Bressler Promotes Three to Partner

Bressler, Amery & Ross announced the promotions of seven attorneys to partner firmwide as of Jan. 1, including three located in the Florham Park office: Andy Egan, Katie Gannon and Gerd Stabbert.

he law firm of Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. announced the promotions of seven attorneys to partner firmwide. The promotions are effective on January 1, 2020. Promoted to partner in the Florham Park, New Jersey office were Andy Egan, Katie Gannon and Gerd Stabbert. Andy Egan[Courtesy Photo.]
joined the firm's commercial litigation and private clients practice groups in 2016, and has developed a practice as a fiduciary litigator. He focuses his practice on high-stakes probate, trust and guardianship litigation. He has significant experience representing individual and charitable beneficiaries, as well as fiduciaries, including executors, trustees, guardians, and persons acting under powers of attorney; and is frequently appointed by courts to handle difficult or contentious matters, the firm said. Egan earned his B.A. from Rutgers University in 2007 and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010. 

Gannon joined the firm's environmental law practice in 2014.

The law firm of Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. announced the promotions of seven attorneys to partner firmwide. The promotions are effective on January 1, 2020. Promoted to partner in the Florham Park, New Jersey office were Andy Egan, Katie Gannon and Gerd Stabbert. Katie Gannon[Courtesy Photo.]
She advises clients on environmental law and state and federal environmental litigation matters, with a focus on representing clients in resolving liability at complex Superfund sites. Gannon has substantial experience advising clients on recovering insurance for such liabilities, often under historic general liability policies, the firm said. On the regulatory side, she counsels clients on site remediation matters, including regulatory compliance and permitting, enforcement defense, and brownfields redevelopment and funding. Gannon
The law firm of Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. announced the promotions of seven attorneys to partner firmwide. The promotions are effective on January 1, 2020. Promoted to partner in the Florham Park, New Jersey office were Andy Egan, Katie Gannon and Gerd Stabbert. Gerd StabbertCourtesy Photo.]

received a B.A. from The College of New Jersey in 2007 and a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2010. 

Stabbert joined the firm's commercial litigation and franchise law practice groups in 2007. He counsels clients from diverse industries, including automobile, mortgage banking, commercial real estate, scrap and recycling, telecommunications and food service, as well as in the franchising of products and services, the firm said. His practice concentrates on complex commercial litigation, primarily on franchising matters and the defense or prosecution of contract disputes, consumer fraud claims, business torts, commercial real estate matters, noncompete disputes, environmental claims and intellectual property issues. He received a B.A. from Rutgers University in 1997 and his J.D. from Rutgers Law School in 2000.

Norris McLaughlin Welcomes Four New Associates

Norris McLaughlin in Bridgewater brought on four new associates: Allison J. Arotsky, to the bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice group; Sarah M. Bouskila, to the real estate and finance practice group; Stephanie A. DeVos, to the environmental law practice group; and Milan Jakubcak, to the business law practice group.

Norris McLaughlin Welcomes Four New Associates to the Firm NORRIS McLAUGHLIN WELCOMES FOUR ASSOCIATES: Pictured, left to right: Sarah Bouskila, Milan Jakubcak, Allison Arotsky and Stephanie DeVos.[Photo Credit: Lynn Goodwin.]
focuses on bankruptcy and creditors' rights and litigation matters, representing debtors, creditors, equity holders, purchasers, investors, insurers, and other interested parties in chapter 11 cases in a variety of sectors. She previously clerked  for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Nancy Hershey Lord  in the Eastern District of New York. Arotsky received her J.D., cum laude, with a certificate in business law, from Brooklyn Law School in 2012, where she also received the Barry L. Zaretsky Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Fellowship and the Professor Philip K. Yonge Memorial Prize. She received her B.A. from Cornell University in 2009.

Bouskila represents individuals and corporate clients in breach of contract, business torts, fraud, bankruptcy, employment and restrictive covenant disputes, foreclosure litigation, and various real estate-related litigation. She previously clerked for Appellate Division Judge Jessica R. Mayer. She received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, cum laude, in 2016 and her B.A., magna cum laude, in 2012 from Brooklyn College, the City University of New York. In law school, Bouskila was a dean's merit scholar and articles editor for the Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal.

DeVos devotes her practice to environmental law, focusing on products liability, toxic and environmental torts, and general liability matters. DeVos has been the lead associate for multiple environmental cases, tendering demands for defense and indemnity, handling litigation, and overseeing and managing indemnity counsel. She received her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2011, an M.S. in Spanish from Georgetown University in 2007, and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University in 2006. DeVos previously represented insurance carriers in first- and third-party coverage and subrogation matters in New Jersey, New York and federal courts. She clerked for Superior Court Judge William L'E. Wertheimer. 

Jakubcak handles taxation and business law. He is experienced in preparing tax structure papers and identifying U.S. tax consequences of domestic and cross-border transactions, including the impact of the U.S. tax reform on clients structures and contemplated transactions. He advises private equity and corporate clients. Jakubcak received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2014. He interned with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel and with U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in  the District of New Jersey. He received his LL.M in taxation from New York University School of Law in 2019 and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Rutgers University in 2009. Jakubcak managed the mergers and acquisitions tax practice at KPMG.