McManimon, Scotland & Baumann and Trenk DiPasquale Della Fera & Sodono, two New Jersey firms known for building—and building off of—public-sector practices, are to effectively combine as of Oct. 1.

The new firm, with 51 lawyers, will operate under the McManimon Scotland & Baumann name from that firm’s Roseland headquarters, but will maintain offices in Newark and Trenton.