORTORELLA & BOYLE John A. Boyle, Kevin H. Marino MCCARTER & ENGLISH Gita F. Rothschild MCCUSKER, ANSELMI, ROSEN & CARVELLI Bruce I. Goldstein MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER Joseph P. LaSala ORLOFF, LOWENBACH, STIFELMAN & SIEGEL Laurence B. Orloff ROBINSON, WETTRE & MILLER Donald A. Robinson
PRINCETON DECHERT Ezra D. Rosenberg DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH Vincent E. Gentile WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES Diane P. Sullivan
WOODBRIDGE WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Brian J. Molloy
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS & PARTNERSHIPS) NEWARK LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL SPAR Michael R. Spar SHERMAN WELLS SYLVESTER & STAMELMAN Sandra Brown Sherman
WOODBRIDGE WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Brett R. Harris, Michael F. Schaff
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW WOODBRIDGE WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Darren M. Gelber
CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES & FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW NEWARK SAIBER Ira B. Marcus SHERMAN WELLS SYLVESTER & STAMELMAN Sandra Brown Sherman
PHILADELPHIA FLASTER/GREENBERG Peter R. Spirgel
WOODBRIDGE
WOODBRIDGE
WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER David H. Stein
WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Michael F. Schaff
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION HACKENSACK COLE, SCHOTZ, MEISEL, FORMAN & LEONARD Steven R. Klein, Michael S. Meisel
NEWARK CHASAN LEYNER & LAMPARELLO Joel A. Leyner
ATLANTIC CITY
NEWARK ARLEO, DONOHUE & BIANCAMANO Frank P. Arleo BARON SAMSON Scott D. Baron BECKER MEISEL Ben H. Becker BRACH EICHLER Charles X. Gormally BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS Robert Novack, Richard C. Szuch BUDD LARNER Michael M. Rosenbaum, Joseph J. Schiavone CHASAN LEYNER & LAMPARELLO Ralph J. Lamparello, Joel A. Leyner, Steven L. Menaker COHN LIFLAND PEARLMAN HERRMANN & KNOPF Peter S. Pearlman CONNELL FOLEY Richard D. Catenacci, Adrian M. Foley, Jr., Kevin R. Gardner, George J. Kenny, Kenneth F. Kunzman, Philip F. McGovern, Jr., Liza M. Walsh DAVID B. RUBIN David B. Rubin DAY PITNEY Michael J. Dunne, Paul J. Halasz, Dennis T. Kearney, Anthony J. Marchetta, Robert G. Rose, Elizabeth J. Sher DENTONS David W. Kiefer DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH Thomas F. Campion EDWARDS WILDMAN PALMER Paulette Brown, James E. Tyrrell, Jr. EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN James P. Flynn GENOVA BURNS GIANTOMASI & WEBSTER Kathleen Barnett Einhorn, Angelo J. Genova GIBBONS Frederick W. Alworth, Guy V. Amoresano, Patrick C. Dunican, Jr., Michael R. Griffinger, James M. Lee, Michael R. McDonald, Brian J. McMahon, Fruqan Mouzon, Michael F. Quinn, Edwin H. Stern, Peter J. Torcicollo, Thomas R. Valen, Kevin G. Walsh, E. Evans Wohlforth, Jr., James R. Zazzali GRAHAM CURTIN Thomas R. Curtin GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS Dennis A. Estis, Barry S. Goodman, William D. Grand, Alan S. Naar, John D. North, Paul A. Rowe, Franklin M. Sachs, Andrea J. Sullivan, Gary K. Wolinetz
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COMMERCIAL LITIGATION JACOBS & BARBONE Edwin J. Jacobs, Jr. O’NEILL & COANT Joseph D. O’Neill
HACKENSACK ARONSOHN WEINER SALERNO & BREMER Gerald R. Salerno COLE, SCHOTZ, MEISEL, FORMAN & LEONARD Glenn R. Kazlow, Edward Sun Kiel, Steven R. Klein, Leo V. Leyva, Michael S. Meisel, Jason R. Melzer, Warren A. Usatine LOFARO & REISER Glenn R. Reiser PASHMAN STEIN Sean Mack, Michael S. Stein SCHIFFMAN, ABRAHAM, KAUFMAN & RITTER Robert L. Ritter SHAPIRO, CROLAND, REISER, APFEL & DI IORIO Stuart Reiser WINNE BANTA Kenneth K. Lehn
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has named individuals as
2015
LA WYERS OF THE YEAR
in New Jersey based on their particularly high level of peer recognition. ATLANTIC CITY HACKENSACK NEWARK GREATER PHILADELPHIA PRINCETON TOMS RIVER WOODBRIDGE
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
David L. Harris
Kevin J. Bruno Michael Dore Christopher R. Gibson Lanny S. Kurzweil Marc D. Policastro Jeffrey M. Pollock
APPELLATE PRACTICE
FAMILY LAW
James H. Coleman, Jr. Alvin Weiss ANTITRUST LAW
Ronald J. Riccio
BANKING & FINANCE LAW
Steven D. Fleissig Michael M. Horn Paul H. Shur
BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY & REORGANIZATION LAW
Richard B. Honig Leo V. Leyva John K. Sherwood Warren A. Usatine
Cary B. Cheifetz John P. Paone, Jr. Brian G. Paul Charles F. Vuotto, Jr. Richard H. Weiner FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
Jerry S. D’Aniello
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW
Bruce S. Rosen Peter L. Skolnik
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
John Zen Jackson Michael L. Weiss Michael B. Zerres
Philip D. Forlenza Alan Wovsaniker
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
Jay H. Greenblatt John J. Kane James D. Martin Stephen O. Mortenson Jack Wurgaft
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION
Gerald H. Baker David W. Field
CONSTRUCTION LAW
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE
Michael J. Baker Jonathan I. Epstein David S. Gordon Jeffrey J. Greenbaum Michael E. Jones Barry R. Mandelbaum
Patrick D. Kennedy HEALTH CARE LAW
Todd C. Brower Robert J. Fogg Maryann P. Kicenuik
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE LAW
IMMIGRATION LAW
CORPORATE LAW
Thomas E. Hastings Eugene Killian, Jr. Ellis I. Medoway John C. Simons
Michael T. Rave
Bernard J. Berry, Jr. Mark S. Rattner Alan Rubin John E. Stoddard III CRIMINAL DEFENSE: NON-WHITE-COLLAR
Timothy M. Donohue CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR
Anthony F. Siliato INSURANCE LAW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Thomas R. Curtin Constance S. Huttner
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
David W. Fassett Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor
Robert A. Fagella Ralph J. Lamparello Patrick J. McCarthy James M. Mets
EMINENT DOMAIN & CONDEMNATION LAW
LAND USE & ZONING LAW
Stuart M. Lederman EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW
Mark A. Daniele ENERGY LAW
Colleen A. Foley
Thomas F. Carroll III Meryl A.G. Gonchar Steven J. Tripp Peter J. Wolfson
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW
John L. Slimm
LEVERAGED BUYOUTS & PRIVATE EQUITY LAW
Andrew P. Gilbert
LITIGATION - REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY)
Mark S. Olinsky
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Land Use & Zoning Law Morristown, NJ
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW
GAMING LAW
Andrew J. Carlowicz, Jr. Robert G. Kenny James H. Landgraf Peter J. Smith Lee M. Tesser Philip R. White
Peter J. Wolfson
Angelo John Cifaldi Kenneth R. Meyer
Marie J. Jones David J. Satz
Douglas S. Eakeley
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MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS
REAL ESTATE LAW
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
Brian J. McMahon William P. Oberdorf TAX LAW
Kenneth R. Cohen Robert C. Daleo TRUSTS & ESTATES
George A. Aguilar Peter M. Burke Richard H. Greenberg Glenn A. Henkel Susan M. Holzman Steven R. Klein Lori I. Wolf WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW
Patrick R. Caulfield
With his varied background and 31 years of experience, Peter Wolfson brings a breadth of expertise to bear for his clients on land use and redevelopment projects. “While I have always represented developers and redevelopers, early on in my career I also represented a number of municipal land use zoning and planning boards, and served as a municipal attorney for Morristown and its redevelopment agency,” Wolfson notes. “So while I now exclusively represent private development interests, I have that experience of being on the government side in the land use process, as well as the contacts that I’ve developed over the years.” Wolfson is the founder of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman’s real estate practice group, where he handles a variety of disciplines: In addition to land use and real estate development and redevelopment, his practice includes issues relating to real property transactions, financing, taxation, and common interest ownership regimes. “We’ve built an excellent team here at Porzio, and I’m very proud of both the quality of our work and the service level we provide to our clients,” Wolfson says. “Given the comprehensive nature of our experience we can spot issues that other attorneys handling land use in a more narrow sense might not be as familiar with.” As an authority in the area of land use and redevelopment, Wolfson regularly speaks on topics related to his field, and he is also active in a number of bar associations. Currently, he chairs the United Way of Northern New Jersey’s Public Officials Forum.
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LINKED FIRMS/ NEWLY LISTED PROFILED FIRM/LAWYER LAWYERS LAWYERS
NAGEL RICE Roseland, NJ Jay J. Rice 973.618.0400 | page 12 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS Joseph J. Fleischman, Daniel R. Guadalupe, Theodore Margolis, Richard J. Schachter, James J. Shrager, Edward G. Sponzilli ORLOFF, LOWENBACH, STIFELMAN & SIEGEL Laurence B. Orloff PECKAR & ABRAMSON Michael Zicherman PODVEY MEANOR CATENACCI HILDNER COCOZIELLO & CHATTMAN Robert L. Podvey PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN Steven P. Benenson, Michael L. Rich, Charles J. Stoia
RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI Jan L. Bernstein, Edwin F. Chociey, Jr., Glenn A. Clark, Glenn D. Curving, Sigrid S. Franzblau, Lance J. Kalik, Shawn L. Kelly, Stuart M. Lederman, Gerald A. Liloia, Benjamin P. Michel, Michael R. O’Donnell, Robert J. Schoenberg, Kenneth M. Van Deventer ROBINSON, WETTRE & MILLER Donald A. Robinson SAIBER Jeffrey W. Lorell, Vincent F. Papalia, Marc E. Wolin SCARPONE & VARGO James A. Scarpone SCHWARTZ SIMON EDELSTEIN & CELSO Stephen J. Edelstein SEDGWICK Robert D. Towey SHERMAN WELLS SYLVESTER & STAMELMAN Anthony J. Sylvester, Julian W. Wells SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS Joseph L. Buckley, Trent S. Dickey, Mark E. Duckstein, Hervé Gouraige, Jeffrey J. Greenbaum, James M. Hirschhorn, Joshua N. Howley, Mark S. Olinsky, Beth S. Rose, Peter G. Verniero, Jack Wenik STERN & KILCULLEN Herbert J. Stern THE KILLIAN FIRM Eugene Killian, Jr. TOMPKINS, MCGUIRE, WACHENFELD & BARRY William B. McGuire, Richard A. Ulsamer WEBBER MCGILL Charles A. Reid III WOLFF & SAMSON Gage Andretta, Jonathan Bondy, Adam K. Derman, Arthur S. Goldstein, Kenneth N. Laptook, Robert E. Nies, A. Ross Pearlson, David Samson, Howard J. Schwartz, Armen Shahinian ZELLER LAW Robert Zeller
PHILADELPHIA BALLARD SPAHR John B. Kearney KULZER & DI PADOVA Joseph T. Kenney
PRINCETON DECHERT Ezra D. Rosenberg DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH Vincent E. Gentile
PARKER MCCAY Howard D. Cohen SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS Anthony Argiropoulos STARK & STARK Kevin M. Hart, Lewis J. Pepperman SZAFERMAN, LAKIND, BLUMSTEIN & BLADER Arnold C. Lakind WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES Diane P. Sullivan
TOMS RIVER NEW JERSEY MEDIATOR RESOLUTION SERVICES John F. Gelson
WOODBRIDGE GIORDANO, HALLERAN & CIESLA Michael J. Canning, Robert J. Feinberg, Sean E. Regan LEBENSFELD, SHARON & SCHWARTZ Alan M. Lebensfeld WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Marvin J. Brauth, Edward T. Kole, Brian J. Molloy, Willard C. Shih
COMMUNICATIONS LAW NEWARK MEYNER AND LANDIS Francis R. Perkins NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS James H. Laskey
WOODBRIDGE WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Anne S. Babineau, Hesser G. McBride, Jr.
CONSTRUCTION LAW * LITIGATION ONLY ** LITIGATION & PRACTICE AREA
HACKENSACK COLE, SCHOTZ, MEISEL, FORMAN & LEONARD Edward Sun Kiel*, Michael S. Meisel* SCHIFFMAN, ABRAHAM, KAUFMAN & RITTER Robert L. Ritter* TESSER & COHEN Lee M. Tesser*
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ohn Finnerty has practiced Family Law for over 40 years and is certified as a matrimonial law attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He is the founding member of Finnerty, Canda & Concannon, P.C. and is the architect of several reported decisions that have impacted family law in New Jersey, including the landmark case, Lepis v. Lepis (which enables modification of Property Settlement Agreements that are no longer fair and equitable upon a showing of changed circumstances), Davis v. Davis and Nehra v. Uhlar. Mr. Finnerty was the recipient of the Saul Tischler Award which recognizes a lifetime of contribution to the development of Family Law in New Jersey. He has served on the New Jersey Supreme
Court Family Part Practice Committee for 11 terms and was chairman of that committee’s sub-committee on parenting and custody for six years. He is former chairman of the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section, serves as a frequent lecturer for the New Jersey Institute of Legal Education, and is a senior editor for the New Jersey Family Lawyer. Of his firm’s philosophy, he says: “We are psychologically sophisticated and compassionate, but we mince no words. We tell our clients what we think in view of the facts they present, the law, and our sense of what the provable truth may be. After helping clients define their objectives, we chart a course with them, and are tireless, but sensible, advocates on their behalf.”
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ewman, McDonough, Schofel & Giger is a family law firm with substantial experience in all aspects of matrimonial law, including divorce, asset distribution, custody, support, and domestic violence. Established in 1978, the firm has acquired a reputation for being mindful of its clients’ needs, as well as being fair and honest in its dealings with adversaries and the courts. “Through our work, we strive to deescalate tense situations by providing compassionate, objective advice that best serves our clients’ interests,” says firm founder Gary Newman. “Our clients are individuals who are going through a very difficult period in their lives, and it’s rewarding to be able to provide them with meaningful legal services.” Among its clients, the firm has represented athletes, business owners, professionals, and employees at all levels. The firm has also litigated several high-profile divorce and custody cases, including two landmark family law matters that were ultimately decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court. Still, as Newman emphasizes, lawyers at the firm only litigate issues after attempts at consensual resolution fail. “We maintain that it is the clients’ interests, not ours, that must be served,” Newman says. “And we therefore work to resolve all disputes in a manner that avoids the expense and uncertainty of litigation.” Over his career, Newman has been consistently recognized by his peers for his family law expertise. Beyond his inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, he was honored in 2011 with the Family Law Achievement Award from the Essex County Bar Association.
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DALE E. CONSOLE Dale E. Console FOX ROTHSCHILD Mark Z. Segal STARK & STARK John S. Eory, Maria P. Imbalzano SZAFERMAN, LAKIND, BLUMSTEIN & BLADER Brian G. Paul ULRICHSEN ROSEN & FREED Derek M. Freed, Barbara Ulrichsen
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While divorce can be a daunting prospect, the family law attorneys of Newsome O’Donnell LLC are experienced at helping clients relieve the emotional and financial burdens associated with the process. Partners Lynn Fontaine Newsome, Esq. and Edward J. O’Donnell, Esq., along with their associates, eschew a one-sizefits-all approach to the practice of family law; and instead ensure that clients receive personalized representation in their matters. “We treat each case uniquely, spending time with clients, listening to their concerns, and deciphering strategies to meet their goals,” Newsome explains. “There’s nothing rote about what we do, and because of that, not only have we been able to make a difference in our clients’ lives, but we’ve also been able to make the process less stressful.”
The lawyers of Newsome O’Donnell LLC are committed to finding creative, cost-effective solutions to their clients’ problems, whether through litigation, mediation, or arbitration. Both Newsome and O’Donnell are certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as matrimonial attorneys and approved by the court as mediators; and they use these skills to successfully negotiate and try cases. Newsome in particular has long been a leader in the legal community. She is one of the state’s few family law attorneys to serve as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and she is also a past chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Family Law Section, a past president of the Morris County Bar Association, and an active member of the American Bar Association.
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ATLANTIC CITY BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK Paul M. O’Gara COOPER LEVENSON Lynne L. Kaufman, Lloyd D. Levenson FOX ROTHSCHILD Nicholas Casiello, Jr., Marie J. Jones SAIBER Guy S. Michael
NEWARK GIBBONS Thomas J. Cafferty**, John J. Gibbons* LOWENSTEIN SANDLER Peter L. Skolnik**
PHILADELPHIA
HEALTH CARE LAW * LITIGATION ONLY ** LITIGATION & PRACTICE AREA
HACKENSACK GARFUNKEL WILD Jeffrey S. Brown
DUANE MORRIS Hersh Kozlov
PRINCETON
HACKENSACK CHARLES C. ABUT Charles C. Abut SCHIFFMAN, ABRAHAM, KAUFMAN & RITTER Barry L. Kaufman
SAIBER David J. Satz SCOTT N. SILVER Scott N. Silver SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS Kenneth F. Oettle
NEWARK
WOODBRIDGE GIORDANO, HALLERAN & CIESLA Beth Christian, Frank R. Ciesla HOAGLAND, LONGO, MORAN, DUNST & DOUKAS Michael J. Baker WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Francis V. Bonello, Robert C. Kautz, Alyson M. Leone, Michael F. Schaff WINDELS, MARX, LANE & MITTENDORF Maryann P. Kicenuik
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RICHARD D. TRENK
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BRACH EICHLER John D. Fanburg, Joseph M. Gorrell, Carol Grelecki DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH NEWARK George H. Kendall, Daniel F. O’Connell LOWENSTEIN SANDLER FRIER & LEVITT Steven E. Brawer Daniel B. Frier GIBBONS PRINCETON Barry D. Liss HILL WALLACK INGLESINO, WYCISKALA & TAYLOR Patrick D. Kennedy Lisa Deitsch Taylor J. ANTHONY MANGER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS J. Anthony Manger PRACTICE LOWENSTEIN SANDLER Maureen A. Ruane* MCCARTER & ENGLISH NEWARK Todd C. Brower MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER Walter F. Timpone Michael J. Kalison, Andrew F. McBride III, RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI James A. Robertson John M. Pellecchia NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS WOLFF & SAMSON Ira S. Novak David Samson SAIBER Agnes I. Rymer PRINCETON SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT Gary W. Herschman, Anjana D. Patel Richard J. Van Wagner WOLFF & SAMSON FOX ROTHSCHILD A. Ross Pearlson, Daniel A. Schwartz Elizabeth G. Litten PRINCETON GIBBONS Noreen M. Giblin, David J. Pascrell, Paul ARCHER & GREINER J. St. Onge Robert J. Fogg HILL WALLACK BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Patrick D. Kennedy Ivan J. Punchatz MEGNA LAW FIRM DECHERT William F. Megna Susan M. Hendrickson RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI FOX ROTHSCHILD Mary Kathryn Roberts Phillip E. Griffin, Jonathan D. Weiner SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS Anthony Argiropoulos*
BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS LAW / INSOLVENCY & REORGANIZATION LAW / MUNICIPAL LAW
School, Community Food Bank, and Habitat for Humanity. Also, Mr. Trenk serves as a Professional Advisor to the Board of Directors of New Jersey Shares, a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to assisting New Jersey middle and fixed income households experiencing difficulty paying for utility services. Trenk, DiPasquale, Della Fera & Sodono, P.C. 347 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Suite 300 West Orange, NJ 07052 PHONE 973.243.8600 | FAX 973.243.8677 rtrenk@trenklawfirm.com
www.trenklawfirm.com
HOAGLAND, LONGO, MORAN, DUNST & DOUKAS John C. Simons
WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Brett R. Harris
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
CATANIA GAMING CONSULTANTS Frank Catania, Gary Ehrlich, Joseph M. Kelly
Richard D. Trenk is a partner of the law firm of Trenk, DiPasquale, Della Fera & Sodono, P.C. of West Orange, NJ. Prior to forming the Firm in 1997, Mr. Trenk was a partner with Ravin, Sarasohn, Cook, Baumgarten, Fisch & Rosen, PC and the President of the Essex County Bar Association, one of the largest legal professional organizations in New Jersey. Mr. Trenk is a co-founder of the Bankruptcy Inn of Court for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Trenk has devoted many years of service to non-profit organizations, including the March of Dimes, Advocates for Children of New Jersey, Community Health Law Project, Legal Services Foundation of Essex County, Discovery Charter
RICHARD L. FIELD Richard L. Field
DORNBAUM & PEREGOY Neil S. Dornbaum, Kathleen M. Peregoy, Abigail J. Walsh FRANK & POLLACK Robert Frank HARLAN YORK AND ASSOCIATES Harlan G. York HILBERTH & MCALVANAH William E. McAlvanah JOSEPH J. PARLAPIANO Joseph J. Parlapiano LAW OFFICES OF REGIS FERNANDEZ Regis Fernandez LUBINER & SCHMIDT Alan M. Lubiner MEYNER AND LANDIS Anthony F. Siliato NACHMAN, PHULWANI, ZIMOVCAK LAW GROUP David H. Nachman PROSKAUER ROSE David M. Grunblatt THE LAW OFFICES OF LLOYD E. BENNETT, ESQ. Lloyd E. Bennett THE SHULMAN LAW GROUP Edward Shulman THOMAS E. MOSELEY Thomas E. Moseley
PHILADELPHIA HYLAND LEVIN Shereen C. Chen
PRINCETON EDWIN R. RUBIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW Edwin R. Rubin
TOMS RIVER FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN AND LOEWY Jonathan C. Adams, Lance Kaplan, Gwendolyn M. Robosson
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW NEWARK DAY PITNEY Michael J. Dunne MCCARTER & ENGLISH Scott S. Christie
HACKENSACK RIVKIN RADLER Brian R. Ade
NEWARK ANDERSON KILL Robert D. Chesler, Steven J. Pudell BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS Susan Stryker, Mark M. Tallmadge BUDD LARNER Joseph J. Schiavone CARROLL MCNULTY & KULL Gary S. Kull CHASAN LEYNER & LAMPARELLO John Mallon CLYDE & CO Robert F. Priestley CONNELL FOLEY George J. Kenny COUGHLIN DUFFY Kevin T. Coughlin, Kevin E. Wolff D’ARCAMBAL OUSLEY & CUYLER BURK Stephen D. Cuyler DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH James M. Altieri DUANE MORRIS Gregory R. Haworth FINAZZO COSSOLINI O’LEARY MEOLA & HAGER Robert F. Cossolini GARRITY, GRAHAM, MURPHY, GAROFALO & FLINN Antonio D. Favetta, Francis X. Garrity GIBBONS John T. Wolak GRAHAM CURTIN Robert W. Mauriello, Jr. GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS Ellen A. Silver, Carlton T. Spiller GREENBERG TRAURIG Philip R. Sellinger K&L GATES Donald W. Kiel, Anthony P. La Rocco, Michael E. Waller LAW OFFICES OF SHERYL MINTZ GOSKI Sheryl Mintz Goski LECLAIRRYAN Karol Corbin Walker LINDABURY, MCCORMICK, ESTABROOK & COOPER Jay Lavroff LOWENSTEIN SANDLER Lynda A. Bennett MCCARTER & ENGLISH Gregory H. Horowitz, Thomas W. Ladd, Sherilyn Pastor**, Gita F. Rothschild MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER John T. Coyne, Michael J. Marone, Loren L. Pierce, J. Michael Riordan MORGAN MELHUISH ABRUTYN Henry G. Morgan RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI Lance J. Kalik, Shawn L. Kelly, Brian E. O’Donnell, Mary Ellen Scalera, John R. Vales SAIBER Michael H. Cohen, David J. D’Aloia, Lisa C. Wood* SCHENCK, PRICE, SMITH & KING John M. Bowens SEDGWICK Robert D. Towey SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS Steven E. Gross THE KILLIAN FIRM Eugene Killian, Jr. TOMPKINS, MCGUIRE, WACHENFELD & BARRY William B. McGuire, Matthew P. O’Malley, Leon B. Piechta* WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Thomas F. Quinn, Brian J. Whiteman WINDELS, MARX, LANE & MITTENDORF Stefano V. Calogero
PHILADELPHIA ARCHER & GREINER Ellis I. Medoway
PRINCETON BLANK ROME Kevin J. Bruno COLLIAU CARLUCCIO KEENER MORROW PETERSON & PARSONS James R. Greene, Edward M. Napierkowski FOX ROTHSCHILD Jeffrey M. Pollock GOLDBERG SEGALLA Ronald D. Puhala SMITH, STRATTON, WISE, HEHER & BRENNAN Thomas E. Hastings, Wendy L. Mager, Thomas E. Schorr
WOODBRIDGE GIORDANO, HALLERAN & CIESLA Michael J. Canning
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW C COPYRIGHT; IP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; P PATENT; T TRADEMARK; * LITIGATION
NEWARK BUDD LARNER Constance S. Huttner (P, P*), Andrew J. Miller (IP*) CONNELL FOLEY Liza M. Walsh (P*) GIBBONS David E. De Lorenzi (IP*), Sheila F. McShane (IP*, P*) GRAHAM CURTIN Thomas R. Curtin (IP*, P*) GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS Paul A. Rowe (IP*) GREENBERG TRAURIG Roger B. Kaplan (IP*) HARTMAN & WINNICKI Richard L. Ravin (IP*) HOFFMANN & BARON Robert Neuner (IP*, P, P*) K&L GATES Frank L. Politano (IP*, P*) LERNER DAVID LITTENBERG KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK Sidney David (IP*, P, P*, T), Charles P. Kennedy (IP*, P*, T), Arnold H. Krumholz (C, IP*, P*), Joseph S. Littenberg (C, IP*, P, P*), William L. Mentlik (IP*, P*), Stephen F. Roth (IP*, P*, T) LOWENSTEIN SANDLER David L. Harris (IP*) MCCARTER & ENGLISH William J. O’Shaughnessy (P*) NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS William R. Robinson (P, P*) RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI Robert J. Schoenberg (IP*, P*, T) WOLFF & SAMSON Adam K. Derman (IP*)
PHILADELPHIA FLASTER/GREENBERG Lynda L. Calderone (P)
PRINCETON PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN Robert G. Shepherd (IP*)
WOODBRIDGE GIORDANO, HALLERAN & CIESLA Kurt E. Anderson (C, P, T) WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Brett R. Harris (IP*, T)
INTERNATIONAL TRADE & FINANCE LAW NEWARK SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS Steven E. Gross
PHILADELPHIA DUANE MORRIS Steven M. Richman
WOODBRIDGE WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Stuart A. Hoberman
IT OUTSOURCING LAW NEWARK LOWENSTEIN SANDLER Mary J. Hildebrand
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW EI EMPLOYMENT LAW – INDIVIDUALS; EM EMPLOYMENT LAW – MANAGEMENT; LE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; LM LABOR LAW – MANAGEMENT; LU LABOR LAW – UNION; * LITIGATION
ATLANTIC CITY O’NEILL & COANT Joseph D. O’Neill (LE*)
HACKENSACK WINNE BANTA Kenneth K. Lehn (LE*)
NEWARK APRUZZESE, MCDERMOTT, MASTRO & MURPHY Mark J. Blunda (EM, LE*, LM), Robert T. Clarke (EM, LE*, LM), Maurice J. Nelligan, Jr. (EM, LM) BENNET D. ZUROFSKY Bennet D. Zurofsky (EI, LE*) BRACH EICHLER Charles X. Gormally (LE*) BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS Mary Jane Dobbs (LE*), Jed L. Marcus (EM, LE*, LM) BREUNINGER & FELLMAN Patricia Breuninger (EI) BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY Rosemary J. Bruno (LE*)
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MultimillionDollar Verdicts and Settlements are Bruce Nagel’s Trademark The National Law Journal has recently named Nagel Rice as one of the Top 50 Plaintiff’s Trial Firms in the Country
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ruce H. Nagel established Nagel Rice 30 years ago and has built a newsmaker reputation for handling cutting-edge cases and achieving multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements. In addition to achieving nearly $1 billion in settlements and verdicts—including the largest personal injury verdict in New Jersey history—the firm has handled high-profile cases that have been featured on 60 Minutes, Stuart Varney, Diane Willis, Dan Abrams Reports, Court TV, Inside America’s Court, and every major network. Nagel is currently handling some of the highest profile cases in the country: class action against the NFL for illegal sale of Super Bowl tickets, a case against Short Hills Mall involving the carjacking-death of patron, and a RICO case against shortselling hedge funds. Nagel has garnered numerous accolades for his trial expertise, including being named in the New Jersey Top 10 Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, New Jersey’s Best Lawyers, and being recognized in Newsweek as one of the best medical malpractice attorneys in America. The firm has just been named
to the National Law Journal’s “America’s Elite Trial Lawyers” as one of the top 50 trial firms in the country for its big victories in complex cases that have had a wide impact on the law and legal business. Nagel takes pride in the fact that his clientele ranges from celebrities in sports and entertainment to the person next door. Bruce Nagel One of his high-profile clients glows: “Nagel is a true courtroom warrior; I spent a month in court with him and he was simply brilliant.” Nagel observes: “I consider the courtroom the ultimate test and have successfully tried hundreds of cases over my career.” Nagel routinely takes on the most complex and challenging cases. He gained national attention when he sued a former federal judge for mishandling an insider trading case brought against the CEO of a major public company. Most recently, Nagel spearheaded a series of consumer class actions against credit card companies over credit protection programs that were fraudulent. Nagel and his firm were able to recover more than $50 million for consumers. “We have the skill, resources, and guts to try cases, and that’s what sets our firm apart,” Nagel says. “It’s been extremely rewarding to build the premier trial firm from scratch,” he adds. “From the start, we took on challenging cases that many other firms wouldn’t handle, and that approach of taking unique, cuttingedge cases to trial ultimately allowed us to mold many areas of the law.”
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“I consider the courtroom the ultimate test and have successfully tried hundreds of cases over my career.”
Indeed, Nagel Rice has blazed the trail in the fields of serious personal injury, class action, medical malpractice, wrongful birth, business litigation, and estate litigation. The firm has appeared before the New Jersey Supreme Court 15 times and in courts throughout the country. Still, Nagel notes that, above all, he takes pride in the firm’s history of helping individuals who have suffered debilitating injuries. Nagel has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of victims of all types of accidents and medical malpractice, including automobile, truck, airplane, train, burn, and construction site accidents. With Nagel, the proof is in the pudding: more than $400 million in medical malpractice and personal injury settlements/verdicts, more than $300 million in class action settlements, and more than $30 million in wrongful birth settlements/verdicts. Nagel has pioneered several distinct areas of the law over his career. In the 1980s and 1990s, he helped establish the field of wrongful birth and wrongful life by representing families of children born with genetic defects or other types of birth defects that could have been detected either through an ultrasound or genetic testing. He has litigated cases throughout the country on behalf of children who were born with such birth defects and genetic conditions as Tay-Sachs, Canavan disease, Niemann-Pick, Wolf-Hirschhorn, Spina Bifida, and hypoplastic heart, to name a few. In addition to standing up for children and pregnant mothers, Nagel singlehandedly changed the law in the area of eating disorder medical care. In landmark settlements with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna and Amerihealth, he successfully obtained insurance coverage for thousands of people suffering from eating disorders. “Through these three cases, we helped countless families who were previously denied coverage for lifesaving medical treatment,” Nagel explains. www.bestlawyers.com
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PHILADELPHIA MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN John L. Slimm (D) PARKER MCCAY Yves C. Veenstra (D) WEIR & PARTNERS Steven E. Angstreich (P)
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BALLARD SPAHR GROSSMAN & HEAVEY Denise M. Keyser (EM, LM), John B. Langel Thomas J. Heavey (D) (EM, LE*), Steven W. Suflas (EM, LE*, LM) BROWN & CONNERY WOODBRIDGE William M. Tambussi (EM, LM) WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER O’BRIEN, BELLAND & BUSHINSKY Brian J. Molloy (D) Robert F. O’Brien (EI, LE*, LU) SCHALL & BARASCH LEISURE & HOSPITALITY LAW Richard M. Schall (EI) SELIKOFF & COHEN Steven R. Cohen (EI, LU), Keith Waldman (LU) NEWARK SPEAR WILDERMAN MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER James Katz (EI) Albert J. Pucciarelli
PRINCETON DETZKY, HUNTER & DEFILLIPPO Stephen B. Hunter (LU) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Richard G. Rosenblatt (EM, LE*, LM)
TOMS RIVER NEW JERSEY MEDIATOR RESOLUTION SERVICES John F. Gelson (LE*)
WOODBRIDGE WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Maureen S. Binetti (EI, LE*), Dominick J. Bratti (LU), Beth Hinsdale-Piller (LU)
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HACKENSACK COLE, SCHOTZ, MEISEL, FORMAN & LEONARD Wendy M. Berger SHAPIRO, CROLAND, REISER, APFEL & DI IORIO Stuart Reiser*
NEWARK GIBBONS Douglas J. Janacek GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS Robert S. Goldsmith, Meryl A.G. Gonchar**, Wendell A. Smith K&L GATES John M. Marmora LUM, DRASCO & POSITAN Dennis J. Drasco* MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER Thomas P. Scrivo PODVEY MEANOR CATENACCI HILDNER COCOZIELLO & CHATTMAN Robert L. Podvey* PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN Douglas R. Henshaw, Peter J. Wolfson PRICE, MEESE, SHULMAN & D’ARMINIO Gregory D. Meese* RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI James L. Lott, Jr. WEINER LESNIAK Glenn C. Kienz*
PHILADELPHIA ARCHER & GREINER Robert W. Bucknam, Jr., Lloyd H. Tubman
PRINCETON ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT Frank J. Petrino FOX ROTHSCHILD Henry L. Kent-Smith HILL WALLACK Thomas F. Carroll III** PARKER MCCAY Howard D. Cohen SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS Kevin J. Moore SZAFERMAN, LAKIND, BLUMSTEIN & BLADER Arnold C. Lakind
WOODBRIDGE GIORDANO, HALLERAN & CIESLA Marc D. Policastro, Paul H. Schneider** HOAGLAND, LONGO, MORAN, DUNST & DOUKAS Michael J. Baker WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER Stephen E. Barcan**, Steven J. Tripp**
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ATLANTIC CITY CRAMMER BISHOP MARCZYK & O’BRIEN Timothy P. O’Brien (D)
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LEVERAGED BUYOUTS & PRIVATE EQUITY LAW NEWARK DLA PIPER Andrew P. Gilbert LOWENSTEIN SANDLER Allen B. Levithan, Robert G. Minion
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PHILADELPHIA ANDRES & BERGER Michael S. Berger (P) PARKER MCCAY Yves C. Veenstra (D)
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short-selling hedge funds. Nagel and Rice are regularly included in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, and have both been named in the New Jersey Top 10 Super Lawyers list. Nagel was recently featured in Newsweek magazine as one of the best medical malpractice attorneys in the country and has appeared before the New Jersey Supreme Court 12 times. Rice is frequently court-appointed to act as a fiscal agent or discovery master or serve in other roles in business disputes. Both Nagel and Rice are prolific lecturers and authors in many areas of the law. Nagel is an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School and has lectured to thousands of attorneys on trial practice, medical malpractice, and wrongful birth. Rice frequently lectures on the areas of partnership disputes and chancery litigation, and has authored the equity practice section in the New Jersey Practice Series.
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