Gibbons announced that Yuliya Shamailova joined as an associate in the corporate group in Newark. Shamailova was most recently with Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham in New York, where she reviewed and negotiated contracts for clients in the entertainment industry—employment contracts, endorsement deals, commercial ventures, non-disclosures, and cease and desists. She also has advised clients on such agreements; advised attorneys on issues in intellectual property and labor law; and negotiated film and television agreements with opposing counsel, the firm said. During law school, Shamailova interned with the Intellectual Property And Entrepreneurship Law Clinic and the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, and the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Shamailova earned her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law and her B.A. from George Washington University. She is admitted in New Jersey and New York. In Connecticut she advocated for “Desmond’s Law,” which allows lawyers and law students to serve as advocates for justice in animal abuse cases.

Vicente Sederberg Adds Kumer as Counsel

Cranford Firm Adds Land Use, Real Estate Attorney Heather Kumer as Counsel Heather Kumer

Vicente Sederberg added Heather Kumer as counsel in the Cranford office. Kumer previously was a partner at Prime and Tuvel and an associate at Connell Foley in Jersey City. She was designated special conflict counsel for the Planning Board of Princeton and developed a medical cannabis policy for a major New Jersey hospital, according to the firm. Before that, Kumer served as in-house counsel and sustainability coordinator for the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency. Kumer “brings a wealth of valuable public and private sector experience to our rapidly expanding practice in New Jersey and New York,” which “will help our clients find their place in the adult-use cannabis programs currently being implemented across the tri-state region,” said Vincente Sederberg partner Adam Fine in a statement. Kumer is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified professional in building design and construction. She received her B.A. from American University, and her J.D. and environmental law certificate from Pace University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, and in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.