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  • Monday, December 11, 2006
    GBV Welcomes New Associate Lisa A. John

    Genova, Burns & Vernoia today announced that Lisa A. John, Esq. has joined the firm as an Associate.

    Ms. John concentrates her practice in the area of Land Use.  Before joining the firm, John, a graduate from Seton Hall Law School Class of 2003 who also served as a law clerk to the Hon. B. Theodore Bozonelis, A.J.S.C., worked as an Associate at the firm of Stickel, Koenig & Sullivan.  Ms. John is admitted to the bar of the State of New Jersey.


  • Friday, November 17, 2006
    Three Genova, Burns & Vernoia Attorneys Pass State Bar Examinations

    Genova, Burns & Vernoia is pleased to congratulate Lauren M. Kostinas and Geri L. Albin for their success in passing the New Jersey and New York State bar examinations. The firm also congratulates Harry Kapralos, a member of the bar of the State of New York since 1989, who has also become a member of the New Jersey State bar.


  • Monday, November 13, 2006
    Genova, Burns & Vernoia Welcomes New Associate Kristina Chubenko

    Genova, Burns & Vernoia today announced that Kristina E. Chubenko, Esq. has joined the firm as an Associate.

    Ms. Chubenko concentrates her practice in the areas of Labor and Employment and Municipal Law. Before joining the firm Chubenko, a graduate from Rutgers University School of Law class of 2005, previously worked as an Associate at a firm in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Ms. Chubenko is admitted of the bars of New York and New Jersey. Ms. Chubenko will be working from the firm’s Livingston, N.J. office.


  • Monday, October 30, 2006
    GBV Welcomes New Associate Shirin Saks

    Genova, Burns & Vernoia today announced that Shirin Saks, Esq. has joined the firm as an Associate.

    Ms. Saks concentrates her practice in the areas of Labor and Employment Law and Commercial Litigation. Before joining the firm Saks, a graduate from the University of Buffalo, School of Law class of 1997, worked as an Associate at the firm Dewey Ballantine, LLP in New York City. Ms. Saks is admitted to the States of New Jersey and New York. Ms. Saks will be working from the firm’s Livingston, N.J. location starting October 30, 2006.


  • Thursday, October 19, 2006
    Genova, Burns & Vernoia Welcomes Carolyn Buccerone

    Genova, Burns & Vernoia today announced that Carolyn Buccerone, Esq. has joined the firm as an Associate.

    Ms. Buccerone concentrates her practice in the area of Labor Law. Before joining the firm Buccerone, a graduate from Rutgers Law School Class of 2004, served as a law clerk to the Hon. John J. Hughes, U.S.M.J. and to the Hon. Mary Catherine Cuff, J.A.D. N.J.S.C. Ms. Buccerone is admitted to the States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Ms. Buccerone will be working from the firm’s Livingston, N.J. location starting October 19, 2006.

    Ms. Buccerone can be reached at 973 533 0777 or cbuccerone@gbvlaw.com.


  • Tuesday, October 10, 2006
    Health Law Forum - Careers in Health Law

    David A. DeSimone, Esq. has been invited by the Seton Hall University School of Law to participate in a panel discussion on careers in health law that is sponsored by their Health Law Forum. The event is October 10, 2006 at 5 p.m. at the Seton Hall Law campus, One Newark Center, Newark, New Jersey.


  • Monday, October 02, 2006
    Former Judge Norman J. Peer Joins GBV

    Genova, Burns & Vernoia is pleased to announce that Norman J. Peer, recently retired as Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, has joined the firm as Of Counsel.  Having served 9 years on the bench, today Norm Peer resumes his thirty-plus year career as a commercial transactions, securities law and corporate governance specialist in the States of New York and New Jersey.  He will also commence a dispute resolution practice at the firm.  Mr. Peer will be based in the firm’s Red Bank office.


  • Monday, September 25, 2006
    GBV Welcomes Alexander D'Jamoos, Esq.

    Genova, Burns & Vernoia today announced that Alexander L. D’Jamoos has joined the firm’s Livingston, New Jersey office as an Associate.

    Mr. D’Jamoos will concentrate his practice in the areas of Litigation and Labor & Employment Law. Before joining the firm D’Jamoos, a graduate of Seton Hall Law School, served as a law clerk to the Hon. Robert J. Mega, J.S.C., in the Union County Vicinage. Mr. D’Jamoos is a member of the American, New York State, New Jersey State and Union County Bar Associations.


  • Wednesday, September 20, 2006
    New Jersey Governor names GBV Counsel in State Labor Negotiations

    Gov. Jon S. Corzine has announced that Angelo J. Genova, Esq. & James J. McGovern III, Esq., both partners at GBV, will represent the State of New Jersey in its upcoming labor negotiations with state workers. For more information please visit the State of New Jersey Office of the Governor website.


  • Tuesday, September 05, 2006
    GBV Welcomes New Associates

    Genova, Burns & Vernoia today announced that Lauren M. Kostinas, Geri L. Albin & Asher K. Ailey have joined the firm’s Livingston, New Jersey office as Associates.

    Ms. Kostinas, a recent graduate of Seton Hall Law School, began her clerkship with the firm in May of 2005. Ms. Albin who graduated from Rutgers Law School-Newark, class of 2006, also began her clerkship in May of 2005. Mr. Ailey, also a 2006 graduate of Rutgers Law School-Newark, began clerking with Genova, Burns & Vernoia in September of 2004. All three Associates completed their clerkship with the firm in May of 2006 and sat for their bar exams in July of 2006.


  • Friday, August 25, 2006
    Gregory E. Nagy, Esq. will serve as a panelist for a Seminar on Lobbying for Lawyers

    On September 12, 2006, Gregory E. Nagy, Esq. will be a panelist for a program entitled “Lobbying for Lawyers: Update 2006.” Nagy and other experts will explore the effects of the new Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) rules as they affect lobbyists and governmental affairs agents.

    The program will be held at the Mercer County College Conference Center in West Windsor, New Jersey, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. For registration and further information please contact NJ ICLE.


  • Friday, August 25, 2006
    Senior Partner Angelo J. Genova, Esq. to serve as panelist for IAOHRA Conference

    Angelo J. Genova, Esq. will be a panelist at the 58th Annual International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA) Conference from September 12-15, 2006 at the Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey. www.iaohra.org 


  • Monday, June 26, 2006
    Angelo J. Genova, Esq. will serve as a panelist for a seminar on Employment Discrimination

    On June 26, 2006, Senior Partner of GBV, Angelo J. Genova, Esq. will present at the Practising Law Institute’s Panel on Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Litigation.  In his presentation at the conference, which will be held at the Practising Law Center in New York City, Mr. Genova will speak on dealing with emotional distress and punitive damages.


  • Friday, June 23, 2006
    Attorneys head to New Brunswick for Pay-to-Play seminar.

    Participants for a New Jersey Business and Industry (NJBIA) seminar, entitled "Navigating New Jersey's Pay-to-Play Laws," included Gregory E. Nagy, Esq. and Jisha S. Vachachira, Esq.  Laurence D. Laufer, Esq. was a moderator.

    The Seminar focused on the restriction Pay-to-Play laws have on the relationship between government officials and their hired contractors. The group dealt directly with an overview of Pay-to-Play laws at the conference that took place in East Brunswick, New Jersey.


  • Monday, June 19, 2006
    GBV participate's in 20th Annual "Battle of the Barristers"

    On June 19, 2006, Genova, Burns & Vernoia participated in the 20th Annual "Battle of the Barristers" softball tournament, which raised $112,000 for the 2006 Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund. GBV not only contributed $5,550 toward the Fund, but also won the tournament for the second straight time. As the tournament champion, GBV looks forward to the responsibility of organizing the tournament in 2007.


  • Wednesday, June 14, 2006
    Gregory E. Nagy, Esq. will serve as a panelist for a program entitled "Pay-to-Play: The New Rules of the Game."

    On June 14, 2006, Gregory E. Nagy, Esq. will be a panelist for a seminar entitled “Pay-to-Play: The New Rules of The Game.” Nagy and other experts will discuss rules, regulations and guidelines as they apply to Pay-to-Play in relation to today’s business and government.


  • Sunday, June 04, 2006
    GBV Welcomes David A. DeSimone, Esq.

    Genova, Burns & Vernoia today announced that David A. De Simone, Esq. has become affiliated with the firm as Of Counsel to its Health & Hospital Law Practice Group.

    Mr. De Simone, a noted authority in Healthcare Law, will concentrate his practice in the areas of Health and Hospital Law, representing hospitals, physicians and other health providers in transactions, contracting, joint ventures, risk management, insurance, strategic planning and regulatory analysis. Before joining the firm, he served as the General Counsel of Catholic Health and Human Services, the management company of Cathedral Health System in Newark, and as the Associate General Counsel of Meridian Health in Wall Township, New Jersey.


  • Thursday, June 01, 2006
    James M. Burns elected Vice Chairman of Board of Trustees

    James M. Burns, Esq. was elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Community Health Charities, Arlington, VA. CHC (www.healthcharities.org), a federation of over 50 of America's premier voluntary health organizations, promotes its member organizations through workplace charitable donation campaigns.


  • Monday, May 01, 2006
    GBV Welcomes 2006 Summer Associates

    David Broderick, Shannon Morales and Michael Jurista have joined the firm’s Livingston, New Jersey office as Summer Associates. Mr. Broderick is currently a student at Seton Hall Law School in the class of 2007. Ms. Morales is currently a student at the University of Notre Dame Law School, where she is a member of the class of May of 2007. Mr. Jurista is currently a student at New York Law School and a member of the class of 2008.


  • Monday, April 24, 2006
    GBV Welcomes New Associates

    Matthew P. McGovern, Esq. and Hollie B. Knox, Esq. have joined the firm as Associates. Before joining the firm's Livingston office, Mr. McGovern was a litigation associate in Morristown, New Jersey at the law firm of Graham, Curtin and Sheridan. Previous to Genova, Burns & Vernoia, Ms. Knox was with Elementis America, Inc. located in Hightstown, New Jersey, where she specialized in Labor & Employment Law. Ms. Knox will be based in the firm's Camden, New Jersey location.


  • Wednesday, March 29, 2006
    William F. Harrison, Esq. will be speaking at the NJ Agricultural Program

    William F. Harrison, Esq. will be a speaker at the NJ Agricultural Leadership Development Program on March 29, 2006.


  • Wednesday, March 01, 2006
    GBV Welcomes Harry G. Kapralos, Esq.

    Harry G. Kapralos, Esq. has joined the firm’s Livingston, New Jersey office as Counsel in the Health and Hospital Law Practice Group. Mr. Kapralos, prior to joining the firm, was Associate Corporate Counsel for Curative Health Solutions in New York.


  • Sunday, January 01, 2006
    Attorneys speak at NJBIA sponsored seminar

    In January 2006, Laurence D. Laufer, Esq., Gregory E. Nagy, Esq. and Rebecca Moll Freed, Esq. spoke at a seminar sponsored by the New Jersey Business and Industry Association about the impact of the recent changes to New Jersey’s lobbying law as well as the recent enactment of several “pay-to-play” laws on persons and entities doing business with New Jersey at the State, county and municipal level.


  • Sunday, January 01, 2006
    Patrick McGovern, Esq. has been made Partner of GBV

    Patrick W. McGovern, Esq. has been made a partner of the firm. Mr. McGovern previously acted as counsel to the firm, concentrating his practice in the areas of Labor, Employment and Benefits Law. Prior to joining GBV, Mr. McGovern held the position of Associate General Counsel with Honeywell International.


  • Sunday, January 01, 2006
    Douglas E. Solomon, Esq. has been named Counsel to the firm

    Douglas E. Solomon, Esq. has been named Counsel to GBV. Mr. Solomon concentrates his practice in the area of Labor and Employment Law.  An Associate with the firm for over three years, Mr. Solomon previously was an Associate at Hitsman, Hoffman & O’Reilly in Elmsford, New York.