CSG, the newest old law firm to open in Manhattan, celebrated its 11 Times Square office with a cocktail party that drew the tower’s owner, SJP founder Steve Pozycki, earlier this month. Chiesa, Shahinian & Giantomasi (CSG) is the new iteration of the powerful New Jersey-based Wolff & Samson, which re-branded last year following the retirement of founding partner, David Samson.
The 45-year-old firm’s managing members – former New Jersey attorney general Jeff Chiesa, Armen Shahinian and Frank Giantomasi – welcomed guests to their 31st floor office, down the hall from SJP’s own space in the skyscraper, and later to the cocktail party held in a full-floor white box space overlooking Times Square.
CSG has been working with some of the biggest names in the tri-state real estate arena for years (including SJP Properties) but has seen such an acceleration in business, it signed a lease for nearly 6,000 s/f at 11 Times Square.
Giantomasi told REW, “11 Times Square will provide us with a beautifully designed and perfectly situated setting to serve our clients in New York and throughout the region.”
CSG managing member Daniel Schwartz added, “The exceptional quality of our work has been known on both sides of the Hudson River for years and, because of that, we’re seeing increased demand from New York-based clients.”
The company currently has 140 lawyers having most recently welcomed five members and a counsel to its team. It’s continuing to recruit as part of a strategic plan to expand its reach while bolstering its existing strength in the areas of real estate, corporate transactions, commercial litigation, private equity and trusts and estates.
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