The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2027

Best Lawyers

August 20, 2026

67 Sills Cummis & Gross 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.

The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are published by Best Lawyers. Read more about the award methodology and process here.

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