Ranking tables
Litigation: General Commercial | USA
New Jersey
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Blank Rome LLP 12 Years Ranked
- Faegre Drinker 20 Years Ranked
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP 20 Years Ranked
- McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP 19 Years Ranked
- Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. 8 Years Ranked
- Riker Danzig LLP 20 Years Ranked
- Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. 13 Years Ranked
Band 4
- Fox Rothschild 7 Years Ranked
- Herrick, Feinstein LLP 11 Years Ranked
- Saiber LLC 10 Years Ranked
- Giordano Halleran & Ciesla PC
Band 5
- Connell Foley LLP 2 Years Ranked
- Duane Morris LLP 3 Years Ranked
- Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 7 Years Ranked
- O’Toole Scrivo LLC 1 Years Ranked
- Spiro Harrison & Nelson LLC 1 Years Ranked
- Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP 2 Years Ranked
- Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
- Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia LLC
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
- Christopher Porrino Lowenstein Sandler LLP11 Years Ranked
- Diane P Sullivan Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP18 Years Ranked
- Jeffrey J Greenbaum Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.17 Years Ranked
- Joseph P LaSala McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP18 Years Ranked
- Liza M. Walsh Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP6 Years Ranked
- Stephen Orlofsky Blank Rome LLP15 Years Ranked
- Dennis J DrascoLum, Drasco & Positan, LLC
Band 2
- A. Ross Pearlson Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC6 Years Ranked
- Brian J. Molloy Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.13 Years Ranked
- Edward T. Kole Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.8 Years Ranked
- Gavin J Rooney Lowenstein Sandler LLP11 Years Ranked
- John D North Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP13 Years Ranked
- Joseph L Buckley Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.14 Years Ranked
- Leo V Leyva Cole Schotz P.C.13 Years Ranked
- Michael Stein Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C.11 Years Ranked
- Peter G Verniero Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.10 Years Ranked
- William D Wallach McCarter & English, LLP17 Years Ranked
Band 3
- Adam Derman Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC7 Years Ranked
- Andrew B. Joseph Faegre Drinker2 Years Ranked
- Anthony J Marchetta Day Pitney LLP20 Years Ranked
- David Jay, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP3 Years Ranked
- Francis X "Trip" Riley III Saul Ewing LLP2 Years Ranked
- Gregory R Haworth Duane Morris LLP13 Years Ranked
- Jaimee Sussner Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.4 Years Ranked
- Lauri Mazzuchetti Kelley Drye & Warren LLP7 Years Ranked
- Louis Smith Greenberg Traurig, LLP5 Years Ranked
- Michael R McDonald Gibbons P.C.17 Years Ranked
- Peter J. Torcicollo Gibbons P.C.5 Years Ranked
- Roger Kaplan Greenberg Traurig, LLP7 Years Ranked
- Ronald J Levine Herrick, Feinstein LLP12 Years Ranked
- Thomas P. Scrivo O’Toole Scrivo LLC1 Years Ranked
- Willard C. Shih Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.2 Years Ranked
- Anthony SylvesterSherman Atlas Sylvester & Stamelman LLP
- Bruce H. NagelNagel Rice LLP
- Lawrence M RolnickRolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Gibbons P.C.Litigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedGibbons is a regional litigation powerhouse that acts on high-stakes disputes involving an impressive range of issues including ERISA class actions, breach of contract claims and shareholder derivative actions. The team is also recognized for its broad coverage of product liability litigation, which includes expertise in cutting-edge consumer fraud disputes. Gibbons demonstrates additional strength in handling mass torts and class actions on a nationwide scale. Its impressive New Jersey presence is augmented by offices in New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania.1 Greenberg Traurig, LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig is a high-quality group that enjoys a leading reputation for its commercial litigation capabilities. The team offers particular strength in class action litigation, handling a wide array of disputes for clients hailing from the healthcare, technology and telecommunications industries, among others. Greenberg Traurig is supplemented by considerable experience representing bank clients and financial services entities. An extensive national and international footprint further allows for the handling of multijurisdictional disputes.1 Lowenstein Sandler LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedLowenstein Sandler boasts a formidable and highly rated litigation practice, offering clients an excellent pedigree and outstanding track record in business and securities disputes. The team is also highly regarded in the representation of policyholders in high-value insurance coverage litigation, including D&O liability, product recall claims, and cyber and media liability.1 McCarter & English, LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedMcCarter & English is distinguished for its expansive litigation capabilities and an outstanding reputation in New Jersey. The practice offers a first-class group of civil litigators with strength in a full range of complex commercial disputes, securities litigation and antitrust matters. The firm's market-leading product liability practice covers disputes in a range of fields, including consolidated and multidistrict litigation, and is lauded in the insurance litigation space, with an insurance coverage group that regularly excels on behalf of policyholder clients. McCarter & English is in high demand among clients from wide-ranging industry sectors, including pharmaceutical companies, sporting entities and manufacturers.
Band 2
2 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PCLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedChiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi boasts an esteemed team of trial and appellate litigators, frequently chosen for its wide experience in securities, contract and construction disputes. The team's strength in the complex civil litigation space is supplemented by deep capabilities in white-collar criminal defense and government investigations, with an impressive roster of lawyers with state and federal government experience.2 Cole Schotz P.C.Litigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedCole Schotz wins praise for the strength of its commercial litigation practice and the depth of its trial experience. The team handles complex litigation across the USA, including business, construction, real estate, IP, product liability, bankruptcy and insurance cases.2 Day Pitney LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedDay Pitney is highlighted for its expert civil litigation practice, which includes significant experience handling financial services disputes, as well as real estate cases and restrictive covenant matters. The team offers expertise representing clients from a spectrum of industries in large class action disputes. Day Pitney is noted for its handling of legal malpractice claims and its well-regarded product liability defense practice.2 Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.Litigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedSills Cummis & Gross boasts a prominent team of litigators, known for its extensive trial experience. The team handles complex commercial disputes and white-collar criminal defense, and houses a high-profile product liability class actions and mass torts group. Areas of expertise include breach of contract, business tort and employment litigation.
Band 3
3 Blank Rome LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedBlank Rome offers a significant commercial litigation practice, offering sought-after representation across a range of cases including securities, antitrust, environmental, construction and cybersecurity disputes. The practice is further highlighted for its federal appellate work and for its experience in class action defense.3 Faegre DrinkerLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedFaegre Drinker offers a robust litigation practice providing recognized experience in commercial, insurance coverage and product liability disputes. The team frequently represents top clients from financial services, pharmaceutical, medical device, telecommunications and real estate companies. It is further well known for its expertise in consumer class action defense, as well as its expert handling of mass torts.3 Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedGreenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis provides sophisticated support to a broad client base, including significant domestic and international businesses. It offers strength at trial and appellate level, as well as in arbitration and mediation. The firm is noted for its experience in wide-ranging commercial disputes, including professional liability cases, RICO litigation, consumer finance class actions and business torts. The team is routinely sought out by real estate and developer clients for representation in corporate disputes.3 McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedMcElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter provides an experienced civil litigation practice offering particular strength in the commercial and insurance spheres. The firm handles a range of coverage issues for insurers and defends insureds against alleged mass torts, construction defects and other claims.3 Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C.Litigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedPashman Stein Walder Hayden offers a strong litigation practice with notable experience in securities cases and other complex commercial disputes. It demonstrates extensive trial experience in both civil and criminal cases, and offers a respected appellate litigation practice.3 Riker Danzig LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedRiker Danzig offers a highly respected litigation group known for its handling of a broad range of commercial disputes, including banking, real estate and environmental matters. The firm is noted for its representation of insurers and insureds in matters such as coverage disputes and reinsurance litigation. Riker Danzig regularly acts for clients in industries including healthcare, technology and pharmaceuticals in product liability disputes.3 Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.Litigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedWilentz, Goldman & Spitzer represents clients in connection with a wide array of disputes and is well recognized for its strong trial experience. The team frequently handled matters including contract litigation, trade secret violations and class actions. The firm offers additional expertise in resolving contentious matters between shareholders.
Band 4
4 Fox RothschildLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedFox Rothschild has a notable group of litigators covering the gamut of commercial disputes for clients in a range of industries, with the notable inclusion of financial services companies and broker-dealers. The firm's areas of strength include securities cases, contractual disputes, patent claims and environmental litigation. The team has a strong New Jersey presence augmented by a national network of offices.4 Herrick, Feinstein LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedHerrick, Feinstein handles a wide spectrum of civil litigation, including complex commercial disputes, real estate litigation and commercial foreclosures. The firm boasts an impressive client roster including high-profile players from a number of industries, such as financial institutions and food and beverage multinationals.4 Saiber LLCLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedSaiber offers a well-regarded civil litigation team recognized for its handling of an array of commercial disputes, including those involving allegations of fraud, antitrust violations, unfair competition and contract breaches. The firm also advises companies on internal investigations. Active across a variety of industries, particularly the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and education sectors.
Band 5
5 Connell Foley LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedConnell Foley is well regarded in the New Jersey market for its strong team of litigators. The firm's attorneys are routinely called upon for their significant experience acting for clients in state and federal trials. The team handles matters relating to breach of contract claims and fraud claims, and is particularly noted for its strength in insurance defense.5 Duane Morris LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedDuane Morris is noted for its strong litigation practice which spans a broad range of matters. The team regularly handles cases relating to antitrust issues, securities disputes and consumer protection claims, among others.5 Kelley Drye & Warren LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 5 | 7 Years RankedKelley Drye & Warren fields extensive experience in complex commercial litigation. Its lawyers regularly defend corporate clients against consumer class actions, and offer particular expertise in TCPA cases.5 O’Toole Scrivo LLCLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedO'Toole Scrivo is noted for its experienced team, which is well versed in commercial litigation. Clients benefit from the firm's robust strengths across malpractice, employment, intellectual property, and fraud claims. The firm advises clients in a variety of sectors including healthcare, transportation, and real estate.5 Spiro Harrison & Nelson LLCLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedSpiro Harrison & Nelson's diverse disputes practices sees it regularly engaged in a broad range of business litigation matters, including breach of contract, securities and fraud claims. It advises clients in sectors including financial services, healthcare and advertising.5 Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLPLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedWalsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga is noted in the market for its strengths in commercial litigation. The firm's lawyers are called upon to represent clients in a broad range of cases, including class actions, IP litigation and breach of contract claims.- Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia LLCLitigation: General Commercial2023 | Band 5