43 CSG Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers 2021
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi (“CSG”) is pleased to announce that 30 attorneys from the firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 listing. Furthermore, in the inaugural edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch category, an additional 13 lawyers were listed.
“It is an honor to have so many of our attorneys represented in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 listing,” stated Daniel A. Schwartz, Managing Member. “To have an additional twelve of our rising stars included within the new, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch ranking, is a testament to the success of our leadership model and robust talent pipeline. I truly believe that the future of our firm is in good hands – these legal minds possess integrity, strategic sensibilities and a strong business ethic.”
Since first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence, with lists compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation.
Each year, the guide also designates a single lawyer in each practice and designated metropolitan area as a “Lawyer of the Year.” Two CSG Members earned this distinction for 2021. Within the Newark metro area, A. Ross Pearlson was named Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) “Lawyer of the Year” and Jonathan Bondy was named Litigation – Construction “Lawyer of the Year.”
The following is a list of CSG attorneys and the respective areas under which they are recognized:
Matthew E. Beck – Criminal Defense: White Collar and Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Mitchell S. Berkey – Real Estate Law
Morris Bienenfeld – Corporate Law
Jonathan Bondy – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
Jeffrey S. Chiesa – Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar
Adam K. Derman – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Adam P. Friedman – Litigation – Construction
Francis J. Giantomasi – Real Estate Law
Arthur S. Goldstein – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Junie Hahn – Corporate Law
David M. Hyman – Corporate Law (Retired)
Kenneth N. Laptook – Commercial Litigation
Fredric P. Lavinthal – Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law
John R. Lloyd – Real Estate Law
John A. McKinney, Jr. – Litigation – Environmental
Michael J. Naughton – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
Robert E. Nies – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Bankruptcy
A. Ross Pearlson – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) and Litigation – Securities
Michelle A. Schaap – Privacy and Data Security Law
David L. Schlossberg – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
Daniel A. Schwartz – Corporate Law, Health Care Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Armen Shahinian – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
Laurence M. Smith – Banking and Finance Law and Corporate Law
Edward B. Stevenson – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Daniel A. Swick – Corporate Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
Dennis M. Toft – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
Thomas Trautner – Real Estate Law
John G. Valeri – Environmental Law
Catherine P. Wells – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Scott A. Zuber – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
New this year, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, awards extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. Like traditional Best Lawyers awards, this recognition is based entirely on peer review. Thirteen attorneys from CSG were honored in this category:
Paula I. Brueckner – Intellectual Property Law
Jenny Chung – Commercial Litigation
Gianni A. Corleone – Land Use and Zoning Law
Michelle J. Delaney – Corporate Law
Jeffrey S. Dorman – Corporate Law
Shirley U. Emehelu – Commercial Litigation
Laura R. Feitelson – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
Brigitte M. Gladis – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Chelsea P. Jasnoff – Commercial Litigation
Brian J. Kim – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Brian P. O’Neill – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Adriane E. Price – Commercial Litigation
Elizabeth C. Yoo – Corporate Law and Public Finance Law
For additional information about the Best Lawyers methodology, please visit www.bestlawyers.com.
Visit csglaw.com/award-methodology for additional details on the selection process for the above-mentioned recognitions.