Steven I. Adler, co-chair of Mandelbaum Salsburg’s Labor and Employment Group and co-chair elect of its Litigation Department, writes on how age discrimination laws provide some flexibility for companies to set long-term plans.

“Women comprise about 51 percent of the population in New Jersey,” said former Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. “But that’s not even close to their representation in the boardroom. I’ve walked into a lot of boardrooms and you can tell at a glance that management has a long way to go."

Employment attorney Erica Clifford and commercial litigator Maria Fruci have been associates at the firm since January 2018 and September 2012, respectively.

Three months after 15 lawyers and four legal professionals joined the firm from a dwindling Budd Larner, three more attorneys have come on board.

“Because portions of the Grow [New Jersey] statute were drafted to favor particular parties and disfavor others, we think that there is a very real question as to whether those portions of the statute are unconstitutional,” task force chief counsel Jim Walden said at the panel's July 9 hearing.

Approximately 70,000 individual doses and an additional 4 kilograms of suspected fentanyl and heroin – with a total street value of over half a million dollars – were seized, along with two handguns and $165,526 in cash.

Donald Kessler will focus his practice on the resolution of commercial and family law disputes through mediation and arbitration as an alternative to litigation.

Kelly Curtin is part of the bankruptcy and financial restructuring group.

“While the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, many New Jersey residents commute to jobs in other states that lack such protections, so New Jersey has a strong interest in making sure federal law protects LGBT workers from discrimination,” said Rachel Wainer Apter, director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights.

Robert Malone will serve as chair of the firm's financial restructuring and creditors' rights department.

Guillermo Artiles rejoined the firm in January to help lead its government affairs practice.

Peter Frazza, Allen Harris and Christopher Anton have joined the commercial and criminal litigation department of the Newark-based firm.