John Maldjian brings a team of patent and intellectual property professionals to the firm's IP practice.

The owner of the Ocean County business was charged in connection with an alleged scheme to provide false payroll information to obtain lower premiums on workers’ compensation coverage, Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced July 26.

In the best of times, doing business in New Jersey requires the ability to navigate a dense web of legal and regulatory issues and requirements. During a deadly global pandemic – and in its aftermath – that task is more difficult. Even the most skilled leaders will need guidance, advice and sometimes representation. The individuals we recognize on this year's list have proven themselves up to the challenge.

She joined SJI in 2017 as general counsel, now as senior vice president and president and chief operations officer for South Jersey Gas she is responsible for the day to day leadership and strategic oversight there, with a focus on driving operational excellence.

A partner at Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, he is also the chairman of Amtrak and one of three trustees of the Gateway Development Program Corp., the nonprofit organization managing the railroad bridge and tunnel undertaking.

The chair of Banking and Real Estate Services at Sills Cummis & Gross focuses his practice on banking and finance, real estate, corporate and government relations matters.

A  partner with Genova Burns, he serves as chair or co-chair of a variety of teams within the firm. He chairs the India Law; Construction Law & Litigation; and Election Law & Litigation practices, and is co-chair of the Crisis Management Practice and Hotels & Restaurants Industry Group.

A partner and shareholder in Archer’s Haddonfield office, she serves as chair of the firm’s Business Counseling Group and has more than 30 years of experience representing companies and financial institutions in complex business transactions. Her clients range from small, local businesses to large international corporations (both privately-held and public), as well as startup and development stage.

She's executive vice president and chief legal officer, Operations for Hackensack Meridian Health--having played an integral role in some of the network’s most significant endeavors, and amid a global pandemic that upended the health care industry over the past 17 months.

A  name partner at Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, he's is a major real estate player in the Newark-Elizabeth corridor, serving as redevelopment counsel to many of the area’s most notable mixed-use projects, including NJPAC’s signature master plan for the mixed-use redevelopment of 6.1 acres surrounding the cultural institution into a vibrant arts neighborhood.

After rising to political prominence in the administration of Republican Gov. Chris Christie, he returned to private practice as chairman of the Litigation Department at Roseland’s Lowenstein Sandler, his old firm. Perhaps not surprisingly, his efforts to build the practice involves connections to state government, including with Christie’s successor, Democrat Phil Murphy.

She's co-founder of Smith Mullin in Montclair and one of the best-known civil rights attorneys in the country, having represented plaintiffs in several high-profile cases, like Gretchen Carlson in her sexual harassment suit against Fox News and Roger Ailes, which settled for $20 million.