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John D. Haggerty is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. John D. practices law in Newark, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized John D. Haggerty since 2025. 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 John D. Haggerty is held by other lawyers.

Jason L. Sobel is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Department and chairs the Firm’s F.O.R.E. (Family-Owned Real Estate) Law Practice Group. He primarily counsels retail, industrial, office and residential real estate owners and developers regarding acquisitions, sales, financing, and leasing with respect to their projects. He also represents several lending institutions in commercial and construction financings as well as a number of clients with respect to retail li...

Kevin G. Walsh co-chairs the Government & Regulatory Affairs Department and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He is the 2020-2021 President of the Essex County Bar Association. Mr. Walsh’s practice of law includes business litigation, government affairs, and criminal defense, overseeing a wide range of matters for clients facing critical, cutting-edge challenges and opportunities. In addition to helping his government affairs clients navigate the channels and leve...

Richard H. Epstein is Managing Partner of Sills Cummis & Gross. He is also Co-Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Department. He serves as lead counsel to Fortune 500 corporations and financial institutions in litigation involving complex commercial issues, including business tort and lender liability. He regularly appears in federal and state courts in various jurisdictions. Richard Epstein also counsels the Firm and clients on legal ethics issues.

Aaron Van Nostrand is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Aaron Van practices law in Florham Park, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Aaron Van Nostrand since 2023. 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 Aaron Van Nostrand is held by other lawyers.

Rebecca M. Freed is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Nonprofit / Charities Law. Rebecca M. practices law in Roseland, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Rebecca M. Freed since 2027. 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 Rebecca M. Freed is held by other lawyers.

James M. Hirschhorn is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department. He focuses on appellate litigation, federal and state civil RICO actions, and representing regulated industries in connection with administrative and regulatory matters. On behalf of clients in the health care industry, he conducts administrative and appellate litigation before regulatory agencies and in the courts.

Jason K. Gross is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Corporate Department. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Firm's International | U.S. Cross Border Practice Group and the Firm's Cannabis Industry Practice Group. As counsel to public and private companies, both national and international, he is actively involved in transactional matters involving acquisitions, dispositions, and corporate governance. Jason Gross acts as outside counsel for several U.S. subsidiaries of a multibillion-dol...

Mr. Draikiwicz, recognized in Best Lawyers ® for Public Finance Law, has worked exclusively in the area of public finance since 1982. He has served in various capacities on public finance transactions undertaken by state, county, and municipal governmental entities, including serving as bond counsel, letter of credit bank counsel, underwriter counsel and trustee counsel. He has also handled a full range of tax-exempt financing transactions for governmental issuers, including general oblig...

Mr. Liss leads the Corporate Governance and General Equity Litigation Team at Gibbons. His practice is focused on resolving complex business and corporate disputes with an emphasis on shareholder and corporate governance disputes, trust and estate litigation, business torts, commercial contract disputes, and general commercial litigation. He has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial litigation and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in various matters at the trial and a...