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28 OCTOBER 2024
PEOPLE ON
THE MOVE
MARCH PROMOTES
HEWITT TO PROJECT
EXECUTIVE
March Construction has promoted
Gregory Hewitt to project executive,
touting his more than 30 years of
expertise in land development and
residential and commercial projects.
The fi rm, which is based in Wayne,
said Hewitt has been instrumental in
leading high-profi le client projects
such as the Terminal Logistics Center
at Kennedy
International
Airport and the
848,000-square-
foot Borden
Avenue fi lm
studio and
warehouse in
New York’s Long
Gregory Hewitt
Island City. In
his new role, he will oversee projects
like The Apartments at Linden and
the fi nal phase of the Courthouse
Square project in Flemington, with
added responsibilities that now
include client management, business
development and ensuring smooth
project operations.
As a senior project manager, Hewitt’s
previous responsibilities included
day-to-day oversight of the job
site, fi nancial reporting, managing
subcontractor relationships and
project schedules, cost control and
budgeting, overseeing the design
team and overseeing operations and
project teams.
He holds a bachelor’s in business
management and fi nance from York
College of Pennsylvania.
in preparing for appearances before
local land use boards and other
governmental bodies in connection
with development approvals and
permits.
In addition, Russo will support
the fi rm’s
construction
law practice in
cases related
to contract
disputes, delay
claims, defective
construction
claims, design
Tiana Russo
negligence and
shareholder disputes fi led in state
and federal courts, MSW said. She
received her law degree from Rutgers
Law School and her undergraduate
degree from Rutgers University.
Lesser, meantime, has joined the
fi rm’s construction law and litigation
practice groups and will support its
partners in representing developers,
owners, contractors, subcontractors,
construction managers, architects,
engineers and surveyors across an
array of matters in the commercial
real estate and construction
industries. Such matters involve cases
related to contract disputes, delay
claims, defective construction claims,
design negligence and shareholder
disputes in state and federal courts.
MSW noted that Lesser received his
law degree from Seton Hall University
School of Law, where he was selected
for the Seton Hall 2022 Summer
International Law Fellowship, a
competitive fellowship awarded
to one law student each year. He
graduated fi rst in his class from
Dickinson College with a bachelor’s
in Middle East studies.
“We are incredibly excited to have
Tiana and Joshua join our growing
team,” said
Chris J. Murphy,
a founding
member of MSW.
“Both spent last
summer with the
fi rm as summer
associates and
understand
Joshua Lesser
what it takes to
succeed at MSW. As a fi rm, we are
committed to fi nding and developing
the best talent in the marketplace.
Tiana and Joshua have exceeded
expectations since joining us last
MSW ADDS
RUSSO, LESSER AS
ASSOCIATES
Murphy Schiller & Wilkes has
bolstered several key practice groups
with the addition of Tiana Russo
and Joshua Lesser as associates, the
Newark-based fi rm announced.
Russo, part of MSW’s land use, zoning
and redevelopment team, will assist
clients through all stages of the
entitlement process. That includes
providing research on issues related
to zoning in connection with property
acquisitions and assisting attorneys
summer, and we look forward to
watching them succeed at MSW.”
CONNELL FOLEY’S
GARCIA TO COCHAIR
REAL ESTATE TEAM
Veteran attorney George Garcia is
the newest cochair of Connell Foley
LLP’s real estate and land use team,
joining W. Nevins McCann at the helm
of the practice group.
Garcia, a partner who joined Connell
Foley in 2016, assumes the post as the
Roseland-based fi rm eyes continued
growth in personnel and an expanded
territory. He succeeds Kevin Coakley,
who spent more than 20 years as real
estate and land use cochair and will
continue to contribute to the group’s
growth in a cochair emeritus role.
“I look forward to growing the real
estate and land use group’s infl uence
throughout the
region,” said
Garcia, one of
the most active
attorneys in
Jersey City’s real
estate scene in
recent years,
who guided the
George Garcia
development of
the Garden State’s tallest residential
building at 99 Hudson, among other
high-profi le projects.
Garcia and McCann will leverage
more than 40 years of combined
experience and a broad network of
relationships in New Jersey as they
look to grow the practice, Connell
Foley Managing Partner Timothy
Corriston said. That team is currently
more than 40 lawyers strong.
“My goal is to replicate the success
we achieved in
Jersey City by
collaborating
closely with
our clients,
government
agencies
and regional
leaders to drive
W. Nevins McCann
meaningful
change across the entire region,” said
McCann, who served on Gov. Phil
Murphy’s 2018 transition team and
has worked closely with government
offi cials on major economic
development projects.
Having focused his practice on
redevelopment law and municipal
land use matters in urban and
suburban areas throughout New
Jersey, Garcia is an authority on the
technical requirements involved
in establishing rehabilitation and
redevelopment zones under the
Local Housing and Redevelopment
Law, according to a news release.
He and his team provide an across-
the-board set of skills that includes
legal guidance on acquisition matters,
fi nancing and joint venture matters
and the long-term positioning of
assets for clients.
McCann’s extensive experience
includes regularly assisting
developers in locating and acquiring
parcels, entering into development
and redevelopment agreements,
working with federal, state and local
agencies in securing necessary site
permits and fi nancing and overseeing
the construction, leasing and sales of
real property, the news release said.
The fi rm noted that longtime partners
Charles Harrington, James McCann
and Steve Urban have also played
leading roles in the renaissance of
several New Jersey areas, as have
Newark-based partners Jennifer
Carrillo-Perez and Elnardo Webster.
LITWACK JOINS
MARCUS CAPITAL
MARKETS TEAM
Marcus & Millichap is expanding
its capital markets fi nancing arm in
New Jersey with the hiring of Mark
Litwack as a managing director.
According to a news release, Litwack
comes to the
fi rm from
Meridian
Capital Group,
bringing more
than 12 years of
experience in
the commercial
real estate
Mark Litwack
industry. He will
be based in the company’s Saddle
Brook offi ce and report to Marc
Sznajderman, head of production for
Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp.’s
eastern region., advising on all
property types including multifamily,
retail, hospitality, self-storage, offi ce
and industrial.
“We are excited to welcome Mark
to MMCC,” Sznajderman said.
“His extensive experience and
client relationships will be a great
addition to our New Jersey offi ce as
we expand further throughout the
Northeast.”
Marcus announced the move in early
September, touting Litwack’s strong