ROI Influencers: Power List 2025

Sills Cummis Managing Partner Max Crane, and Members Meryl Gonchar, Cecilia Lassiter, Patricia Prezioso, Thomas Prol, Peter Verniero, Ted Zangari and Mark Levenson are included on ROI-NJ’s ROI Influencers: Power List 2025, which recognizes influential leaders in the New Jersey business world. Crane comes in at the #45 spot on the overall Power List.

Here is what ROI-NJ had to say:

Max Crane – Managing Partner
“Regularly counsels private and public companies and their executives on various aspects of law and business. They should listen. Sills Cummis is one of the best-run firms in the state.”

Meryl Gonchar – Member of the Firm
“A former instructor at Monmouth University Kislak Real Estate Institute, she now regularly guest lectures at Rutgers Graduate School of Business and Rutgers Business School.”

Cecilia Lassiter – Member of the Firm
“Her practice focuses on state and local public incentives and real estate matters, with a particular emphasis on redevelopment, zoning and land use.”

Mark Levenson – As Co-Chair of the New Jersey-Israel Commission
“Support for Israel, both in the Middle East and in New Jersey, remains as important as ever.”

Patricia Prezioso – Member of the Firm
“Her practice focuses on management-side employment litigation and counseling, including litigating disputes concerning trade secrets, restrictive covenants, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and more.”

Thomas Prol – Member of the Firm
“His practice not only has focus on environmental, land use, and redevelopment law, but also on issues of equity and access to justice. He co-drafted [the] state’s ‘Marriage Equality’ legislation.”

Peter Verniero – Member of the Firm
“One of the top legal minds of his generation.”

Ted Zangari – Member of the Firm
“A go-to lawyer for complex real estate projects, he is also active with the N.J. Chamber of Commerce and the Rutgers Center for Real Estate.”

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