Announcing the finalists for the New Jersey Legal Awards 2024
The New Jersey Law Journal has announced this year's honorees for the New Jersey Legal Awards, and among them are the finalists for two of the Law…
August 29, 2024 at 06:12 AM
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The New Jersey Law Journal has announced this year's honorees for the New Jersey Legal Awards, and among them are the finalists for two of the Law Journal's most prestigious awards: Attorney of the Year and Law Firm of the Year.
The winners in each category will be announced on October 29 at Park Chateau Estate in East Brunswick. For more information, please visit the New Jersey Legal Awards site.
Special thanks to the members of our outside judging panels who provided indispensable help
in evaluating the Attorney of the Year and New Leaders of the Bar categories.
Note: This list has been updated since the initial publication date.
Please join us in congratulating these finalists and honorees:
Attorney of the Year Finalists Matheu Nunn, Einhorn Barbarito Thomas Prol, Sills Cummis & Gross Richard Trenk of Trenk Isabel Siddiqi & Shahdanian
Banking and Financial Firm of the Year Finalists Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi Riker Danzig
Cannabis Law Practice of the Year Finalists Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi Greenspoon Marder Mandelbaum Barrett McCarter & English Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Sills Cummis & Gross
Dealmakers Finalists Christopher Costa, Stevens & Lee Stephanie Pindyck Costantino, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders C.J. Fisher, Fox Rothschild Christopher Maurer, Reed Smith Donald Pepe, Scarinci Hollenbeck Riker Danzig Real Estate Group Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Diversity Initiative Finalists Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi Cole Schotz Gibbons Greenberg Traurig Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Reed Smith
In-House Impact Finalists Rahat Chatha, New Jersey Reentry Corporation Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Litigation Pathways Trial Academy Steering Committee Jay Kooper, Middlesex Water Company NJ Transit Corporation Office of the General Counsel Carrie Parikh, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Martin Wilson, Rocket Pharmaceuticals
Innovators Finalists Asim Badaruzzaman, Sbaiti & Company Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders James Lewis and Marissa Mastroianni, Cole Schotz Morris Sabbagh, Vishnick McGovern Milizio Barry Schindler, Greenberg Traurig Frank Wukovits, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Winner Ronald S. Bienstock, Scarinci Hollenbeck
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Frank Giantomasi, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf Jaynee LaVecchia, McCarter & English Nancy Erika Smith, Smith Mullin Justin Walder, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Law Firm of the Year Finalists Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi McCarter & English Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Sills Cummis & Gross
Litigation Departments of the Year, General Epstein Becker & Green Greenberg Traurig McCarter & English Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Riker Danzig Sills Cummis & Gross
Litigation Departments of the Year – Specialty Practice Area, Appellate Winner Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Litigation Departments of the Year – Specialty Practice Area, Insurance Winner Methfessel & Werbel
Litigation Departments of the Year – Specialty Practice Area, Intellectual Property Finalists Gibbons Lerner David
Litigation Departments of the Year – Specialty Practice Area, Labor and Employment Finalists Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi Sills Cummis & Gross
Litigation Departments of the Year – Specialty Practice Area, Products Liability/Mass Torts Finalists McCarter & English Seeger Weiss
Mentors Finalists Cynthia Borrelli, Bressler, Amery & Ross Michael Burakoff, Laddey Clark & Ryan Matthew Green, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel Brandon Jonas, Gang & Associates Maxine Neuhauser, Epstein Becker & Green Lisa Presser, Faegre Drinker Loryn Riggiola, Zetlin & De Chiara Susan Usatine, Cole Schotz
Office Managing Partner of the Year Finalists Max Crane, Sills Cummis & Gross Jason Gavejian, Jackson Lewis Randi Kochman, Cole Schotz Harry Norton, Hall Booth Smith Michael Stein, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Michael Zogby, Barnes & Thornburg
Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Finalists Robert Austin Jenkin II, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders Patricia Lee, Connell Foley Ian Marx, Greenberg Traurig Michelle Pallak, McCarter & English Catherine van Kampen, BLB&G Law Offices
Real Estate Firm of the Year Finalists Brach Eichler Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomas Gibbons Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis Riker Danzig Sills Cummis & Gross
Unsung Heroes Winners Rahat Chatha, New Jersey Reentry Corporation Gemma Giantomasi, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi Michael Gordon, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Sarah Gribbin, Archer & Grenier Kenneth Hayes, Epstein Ostrove Alicia Hubbard, New Jersey Office of the Public Defender Krishna Jhaveri, King, Moench & Collins Richard Solow , Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Nebojsa Zlatanovic, Gang & Associates
New Leaders of the Bar Winners Juliann M. Alicino, Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas Justin Ginter, Faegre Drinker John F. Glass, Gibbons Cynthia Hawkins, William Kirby Law Sarah Heba-Escobar, Riker Danzig Leonard Jones, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Diana-Marie Laventure, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan Tamar Lerer, New Jersey Office of the Public Defender James Leva, Day Pitney Jeanelly Nuñez, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi Jared Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth Matthew Posada, Sills Cummis & Gross Mitchell Ramirez, Moreira Sayles Ramirez Ryan Richman, McCarter & English Robert Roglieri, Trenk Isabel Siddiqi & Shahdanian Cory Rothbort, Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman Cheyne R. Scott, Chasan Lamparello Mallon Cappuzzo Christopher J. Seelinger, Weiner Law Group Brian Shemesh, Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Christopher Warren, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
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