A regional Powerhouse built on a singular idea – putting our Clients first

About Us

Sills Cummis & Gross, a full-service corporate law firm, with offices in New Jersey and New York, has the capabilities of a New York full-service law firm, but offers the economic benefits of a New Jersey-based headquarters. Our client roster ranges from Fortune 500 to emerging growth and foreign corporations doing business in the U.S.

Our clients know that our goal is to be their advocate and to efficiently resolve the matters we are retained to handle. We are mindful of budget constraints and effectively staff our matters so that we can work within our clients’ parameters.

We are service providers and our greatest asset is our client base. To preserve that asset, we keep our clients informed every step of the way. This is why many of our clients have retained us for decades and continue to keep us on the top of their lists of service providers.

Welcome to Sills Cummis & Gross!

Offices

Newark Office

The Legal Center
One Riverfront Plaza
Newark, New Jersey 07102

Tel: (973) 643-7000

Fax: (973) 643-6500

[email protected]

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New York Office

101 Park Avenue
28th Floor
New York, New York 10178

Tel: (212) 643-7000

Fax: (212) 643-6500

[email protected]

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Rankings and Recognition

Over the years, Sills Cummis & Gross has garnered numerous accolades from the various ranking publishing groups which do extensive research on the nation’s law firms. Both the Firm and individual attorneys have also received commendations and awards from non-profit organizations, trade groups, bar associations, among others, and are proud of the impact we have made on a local, regional and national basis.

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Diversity and Inclusion

Creating and maintaining a diverse workplace is of paramount importance to Sills Cummis & Gross. The Firm always has been an advocate of minority hiring practices and is involved in a number of minority hiring, retention, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. The Firm’s Diversity Committee and Women’s Group focus on initiatives to enhance the culture of Sills Cummis & Gross and the quality of service to the Firm’s clients. Sills Cummis & Gross also encourages its lawyers to actively participate in minority bar associations and local and national women’s groups.

The Sills Cummis & Gross Diversity Committee

The Sills Cummis & Gross Diversity Committee provides an avenue to continue to promote diversity within the Firm as well as within the legal community at large. The Committee hosts internal and external events aimed at promoting diversity and inclusion. The Firm’s minority hiring, retention and diversity initiatives also include participation in the Rutgers Law School Minority Student Program.

The Sills Cummis & Gross Women’s Group

The Sills Cummis & Gross Women’s Group is dedicated to promoting the professional and personal growth of women lawyers. Recognizing that women face unique challenges, the Women’s Group provides a forum for meaningful discussion and learning. The Group seeks to provide mentoring for our women lawyers, positioning them to lead us into the future at our Firm and in our communities. The Group sponsors both internal networking and informational programs as well as programs that include lawyers from outside the Firm. The Firm is a supporter of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.

Initiatives

The Firm is involved in a number of minority hiring, retention and diversity initiatives outside of the Firm, including:

National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) – The Firm is a supporter of NAWL, which has been a leader in supporting and promoting advancement for women lawyers. We also sponsor membership for our women lawyers in NAWL. NAWL publishes an annual directory, a guide we have used as a tool for locating women lawyers and women-owned firms throughout the United States.

New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project (NJ-LEEP) – This is a competitive, after-school, college-prep program for Newark high school students that targets teens interested in the law and in going to college. Several of our attorneys mentor high school students for this program, which recruits potential minority lawyers.

New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (NJWLA) – The Firm is a supporter of the NJWLA, an organization that is engaged in efforts in New Jersey to support and promote its members to the highest levels of law firm, government, academic, community, corporate positions and the judiciary, and to foster leadership among its membership. Our attorneys have been involved in various leadership capacities, including serving on the Executive Board.

Rutgers Law School Minority Student Program – This program serves students of any race or ethnicity who are members of groups underrepresented in the legal profession, and who have faced discrimination or overcome social and economic hardships. Every summer Sills Cummis employs a first year minority law student as part of the Firm’s summer program, which provides an opportunity for law students to hone their legal skills and gain experience.

Sponsorships

The Firm is proud to support events aimed at enhancing the diversity of the New Jersey Bar. Over the years, the Firm has sponsored:

  • A Better Chance
    Scholarship Luncheon
  • American Conference on Diversity
    Humanitarian Awards Dinner
  • Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey
    Annual Dinner
    Northeast Regional Conference
    Pathways to the State Judiciary Seminar
    Mock Interview Workshop for Law Students
    What It Takes To Succeed Event
  • Association of Latin American Law Students
    Gala
  • Corporate Counsel Women of Color
    Annual Conference
  • Essex County Bar Foundation
    Black History Month Celebration
  • Garden State Bar Association
    Annual Scholarship & Awards Gala
  • Garden State Equality
    Equality Ball
  • Hispanic Bar Association
    Annual Scholarship Gala
    Annual Installation Ceremony of Officers and Trustees
    Corporate Counsel Roundtable
    Diverse Summer Associate Mixer
  • Legal Outreach
    Annual Gala
  • Mid-Atlantic Black Law Students Association
    Annual Dinner
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
    Annual Convention
  • National Association of Women Lawyers
    Awards Luncheon
  • New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project
    Leadership in Diversity Gala
    Impress for Success
    Field Trips
  • New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
    Annual Women’s Initiative and Leaders in the Law Gala
    Annual Fore Ladies Only! Golf Outing Clinic
  • New York Women’s Bar Association
    Annual Awards Dinner
  • Northeast Black Law Students Association
    Regional Conference
  • Rutgers-Newark School of Law
    Minority Student Program Annual Gala
    Association of Black Law Students Annual Fund-raising Event
    Rutgers Race & the Law Review Annual Symposium
  • The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding
    NY Cocktail Reception
  • United Negro College Fund
    Mayor’s Masked Ball
  • Women of Color in Law Firms Group
    Dinner
  • Women’s Fund of New Jersey
    Dinner

Community Work

Our lawyers believe that they have a responsibility not only to their clients, but also to the community. Many of them spend countless hours serving on non-profit boards, working for non-profit organizations as committee members and fund raisers and providing pro bono legal assistance.

Global Network

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. is a member of ALFA International (ALFAI), a premier global legal network with more than 140 independent law firm members worldwide. Similar in size and experience, ALFAI member firms meet high standards to be part of the network and their attorneys are well respected by peers in both the legal and business community. ALFAI member attorneys establish broad, deep relationships with each other and are committed to providing cost-effective, high-quality legal services. As a result, membership in ALFAI enables Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. to use its local experience to deliver highly effective legal solutions while drawing upon the collective wisdom and experience of a comprehensive worldwide network of accomplished trial and business counsel. Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.’s clients will also benefit from a wide range of unsurpassed educational programming, including seminars, webinars and legal compendia. More information on ALFAI is available at www.alfainternational.com.