53 Sills Cummis & Gross attorneys are recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, including two honored as “Lawyer of the Year” recipients. Additionally, nine attorneys are recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Sills Cummis Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Ivette P. Alvarado – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate 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
Trent S. Dickey – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
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
Meryl A.G. Gonchar – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Hervé Gouraige – Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey J. Greenbaum – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants
Jason K. Gross – Corporate Law
Steven E. Gross – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mitchell D. Haddad – Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
Keith R. Hemming – Commercial Litigation
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
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
Jeffrey Meltzer – Real Estate Law
Jeffrey Hugh Newman – Real Estate Law
Thomas S. Novak – Insurance Law; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation
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; Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law; 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 – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Vimal K. Shah – Commercial Litigation
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
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 – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Sills Cummis Attorneys Recognized as 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” Recipients
R. Max Crane – Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Newark
Beth S. Rose – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants in Newark
Sills Cummis Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
Sean Camperson – Commercial Litigation
Morgan H. Durr – Commercial Litigation
Jonathan L. Goldsmith – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
Corey Klein – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Joshua J. Koodray – Land Use and Zoning Law
Kelly E. O’Connor – Commercial Litigation
Devika Persaud – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Robert B. Spawn – Commercial Litigation
Peter C. Urmston – Commercial Litigation
The Best Lawyers in America: Attorneys on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional experience and undergo an authentication process to make sure 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 are selected based on voting averages received during the peer review assessments.
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 vetted by their peers and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
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