Case Western Reserve University School of Law J.D., 1984 Ohio Wesleyan University B.A., cum laude, Economics and Accounting, 1981
Area of Practice
Banking & Financial Services
Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Securities
Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies
Charles A. Bruder
Member
New Jersey
Education
Georgetown University Law Center LL.M., with Distinction, 1997 Widener University School of Law J.D., 1996 LaSalle University B.A., 1991
Area of Practice
Cannabis Law
Executive Compensation, Employment, ERISA, and Employee Benefits
Higher Education
Labor & Employment
Taxation
Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies
International Business
Annamaria Del Buono
Associate
New Jersey
Education
Rutgers Law School J.D., 2017 Rutgers University B.A., 2014
Area of Practice
Litigation
Jeffrey K. Cassin
Member
New York
Education
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law J.D., 2005 The George Washington University: Elliot School of International Affairs B.A., 2002
Area of Practice
Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
International Business
Securities
A. Nichole Cipriani
Member
New Jersey
Education
New York University School of Law LL.M., Taxation, 2009 Seton Hall University School of Law J.D., Presidential Scholar, 2005 Emory University B.A., French Literature and English, 2000
Area of Practice
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Taxation
Elder Care & Special Needs Law
Patrick T. Collins
Member
New Jersey
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law J.D., cum laude, 1983 Glassboro State College B.S., 1979
Area of Practice
Labor & Employment
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Executive Compensation, Employment, ERISA, and Employee Benefits
James J. Costello, Jr.
Member
New Jersey
Education
Georgetown University Law Center M.L.T., 1991 Western New England College School of Law J.D., cum laude, 1988 University of Bridgeport B.S., cum laude, 1985
Area of Practice
Business Law
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Elder Care & Special Needs Law
Taxation
Anthony P. D'Elia
Associate
New Jersey
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law J.D., cum laude, 2016 Monmouth University, Honors School B.A., summa cum laude, 2013
Area of Practice
Litigation
Danielle M. DeFilippis
Member
New JerseyNew York
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law J.D., 2004 The Pennsylvania State University B.A., 2001
Area of Practice
Intellectual Property
Litigation
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies
Liquor Law, Licensing, Manufacturing, and Distribution
Dickinson School of Law J.D., 1981 Muhlenberg College B.A., cum laude, 1978
Area of Practice
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Ryan S. Director
Associate
Pennsylvania
Education
Western New England University School of Law J.D., 2016 University of Pittsburgh B.A., 2013
Area of Practice
Litigation
Robert E. Donatelli
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
University of Kansas School of Law J.D., 1963 Muhlenberg College B.A., 1960
Area of Practice
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Elder Care & Special Needs Law
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Martha N. Donovan
Member
New Jersey
Education
University of Virginia School of Law J.D., 1985 Randolph-Macon Woman’s College B.A. in Chemistry, magna cum laude, 1982 Phi Beta Kappa
Area of Practice
Environmental Law
Insurance Coverage
Litigation
William A. Dreier
Of Counsel
New Jersey
Education
Columbia Law School J.D., 1961 Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S., 1958
Area of Practice
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Practice
Litigation
Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices
Products and Consumer Liability Defense
Nicholas A. Duston
Member
New Jersey
Education
Columbia University School of Law J.D., 2010 Boston University B.A., magna cum laude, 2007
Area of Practice
Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, and Financial Restructuring
Criminal Defense
Executive Compensation, Employment, ERISA, and Employee Benefits
Litigation
Securities
White Collar Investigations & Defense
Victor S. Elgort
Of Counsel
New JerseyNew YorkPennsylvania
Education
New York University School of Law LL.M. in Taxation, 1981 Cornell University Law School J.D., cum laude, 1976 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey B.S. & B.A., magna cum laude, 1973
Area of Practice
Taxation
Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Health Care & Life Sciences
Christopher A. Erd
Member
New JerseyNew York
Education
New York School of Law J.D., cum laude, 1994 Rutgers University, Cook College B.S., 1991
Area of Practice
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Environmental Law
Liquor Law, Licensing, Manufacturing, and Distribution
Solar Energy
Beer Law
Joseph A. Farco
Member
New York
Education
University of Florida, M.S., Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2014 New York Law School J.D., Patent Law Certificate Program, 2008 Stevens Institute of Technology M.S., Engineering Management, 2005 B.E., Mechanical Engineering, with honors, 2005
Intellectual Property Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
Trademark & Copyright Protection & Enforcement
Patent Preparation and Prosecution
Rikki Lamatino Field
Member
New Jersey
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School J.D., 1981 Washington University A.B., summa cum laude, 1978 Phi Beta Kappa
Area of Practice
Banking & Financial Services
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Solar Energy
Hugh P. Finnegan
Member
New York
Education
Fordham University School of Law J.D., 1983 Fordham University B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1980
Area of Practice
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Oldrich Foucek, III
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Law J.D., 1975 Editor, CWRU Law Review Lehigh University B.A., with high honors, 1972
Area of Practice
Litigation
Appellate Practice
Business Law
Health Care & Life Sciences
Labor & Employment
Stuart J. Freedman
Of Counsel
New Jersey
Education
Columbia Law School J.D., cum laude, 1965 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey B.A., cum laude, 1962 Phi Beta Kappa
Area of Practice
Business Law
Franchise Law
Insurance Coverage
Professional Liability
Antitrust & Trade Regulation
Robert C. Gabrielski
Member
New Jersey
Education
New York University School of Law LL.M., in Taxation, 1984 Golden Gate University School of Law J.D., 1981 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey B.A., 1977
Area of Practice
Business Law
Cannabis Law
International Business
Mergers & Acquisitions
Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices
Taxation
Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies
Jerome F. Gallagher, Jr.
Member
New Jersey
Education
Rutgers School of Law – Newark J.D., 1983 New Jersey Institute of Technology B.S. with distinction, 1980
Area of Practice
Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, and Financial Restructuring
Construction Law
Hon. Emil Giordano (Ret.)
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Harvard Law School Negotiation Institute Advanced Mediation Course, 2018 Villanova University School of Law J.D., 1985 Moravian College B.A., Political Science, 1982
Area of Practice
Litigation
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Ezra N. Goodman
Member
New York
Education
Harvard Law School J.D., 1967 Yeshiva University B.A., 1964
Area of Practice
Construction Law
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Christopher R. Gray
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Georgetown University Law Center LL.M. in Taxation, 1994 Thomas M. Cooley Law School J.D., cum laude, 1993 Franklin and Marshall College B.A., 1987
Area of Practice
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Taxation
Elder Care & Special Needs Law
Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
James R. Gregory
Of Counsel
New Jersey
Education
New York Law School J.D., 1978 Grove City College B.A., 1975
Area of Practice
Environmental Law
Litigation
C. Bruce Hamburg
Member
New York
Education
George Washington University, J.D. Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now a part of NYU), B.Ch.E.
Columbia University School of Law J.D., 1990 Editor, Columbia Law Review Wellesley College B.A., magna cum laude, English & Psychology, 1987 With Honors, English Phi Beta Kappa
Area of Practice
Trademark & Copyright Protection & Enforcement
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
Syracuse University College of Law J.D., 1985 Law Review Editor Tufts University B.A., Psychology, 1982
Area of Practice
Executive Compensation, Employment, ERISA, and Employee Benefits
Labor & Employment
Business Law
Media Law
Ellen M. Harris
Senior Counsel
New Jersey
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law J.D., 1986 Bucknell University B.S., 1981
Area of Practice
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Construction Law
Judith A. Harris
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Villanova University School of Law LL.M. in Taxation, with concentration in Estate Planning, 1991 American University Washington College of Law J.D., 1986 Bryn Mawr College A.B., cum laude, 1983 Pushkin Institute, Moscow, Russia Diploma, 1982
Area of Practice
Business Law
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Taxation
Elder Care & Special Needs Law
International Business
Non-Profit Law
Edward A. Hogan
Member
New JerseyNew YorkPennsylvania
Education
Georgetown University Law Center J.D. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies M.F.S. Saint Peter’s University B.S.
Area of Practice
Environmental Law
Barbara L. Hollenbach
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Dickinson School of Law J.D., cum laude, 1978 Pennsylvania State University B.A., with highest distinction, 1975
Area of Practice
Labor & Employment
Litigation
Products and Consumer Liability Defense
Professional Liability
Workers’ Compensation
Peter D. Hutcheon
Of Counsel
New Jersey
Education
Harvard Law School J.D., cum laude, 1969 Ludwig-Maximilian Universität, Munich, Germany 1965-1966 Williams College B.A., magna cum laude, 1965
Area of Practice
Banking & Financial Services
Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Securities
Olivia J. Italiano
Associate
New Jersey
Education
Widener University School of Law J.D., cum laude, 2014 University of Miami B.S., 2011
Area of Practice
Litigation
Joel N. Jacobson
Of Counsel
New Jersey
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School J.D., 1971 University of Pennsylvania B.A., cum laude, 1968
Area of Practice
Banking & Financial Services
Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, and Financial Restructuring
Business Law
Franchise Law
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
John A. Jakub
Member
New JerseyNew YorkPennsylvania
Education
New York Law School J.D., 2000 United States Military Academy West Point B.S., Engineering, 1985
Area of Practice
Environmental Law
Litigation
Sandra Jarva Weiss
Member
New YorkPennsylvania
Education
George Washington University National Law Center J.D., 1983 with Honors George Washington University B.A., 1980 with Distinction Phi Beta Kappa
Area of Practice
Hospitals and Health Networks
Health Care & Life Sciences
Health Care Providers
Pharmaceutical / Medical Devices / Pharma Services
Hari Nathan Kalyan
Of Counsel
New York
Education
Brooklyn Law School J.D. Emory University B.A.
Area of Practice
Liquor Law, Licensing, Manufacturing, and Distribution
Beer Law
Steven A. Karg
Member
New Jersey
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law J.D., cum laude, 1991 Trenton State College, B.S., Mechanical Engineering Technology, magna cum laude, 1984
Area of Practice
Products and Consumer Liability Defense
Litigation
Appellate Practice
Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices
Telecommunications
Pharmaceutical / Medical Devices / Pharma Services
John V. Kelly III
Associate
New Jersey
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law J.D., 2012 Georgia Institute of Technology B.S., cum laude, 2007
Area of Practice
Labor & Employment
Executive Compensation, Employment, ERISA, and Employee Benefits
Litigation
Christopher S. Kwelty
Associate
New Jersey
Education
Rutgers University School of Law J.D., 2015 The College of New Jersey B.S. Finance, 2008
Area of Practice
Litigation
Raymond G. Lahoud
Member
New JerseyNew YorkPennsylvania
Education
Georgetown University Law Center J.D., 2009 Lehigh University B.A., English, summa cum laude, 2006
Area of Practice
Immigration
International Business
Dolores A. Laputka
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Duquesne University School of Law J.D., 1978 Boston College B.A., cum laude, 1975
Area of Practice
Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Taxation
Elder Care & Special Needs Law
James H. Laskey
Of Counsel
New Jersey
Education
Yale Law School J.D., 1978 Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S., 1975, Phi Beta Kappa
Area of Practice
Antitrust & Trade Regulation
Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Solar Energy
Telecommunications
Public Utilities
F. Peter Lehr
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Law J.D., 1998 Vanderbilt University B.A., 1995
Area of Practice
Banking & Financial Services
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Health Care & Life Sciences
Health Care Providers
Hospitals and Health Networks
Municipal Law
Lauren E. Lewis
Associate
New York
Education
Tulane University Law School J.D., 2009 University of Florida B.S., 2005
Area of Practice
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Scott R. Lipson
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Widener University J.D., 1991 University of Maryland B.A., 1988
Area of Practice
Business Law
Litigation
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Municipal Law
Bruce S. Londa
Member
New York
Education
Fordham University School of Law J.D., 1988 University of Pennsylvania B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1985
Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law J.D., 1980 University of Notre Dame B.S.M.E., cum laude, 1977
Area of Practice
Business Law
Economic Development Law
Environmental Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Solar Energy
Robert Mahoney
Member
New Jersey
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School J.D., 1985 Georgetown University B.A. magna cum laude, 1982 Phi Beta Kappa
Area of Practice
Appellate Practice
Intellectual Property
Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
James V. Mazewski
Associate
New Jersey
Education
Rutgers Law School—Newark J.D., cum laude, 2016 Montclair State University M.S., magna cum laude, 2012 Montclair State University, B.S., cum laude, 2010
Area of Practice
Litigation
Christopher N. McGann
Associate
New Jersey
Education
Rutgers Law School J.D., 2011 University of Maryland B.A., 2008
Area of Practice
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Timothy P. McKeown
Member
New Jersey
Education
New York Law School J.D., 1986 Pennsylvania State University B.A., 1980
Area of Practice
Cannabis Law
Litigation
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
William C. Menard
Member
New JerseyNew YorkPennsylvania
Education
St. John’s University School of Law J.D., 2012 Claremont McKenna College B.A., Government, 2009
Area of Practice
Immigration
International Business
Kenneth D. Meskin
Of Counsel
New JerseyNew York
Education
New York University School of Law LL.M., in Taxation, 1977 Harvard Law School J.D., 1972 University of Pennsylvania B.S. in Economics, cum laude, 1968
Area of Practice
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Business Law
Taxation
Laura M. Miller
Senior Counsel
New Jersey
Education
Rutgers University School of Law—Newark J.D., 2005 Arizona State University B.A., summa cum laude, 1998
Area of Practice
Business Law
Public Utilities
Telecommunications
Solar Energy
William R. Murphy, III
Associate
Pennsylvania
Education
Villanova University Law School J.D., 2013 University of Pittsburgh B.A., 2010
Area of Practice
Litigation
Criminal Defense
Stephen M. Offen
Member
New Jersey
Education
Georgetown University Law Center J.D., 1974 University of Pennsylvania B.A., cum laude, 1971
Area of Practice
Business Law
Litigation
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Telecommunications
LaShawn A. Oxendine
Associate
New York
Education
Georgetown University Law Center LL.M., Taxation, 2014 Emory University School of Law J.D., 2013 Spelman College B.A., 2010
Area of Practice
Taxation
International Business
Mergers & Acquisitions
Business Law
Executive Compensation, Employment, ERISA, and Employee Benefits
Solar Energy
Andrew N. Parfomak
Member
New York
Education
Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent Copyright and Unfair Competition Law (Research Fellow), 1988 Franklin Pierce Law Center J.D., 1987 New Jersey Institute of Technology M.S., Management Engineering, 1987 B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1983
Seton Hall University School of Law J.D., 2018 George Washington University B.A., 2013
Area of Practice
Litigation
Nicholas F. Pellitta
Member
New Jersey
Education
New York Law School J.D., 1985 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers College B.A., 1982
Area of Practice
Criminal Defense
Higher Education
Litigation
White Collar Investigations & Defense
Melissa A. Peña
Member
New JerseyNew York
Education
The American University Washington College of Law J.D., cum laude, 2003 George Washington University B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science, 2000
Area of Practice
Banking & Financial Services
Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, and Financial Restructuring
Litigation
Rebecca J. Price
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
William and Mary School of Law J.D., 2007 Ohio State University B.A., summa cum laude, 2004
Area of Practice
Banking & Financial Services
Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, and Financial Restructuring
Litigation
Gerard Proefriedt
Member
New York
Education
Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center J.D., 1987 State University of New York at Buffalo B.A., 1984
Area of Practice
Business Law
Litigation
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Margaret Raymond-Flood
Member
New Jersey
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law J.D., 1991 Seton Hall University B.A., magna cum laude, 1988
Area of Practice
Insurance Coverage
Litigation
Professional Liability
Electronic Discovery (“E-Discovery”)
Steven J. Reed
Member
New Jersey
Education
George Washington University J.D., 1988 University of South Florida B.A., magna cum laude, 1985
Area of Practice
Business Law
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Franchise Law
Labor & Employment
Litigation
Michael T. Reilly
Member
New York
Education
Boston University School of Law LL.M., Taxation, 2002 Tulane University Law School J.D., 2001 Hamilton College B.A., Government, 1998
Area of Practice
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Samuele Riva
Associate
New York
Education
Fordham University School of Law LL.M., 2020 Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center J.D., 2019 Farmingdale State College B.S., 2016
Area of Practice
Business Law
David C. Roberts
Member
New Jersey
Education
Rutgers School of Law – Newark J.D., summa cum laude, 1991 Tischler Scholar, 1990 Member, Order of the Coif Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey B. S., summa cum laude, 1988
Area of Practice
Business Law
Environmental Law
Insurance Coverage
Labor & Employment
Litigation
Dean M. Roberts
Member
New York
Education
Rutgers School of Law – Newark J.D., 1987 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers College B.A., 1982
Area of Practice
Litigation
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Joseph Ross
Associate
New Jersey
Education
Temple University Beasley School of Law J.D., 2013 Saint Joseph’s University B.A., 2005
Area of Practice
Litigation
W. Joseph Salvador
Associate
New Jersey
Education
Rutgers University School of Law J.D., 2015 The George Washington University B.A., 2010
Area of Practice
Litigation
Michelle L. Scanlon
Associate
New Jersey
Education
Rutgers Law School J.D., 2014 Quinnipiac University B.A., cum laude, 2011
Area of Practice
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Elder Care & Special Needs Law
Benjamin D. Schwartz
Associate
New York
Education
Santa Clara University School of Law J.D., 2018 High Tech Law Certificate, Intellectual Property Specialization, with Honors High Tech Excellence Award CALI & Witkin Awards for Excellence in Copyright Lehigh University B.S., Biology, 2014
Georgetown University J.D., honors, 1994 Barnard College B.A., honors, 1989
Area of Practice
Elder Care & Special Needs Law
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
S. Graham Simmons, III
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Villanova University School of Law J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2004 Roanoke College B.A., 2001
Area of Practice
Banking & Financial Services
Business Law
Economic Development Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Health Care & Life Sciences
Hospitals and Health Networks
Milan D. Slak
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Villanova University School of Law LL.M. in Taxation, 2001 Villanova University School of Law J.D., 1995 University of Toledo B.B.A., cum laude, 1991
Area of Practice
Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Taxation
Estate Planning and Administration & Wealth Preservation
Franchise Law
Solar Energy
Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies
Jodi A. Sokol
Member
New York
Education
University of Miami School of Law J.D., 1995 University of Michigan B.A., 1992
Area of Practice
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Richard B. Somach
Member
Pennsylvania
Education
Hofstra University Law School J.D., 1974 Lehigh University B.A., with honors, 1971
Area of Practice
Banking & Financial Services
Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, and Financial Restructuring
Construction Law
Municipal Law
Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use
Edward G. Sponzilli
Member
New Jersey
Education
Rutgers School of Law – Newark J.D., 1975 Columbia University M.A., 1972 Institut Catholique de Paris Diploma, 1971 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa,1971
Area of Practice
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Construction Law
Higher Education
Labor & Employment
Litigation
Alan Tenenbaum
Member
New York
Education
George Washington University National Law Center J.D., with honors, 1988 Union College B.S., 1985
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