Established 1987 as subsidiary of Shanley & Fisher (now DRINKER, BIDDLE & SHANLEY), one of NJ's largest law firms, to provide government problem-solving, regulatory, strategic public affairs counsel, reorganized 2002 as subsidiary of LOWENSTEIN SANDLER law firm> Managing director MICHAEL FAIGEN former Shanley & Fisher associate, former counsel to Senator FRANK LAUTENBERG, staff aide to former Attorney General (now CHUBB vice chairman) JOHN DEGNAN> Other principals include Anthony Pizzutillo, former legislative director NJ BUILDERS ASSOCIATION; Cindy Gordon, former aide to Governor BRENDAN T. BYRNE and director of policy and legislation for NJ DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; Mark Smith, former Chief of Staff of NJ Department of Environmental Protection from January of 1994 to May of 2000 during Whitman Administration; and Christina K. Kales, former Executive Director, NJ Healthcare Facilities Financing Authority, consultant in non-profit management to several national foundations.

The MWW Group

Phone: (201) 507-9500                Fax: (201) 507-0092 

 Acquired October 2000 by Golin/Harris International headquartered in Chicago, part of Interpublic Group of Companies traded on NY Stock Exchange, continues to operate under MWW Group name> Previously ranked as fourth largest independent public relations firms in US, maintains offices in East Rutherford, Trenton, NY City, Chicago, Springfield IL, Seattle and Washington DC> Headed by President MICHAEL KEMPNER, four-time finalist for Inc. magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year award, served as Deputy Finance Director of Democratic National Committee, former finance chair for US Senator ROBERT TORRICELLI in House campaigns, former president of Winters Liquor Filled Chocolates, former legislative director for then-Congressman Torricelli, NJ campaign director for President Jimmy Carter, special assistant to Governor BRENDAN T. BYRNE, NJ DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE finance committee> Executive VP ROBERT SOMMER, member of Executive Finance Committee for House Democratic Leader and probable 2000 Presidential candidate Richard Gephardt (D-MO), also consults as  speechwriter for Gephardt; served as House Commerce Committee staff member, speechwriter for Committee Chairman, Congressman (later Governor) JIM FLORIO; board member and past vice chairman, NJ PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY, past trustee of Democratic National Committee, member Jim Florio transition team environmental roundtable> Staff includes Vice President of Public Affairs John R. Bazin, formerly director for state government affairs with ANHEUSER-BUSCH, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB and Waste Management Inc..; Trenton office General Manager/Senior Legislative Director Jennifer Beck formerly served as legislative director for Republican Assemblyman JOSEPH AZZOLINA> Former principal Jeffrey A. Warsh resigned from firm 1998 to accept appointment by Governor Whitman as executive director, NJ PUBLIC TRANSIT CORP.