Ashley Vallillo Manzi

Tracy Miller brings over 35 years of experience in health care law, policy, and regulation. Her background spans senior leadership roles, including serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of a major health system, private law practice, and public health policy leadership in New York State. She advises health systems, hospitals, physician groups, long-term care providers, and organizations engaged in value-based care on governance, strategic transactions, regulatory compliance,...

Tricia Gasparine has over 20 years of experience in all areas of public finance and focuses her practice on complex structured transactions for the State of New Jersey and its agencies and authorities. Tricia’s experience includes acting as bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel in transactions involving the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, the New Jersey Hous...

Neil Mullin has been a plaintiff's employment lawyer for 30 years. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. A graduate of Columbia University magna cum laude and phi beta kappa, he graduated from Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey. He has been honored as a Distinguished Graduate of Rutgers. He has argued successfully in the Supreme Court of the United States and the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Mr. Mull...

Following a career representing closely-held business entities in corporate and real estate transactions, Ralph Lowenbach now devotes his practice to mediating business disputes. He also serves as an expert witness in business-related legal malpractice matters. Ralph has extensive mergers and acquisitions experience. He has been extensively involved in real estate acquisition and development, including related environmental issues, for major retailer and office/warehouse developers. He has al...

Ms. Janukowicz handles a wide range of criminal and complex business matters in both state and federal courts throughout New Jersey and New York. Her commercial litigation practice focuses primarily on briefing and arguing discovery and dispositive motions in connection with securities and common law fraud, class action defense, and construction matters. In her criminal practice, she has prepared legal briefs in both trial and appellate contexts, arguing intricate matters of criminal procedur...

Emily J. Bordens is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Emily J. practices law in Newark, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Emily J. Bordens since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Emily J. Bordens is held by other lawyers.

Jonathan Fayer, an experienced trial attorney and former federal prosecutor, is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross White Collar Practice Group, where he represents individuals and corporations in significant civil, criminal, and regulatory matters, and internal investigations. His experience spans white collar defense, government and internal corporate investigations, securities litigation, and complex commercial litigation. Prior to joining Sills Cummis, Mr. Fayer served in the United ...

Joshua R. Elias is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Joshua R. practices law in Newark, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Joshua R. Elias since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Joshua R. Elias is held by other lawyers.

Philip R. Sellinger is Co-Chair of the firm's Global Litigation Practice, Co-Managing Shareholder of the firm's New Jersey office and Co-Regional Operating Shareholder for the Washington, D.C. office. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney and New Jersey federal clerk, Philip has more than 30 years of trial experience in a wide variety of class actions and complex cases around the country. He has served as Chair of the Lawyers Advisory Committee to the New Jersey federal judiciary and as a member o...

Lori M. Waldron is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Life Sciences Practice Group. She is a trusted transactional advisor whose practice focuses on the representation of emerging growth, middle market, and established public and private companies across the life sciences sector. She represents biotechnology, pharmaceutical, specialty pharma, medical device, diagnostics, and healthcare-adjacent companies, as well as the investors, founders, and strategic partners that support them. Lori Wa...