By Joshua Burd
A top real estate attorney at Connell Foley is among those advising the transition team of Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, who will be sworn in next month.
The law firm announced recently that partner W. Nevins McCann, who co-chairs Connell Foley’s real estate and land use group, has joined the senior-level industry and policy professionals who will help analyze issues and make recommendations to Murphy as his new administration prepares to take office.
McCann, who also sits on the law firm’s executive committee, will serve as a member of the Transition Counsel Committee, according to a news release. In addition to his extensive experience in real estate, development and land use, he previously was appointed to Gov. Chris Christie’s transition team subcommittee on transportation and assisted the administration with issues facing the state Department of Transportation and NJ Transit.
“New Jersey needs an administration ready to hit the ground running in January, and through the work of the transition committees my administration will not take office blind to the challenges and opportunities before us,” Murphy said in a prepared statement. “I am grateful to everyone who accepted the call to serve our transition.
“From analyzing and prescribing policy to taking a fresh look at the basic organization of government, these committees have a lot of work to do. I am confident they will put my administration in a position to begin delivering results for the people of New Jersey from day one.”
A graduate of Georgetown University, Nevins received a joint law degree and MBA from Villanova University School of Business and Law, the news release said. He is chairman of the board of the Jersey City Medical Center Foundation and serves on the board of RWJBarnabas Health Jersey City Medical Center and the Liberty Science Center.
