Twenty-nine finalists have been chosen for NJBIZ’s 2018 General Counsel of the Year Awards.
A panel of independent judges evaluated nominees in six categories using a point system to evaluate each’s career success, organizational contributions, recent legal victories and professional and community service.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony May 18 at The Palace at Somerset Park. For more information about the event and to register, please visit www.njbiz.com/events.
Meet this year’s finalists:
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Health Care Organization
Miriam Baker, chief legal counsel
Riverside Medical Group of Optum, Hoboken
David De Simone, senior vice president, organizational transformation and chief legal officer
CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold
Matthew Doonan, general counsel
Inspira Health Network, Mullica Hill
Sheilah O’Halloran, vice president, legal affairs and general counsel
Atlantic Health System, Morristown
Non-Profit or Government Organization
Sharon Balsamo, assistant executive director/general counsel
New Jersey State Bar Association, New Brunswick
Doug Long, of counsel
Grace Marmero & Associates, Woodbury
Holly Stern, general counsel and vice president of legal affairs
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark
Dan Young, municipal solicitor
Upper Township, Ocean City
Private Company (revenues up to $500M)
Thomas DeFelice III, vice president and general counsel
Circle BMW, Eatontown
Bradley Goldman, managing director, general counsel & chief compliance officer
Palisade Capital Management LLC, Fort Lee
Marc Holzapfel, vice president and general counsel
AeroFarms, Glen Ridge
Ellen Horowitz Dale, general counsel
The Promotion in Motion Companies Inc., Allendale
Jared Leibowitz, general counsel
Vydia, Holmdel
Nicole Liebman, general counsel
WithumSmith Brown PC, Mannasquan
Perry Pappas; senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer
WorkWave LLC, Holmdel
Heather Steinmiller, managing director and general counsel
Conner Strong & Buckelew Companies LLC, Marlton
Private Company (revenues over $500M)
Matthew Buckley, chief compliance officer
AnnieMac Home Mortgage, Mount Laurel
Brian Cupka, executive vice president HR, general counsel & secretaryeral
Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA Inc., Ramsey
James Kraus, senior vice president and general counsel
Crum & Forster, Morristown
Brian Osias, vice president & associate general counsel
LIXIL Americas, Piscataway
Public Company
Richard Diegnan, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary
Internap Corporation, Secaucus
Wanda Goodloe, senior vice president & general counsel
CBRE, Saddle Brook
Timothy P. Harris, executive vice president and general counsel
Prudential, Newark
Michelle Ifill, senior vice president and general counsel
Verizon Corporate Services Group, Basking Ridge
Brad Middlekauff, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary
Edge Therapeutics Inc., Berkeley Heights
Diego Rotsztain, executive vice president, head of corporate development and general counsel
Gain Capital Holdings Inc., Bedminster
Martin Wilson, general counsel
Teligent Inc., Iselin
Jane Pine Wood, chief legal counsel
BioReference Laboratories Inc., Elmwood Park
Rising Star Winner
Carrie Parikh, vice president, legal
Wyndham Hotel Group, Livingston
Lifetime Achievement Winner
Catherine Kiernan, vice president and general counsel
Seton Hall University, South Orange
