64 Gibbons Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers®

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Gibbons P.C. is proud to announce that 54 of the firm’s attorneys, representing all its main practice areas and seven metropolitan markets, have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Ten Gibbons attorneys are recognized in the fifth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America.

In addition, five Gibbons Directors – a firm record – are recognized as 2025 “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective legal markets. The lawyers, their areas of practice, and markets are:

• Howard D. Geneslaw: Land Use and Zoning Law (Newark)
• Lawrence S. Lustberg: Criminal Defense: White Collar (Newark)
• Paul J. St. Onge: Government Relations Practice (Princeton)
• Peter J. Torcicollo: Bet-the-Company Litigation (Newark)
• James R. Zazzali: Labor Law – Union (Woodbridge)

Of the 64 Gibbons attorneys recognized, five Directors are newly listed and four previously listed attorneys are featured in additional categories. The following 10, listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America, include:

• Bria S. Beaufort: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Anne M. Collart: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Genna A. Conti: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Michael D. DeLoreto: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice
• Christine A. Gaddis: Intellectual Property Law
• Charles S. Korschun: Litigation – Securities
• Joshua S. Levy: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Mass Tort/Class Actions – Defendants
• Cassandra J. Neugold: Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Caroline E. Oks: Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
• Jennifer M. Rutter: Commercial Litigation

The Gibbons attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® are:

Frederick W. Alworth: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
Christine A. Amalfe: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Dale E. Barney: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Russell B. Bershad: Real Estate Law
Kelly Ann Bird: Litigation – Labor and Employment
Robert D. Brown, Jr.: Product Liability – Defendants
Thomas J. Cafferty: First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment
Andrew J. Camelotto: Real Estate Law
Frank T. Cannone: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Kim M. Catullo: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Mark B. Conlan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Robert F. Coyne: Corporate Law
David N. Crapo: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Health Care Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Philip W. Crawford: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
William P. Deni, Jr.: Commercial Litigation
John D. Draikiwicz: Public Finance Law
Phillip J. Duffy: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Joshua R. Elias: Commercial Litigation
Shepard A. Federgreen: Real Estate Law
Peter J. Frazza: Health Care Law
David J. Freeman: Environmental Law
Howard D. Geneslaw: Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate Law
Lawrence A. Goldman: Corporate Law
Alan R. Gries: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
John D. Haggerty: Commercial Litigation
William S. Hatfield: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Douglas J. Janacek: Land Use and Zoning Law
Kate E. Janukowicz: Commercial Litigation
Barry D. Liss: Health Care Law
Nomi I. Lowy: First Amendment Law
Michael J. Lubben: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
Lawrence S. Lustberg: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Robert K. Malone: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Michael R. McDonald: Commercial Litigation
George J. Murphy: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Susan L. Nardone: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Camille V. Otero: Litigation – Environmental
Mary Frances Palisano: Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David J. Pascrell: Government Relations Practice
Susanne Peticolas: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Raymond N. Pomeroy II: Environmental Law
Kevin R. Reich: Commercial Litigation
John C. Romeo: Labor Law – Management
Ricardo Solano, Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar; Litigation – Health Care
Kristin D. Sostowski: Litigation – Labor and Employment
Paul J. St. Onge: Government Relations Practice
Peter J. Torcicollo: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Peter J. Ulrich: Tax Law
Thomas R. Valen: Commercial Litigation
Christopher Viceconte: Commercial Litigation
Kevin W. Weber: Commercial Litigation
John T. Wolak: Insurance Law
Richard S. Zackin: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
James R. Zazzali: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor Law – Union; Mediation

“We have much to be proud of with this year’s Best Lawyers recognitions, with more of our attorneys appearing on this distinguished list, some for the first time, and others recognized in additional categories,” remarked Peter J. Torcicollo, Gibbons’s Managing Director. “These accolades serve as a testament to our stellar reputation among our peers.”

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