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Attorney of the Year Finalists

Beth Baldinger, Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman
Paul da Costa, Snyder Sarno D’Aniello Maceri & da Costa
Diana Manning, Bressler Amery & Ross

Law Firm of the Year Finalists

Brach Eichler
Riker Danzig
Sills Cummis & Gross


Lifetime Achievement

Bonnie Frost – Einhorn Barbarito Frost & Botwinick
Peter Pearlman – Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf


Dealmakers

McCarter & English Cannabis Group
David Schwartz of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Riker Danzig Real Estate Group
Flaster Greenberg Mergers and Acquisitions Group
Jeremy Piccini of Bertone Piccini
John Cromie of Connell Foley
Reed Smith Finance Group
Sills Cummis & Gross Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Reorganization Group


Innovators

Joshua Bauchner of Ansell Grimm & Aaron
Diane Bettino of Reed Smith
Britcher, Leone & Sergio
Sean Callagy of Callagy Law


Mentors

Tracey E. Diamond, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders
David Dugan, Chiesa, Shahinian & Giantomasi
Daniel “Donny” Epstein, Epstein Ostrove
Fred Garsson, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Michael Gordon, Lowenstein Sandler
Alexis Aloi Graziano, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Kevin J. O’Connor, Peckar & Abramson
Kimberly Parson, Rebar Kelly
Melissa Peña, Norris McLaughlin
Ben Raindorf, Hinshaw & Culbertson
R.N. Tendai Richards, Winne Banta Basralian & Kahn
Tracey Salmon-Smith, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath


Unsung Heroes

Denise Alvarez, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Kristine Butler, DiMarino, Lehrer & Collazo
Daniel Fleming, Wong Fleming
Gregory Gianforcaro, Gianforcaro Law
Gregory Reilly, Lerner David Littenberg Krumholtz & Mentlik
Morris Sabbagh, Vishnick McGovern Milizio


Litigation Departments of the Year

Riker Danzig – General Litigation
Brach Eichler – Health Care Litigation
Lerner David Littenberg Krumholtz & Mentlik – Intellectual Property Litigation
Methfessel & Werbel – Insurance Litigation
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden – Appellate Litigation
Seeger Weiss – Products Liability and Mass Tort Litigation
Sills Cummis & Gross – Labor and Employment Litigation


In-House Impact

Kathy Card Beckles, Verisk Analytics Inc.
Jeffrey Blockinger, CrossTower Inc.
Susan Crane, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Jonathan Jung, Innovative Cosmetic Concepts
Brian Wilton, New Jersey Transit


New Leaders of the Bar

Matthew Baker, Genova Burns
Omar Bareentto, McCarter & English
Rebecca Borgese, Riker Danzig
Brian Budic, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor
Justin Calta, Saiber
Alex Capozzi, Brach Eichler
Rasmeet Chahil, Lowenstein Sandler
Joel Clymer, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis
Thomas Cotton, Schenck Price Smith & King
Charlie Dennen, Archer & Greiner
Melissa Osorio Dibble, Archer & Greiner
Francis M. Giantomasi, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi
Bhaveen Jani, Stark & Stark
Brett Kahn, McCarter & English
Carla Karp, Greenberg Traurig
John Kelly, Norris McLaughlin
Charles Korschun, Gibbons
Christina Sartorio Ku, Connell Foley
James Lewis, Cole Schotz
Joseph Linares, Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga
Cameron MacLeod, Gibbons
Ryan Magee, Riker Danzig
Brad Marcum, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Marissa Mastroianni, Cole Schotz
Nicole McDonough, Archer & Greiner
Dillon McGuire, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Alexa Miller, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Rachel Mongiello, Cole Schotz
Ryan O’Neill, Riker Danzig
Evelyn Onyeani, City of East Orange
Anthony M. Osbourne, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer
Michael Riccobono, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart
David Roeber, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Laura Sedlak, Sills Cummis & Gross
Meghan Steingall, Laddey Clark & Ryan
Xiao Sun, Orloff Lowenbach Stifelman & Siegel
Herbert Washington, City of Newark
Danielle Weslock, McCarter & English
Francis Yook, Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga
Young Yu, O’Toole Scrivo