Category: Federal Lobbying

David J. Pascrell, Co-Chair of the Gibbons Government & Regulatory Affairs Department, has been named a regional “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. According to Best Lawyers, the “Lawyer of the Year” recognition is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location. Department Co-Chair Kevin G. Walsh and Department Directors Paul J. St. Onge and Christine A. Stearns were selected for individual inclusion on the Best Lawyers list, while Michael D. DeLoreto, an associate in the Department, was highlighted on the inaugural Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” category, a new feature introduced for the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers. In total, 71 of the firm’s attorneys, representing all of its main practice areas and four metropolitan markets, were individually selected for inclusion. Of the 71 Gibbons attorneys ranked overall, 65 were selected for the main Best Lawyers list, while six were listed in the “Ones to Watch” category. For the full release, click here.

For the twelfth year in a row, Gibbons P.C. has been ranked the #1 lawyer-lobbying firm in New Jersey, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (NJ ELEC), which has just released its report on 2019 lobbying expenditures in the state. Gibbons has also ranked sixth in the state among all lobbying firms. “The firm’s growing presence and influence in both the state’s capital and the nation’s capital ultimately stem from loyal clients who have turned to Gibbons for over a decade as their ‘go to’ firm for navigating the governmental process and resolving legislative and regulatory issues that impact their bottom lines,” says Patrick C. Dunican Jr., Chairman and Managing Director of Gibbons. Based just steps from the New Jersey State House in Trenton and supported by additional resources from the firm’s Newark and Red Bank offices, the Gibbons Government & Regulatory Affairs Department offers a broad range of services and experience in state legislative affairs, regulatory affairs and departmental actions, administrative law, business incentives, government procurement and contracting, and political and campaign finance compliance. In addition, the firm’s Washington, DC office provides Gibbons lawyer-lobbyists a base from which to more efficiently handle federal regulatory concerns and government relations strategies with on-the-ground guidance wherever client issues may arise. Building on its longstanding...