Attorney of the Year Finalists

Adeel Mangi, Linklaters
Jennifer Scullion, Seeger Weiss
Michael Sirota, Cole Schotz


Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

Cheryl Burstein, Mandelbaum Barrett
Joseph A. Hayden Jr., Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Joseph Russo, New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
Christopher Seeger, Seeger Weiss
Philip Sellinger, Greenberg Traurig


Law Firm of the Year Finalists

Barnes & Thornburg
Brach Eichler
Cole Schotz
Fox Rothschild
Mandelbaum Barrett
New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Sills Cummis & Gross


Banking and Financial Firm of the Year Finalists

Mandelbaum Barrett
Riker Danzig


Cannabis Law Practice of the Year Finalists

Cole Schotz
Mandelbaum Barrett
Sills Cummis & Gross


Dealmakers Finalists

John Fanburg, Brach Eichler
Deborah Hays, Archer & Greiner
Leo Leyva, Cole Schotz
Lawrence Metelitsa, Lucosky Brookman
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi’s Corporate Group
Jason Navarino, Riker Danzig
Timothy Norton, Frier Levitt
Robert Schiappacasse, Sills Cummis & Gross
Kim Uva, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated


Gaming Law Practice of the Year Finalists

Duane Morris
Fox Rothschild
Saiber


In-House Impact Finalists

Amneal Legal Department
Brother International
Stefanie Birbower Greer, PGIM Private Capital Law
Michael Chong, MKC Law Group
DSM-Firmenich North America Legal Team
Karen Gally, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc.


Innovators Finalists

Rahat Chatha, New Jersey Reentry Corporation
Morris Sabbagh, Vishnick McGovern Milizio
Christopher Seelinger, Weiner Law Group
Evan Shenkman, Fisher Phillips
Valerie Zammitti, Zammitti Law


Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Finalists

Joel MacMull, Mandelbaum Barrett
Joshua Sanders, Amneal


Litigation Departments of the Year - Appellate Winner

Pashman Stein Walder Hayden


Litigation Departments of the Year - Class Action Winner

Seeger Weiss


Litigation Departments of the Year - General Litigation Finalists

Brach Eichler
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi
Connell Foley
McCarter & English
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Riker Danzig
Sills Cummis & Gross


Litigation Departments of the Year - Insurance Winner

Methfessel & Werbel


Litigation Departments of the Year - Labor and Employment Finalists

Day Pitney
Jackson Lewis
Sills Cummis & Gross


Litigation Departments of the Year - Products Liability/Mass Torts Finalists

Barnes & Thornburg
Tanenbaum Keale


Best Mentor Finalists

Tara Phelan Carver, Saul Ewing
Jhanice V. Domingo, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Raj Gadhok, Mandelbaum Barrett
Brandon Jonas, Gang & Associates
Brian Klein, Weinstein + Klein
Monica Kostrzewa, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Margaret Miller, Weiner Law Group
Esther Omoloyin, Goldberg Segalla
Anthony Rainone, Brach Eichler
Michael Shortt, Saiber
Kaitlyn Stone, Barnes & Thornburg
Helen Tuttle, Faegre Drinker


New Leaders of the Bar Winners

Heather Aguilar-Sposato, New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
Doris Cheung, Brach Eichler
Jaclyn DeMais, Greenberg Traurig
David Disler, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman
Alexandra Freed, SeidenFreed
Shari Lee Genser, Ross & Calandrillo
Qing Guo, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Jonathan Keller, Faegre Drinker
Cristal Lamber, ETS
Andrew Macurdy, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight
Mark Makhail, McCarter & English
Joseph Natale, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis
Michael Rolek, Connell Foley
Victoria Salami, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna
Deenah Sirota, Stradley Ronon
Bridget Sykes, Fox Rothschild
Paul Szypiotko, Laddey Clark & Ryan
Melissa Thevenot, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Christopher Weidman, Stark & Stark
Liza Weisberg, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
Richard Wille, U.S. Courts
Thomas Zelante, Barnes & Thornburg


Office Managing Partner of the Year Finalists

Diane Bettino, Reed Smith
Jonathan Petro, Carluccio Leone Dimon Doyle Gutman & Petro
Michael S. Stein, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Mark Tabakin, Weiner Law Group
Warren Usatine, Cole Schotz
Catherine Youngman, Fox Rothschild


Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Finalists

Kevin Gilmore, Gibbons
Matthew Karmel, Offit Kurman
Michelle Nicholson, Barnes & Thornburg


Real Estate Firm of the Year Finalists

Cole Schotz
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi's Real Estate Groups
Fox Rothschild
Riker Danzig
Sills Cummis & Gross
Stevens & Lee


Talent Management Initiative Finalists

iCIMS, Inc.
Weinstein + Klein


Unsung Heroes Winners

Darcy Baboulis-Gyscek, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Melody Block, Mandelbaum Barrett
Lisa Chrystal, Brach Eichler
David Edelstein, Archer & Greiner
Clara Jimenez, Constable Johnson & Johnson
Glenn Kazlow, Cole Schotz
Valerie McCarthy, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Lawrence Metelitsa, Lucosky Brookman
Alexis Pollock, New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
Edward Stevenson, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi