68 Gibbons Attorneys Individually Ranked in 2022 Woodward/White Best Lawyers®

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Gibbons P.C. is proud to announce that 68 of the firm’s attorneys, representing all of its main practice areas and six metropolitan markets, have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Woodward/White Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

In addition to these rankings, five Gibbons Directors are featured as 2022 “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective legal markets. The lawyers, their areas of practice, and markets are:

Frederick W. Alworth: Litigation – Real Estate (Newark)

Kelly Ann Bird: Litigation – Labor and Employment (Woodbridge)

Philip W. Crawford: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (West Palm Beach)

Howard D. Geneslaw: Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (Newark)

Nomi I. Lowy: First Amendment Law (Newark)

Of the 68 Gibbons attorneys ranked overall, 60 were selected for the main Best Lawyers list, while eight were listed in the “Ones to Watch” category. The attorneys listed in “Ones to Watch” are:

Zachary W. Antilety: Commercial Litigation

Adam C. Arnold: Environmental

Anne M. Collart: Commercial Litigation

Genna A. Conti: Commercial Litigation

Michael D. DeLoreto: Commercial Litigation, Government Relations

Jason R. Halpin: Commercial Litigation

Arielle E. Katz: Commercial Litigation

Joshua S. Levy: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Class Actions

“Several firm attorneys are listed in Best Lawyers for the first time this year, and more Gibbons attorneys have been named regional ‘Attorneys of the Year’ than ever before,” says Patrick C. Dunican Jr., Chairman and Managing Director of Gibbons. “Together with increased numbers of practice areas and metropolitan regions in which our attorneys are ranked, these listings indicate that Gibbons lawyers not only met but exceeded client expectations in an unprecedented year of practice.”

The Gibbons attorneys ranked among the Best Lawyers for 2022 are:

Frederick W. Alworth: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate

Christine A. Amalfe: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment

Guy V. Amoresano: Commercial Litigation

Dale E. Barney: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Russell B. Bershad: Real Estate

Kelly Ann Bird: Litigation – Labor and Employment

Thomas J. Cafferty: First Amendment; Litigation – First Amendment

Andrew J. Camelotto: Real Estate

Frank T. Cannone: Corporate; Mergers & Acquisitions

Peter J. Carton: Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate

Kim M. Catullo: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Debra A. Clifford: Commercial Litigation

Mark B. Conlan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization

Robert F. Coyne: Corporate Law

David N. Crapo: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Philip W. Crawford: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

David E. De Lorenzi: Litigation – Intellectual Property

William P. Deni, Jr.: Commercial Litigation

John D. Draikiwicz: Public Finance

Phillip J. Duffy: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Patrick C. Dunican Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Corporate

Joshua R. Elias: Commercial Litigation

Shepard A. Federgreen: Real Estate

David J. Freeman: Environmental

Howard D. Geneslaw: Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate

Karen A. Giannelli: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization

Lawrence A. Goldman: Corporate

Michael R. Griffinger: Appellate; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Securities; Litigation – Trusts & Estates

Alyce C. Halchak: Corporate Compliance; Corporate; Mergers & Acquisitions; Tax

William S. Hatfield: Environmental; Litigation – Environmental

Paul M. Hauge: Environmental; Litigation – Environmental

Douglas J. Janacek: Land Use and Zoning

John H. Klock: Environmental; Litigation – Environmental

Bruce A. Levy: Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Barry D. Liss: Health Care Law

Nomi I. Lowy: First Amendment Law

Michael J. Lubben: Banking and Finance; Corporate

Lawrence S. Lustberg: Appellate; Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Robert J. MacPherson: Construction; Litigation – Construction

Robert K. Malone: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization

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

Susanne Peticolas: Environmental; Litigation – Environmental

John C. Romeo: Labor Law – Management

Kristin D. Sostowski: Litigation – Labor and Employment

Paul J. St. Onge: Government Relations

Christine A. Stearns: Government Relations

Peter J. Torcicollo: Commercial Litigation; Construction; Litigation – Construction

Peter J. Ulrich: Tax

Thomas R. Valen: Commercial Litigation

Kevin G. Walsh: Commercial Litigation

Kevin W. Weber: Commercial Litigation

E. Evans Wohlforth, Jr.: Commercial Litigation

John T. Wolak: Insurance

Richard S. Zackin: Employee Benefits (ERISA)

James R. Zazzali: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation

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