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Mary Frances Palisano is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Mary Frances practices law in Newark, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Mary Frances Palisano since 2020. 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 Mary Frances Palisano is held by other lawy...

As a leader of the firm’s environmental practice, David focuses his representation of clients on the impact of environmental laws on transactions and real property in New Jersey and around the nation. A nationally renowned environmental lawyer, he has remained on the cutting edge of developments in the environmental sector since the 1980s. He has extensive experience related to the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties including brownfields, environmental compliance and i...

Ira A. Rosenberg is Co-Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Corporate Department, Chair of the Firm’s Life Sciences Practice Group, and Co-Managing Partner of the Firm’s Florida office. He has more than 30 years’ experience representing life science and health care technology companies, ranging in size from start-ups to public companies, in corporate and intellectual property transactions and general corporate matters. This work has included numerous product and technology ...

Kevin E. Wolff is a shareholder of the Firm. Kevin’s practice concentrates in the areas of insurance and reinsurance coverage, including general liability, property, environmental, employment, errors and omissions, directors and officers, marine, technology matters. Kevin’s insurance and reinsurance practice is limited to the representation of insurers and reinsurers. He also counsels and advises clients on the drafting of policy language, contracts and agreements, and represents ...

Lisa John-Basta is Chair of the firm’s Redevelopment, Land Use & Zoning Group. Lisa has close to 20 years of experience representing both municipalities and private developers throughout the local and outside agency land use and redevelopment entitlement process. Lisa regularly appears before governing bodies, planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment across the State on behalf of developers in connection with applications for site plan, subdivision, variances and zoning inter...

David L. Cook is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department. He primarily represents corporations and banks in litigation involving complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts throughout the United States. His extensive background involves a broad range of experience including representing Fortune 500 companies in antitrust class actions, major international banks and corporations in U.S. sanctions and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, media compani...

Sam Destito is the chair of the firm's Governmental Practice Group. His experience spans many industries, with a particular focus around regulatory issues and disputes involving insurance, banking and real estate. Real Estate Within the real estate industry, Mr. Destito represents for-profit and non-profit developers in aspects of their development and redevelopment endeavors. From a governmental perspective, he is frequently involved with the strategic positioning of real estate before vario...

Armen Shahinian practices in the areas of commercial litigation, construction litigation, fidelity and surety law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He joined the firm in 1977 and today leads the firm’s nationally recognized Fidelity and Surety Group, one of the largest in the country. Armen served as a member and chairman of the New Jersey Supreme Court District Ethics Committee for West Essex County from 1989 to 1993. He is a member of the American Bar Association Tort Trial &am...

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.

Andrew B. Robins is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Environmental Law Practice Group. He uses his wide range of environmental law experience to counsel clients in regulatory compliance, cost recovery litigation, redevelopment, brownfields, transaction negotiation and risk analysis. His broad background includes environmental and brownfield redevelopment matters involving solid and hazardous waste regulations; the Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program; the Industrial Site...