Business Journal NJBIZ Names Donald Scarinci and Donald M. Pepe Leaders in Law

Scarinci and Pepe Honored as Top New Jersey Attorneys with Second Award in as Many Months

Little Falls, NJ – April 26, 2023 – One of New Jersey’s leading business journals, NJBIZ, acknowledges Donald Scarinci, Founding & Managing Partner of Scarinci Hollenbeck, and Donald M. Pepe, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Law Section, as 2023 Leaders in Law for their exceptional contributions to the business and legal communities, education, and mentorship. The pair will receive this award at The Palace in Somerset on May 25, 2023.

“It is an honor to be recognized among New Jersey’s most distinguished attorneys, many of whom I am privileged to consider my colleagues and friends,” stated Donald Scarinci. “Congratulations to all fellow honorees and thank you NJBIZ for the recognition.”

This acknowledgment marks the second time that Donald and Don have been honored for their work this year. In February, the pair were named Influencers in Law by ROI-NJ. For the Leaders in Law award by NJBIZ, the publication sought to honor professionals who have cultivated a high level of prestige in their practice and have impacted their respective legal communities. An independent panel of judges with experience in the justice system review nominations by colleagues and peers and choose the Leaders in Law honorees.

“I would like to thank all of my mentors over the years who have helped mold me as a professional and achieve success in my practice,” stated Don Pepe. “I dedicate this award to them for I would not be where I am today without their guidance.”

Don Pepe’s creative approach and influence on development and redevelopment projects continue to earn him recognition as one of the most influential commercial real estate attorneys in New Jersey. NJBIZ’s independent panel chose Don Pepe as a Leader in Law, particularly for his impact on the redevelopment of Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, and the Gold Coast. 

Donald Scarinci is one of New Jersey’s most well-known attorneys for his impact on and decades of contributions to elevating the quality of legal education and his influence in public, municipal, and education law. Today, he is known for his leadership, outspoken advocacy of work-life integration, creating popular NJICLE seminars, authoring several books, developing an immersive summer internship program for aspiring attorneys, and creating educational law blogs for students.

Scarinci Hollenbeck once again congratulates both attorneys for their well-deserved recognition by NJBIZ.

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About Donald M. Pepe

Donald M. Pepe devotes his practice to all aspects of complex real estate development and real estate transactional work with an emphasis on retail and residential development. Mr. Pepe works closely with business executives and in-house counsel to develop strategies for targeting acquisitions, land purchase negotiations, managing and evaluating feasibility studies, representing corporate interests before local, state, and federal approval authorities, and securing land use and administrative approvals.

Learn about Don Pepe: https://scarincihollenbeck.com/attorneys/donald-m-pepe 

About Donald Scarinci

Donald Scarinci, Firm Managing Partner, founded the firm in 1988. He writes and lectures extensively about Constitutional Law and edits the award-winning, The Constitutional Law Reporter. His practice focuses on representing public institutions and businesses that interact with government. Mr. Scarinci is well known for his work in Municipal Law, School Law, Business and Health Care law. He has represented some of the largest municipalities and counties in New Jersey, as well as numerous planning and zoning boards, economic development authorities, school boards, utility authorities, colleges, hospitals and other public entities at all levels of municipal, county, regional and state government.

Learn about Donald: https://scarincihollenbeck.com/attorneys/donald-scarinci