Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

The Firm's highly credentialed and experienced corporate practice group attorneys handle a broad range of public and private transactional, compliance and corporate counsel assignments. Our clients are international and domestic investors, lenders, entrepreneurs and operating companies, from startups to small and midsized entities to Fortune 500 corporations.

The Firm’s expertise spans a diverse range of industries, including financial services, pharmaceutical and other life sciences, technology, insurance, real estate, construction, public utilities, health care, education, food and beverage, hospitality, media, consumer products and industrial manufacturing.

We partner with in-house counsel, management and boards of directors in the design and implementation of all facets of their day-to-day and non-ordinary course legal activities, initiatives and strategic decisions, including, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate collaborations, capital market and securities transactions, credit facilities, restructurings and workouts, corporate governance, commercial transactions such as licensing, distribution, supply and consulting arrangements, executive compensation and general corporate matters.

Our deal volume combined with our specific industry experience allow us to provide creative and pragmatic advice regarding deal structures, industry trends and market terms. Members of the Firm actively manage each assignment and recognize the importance of delivering solutions calibrated to the client and the size and complexity of the matter at hand. Finally, we also recognize that our corporate clients are fee sensitive. We respond by being competitive, efficient and committing ourselves to working within sensible budgets and fee arrangements.

Creating and maintaining a diverse workplace is of paramount importance to Sills Cummis & Gross. The Firm has always been an advocate of minority hiring practices and is involved in a number of minority hiring, retention and diversity initiatives. The Firm’s Diversity Committee and Women’s Group focus on initiatives to enhance the culture of Sills Cummis & Gross and the quality of service to the Firm’s clients. Sills Cummis & Gross also encourages its attorneys to actively participate in minority bar associations and local and national women’s groups. 

The Sills Cummis & Gross Diversity Committee provides an avenue to continue to promote diversity within the Firm as well as within the legal community at large. The Committee hosts events aimed at increasing the dialog on diversity and providing insights and advice from experienced diverse attorneys. The Committee also provides a mentor to each diverse attorney entering the Firm, in addition to the Firm’s other mentoring programs. The Firm’s minority hiring, retention and diversity initiatives include participation in the New Jersey Law Firm Group, the Rutgers Law School Minority Student Program, and the New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project. 

The Sills Cummis & Gross Women’s Group is dedicated to promoting the professional and personal growth of women attorneys. Recognizing that women face unique challenges, the Women’s Group provides a forum for meaningful discussion and learning. The Group seeks to provide mentoring for our women attorneys, positioning them to lead us into the future at our Firm and in our communities. The Group sponsors both internal programs as well as programs which includes attorneys from outside the Firm. The Firm is a supporter of the National Association of Women Lawyers and the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.