67 Sills Cummis & Gross Attorneys Recognized in the 2027 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
August 20, 2026
Sills Cummis & Gross is pleased to announce that 67 of the Firm’s attorneys are recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. 55 attorneys are included in The Best Lawyers in America®, with two honored as “Lawyer of the Year” recipients, and an additional 12 attorneys are included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Sills Cummis Attorneys Recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:
Ivette P. Alvarado – Real Estate Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
Allan C. Bell – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law
Joseph L. Buckley – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Banking and Finance Law
Michael S. Carucci – Commercial Litigation
David L. Cook – Commercial Litigation
R. Max Crane – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mark E. Duckstein – Commercial Litigation
Richard H. Epstein – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
Adam J. Faiella – Real Estate Law
Charles J. Falletta – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Jonathan Fayer – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Michael B. Goldsmith – Corporate Law; Banking and Finance Law
Meryl A.G. Gonchar – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate Law; Litigation – Real Estate
Hervé Gouraige – Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey J. Greenbaum – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Securities
Jason K. Gross – Corporate Law
Steven E. Gross – Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Banking and Finance Law
Mitchell D. Haddad – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Robert R. Hempstead – Real Estate Law
Victor J. Herlinsky, Jr. – Cannabis Law
James M. Hirschhorn – Commercial Litigation
Joshua N. Howley – Commercial Litigation
Ahmed J. Kassim – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Vikas Khanna – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Gregory A. Kopacz – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Cecilia I. Lassiter – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Mark S. Levenson – Real Estate Law
Simon Levin – Tax Law
Boris I. Mankovetskiy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Nicole Gerritsen McDonough – Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey Meltzer – Real Estate Law
Jeffrey Hugh Newman – Real Estate Law
Kenneth F. Oettle – Gaming Law
Mark S. Olinsky – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Patricia M. Prezioso – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Thomas H. Prol – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Real Estate Law
Andrew B. Robins – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Beth S. Rose – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Ira A. Rosenberg – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Richard J. Sapinski – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Joseph P. Scorese – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law
Alan E. Sherman – Tax Law
Andrew H. Sherman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Joseph B. Shumofsky – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Jason L. Sobel – Real Estate Law
Scott D. Stimpson – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Jaimee L. Katz Sussner – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
S. Jason Teele – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Frederic M. Tudor – Corporate Law
Peter G. Verniero – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Frank J. Vitolo – Real Estate Law
Lori M. Waldron – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Corporate Law
Morris Yamner – Real Estate Law
Ted Zangari – Real Estate Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
Jerold L. Zaro – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Sills Cummis Attorneys Recognized as 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” Recipients:
Meryl A.G. Gonchar
• Land Use and Zoning Law in Newark
• Litigation – Land Use and Zoning in Newark
Richard J. Sapinski
• Litigation and Controversy – Tax in Newark
Sills Cummis Attorneys Recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:
Zac Candelaria – Commercial Litigation
Morgan H. Durr – Commercial Litigation
Steven S. Fernandez – Commercial Litigation
Jonathan L. Goldsmith – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
Corey Klein – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Stephen A. Moran – Commercial Litigation
Kelly E. O’Connor – Commercial Litigation
Gisselly R. Perez-Astwood – Real Estate Law
Devika Persaud – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Robert B. Spawn – Commercial Litigation
Alexandra Tran – Real Estate Law
Peter C. Urmston – Commercial Litigation
The Best Lawyers in America: Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional experience and undergo an authentication process to ensure they are in current practice and in good standing.
“Lawyer of the Year”: Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” These lawyers received the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America: This category recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice. They are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers and undergo an authentication process to ensure they are in current practice and in good standing.
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