To better meet the expectations of clients and demands of the marketplace, Love and Long, L.L.P., located in Newark, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., located in Morristown and Princeton, New Jersey and New York City, today announced the formation of a strategic diversity alliance. The alliance enables each firm to expand its client base and provide clients with a team of sophisticated attorneys of diverse backgrounds in a variety of legal practice areas.
“Through this alliance,” explains Lisa D. Love, Managing Partner of Love and Long, “our firm will be able to increase the number of large corporate clients that we represent by increasing our depth of expertise and staff, which will permit us to handle larger and more sophisticated transactions. We will also be able to fulfill mutual goals of applying value and creativity to solving legal problems, sustaining an inclusive workforce of the best and brightest attorneys and personnel, and exemplifying leadership in our community and our profession.”
The alliance focuses on joint representation of clients on cases and projects in which Love and Long require the resources of a large firm or in which Porzio clients request minority staffing and/or the services of a Newark or a Philadelphia firm. According to D. Jeffrey Campbell, Porzio’s Managing Principal and Chair of the firm’s Workplace Diversity Committee, “This alliance presents many exciting opportunities, from enhanced client service, to cross referrals, to joint client pitches, to providing our junior diverse employees with outstanding mentors and role models. It also increases the geographic reach of each firm, through our New York office and their Philadelphia office.”
Renée Davis, Porzio’s Diversity Manager, and Christopher P. DePhillips, a Principal of Porzio, envisioned and promoted the development of the strategic diversity relationship. Ms. Davis says, “It is a solid demonstration of Porzio’s ongoing commitment to diversity in the legal profession. The alliance increases the ability of each firm to attract work it might not otherwise obtain. It also provides additional talented minority attorneys to work with existing Porzio clients.”
“Renée and I were immediately impressed with Lisa Love’s and Reggie Long’s dynamic, easy-going personalities, and their legal expertise and experience,” states Mr. DePhillips. “Given our obvious practice synergies, we expect the alliance to be a success and we look forward to working on matters and projects in which both firms can add value, especially in these economic times. By entering into this alliance with Love and Long, we continue to show our clients that we are committed to diversity.”
Founded in 1962, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C. maintains offices in Morristown and Princeton, New Jersey and New York City. With more than 90 lawyers, the firm is committed to serving clients, dedicated to providing high quality work and focused on achieving results. Porzio, Bromberg & Newman provides a broad array of litigation, corporate, transactional and counseling services to clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to individuals to public entities. For additional information, please visit www.pbnlaw.com.
Love and Long, L.L.P., which was formed in 1992, is a boutique, minority and woman-owned business practicing in the areas of banking and institutional investing, corporate law, real estate, municipal and public agencies law, and related litigation. It has offices in Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For additional information, please visit www.loveandlonglaw.com.
Contact: Lisa D. Love, Esq.
973-643-4333
llove@loveandlonglaw.com