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Adam Haberfield is a Co-President of the Firm and shareholder in the Corporate and Real Estate Groups. He represents a broad range of clients and has a diverse practice involving sophisticated corporate and real estate transactional matters. In the traditional corporate arena, Adam has extensive experience in the mergers and acquisitions area, representing buyers and sellers in asset- and stock-based transactions. In addition, he regularly functions as outside general counsel on behalf of mid...

Jodi Friend is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trusts and Estates. Jodi, who practices law in Morristown, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jodi is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

James J. Panzini is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. James J., who practices law in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

For almost 25 years, he has litigated matters involving hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance coverage for a broad range of clients and regularly provides strategic counseling and analysis of potential risks and exposures, policy terms and conditions, and claims resolution. He also represents clients on a broad range of complex commercial disputes, including contract claims, intellectual property matters, real property disputes, and restrictive covenant cases. A wide variety of clients...

Jeffrey A. Beer, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Jeffrey A., who practices law in Madison, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Edward F. Ryan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Insurance. Edward F., who practices law in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Edward F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mariel L. Belanger maintains a diverse civil litigation practice in state and federal court. With respect to commercial litigation, Mariel has assisted clients in a wide array of industries in matters involving contract disputes, unfair competition, and trade secret and employee mobility issues, among others. Mariel also represents employers in employment-related cases both in court and before administrative agencies and has represented management against single- and multi-employee claims inv...

Joseph Gorrell has over 35 years of experience counseling hospitals, medical staffs, nursing homes, and individual practitioners on a broad scope of issues ranging from defense of licensure prosecutions and insurance fraud cases to practice acquisitions and other physician transactions. He has successfully represented numerous physicians before the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners and New York’s Office of Professional Conduct, defending claims, avoiding disciplinary actions, ...

Paul Piantino is a partner with the firm and chairs the Newark office. He is the recipient of recognition as the Best Lawyers in America in the practice of Insurance Law in both 2020 and 2021. Mr. Piantino is an accomplished trial lawyer who brings over 25 years of experience representing clients across the country in a broad array of industries, including aviation, transportation, marine, media, healthcare providers, construction, insurance, professional services, and products liability. Mr....

Larry Orloff, a co-founder of the Firm, has functioned as one of the leading litigators in the State for many years. He has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Essex County Bar Association and the New Jersey Law Journal, awards that are given to a very limited number of attorneys. He is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers; has also been listed in the Best Lawyers in America every year since 1989 in the area of Business Litigation/Commercial Litigation, and,...