"Once you’re licensed, it frees up so much more capital," said Travis Ally, founder of vertical integration license applicant 93 ID Inc. "For entities like ours and smaller ones dealing with less capital, a delay until April might end them.”

A two-judge panel granted a motion for a stay in the process due to an inability of the Department of Health to open files attached to submissions that may have affected as many as two dozen rejected applications, according to Ansell Grimm & Aaron PC Partner Joshua Bauchner, who represents five such disqualified groups.

Stephanie Edelstein, Jeffrey Cassin and Jeffrey Pittard will assume their new positions effective Jan. 1, 2020.

Laura Miller joined the firm as a law clerk in 2004, eventually becoming an associate in the litigation practice group and then counsel in the firm's corporate transactions and business law group.

A former administrative assistant from the firm has accused two New Jersey attorneys of sexual harassment, and more, and alleges she was terminated after reporting the behavior.

Drinker Biddle has New Jersey offices in Princeton and Florham Park

The promotions represent half of those announced firm-wide between New Jersey, New York and Florida — six of which were for women.

Two individuals involved with the business allegedly transferred funds to personal accounts to cover expenses at an Atlantic City casino, high-end clothing stores and restaurants, and local private schools unaffiliated with the enterprise.

Law firm Goetz Schenker Blee & Wiederhorn LLP announced a name change to reflect the appointment of Steven Wiederhorn as senior partner.

Jersey City-based PeopleFirst’s mobile application helps employers deal with workplace harassment complaints.

The space at 162 W. State St. will support the firm's government affairs practice and increase its accessibility to lawmakers and clients.

Allyson Kasetta joins the Hackensack-based firm from Price, Meese, Shulman & D'Arminio PC.