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Year founded:
1972
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Overview
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For 50 years, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (CSG Law) has assisted a broad spectrum of clients in achieving their objectives by offering a comprehensive array of legal services and resources in numerous practice areas. Our more than 175 attorneys play a key role on clients’ advisory teams – providing strategic guidance to private enterprises, public entities and individuals.
CSG Law has been recognized for its achievements, earning the title of Law Firm of the Year for 2021 by the New Jersey Law Journal, while also becoming one of only 28 law firms in the country to be named to Bloomberg Law’s inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Framework, which recognizes law firms for the disclosure of diversity-related metrics and distinguished performance. The firm has been included among New Jersey’s “Best Places to Work” for the past two years by NJBIZ.
Rankings
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC is nationally ranked in 2 practice areas and metro ranked in 31 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
Read how Best Law Firms ranks firmsNational Rankings
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Immigration Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Metro Rankings
New Jersey
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Highlighted Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Commercial Litigation
CSG is extremely responsive and effective in ways not achieved by many law firms. Their litigators know the landscape and how to capably represent a client in all aspects of a matter.
David Slezak
– Affordable Care, Inc.
Corporate Law
CSG has deep and broad legal expertise, good business acumen with a strong focus on client service/engagement.
Jay Klatsky
– Santander Bank
Commercial Litigation
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi Co-Chair Matt Beck, along with his partners and former colleagues at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Lee Vartan, Shirley Emehelu, and Danielle Corcione constitute an all-star case of experienced trial attorneys for complex litigation matters as well as any white-collar criminal defense.
Corporate Law
Rhonda Carniol of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi is an exceptionally experienced, capable, smart, and sophisticated lawyer. Her guidance is always timely and pragmatic, and she has a remarkable ability to easily grasp and resolve complex issues. She is one of the best lawyers we have engaged for our licensing and other contractual work. She is more experienced and knowledgeable than many big firm lawyers, but her fees are reasonable.
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi are excellent intellectual property lawyers who are knowledgeable, responsive, and attuned to their clients' needs with a fee structure that is hard to beat in the tri-state area. In particular, Jeffrey Weinick is an experienced intellectual property counsel who understands the needs of an in-house legal department and manages a team of effective, efficient patent lawyers.
Health Care Law
It's a real and continuous pleasure to work with this firm. Their lawyers are extremely knowledgeable and a delight to work with. They have delivered exceptional services for our corporation.
Litigation - Construction
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi is my go-to firm for all issues in surety. The attorneys are very knowledgeable.
Litigation - Construction
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi is an excellent firm with concentrations in so many areas that I would consider them full service. Their responsiveness is outstanding and so is their breath of experience.
Banking and Finance Law
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi is highly proficient and responsive with a considerable depth of resources.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
I have worked with Scott Zuber and the Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi bankruptcy team for nearly 20 years. Scott and his team are extremely responsive, have taken the time to understand our business, and have provided excellent advice over the years. This type of relationship brings a lot of value to our company. We know that we can reach out to Scott and his team at any time and get top notch legal advice. I highly recommend Scott Zuber and Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi.
Banking and Finance Law
The lawyers at Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi continue to prove that their expertise is second to none. The attorneys show professionalism, knowledge, and understanding and continually go the extra mile for their clients.
Trusts and Estates
My Experience is mainly with Michelle Bergeron Spell. She is terrific:
1. Knows her areas of expertise extremely well i.e. brings in both the income tax as well as the estate tax aspects of a client's situation.
2. Is always pleasant to deal with making clients feel very much at home.
3. Goes out of her way to be extra helpful whenever possible.
4. Demonstrates a great deal of care and concern when sensitive matters arise.
5. Makes me feel confident that clients are receiving the very best balanced advise.
6. She is definitely one of the best estate planning attorneys I have dealt with over many decades and having been fortunate to deal with numerous excellent attorneys. The best!
John Williams
– Capital Formation Group, Inc.
Health Care Law
Nicole DiMaria is who I consulted with for my physical therapy practice, having come highly recommended by professional aquaintence of mine. She was very smart, knowledgeable, and thorough. All emails and phone calls were returned in a timely manner. I have already referred a colleague to her. I definitely will be contacting her again if the need arises.
Ann Weissman, PT, DPT
– Anatomical Renewal, LLC
Trusts and Estates
I've used CSG for multiple legal items. I am always impressed with their responsiveness and quality of work. They are my go-to law firm and I refer them to friends colleagues, and clients with confidence and ease.
Aaron Spool
– Eventus Advisory Group
Real Estate Law
We have used CSG as our "go to" firm since the inception of our firm over 16 years ago. They have the unique combination of legal expertise and understanding of the deal making process which has enabled our firm to grow and prosper. They have a staff of expert attorneys across the spectrum of disciplines that allow us to cover the most complex transaction in a single house.
Joseph Romano
– Accordia Realty Ventures LLC
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
CSG provided exceptional guidance and expertise regarding best-case and worst-case scenarios during a contentious situation with an uncooperative borrower. The litigation attorney and the corporate finance attorney with whom I worked provided exceptional feedback on numerous legal strategies that helped to drive the bank's exit strategy. Overall, my experience with CSG was very positive and I look forward to working with them again in the future.
Michael Lockery
– Santander Bank, N.A.
Employment Law - Management
I worked on the opposite side of negotiation with Margaret Wood. She is a smart and zealous advocate who can disagree without being disagreeable. She did not waste time on nonsense and was collegial while never failing to represent and fight for what was best for her client. As a professional I found her demeanor and civility exceptional. Her knowledge and professionalism is without peer but consistent with the attorneys with whom I have dealt from her firm. I would not hesitate to refer a friend or colleague to her.
Geoffrey Gibson
– Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Health Care Law
I have worked with Nicole DiMaria for years. She is a brilliant, efficient lawyer who gets to the heart of a matter and address issues with surgical precision. Although we have always been on the opposite side of transactions, I have found her to be collaborative when appropriate and tough when necessary but unfailingly civil and professional. She is able to be adversarial without being nasty, balancing zealous advocacy for her clients with a professional and collegial demeanor with attorneys. I have and will continue to refer others to her for advice and representation.
Geoffrey Gibson
– Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Rankings
National Rankings
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Immigration Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Regional Rankings
New Jersey
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Family Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Tier 1 for Public Finance Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 2 for Arbitration
Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 2 for Construction Law
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 2 for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 2 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 2 for Privacy and Data Security Law
Tier 2 for Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
New York City
Tier 2 for Immigration Law
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Environmental Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Health Care Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation - Securities
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC has 44 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
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Client Comments
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Main Location
Roseland,
NJ
105 Eisenhower Parkway
Roseland, NJ 07068
United States
973-325-1500
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Office Locations
New York,
NY
11 Times Square, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10036
United States
212-973-0572
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