Mitch Berkey
Member
CSG Law
One of the state’s top real estate lawyers is now a podcast star: “Elevator Pitch with Jonathan and Mitch” is a fast-paced video podcast series (that he does with RELPI founder Jonathan Schein) that dives into the minds of commercial real estate’s top investors and thought leaders.
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Tony Coscia
Partner
Windels Marx
He is one of the most influential infrastructure and finance attorneys in the U.S., with a career spanning public service, corporate law and transformative transportation projects. (Coscia also is the influential chair of Amtrak.)
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Craig Gianetti
Co-chair of the Real Estate, Environmental and Land Use Practice
Day Pitney
He has secured approvals for more than 3 million square feet of industrial development in New Jersey, and has represented major redevelopment efforts across key municipalities, including Morristown, Woodbridge, Newark, Moorestown and Atlantic City.
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Frank Giantomasi
Member
CSG Law
He is one of the state’s most influential real estate attorneys, with over four decades of experience shaping the state’s urban landscape on some of the region’s most transformative projects.
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Meryl Gonchar
Leader, Redevelopment & Land Use Practice Group
Sills Cummis & Gross
She focuses on zoning, land use approvals, redevelopment agreements and related litigation. Her work spans residential, retail, office, industrial, hospitality and mixed-use projects throughout the state.
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John Inglesino
Founding and managing partner
Inglesino Taylor
He is widely recognized for representing developers, municipalities and public entities in high-stakes real estate and infrastructure matters — particularly in Morristown, although he has statewide influence.
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Bob Klausner
Co-chair, Real Estate Department
Fox Rothschild
Few lawyers can match his résumé: Over $40 billion in property transactions, more than 100 million square feet of leasing deals and 12 NAIOP Deal of the Year awards.
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Jennifer Mazawey Vinosky
Partner
K&L Gates
A seasoned land use and redevelopment attorney with over two decades of experience, she joined K&L Gates’ Newark office in 2023, enhancing its Real Estate Practice. She advises developers on zoning, permitting and securing state incentives for transformative projects across the state.
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W. Nevins McCann
Co-chair, Real Estate and Land Use & Cannabis groups
Connell Foley
He has been a leading force in New Jersey for decades (he has guided approvals for over 10,000 residential units and 10 million square feet of office space). His influence and impact, however, extends far beyond North Jersey and far beyond real estate.
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Steven Mlenak
Co-chair of Redevelopment & Land Use Department
Greenbaum Rowe
Elected in 2024 as a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, recognizing his longtime excellence in real estate law. Mlenak leads major New Jersey projects involving mixed-use development, zoning and financial incentives for transformative growth.
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Kellen Murphy; Chris Murphy
Managing partner; Partner
Murphy Schiller & Wilkes
Firm had a standout Q3, including efforts on a 75-unit multifamily project in Newark, a 25,000-square-foot warehouse in New Brunswick, a $14.1 million office acquisition in Cedar Knolls — as well as an $87 million joint venture in Pennsylvania.
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Kevin O’Toole
Chairman
Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J.
Powerful chairman is driving force behind the region’s billion-dollar transportation transformation initiatives (see new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport). His latest effort is the $3.5 billion AirTrain Newark project, which recently broke ground and will modernize airport transit.
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Gene Paolino; Gerard Pizzillo
Senior partner; Partner
Genova Burns
The firm’s real estate team has handled nearly $5 billion in transactions over the past two years, with areas of growth including film studio development, cannabis-related real estate and urban revitalization.
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Donald Pepe
Partner
Scarinci Hollenbeck
His practice spans the full development lifecycle — from land acquisition and feasibility studies to securing approvals and closing deals. He was a key player in securing approvals for the tallest building (280 feet) in the history of Bayonne.
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Jennifer Phillips Smith
Co-chair, Real Property Group
Gibbons P.C.
A leader in complex redevelopment and land use projects that shape the state’s urban landscape, she has been one of the key players in the transformation of New Jersey Transit’s Metropark station, a transit-oriented development featuring medical offices, housing and retail.
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Nicholas Racioppi
Chair, Real Estate Group
Riker Danzig
A fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, he has been key player in the New York Red Bulls’ new 80-acre training complex in Morris Township, securing land acquisition, zoning and approvals for the state-of-the-art facility that will open soon.
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Calvin Souder
Founding partner & chair, Real Estate
Souder Law Group
He’s known for championing transformative urban projects in Newark — but he’s much more than that. His firm’s work is spreading across the region and the country, while his influence on public-policy initiatives in greater Newark grows stronger by the day.
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Ted Zangari
Chair, Real Estate Department
Sills Cummis & Gross
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the end-to-end statewide redevelopment law practice group that Zangari founded in 2000, at the dawn of the smart growth movement. Group now boasts more than two dozen attorneys.
