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The basics:

• Scarinci Hollenbeck hires 7 attorneys from Weiner Law Group
• Move bolsters public law and litigation practices
• New partner Mark Tabakin brings nearly 30 years of labor, employment and litigation experience
• Hire part of broader expansion including 4 additional attorneys, new summer associate program

Little Falls-based business law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck is bolstering key practice areas with the addition of seven attorneys from Weiner Law Group.

The firm welcomed name managing partner Mark Tabakin as a partner in its public law group, along with:

• Wendy Rubenstein Quiroga – partner, public law, affordable housing, land use and environmental
• Sean Pena – partner, commercial & civil litigation, public entity defense
• Joseph Ranieri – counsel, redevelopment, tax appeals and public housing
• Deanna Digori – senior associate, labor & employment and education law
• Nicholas Wall – associate, municipal litigation and land use
• Jessica Cunhan – associate, education and labor & employment

Tabakin is considered one of the most experienced labor, employment and litigation attorneys in the state. His nearly three decades at Parsippany-headquartered Weiner Law Group has included the past six years as managing partner.

As part of his practice, Tabakin advises employers on the full range of labor and employment matters, defends complex litigation in state and federal courts, and counsels clients through high-stakes regulatory and governance issues.

He has served as general counsel, special counsel, education counsel, labor counsel and chief negotiator for public entities across the state. In that work, Tabakin guided them through governance, employment and collective bargaining matters, the firm said.

Tabakin is also a seasoned litigator with extensive experience before federal and state administrative agencies, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board and the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, Department of Education and School Ethics Commission, the firm said.

‘A defining moment’

Scarinci Hollenbeck Managing Partner Donald Scarinci commented, “Mark Tabakin is one of the most respected attorneys in New Jersey, full stop. He has led a firm. He has counseled the businesses, school boards, municipalities, and authorities that hold this state together. And he understands what those clients need because he has carried that same responsibility himself.”

He went on, “Bringing Mark and his team into Scarinci Hollenbeck is a defining moment in our vision of a statewide practice rooted in trusted, business-minded counsel.”

Tabakin shared, “Donald Scarinci and I share a vision for what a statewide practice should look like, one that serves private businesses and public entities with the same depth across New Jersey. That vision, and the platform Scarinci Hollenbeck has built to deliver it, is what drew me here. I leave a firm I respect deeply, and I bring with me a team I have trusted for years, to help build what comes next.”

The team’s arrival builds on what the firm described as “a period of significant momentum.”

Earlier this year, Scarinci added four new attorneys across its business law, bankruptcy, litigation and real estate teams. It also welcomed Dorian Smith as a senior associate in the labor and employment and public law groups in Little Falls. Smith previously served as as a senior counsel from May 2022 through January 2026 in former Gov. Phil Murphy’s office.

Additionally, Scarinci Hollenbeck launched its 2026 Summer Associate Program with two law students working for the summer.