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The basics:

• Falcon Rappaport & Berkman opens AI-native office in Newark at 3 Gateway Center
• Christopher Warren named New Jersey managing partner, AI practice co-chair
• Office will serve as hub for AI tools, governance, client advisory work
• Expansion marks firm’s push into AI-driven legal services, NJ market growth

New York-based law firm Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP is expanding its practice to New Jersey with the launch of an AI-native office.

The firm announced its new location at 3 Gateway Center in Newark in a May 4 press release. It also welcomed Christopher Warren as New Jersey managing partner and co-chair of the artificial intelligence practice group.

Founded in 2018, the full-service firm focuses on a wide range of practice areas. Specialties include corporate law, litigation, real estate, tax, intellectual property, employment, healthcare and estate planning. Emerging areas like AI and digital assets also fall within its scope.

Falcon Rappaport has over 70 attorneys and 100 support staff. Its footprint spans seven offices in New York, Connecticut, Florida, California, Texas and Washington.

Advancing AI capabilities from Newark

According to FRB, the firm has already adopted AI tools at scale as well as developed robust internal governance to guide responsible and effective use of the technology.

The new location in Newark will serve as “the operational hub for advancing these capabilities across the firm, as well as guide the firm’s representation of entrepreneurs that are embracing AI to grow their businesses,” FRB said.

Warren’s move comes two years after he combined his boutique New York City litigation practice with Little Falls-based business law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck. There, he served on the firm’s executive management committee and managed the New York City office.

A former licensed securities professional and entrepreneur, Warren is considered a leading voice on AI governance and legal ethics. His background includes serving on the New Jersey Supreme Court District VI Ethics Committee for the 2025–2029 term. Warren also chairs the artificial intelligence committee of the Hudson County Bar Association. Additionally, he is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy.

Warren is also pursuing AIGP and CIPP/US credentials through the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

He frequently writes and speaks on ethical use of AI in legal workflows. Warren also has a podcast and blog exploring how emerging technologies reshape law, business and society.

‘Building accordingly’

FRB co-Managing Partner and AI Practice Group co-Chair Moish Peltz remarked, “Chris is joining a firm that believes that AI belongs embedded inside the practice of law, not on the sidelines.”

“We have successfully rolled out AI tools over the past couple of years, including increasingly integrating those tools into our legal workflows. But we also recognize that we will need to redouble our efforts to fully embrace the power that these AI native tools unlock. We are thrilled to have Chris join us to help build out these capabilities,” he said.

Chris is joining a firm that believes that AI belongs embedded inside the practice of law, not on the sidelines.
– Moish Peltz, co-managing partner and AI practice group co-chair

FRB co-Managing Partner Kenneth Falcon described Warren as “an exceptional thought leader and one of the most passionate voices on AI governance and legal ethics.”

“The Newark office represents the next chapter of our firm’s growth, and Chris is exactly the right person to lead it. His combination of management experience and commitment to responsible innovation aligns perfectly with FRB’s vision for the future of the practice of law,” Falcon went on to say.

Commenting on his new role, Warren said, “FRB is doing the work I have been writing about.”

“The opportunity to build a native-AI office from the ground up, alongside Moish and this team, is the reason I made the move. A law firm’s first client is its attorneys. We are building accordingly,” he said.