Day Pitney Elects New Partners in 2026 Class Day Pitney announced the elevation of seven attorneys to partner, two of which are in the Parsippany office. Michael L. Fialkoff represents clients in high-stakes commercial litigation, including consumer class actions, contractual disputes, intellectual property disputes, and disputes under the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act. He handles all aspects of litigation, including discovery, trial, appeal, and alternative dispute resolution. In addition to his commercial litigation work, Fialkoff has an active fiduciary and probate litigation practice and represents both fiduciaries and beneficiaries in complex estate matters. Luke S. Pontier represents buyers, sellers, and developers in a wide range of real estate and land use matters. He prepares and coordinates land use applications for subdivisions, site plans, and variance applications, and represents applicants before municipal planning and zoning boards. He also assists clients with all aspects of the redevelopment process. Pontier’s practice includes drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, easements, and loan documents. Additionally, he assists with the formation of commercial and residential condominiums, as well as special purpose entities and joint ventures. Genova Burns Names Managing Partner Jennifer Borek of Genova Burns. Courtesy photo. Genova Burns announced the appointment of Jennifer Borek as managing partner, marking a historic milestone as the first woman to hold the firm’s top leadership role in its more than 35-year history. Borek is a highly accomplished attorney whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, government contracts and procurement law, employment litigation and appellate advocacy. In addition to her litigation practice, Borek has played a role in firm leadership, mentoring attorneys, fostering collaboration across practice groups, and contributing to Genova Burns’ long-term strategic initiatives. Her appointment also reflects a balance of continuity and forward momentum for the firm. Borek brings a measured, strategic approach to firm management, with an emphasis on long-term growth, client service, and talent development. As managing partner, Borek will oversee the firm’s strategic direction and operations while continuing to maintain an active practice. Ballard Spahr Attorneys Elected to Firm Partnership Twelve attorneys have been elected to Ballard Spahr’s partnership, one of which is in New Jersey. William P. Reiley of Ballard Spahr. Courtesy photo. William P. Reiley is an attorney in the litigation department. He handles all aspects of complex commercial and consumer financial cases, including class actions, in state and federal trial courts. He also regularly handles appellate matters. In the consumer finance space, Reiley has experience with mortgage, credit card, debt collection, auto loan, and servicing matters. His clients include banks, mortgage lenders and servicers, and automotive lenders. His consumer finance practice also includes deposit fraud matters, including wire transfer and account opening disputes. As a commercial litigator, Reiley handles disputes involving contractual breaches and general commercial issues, product liability, and consumer fraud litigation. Prior to joining Ballard Spahr, Reiley was an associate at a Philadelphia-based defense law firm where his practice was focused on premises liability, motor vehicle liability, product liability, and retail liability. He represented a number of businesses in personal injury actions, ranging from slip and falls, property damage claims, fire loss claims, and criminal acts of third parties often involving contractual issues between the parties. Capehart Scatchard Announces Retirement of Two Shareholders Stephen T. Fannon of Capehart Scatchard. Courtesy photo. After decades of service to clients and the legal community, Capehart Scatchard announces the retirement of shareholders Stephen T. Fannon and Mary Ellen Rose, marking the conclusion of distinguished legal careers that together span more than 80 years of service to the firm. Fannon joined the firm in 1979 as a summer law clerk while attending the University of Pennsylvania Law School and has been with the firm ever since. A member of the firm’s workers’ compensation department, he held numerous leadership roles including co-chair of the workers’ compensation department and member of the executive committee. Mary Ellen Rose of Capehart Scatchard. Courtesy photo. Rose joined the firm in 1987 after attending Rutgers University School of Law in Camden. A member of the firm’s banking & finance and litigation departments, she concentrated her practice on commercial and business law, transportation, and franchise law. Throughout her career, she held numerous leadership roles including chair of the franchise practice group, hiring shareholder for more than a decade, and managing shareholder beginning in 2015. Rose was the firm’s first female managing shareholder, and at the time the only woman leading one of News Jersey’s largest law firms. She guided the firm through the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 years. Please send submissions for On the Move and After Hours to Brianna Reisenwitz at breisenwitz@alm.com.