Mariel Giletto, Parker McCay's Corporate Chair, Heads to Flaster Greenberg

Flaster Greenberg Adds Corporate Partner Mariel Giletto Mariel J. Giletto                                           [Photo Credit: © 2021 Dave Moser.]
Mariel J. Giletto, formerly a partner and corporate department chair at  Parker McCay, joined Flaster Greenberg in Cherry Hill as a partner in the business and corporate department. "Mariel's excellent reputation in the business community and extensive experience with handling complex business transactions makes her an outstanding addition to the firm," said Steven S. Poulathas, co-managing partner at Flaster Greenberg, in a statement. "Our clients, who include high net-worth families, businesses and entrepreneurs, will find Mariel to be a tremendous asset." Giletto works alongside business owners and C-level executives to develop efficient strategies to protect, prevent, and solve the challenges many businesses encounter, the firm said, and she represents and advises companies through all aspects of the business life cycle. She represents clients in industries including, manufacturing, life sciences, banking, academia and gaming. Giletto said in a statement that Flaster is "a business firm with an entrepreneurial spirit" and has "a dynamic and talented group of lawyers whose practices really compliment mine. I look forward to working collaboratively with others in the corporate department and firm wide to further expand the firm's robust corporate practice." Licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Giletto received her J.D. from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law in 2006 and her B.S. from Rutgers University in 2002. She is a longtime member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and previously clerked for Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Steven P. Perskie. She also is a member of the Burlington County Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Stark & Stark Announces New Shareholder

Stark & Stark Announces New Shareholder Philip J. Degnan Philip J. Degnan                                                      [Photo Credit: kapupatelphotography.]
Philip J. Degnan joined Stark & Stark as a partner in Lawrenceville. He joins the accident and personal injury group, focusing his practice on premises liability, products liability, construction accidents, transportation, fraud investigation, and insurance coverage disputes. "We are thrilled to welcome Philip Degnan to Stark & Stark," said managing partner Michael Donahue in a statement. "His extensive experience and expertise will undoubtedly be a tremendous asset to our clients." Since 1996, Degnan has handled more than 1,000 civil cases on behalf of his clients in federal and state courts throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the firm said. He has lectured for insurance professionals and attorneys on topics such as the use of social media evidence, trial strategy, insurance law and contractual indemnification. A graduate of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and Muhlenberg College, he is currently licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Yuliya Shamailova Joins Gibbons

Yuliya Shamailova Joins the Gibbons Corporate Group Yuliya Shamailova

Gibbons announced that Yuliya Shamailova joined as an associate in the corporate group in Newark. Shamailova was most recently with Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham in New York, where she reviewed and negotiated contracts for clients in the entertainment industry—employment contracts, endorsement deals, commercial ventures, non-disclosures, and cease and desists. She also has advised clients on such agreements; advised attorneys on issues in intellectual property and labor law; and negotiated film and television agreements with opposing counsel, the firm said. During law school, Shamailova interned with the Intellectual Property And Entrepreneurship Law Clinic and the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, and the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Shamailova earned her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law and her B.A. from George Washington University. She is admitted in New Jersey and New York. In Connecticut she advocated for "Desmond's Law," which allows lawyers and law students to serve as advocates for justice in animal abuse cases.

Vicente Sederberg Adds Kumer as Counsel

Cranford Firm Adds Land Use, Real Estate Attorney Heather Kumer as Counsel Heather Kumer