Sills Cummis & Gross
Encyclopedia
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. (formerly Sills, Beck, Cummis, Radin, Tischman & Zuckerman) is a full-service corporate law firm
with offices in New Jersey
and New York
. It is one of the largest law firms in the New York City metropolitan area, and was ranked #238 in the National Law Journal's 2007 list of the 250 largest law firms in the United States, but dropped off the list in 2008.
Arthur J. Sills
.
The firm and many of its attorneys
were selected for inclusion in Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business which ranked the real estate, bankruptcy and health care practices first in New Jersey and the corporate, litigation, employment and labor, and intellectual property practices in the top three in New Jersey in the 2008 edition. Martindale-Hubbell has named the Firm to its Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Many of the firm’s attorneys are regularly recognized for excellence by peers and clients in other national publications such as Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.
On 9 January 2009, Sills Cummis merged with the New York City
based law firm of Silverberg Stonehill Goldsmith & Haber, bringing its attorney headcount to 30 in New York and 165 firm-wide.
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
with offices in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is one of the largest law firms in the New York City metropolitan area, and was ranked #238 in the National Law Journal's 2007 list of the 250 largest law firms in the United States, but dropped off the list in 2008.
History
The firm was founded by former New Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
The Attorney General of New Jersey is a member of the executive cabinet of the state. The office is appointed by the Governor of New Jersey and term limited...
Arthur J. Sills
Arthur J. Sills
Arthur J. Sills was the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1962 to 1970.Sills was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1917, and his family moved to Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1921. He contracted polio when he was four years old and later traveled to Warm Springs, Georgia for treatment. There he...
.
The firm and many of its attorneys
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
were selected for inclusion in Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business which ranked the real estate, bankruptcy and health care practices first in New Jersey and the corporate, litigation, employment and labor, and intellectual property practices in the top three in New Jersey in the 2008 edition. Martindale-Hubbell has named the Firm to its Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Many of the firm’s attorneys are regularly recognized for excellence by peers and clients in other national publications such as Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.
On 9 January 2009, Sills Cummis merged with the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
based law firm of Silverberg Stonehill Goldsmith & Haber, bringing its attorney headcount to 30 in New York and 165 firm-wide.
Practice areas
Antitrust; Appellate; Banking and Finance; Capital Markets and Corporate Technology; Class Action Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate and Securities; Corporate Internal Investigations and Business Crimes; Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Reorganization; Employment and Labor; Environmental; Gaming and Casino; Health Care and Hospital; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Life Sciences; Litigation; Mergers & Acquisitions; Products Liability, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device, Toxic Torts; Real Estate, Real Estate Finance and Zoning and Land Use; Regulatory and Administrative; Tax, Trusts and EstatesNotable alumni
- Shalom D. StoneShalom D. StoneShalom David Stone is an American lawyer at the firm of Walder Hayden & Brogan in New Jersey, and was formerly a nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.-Background:...
, nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts:* District of Delaware* District of New Jersey... - Steven M. GoldmanSteven M. GoldmanSteven M. Goldman served as the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance of New Jersey from 2006-2009. He was nominated to the position in February 2006 by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine. Goldman is an attorney who specialized in banking and insurance law, prior to his appointment as...
, New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance
Office Locations
- Newark, New JerseyNewark, New JerseyNewark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
(at Newark Legal CenterNewark Legal CenterThe Newark Legal Center, also known as One Riverfront Center, is an office building in Newark, New Jersey located along the banks of the Passaic River and connected by a skywalk over Raymond Boulevard to Gateway Center and Penn Station...
) - New York, New York (at One Rockefeller PlazaRockefeller CenterRockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th and 51st streets in New York City, United States. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue. It was declared a National...
) - Princeton, New JerseyPrinceton, New JerseyPrinceton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...