Sills Cummis & Gross

What Sills Cummis & Gross does

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. is a full-service commercial law firm founded in 1971 and headquartered at One Riverfront Plaza in Newark, New Jersey. The firm operates additional offices at 101 Park Avenue in New York City and at 222 Lakeview Avenue in West Palm Beach, Florida, and is staffed by 101–250 employees. Its client base spans Fortune 500 companies, emerging growth businesses, and foreign corporations conducting business in the United States, served through twelve primary practice areas including Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Employment and Labor, Environmental, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Tax/Trusts and Estates, White Collar, Construction and Energy, and International/U.S. Cross-Border work, with further specialization in areas such as product liability, life sciences, environmental/renewable energy, and state and local incentives.

The firm generates revenue through professional legal fees on matters staffed mindfully within client budget parameters, with flexible fee arrangements including hourly billing, fixed fees, and matter-based pricing tailored to client and matter complexity. Its go-to-market is enterprise relationship-driven: client acquisition flows from the firm's longstanding reputation, third-party validation via Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, IFLR1000, BTI Consulting, NJBIZ, and ROI-NJ rankings, direct attorney-client relationships, and referrals within the ALFA International global legal network (140+ member firms). The firm does not disclose revenue, has no subsidiaries, parent company, or external funding, and operates as a privately held professional corporation under partner/member governance led by Managing Partner R. Max Crane.

Technologically, Sills Cummis & Gross relies on standard legal practice management, document management, and legal research tooling rather than proprietary platforms; the firm has no public API, no AI/ML product surface, and no disclosed data assets. Its competitive position is anchored on talent density (53 Best Lawyers-recognized attorneys in 2026, 21 Chambers USA-ranked attorneys), brand credentials (ten consecutive years as Benchmark Litigation's 'New Jersey Firm of the Year'), and durable client relationships, with explicit emphasis on budget-conscious staffing and continuous client communication.

Name

Sills Cummis & Gross

Legal name

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Website

https://sillscummis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sills Cummis & Gross is a full-service commercial law firm founded in 1971, headquartered in Newark, NJ with offices in New York and West Palm Beach. It serves Fortune 500 companies, emerging growth businesses, and foreign corporations across corporate, litigation, real estate, and regulatory practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC)

Keywords

• Commercial legal services
• Corporate law practice
• Litigation services
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Legal advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Sills Cummis & Gross generates revenue through legal fees for its full range of legal services including corporate, litigation, real estate, employment, bankruptcy, environmental, health care, intellectual property, tax, and white collar practices. The firm staffs matters mindfully within client budget parameters, indicating flexible fee arrangements including hourly billing, fixed fees, and matter-based pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. is a full-service commercial law firm providing legal representation and advisory services across twelve practice areas including corporate/M&A, litigation, real estate, bankruptcy and financial reorganization, employment and labor, health care, environmental, intellectual property, tax/trusts/estates, white collar defense, construction and energy, and international/U.S. cross-border matters. The firm serves Fortune 500 companies, emerging growth businesses, and foreign corporations from offices in Newark, New York, and West Palm Beach, billing through hourly, fixed-fee, and matter-based fee arrangements.

Product overview

Sills Cummis & Gross is a full-service commercial law firm providing quality and effective legal services to clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging growth businesses and foreign corporations. The firm's offerings consist of distinct legal practice areas rather than a unified software product or platform. Core practice areas include Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Bankruptcy/Financial Reorganization, Health Care, and Employment and Labor, with specialized sub-practices in areas such as White Collar, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Construction and Energy Law, and Tax, Trusts and Estates. This is a professional services firm, not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Nationally recognized practice handling all aspects of bankruptcy, reorganization, and creditors' rights matters, including complex litigation. Represents debtors, creditors, committees, trustees, and other parties in Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. For Fortune 500 corporations, emerging growth businesses, and distressed entity clients.
• Construction and Energy Law Strategic legal solutions for the infrastructure sector, including contract development, claims management, dispute resolution, and energy infrastructure services. Serves developers, contractors, design professionals, and public entities.
• Corporate Broad range of public and private transactional, compliance, and corporate counsel assignments spanning mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital markets, credit facilities, restructurings, corporate governance, and commercial transactions across industries including financial services, life sciences, technology, and real estate.
• Employment and Labor Comprehensive employment law services including compliance audits and investigations, counseling and training, litigation, trade secrets, and traditional labor matters.
• Environmental Law Environmental legal services including regulatory compliance, litigation, and renewable energy practice covering wind, solar, battery storage, and biofuels projects.
• Health Care Full-spectrum health care legal services including antitrust, corporate and transactional matters, employment and labor, finance, government investigations, litigation, real estate, and regulatory compliance.
• Intellectual Property Intellectual property legal services covering trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, and related litigation, led by the Chair of the Trademark, Trade Secrets, and Copyright Practice.
• International / U.S. Cross-Border Cross-border legal services for international transactions and regulatory matters involving U.S. and foreign corporations. Supported by ALFA International global network membership.
• Litigation Comprehensive litigation services across multiple specialties including antitrust, appellate, automotive law, banking and finance litigation, class actions, construction and energy law, corporate investigations, cybersecurity and data privacy, e-discovery, employment and labor, environmental, estate litigation, family law, insurance and reinsurance, intellectual property litigation, media law, product liability, regulatory and administrative, secured creditor litigation, securities litigation, and white collar.
• Real Estate Full-service real estate practice covering acquisitions, dispositions and investments, development and redevelopment, environmental matters, finance, leasing (retail, office, and industrial), litigation, and zoning and land use.
• Tax, Trusts and Estates Tax planning and controversy services along with trusts and estates administration and litigation.
• White Collar Defense services for white collar criminal matters and government investigations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Benchmark Litigation 'New Jersey Firm of the Year' for 10 consecutive years (2017-2026)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ALFA International (ALFAI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSills Cummis & Gross P.C. is a member of ALFA International, a premier global legal network with more than 140 independent law firm members worldwide. ALFAI member firms meet high standards to be part of the network and their attorneys are well respected by peers in both the legal and business community. Membership enables the firm to draw upon collective wisdom and experience of worldwide counsel while providing cost-effective, high-quality legal services. Clients benefit from educational programming including seminars, webinars, and legal compendia. More information at www.alfainternational.com.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gibbons P.C. Newark-based mid-size full-service business law firm with comparable practice areas including corporate, litigation, bankruptcy, and employment serving similar NJ/NY clientele.
• Lowenstein Sandler: Mid-size full-service New Jersey-headquartered firm with comparable practice breadth and a similar strategy of serving Fortune 500 clients across corporate, litigation, and restructuring.
• Day Pitney: Full-service East Coast law firm headquartered in Stamford and Parsippany with comparable practice areas in corporate, litigation, real estate, and private equity serving similar clientele.
• Cole Schotz P.C. Mid-size full-service business law firm based in Hackensack/New York with overlapping practice areas in bankruptcy, corporate, real estate, and litigation serving comparable enterprise clients.
• Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi: New Jersey-based mid-size full-service commercial law firm with comparable practice mix including corporate, litigation, real estate, and environmental.
• Connell Foley LLP: New Jersey-headquartered mid-size law firm with similar full-service coverage including insurance, litigation, real estate, and corporate law serving enterprise and mid-market clients.
• Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP: New Jersey-based mid-size full-service commercial law firm providing comparable corporate, litigation, real estate, and regulatory services to similar client profiles.
• Saiber LLC: New Jersey-based mid-size full-service business law firm with comparable focus on corporate, litigation, environmental, and real estate serving enterprise and mid-market clients.
• McCarter & English: Newark-headquartered full-service commercial law firm with similar size and comparable practice mix serving Fortune 500 and mid-market clients across the NJ/NY corridor.

Broad incumbents

• Fox Rothschild LLP: Larger full-service East Coast/Mid-Atlantic law firm with a comparable full-service offering but a broader geographic footprint and deeper bench across its 27+ offices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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