Bisola Taiwo
Gibbons brought on Bisola A. Taiwo, previously assistant director/chief of staff for the city of Newark’s Department of Economic and Housing Development, as a partner in the real property group in Newark. While working for the city, she was promoted from the position of legislative director after only 18 months. In her most recent role there, she led more than 70 employees across five multidisciplinary divisions, managed a high volume of complex redevelopment projects, and oversaw day-to-day operations on key initiatives and municipal capital improvement projects, the announcement noted. She also directed a team of outside counsel on negotiations with private developers, and structured and monitored the orderly disposition and development of the city’s real estate portfolio. Among her duties was managing the Riverfront Park expansion project, and planning and executing revitalization of undeveloped or underdeveloped parcels in the West Ward. Prior to working for the city, Taiwo was an associate at Chiesa, Shahinian & Giantomasi. Before that, she clerked for U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Appellate Division Judge Paulette M. Sapp-Peterson and Superior Court Judge Lisa P. Thornton. Taiwo earned her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and her B.A. from Colgate University. She recently completed the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Executive Education’s leadership decision-making program. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York. She is a member of the New Jersey State and Essex County bar associations, the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association and Volunteer Lawyers for Justice.
Wiley Malehorn Adds 2 Associates
Luke Grabiak
Wiley Malehorn Sirota & Raynes in Morristown welcomed Luke Grabiak and Bethany E. Valentine as associates.
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