Every year, Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. is proud to congratulate a number of our best attorneys for receiving the honor of being a Super Lawyer, and 2023 is no different.

11 attorneys from SGRV have been selected for the prestigious 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. No more than five percent of the lawyers in Pennsylvania are selected by Super Lawyers.

The recipients are Chairman Paul R. Rosen; Shareholder and Director George M. Vinci Jr.; Managing Member Daniel J. Dugan; Employment Law Group Chair Alan B. Epstein; Estates & Trusts Group Chair Alan J. Mittleman; Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Group Chair Leslie Beth Baskin; Corporate Law Group Member Stanley P. Jaskiewicz; Employment Law Group Member Jennifer Myers Chalal; Senior Litigation Counsel Bruce Bellingham; Commercial Litigation and Real Estate & Real Estate Litigation Law Group Member Andrew J. DeFalco; and Banking & Financial Services and Commercial Litigation Group Counsel Neal R. Troum.

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in their practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, go to SuperLawyers.com.

Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. has represented clients nationally and internationally for nearly 50 years and provides counsel and expertise across the entire spectrum of legal practice, from complex litigation to sophisticated transactional and corporate matters. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Florida, and New York.

The firm represents businesses, corporate boards, and highly placed individuals. Its clients are engaged in a variety of industries including finance and banking, manufacturing, hospitality, gaming and entertainment, real estate and commercial development, insurance and venture capital, energy, financial services, health care, security, and telecommunications.

The firm’s practice areas include high-stakes litigation, business disputes, commercial litigation, professional liability, products liability, securities, trust and estates, fiduciary litigation, bankruptcy and creditors rights, civil RICO, trade secrets, trademark and restrictive covenants, intellectual property, antitrust, white-collar criminal defense, banking and financial services, corporate formation and governance, employment, entertainment and amusements, environment and energy, wealth management, healthcare, hospitality, insurance coverage and insured casualty litigation, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, real estate, sports and tax law.

Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. attorney Stanley P. Jaskiewicz recently spoke to a group of Boy Scouts from Troop 303 on “The Constitutional Rights and Obligations of a U.S. Citizen”, a requirement for the Scouts to earn the rank of First Class Scout.

Jaskiewicz highlighted similarities between the Scout Law and Scout Oath on the one hand, and the principles of the Constitutions of the U.S. and Pennsylvania on the other hand.

He led the Scouts in a discussion of their constitutional rights and responsibilities by helping them identify examples of both in their everyday lives.

Jaskiewicz, a Member of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. and of its Corporate Law Group, is the parent of an Eagle Scout, and the Chartered Organization Representative from Corpus Christi Parish for both Troop and Pack 303, as well as a merit badge counselor.

He regularly publishes articles in the American Bar Association’s Voice of Experience, for which he also serves as a member of its editorial board.

Jaskiewicz has also been active in local and national advocacy groups for persons with disabilities for many years.  He was recognized for his efforts by The Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Inc., in 2007 with its White Hat Award, and by Timothy School in 2019 with its Paul Quinn Award.

Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. was overjoyed to help provide some holiday cheer to two families in need this year through the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House’s “Family to Family” program. Thanks to this generous program, the Ronald McDonald house has helped countless families experience the joy of the season.

The holidays can be a unnecessarily stressful time for families facing difficulties like childhood illness. The Ronald McDonald House’s “Family to Family” program seeks to ease this stress and provide their resident families with the holiday cheer they deserve. The program pairs families staying at the house with individuals, groups, and businesses to supply the families with everything on their wish lists, and more for the holiday season.

Associates Dana A. Bernstein and Evan N. Saltzman, accompanied by Communications Associate Michael Vinci, dropped off three large boxes full of presents of all kinds— toys, clothes, gift cards, and so much more.

Many staff and attorneys selflessly contributed to brightening the holidays for one of the families, and attorney Heather Eichenbaum took up the task of providing gifts to an entire separate family on her own, and we commend her generosity.

We give endless thanks to our generous attorneys and staff, thanks to whom we were able to make this holiday season one to remember for not just one, but two families!

You can learn more about the Ronald McDonald house, and the incredible things they do for families in need, here.

On Thursday, December 16, 2021, Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci attorneys and staff gathered together for an evening of food, drinks, and holiday merriment.

The gathering was hosted at The Dandelion restaurant, located at 124 S. 18th Street in Philadelphia.

After an evening of delicious food and sweets, SGRV Chairman Paul Rosen spoke about the dedication and diligence of one of SGRV’s longest-serving staff, controller Fred Firmani.

Firmani has served SGRV for over 15 years, and has been nothing but a blessing to our accounting department. Things have always run smooth as butter with him in the office. He will be missed dearly, but we are enthusiastic for him as he begins a new, exciting chapter in his life.

As we wish him a happy retirement, we look forward to the future with gratitude for the past.

We at SGRV have a long-held tradition of giving back to our Philadelphia community. As shown in the Philadelphia Inquirer article below, our attorneys hold true to this commitment. SGRV’s Jared Solomon, of Counsel and his staff recently played an important role in welcoming Afghan refugees to their new home in Northeast Philadelphia.

Through the ages, Philadelphia has long been a city that presents open arms to the poor and persecuted. SGRV is at the helm of ensuring this tradition lives on into the future.

SGRV attorneys Joseph J. Devine and Peter D. Cripps successfully handled the sale of their client, Emphasys Technologies, to Ocorian as Legal Counsel of Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. This acquisition marks Ocarion’s entry into the U.S. market.

Ocorian is a team of  global specialists in fund, corporate, capital market and private client services specializing in tax reporting and calculation agency services to asset-backed transactions. The deal, which was agreed on March 4, 2021, is expected to complete later this month.

Emphasys Technologies provides capital markets services, modeling asset-backed transactions and related tax returns, as well as specializing in tax reporting and calculation agency services to asset-backed transactions.

Chairman and CEO of Ocorian, Frederik Van Tuyll responded to this development, noting “The acquisition of Emphasys Technologies is hugely significant for us as it gives us presence in the US, which is one of our key strategic priorities. We are fully committed to providing outstanding client service and building long term relationships and are delighted that Emphasys share our approach and values.”

Emphasys Technologies CEO’s Jeff Stone and David Anthony will continue to lead their business, saying “This is tremendously exciting for our clients and colleagues. Our clients will benefit from…the broader opportunities that come with being part of a large, multinational enterprise.”

Peter D. Cripps is Chair of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Law practice groups at SGRV. Prior to joining the Philadelphia office, Mr. Cripps practiced for 16 years in the Philadelphia office of Dechert LLP. While at Dechert, he was a partner in the Corporate & Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups.

Joseph J. Devine is Chair of the SGRV Corporate Law Group. He devotes much of his practice to representing entrepreneurs and growth businesses in a variety of industries.  In his 30 years of practice, he has represented public and privately held companies, as well as investors, in a wide range of corporate and business transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt offerings, securities law compliance, credit facilities, private equity and venture capital, and governance.

Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. has represented clients nationally and internationally for nearly 50 years and provides counsel and expertise across the entire spectrum of legal practice, from complex litigation to sophisticated transactional and corporate matters. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Florida, and New York.

The firm represents businesses, corporate boards, and highly placed individuals. Its clients are engaged in a variety of industries including finance and banking, manufacturing, hospitality, gaming and entertainment, real estate and commercial development, insurance and venture capital, energy, financial services, health care, security and telecommunications.

The firm’s practice areas include high stakes litigation, business disputes, commercial litigation, professional liability, products liability, securities, trust and estates, fiduciary litigation, bankruptcy and creditors rights, civil RICO, trade secrets, trademark and restrictive covenants, intellectual property, antitrust, white-collar criminal defense, banking and financial services, corporate formation and governance, employment, entertainment and amusements, environment and energy, wealth management, healthcare, hospitality, insurance coverage and insured casualty litigation, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, real estate, sports and tax law.