Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

Firm Overview
For 50 years, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (CSG Law) has assisted a broad spectrum of clients in achieving their objectives by offering a comprehensive array of legal services and resources in numerous practice areas. The firm's more than 175 attorneys play a key role on clients’ advisory teams – providing strategic guidance to private enterprises, public entities and individuals.

CSG Law has been recognized for its achievements, earning the title of Law Firm of the Year for 2021 by the New Jersey Law Journal, while also becoming one of only 28 law firms in the country to be named to Bloomberg Law’s inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Framework, which recognizes law firms for the disclosure of diversity-related metrics and distinguished performance. The firm has been included among New Jersey’s “Best Places to Work” for the past two years by NJBIZ.

Practices 

• Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights
• Corporate & Securities
• Corporate Internal Investigations & Monitoring
• Employment
• Environmental
• Family Law
• Fidelity & Surety
• Immigration
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation
• Privacy & Data Security
• Public Finance
• Real Estate, Development & Land Use
• Regulatory Affairs
• Securities Litigation & Enforcement
• Tax
• Trusts & Estates
• White Collar Criminal Defense & Government Investigations

CSG Law is headquartered in West Orange, NJ, with offices in New York, NY as well as in Short Hills and Trenton, NJ.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion @CSG Law
The firm value, and celebrate, the many perspectives their team brings to bear and remain committed to diversifying the range of views and backgrounds brought to the table in serving their valued clients.

Leading these efforts at CSG Law are the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and Women’s Initiative, both focused on helping to shape the future of the firm through providing professional development, training and mentorship, connecting with external organizations to support valuable DEI initiatives, and supporting pipeline programs to increase opportunities and access for others.

Among its peers, CSG Law stands out – 32% of the firm’s members (partners)are women, well above the nationwide average for law firms, while women also comprise more than half of the firm’s practice group leaders and C-suite management team. In 2022, the firm named its first-ever woman Managing Member.

The firm has been recognized for its achievements in this area, most recently becoming one of only 28 law firms in the country to be named to Bloomberg Law’s inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Framework, which recognizes law firms for the disclosure of diversity-related metrics and distinguished performance. In addition, the firm has been named among the Best Places to Work by NJBIZ, based on the results of an extensive survey of employees. Numerous team members have earned recognition including being named among the most influential DEI leaders by ROI-NJ, a leading business publication.