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JUNE 2021
Vol 3|No 5
Published on the third Thursday of every month
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They say: "A New Fitness and Wellness Vertical Has Emerged Amid the Pandemic." Dubbed the "high-performance lifestyle" (HPL), it combines physical health, mental health, and technology.
Why it matters: HPL aims to track and optimize human performance. Athletes have been doing this for decades; now, thanks to data democratization, anyone can.
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Don't miss JAM's webinar on June 29, "Set Yourself Up for the Second Tier of Success". REGISTER NOW
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Quick! What is the best sales presentation you’ll ever give?
Were you stumped for a moment? Don’t feel bad. It was a trick question. The best presentation that you’ll ever give is actually the one that the prospect never sees.
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Don't miss Cal's in-person seminar on June 30, "Networking for the Bottom Line". REGISTER NOW
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Member News from Around the Chamber... |
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When in Doubt, Shout it Out!
Send your business news - new hires and promotions, employee honors, company milestones, awards, grand openings, community outreach, media appearances - and photos to our editor, Chris Reardon, at chris@reardoncommunications.com and we will consider including it in this monthly newsletter.
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Former Morris County Prosecutor, Fred Knapp, Esq., has joined the law firm of Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP as senior counsel. Knapp will lead the firm's new Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice, serving as a mediator, arbitrator and hearing officer. He also will be active in the firm’s Employment and Labor Law and Government Services practices. In addition, building on his law enforcement and investigatory background, he will conduct internal investigations. Knapp retired from the Morris County Prosecutor’s office after six years in that position. |
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Berkeley College President Michael J. Smith has been named a 2021 NJBIZ Icon, which honors New Jersey leaders over the age of 60 for exemplary contributions, success and leadership. Smith also has been named to the New York City and state's Higher Education Power 100 list, which acknowledges individuals who lead institutions of higher learning and go above and beyond the duties that are required of them. |
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Megan De Tore McDermott, vice president of Mortgage Lending, has ben named a Top 1 Percent Originator in Scotsman Guide, a top resource for mortgage originators for industry news and tools. McDermott has increased mortgage originations at her firm from 17 million in 2018 to 113 million in 2020 and is on pace to nearly double that in 2021. This is the second year in a row McDermott has received the recognition from Scotsman Guide. |
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Legal services firm Porzio Bromberg and Newman, P.C. has launched an expanded Business Law practice, chaired by principal Pamela M. Kapsimalis. Porzio's Business Law team provides counseling and corporate transactional support to all types and sizes of businesses, concentrating in middle-market businesses based in New Jersey, Delaware and New York. Serving as a team of outside general counsels, the attorneys of the Business Law practice provide businesses with effective, cost-efficient counsel that brings together the broad resources of Porzio Bromberg & Newman and the firm's full scope of services. |
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The law firm of Norris McLaughlin, P.A. has announced its 2021 Management Committee. David C. Roberts, a member of the firm and co-chair of its Litigation Practice Group, has been appointed chair of the firm, succeeding John N. Vanarthos, also a member of the firm, who has served since 2018. David T. Harmon, co-chair of the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice Group, and S. Graham Simmons, III, co-chair of the firm’s Business Law Practice Group, have been elected to the committee.
Jeffrey M. Casaletto and Margaret Raymond-Flood, members of the firm, have been appointed as co-chairs of their respective practice groups. Casaletto will co-chair the firm’s Environmental Law Practice Group while Raymond-Flood will co-chair the Litigation Practice Group.
Member Morris S. Bauer has been selectively ranked in the Chambers USA 2021 Guide for the second year in a row in the Bankruptcy/Restructuring section of New Jersey. He was recognized for “service(ing) a diverse bankruptcy clientele with Chapter 11 expertise” and “being ‘practical in his approach to engagements’ and a ‘pleasure to work with.’”
Chambers USA also named the firm and four of its lawyers to its list of leading law firms and lawyers in New Jersey for 2021. Casaletto, Martha N. Donovan and Edward A. Hogan, members of the firm, have been highlighted in the “Environment” section once again. In addition, Norris McLaughlin was ranked for the first time in the Chambers USA Energy & Natural Resources practice area, along with member and chair of the firm’s Solar Energy Industry Group, James H. Laskey.
Finally, firm member Steven A. Karg, and one of the firm’s Meritas Member Contacts, has been appointed to the Meritas U.S. Leadership Committee while member Melissa A. Peña, also one of the firm’s Meritas Member Contacts, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of Meritas as chair of its Finance Committee and as chair of the Meritas Women’s Leadership Congress Leadership Council.
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Spencer Savings Bank president and chief operating officer, Jane Allerman-Rey, has been appointed a member of the New Jersey Bankers Association board of directors. She has been elected for a two-year term.
Spencer also recently made a $2,500 donation to Eva’s Village to help feed community members. The organization’s Community Kitchen is serving to-go breakfast and lunch to more than 400 individuals daily. This is in addition to serving three prepared meals each day to those residing in their recovery and sheltering programs. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the organization has adapted to keep life-saving programs and services open to ensure those who rely on them receive the help they need.
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