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Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (“CSG”) is delighted to report that the virtual food drive hosted by the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee in support of The Community FoodBank of New Jersey, the State’s largest anti-hunger and anti-poverty organization, well exceeded its initial fundraising goal of $3,000 – totaling over $10,000 in funds raised by members of the immediate and extended CSG family.  

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (“CSG”) is pleased to announce that Mitchell S. Berkey and Francis J. Giantomasi have been named to ROI-NJ’s 2020 Influencers: Real Estate List, which recognizes those who hold key roles within New Jersey’s real estate sector and have proven vital to its enduring success. This year’s list is all the more significant as the individuals listed — representing the development, governmental, professional and financial services, construction and brokerage communities, among others — have been critical towards helping the industry pivot in what’s been a challenging year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Shirley U. Emehelu, a Member with Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC’s (“CSG”) Litigation Group and co-leader of the firm’s Banking & Finance practice, has been invited by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ (“USCCR”) New Jersey Advisory Committee to participate in a virtual panel briefing – “Legal Process of Asset Forfeiture in New Jersey” – on November 17, 2020 at 2:15 PM.  

Thomas J. Trautner, a Member with Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC’s (“CSG”) Real Estate, Development & Land Use Group, has been named to NJBIZ’s 2020 Commercial Real Estate Power 50 – a recognition of the most influential leaders in New Jersey’s commercial real estate sector.  

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (“CSG”) is pleased to announce that the firm has earned top honors nationally in two practice areas and regionally in 27 practice areas, its largest presence to date, in the “2021 Best Law Firms” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm’s Privacy & Data Security and Bet-the-Company Litigation practices made their debut in this latest edition of the prestigious guide.  

Samuel Newbold, Chair of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC’s (“CSG”) Immigration Law Group, has been named a 2020 Immigration Law Trailblazer by The National Law Journal – a recognition of those helping shape and shepherd the practice of immigration law in the U.S.