On The Move

Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard in Hackensack brings on board Richard Ericsson, the new chairman of the firm’s environmental law practice, who previously was a partner at Farer Fersko in Westfield… Lowenstein Sandler in Roseland welcomes the return of insurance litigator Lynda Bennett, who will serve as chairwoman of the insurance coverage group. She rejoins the firm from Herold Law in Warren, where she was a partner, and originally joined Lowenstein as an associate in 1997… Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus adds Joseph Saburn as co-chairman of the firm’s executive compensation and employee benefits group. He previously was a partner with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in New York, and will split his time between the New York and Bridgewater offices.

Associates

Chasan Leyner & Lamparello in Secaucus brings on board Reka Bala and James Lewis V. Bala graduated from City University of New York School of Law in 2010, clerked for Appellate Division Judge Carmen Messano and focuses on governmental entity representation and appellate law.Lewis earned his J.D. from Hofstra University, served as a law clerk for Ocean County Superior Court Judge Marquis Jones and concentrates on labor and employment law, municipal defense and civil litigation… Porzio, Bromberg & Newman in Morristown welcomes Sandra Gonzalez, Jenna Kessler and Rachel Segall. Gonzalez joins the firm’s life sciences compliance, commercialization and regulatory counseling departments and graduated from Rutgers Law School-Newark this year. Kessler joins the personal client services practice group and graduated this year from the George Washington University Law School. Segall joins the bankruptcy and financial restructuring department and graduated this year from Benjamin Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.

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