Bruce Buechler, who has worked in the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring department for more than 21 years, will assume his role in Essex County Vicinage in April.

John Maloney comes to the Lawrenceville firm as a member of its business and corporate and business succession planning groups. He focuses his practice on corporate transactional and governance matters.

Matthew Baker, Avi Kelin, Young-Ji Park, and Gerard Pizzillo have new roles within the firm and track records that bode well for the trajectory of our practice and its success.

If confirmed, Julien Xavier Neals, county counsel and acting county administrator for Bergen County, and Judge Zahid Quraishi, a United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey since 2019, will fill two of the state’s six district court vacancies, second only to California’s and declared a “judicial emergency.”

Chaired by partner Steven Nudelman, the group will assist clients at the contracting stage of a construction project, preparing and negotiating contracts with a focus on risk mitigation and liability minimization.

Rutgers Law School says it will use the grant to finance the Maida Public Interest Fellowship Program, which pays for up to 40 law students each year to work in otherwise non-paying positions at public-interest legal organizations.

Daniel Guadalupe, Deanna Koestel, Keith McDonald, and Oren Chaplin will join the Hackensack firm on April 1.

Loren Pierce is joining the firm’s Florham Park office where her broad experience will help the office continue to diversify and expand upon the top-tier litigation services.

Jason Marx joined the Roseland firm from Connell Foley as partner to chair the new practice areas.

The bankruptcy firm expanded to service the area founder Mike Dal Lago grew up.

A native of Paterson, Jaynee LaVecchia will retire from the New Jersey Supreme Court after 21 years. She is the longest-serving female justice in state history.

After more than a decade on the bench as a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the Honorable Joseph Dickson has rejoined the firm as a member of its litigation group.