70 CSG Law Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Listings
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi (“CSG Law”) is pleased to announce that 69 attorneys from the firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2024 listings, representing both New Jersey and New York and marking CSG Law’s largest presence in the listing for the third consecutive year. Of the 69 attorneys, two earned the distinction of “Lawyer of the Year” for the Newark metro area, and 22 lawyers were named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch category.
“CSG Law’s expanded presence on the Best Lawyers of America listing demonstrates our ongoing commitment to bringing together the best legal minds together in order to serve our clients and navigate emerging trends,” said Managing Member Patricia K. Costello. “Congratulations to my colleagues for their outstanding efforts.”
The two CSG Law attorneys recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for the Newark metro area by Best Lawyers for 2024 and their respective practice areas are:
- Armen Shahinian – Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Steven A. Loeb – Tax Law
Moreover, the 47 CSG Law attorneys listed to Best Lawyers and their respective practice areas include:
- Matthew E. Beck – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Michelle Bergeron Spell – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Mitchell S. Berkey – Real Estate Law
- Morris Bienenfeld – Corporate Law
- Jonathan Bondy – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Diana L. Buongiorno – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Jeffrey S. Chiesa – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Danielle M. Corcione – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Sam Della Fera, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Adam K. Derman – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- The Honorable Joseph A. Dickson, U.S.M.J. (retired) – Arbitration
- Nicole DiMaria – Health Care Law
- Adam P. Friedman – Litigation – Construction
- Tricia Gasparine – Public Finance Law
- Francis J. Giantomasi – Real Estate Law
- Arthur S. Goldstein – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Junie Hahn – Corporate Law
- Heidi I. Hansen – Tax Law
- Ronald L. Israel – Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Lisa A. John-Basta – Real Estate Law
- Dorit Kressel – Public Finance Law
- Fredric P. Lavinthal – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- John R. Lloyd – Real Estate Law
- Steven A. Loeb – Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Philip A. Markowitz – Real Estate Law
- Marie Mathews – Commercial Litigation
- Michael J. Naughton – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Robert E. Nies – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Ross Pearlson – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Litigation -Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation – Securities
- Michael K. Plumb – Environmental Law
- Jennifer M. Porter – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Michelle A. Schaap – Privacy and Data Security Law
- David L. Schlossberg – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Daniel A. Schwartz – Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Armen Shahinian – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate
- Laurence M. Smith – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
- Benjamin A. Snyder – Immigration Law
- Tremain L. Stanley – Family Law
- Edward B. Stevenson – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Daniel A. Swick – Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Dennis M. Toft – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Thomas J. Trautner Jr. – Real Estate Law
- John G. Valeri, Jr. – Environmental Law
- Thomas M. Walsh – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Catherine P. Wells – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Susan R. Winters – Family Law
- Scott A. Zuber – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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. Twenty-three attorneys from CSG Law were honored in this category, with 11 new additions for 2024:
- Alice M.B. Anderson – Health Care Law
- Paula I. Brueckner – Intellectual Property Law
- Richard A. Cheng – Patent Law
- Rafael Corbalan – Environmental Law
- Michael Cross – Litigation – Environmental
- Michelle J. Delaney – Corporate Law
- John Paul D. Dziuba II – Trusts and Estates
- Laura R. Feitelson – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Francis M. Giantomasi – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Brigitte M. Gladis – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Chelsea P. Jasnoff – Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
- Daniel Kim – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
- Amanda Miceli – Commercial Litigation
- Michael J. Mouridy – Real Estate Law
- Brian P. O’Neill – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Patrick O’Reilly – Government Relations Practice
- Christopher J. Reilly – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Carmella M. Seslar – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Cory Simmons – Commercial Litigation
- Nicole C. Tracy – Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Daniel J. Tyrrell – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Melissa F. Wernick – Commercial Litigation
- Elizabeth C. Yoo – Corporate Law; Public Finance Law
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.
For additional information about the Best Lawyers’ methodology, please visit Best Lawyers’ website.
Visit csglaw.com/award-methodology for additional details on the selection process for the above-mentioned recognitions. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.