Highly regarded attorney Elnardo Webster leads a group of four real estate lawyers who have joined Connell Foley and will work out of the firm’s Newark office.
Webster and Jodi Luciani will join the firm as partners; Joni Noble McDonnell and Joao Magalhaes will be Of Counsel.
The new team members enhance a well-established Connell Foley real estate practice in Newark, New Jersey and the Northeast. Professionals in Newark provide transactional and litigation services and solutions-oriented advocacy to companies and now hold an even stronger presence with 22 attorneys in the Newark office.
Webster joins the firm from Inglesino, Webster, Wyciskala & Taylor – where he obviously was a named partner.
Webster concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, regulatory and government affairs. His clients include health care providers, regulated utilities, insurance companies, developers, and business and entrepreneurial companies. He has also served as general counsel to numerous government agencies.
“I am familiar with Connell Foley’s well-established reputation and have known the talented attorneys for years,” he said. “My team and our clients will benefit greatly from the firm’s broad experience in corporate, real estate, and remarkable litigation and trial experience.”
The firm has grown exponentially over the past decade under the strong leadership of past managing partners and continues to thrive under current managing partner Tim Corriston.
“Strategically adding to the Connell Foley family will help us maintain our competitive advantage and offer our clients an even greater depth of service to address their legal needs,” Corriston said.
Webster has served on the Rutgers Board of Overseers, Independent College Funds of New Jersey, Team Walker, St. Peter’s Prep School Board, Cross Roads Theater and Cathedral Healthcare System.
A former football player at Rutgers he also is the co-founder of Sports futures, a nonprofit organization for inner-city youths. Active in Democratic politics, Elnardo served as Treasurer and Finance Chair to Senator Cory Booker’s mayoral campaigns.
He received his J.D. and MBA from Rutgers.
Luciani’s practice focuses on land use and zoning, redevelopment, municipal law, and regulatory and government affairs. She counsels public and private clients, public entities, corporations, and real estate clients. She has extensive insights into local, state, and federal regulations and public procedures, as well as corporate and commercial matters, including litigation.
Luciani received her J.D. from New York Law School and her B.A. from the University of Michigan. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, and the United States District Court of New Jersey.
Noble McDonnell practices in the areas of government affairs, municipal law, regulatory affairs, and land use. Her clients include New Jersey water and sewer utilities and other public and state agencies. She advises and counsels on compliance with local, state, and federal statutes and regulations. Her vast experience includes representing the Join Meeting of Essex and Union Counties, serving as Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Morristown, and the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority.
She received her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and her B.A. from Douglass College. She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and the United States District Court of New Jersey.
Magalhaes represents public and private entities in commercial transactions and litigation, corporate structuring, general counseling, bankruptcy, and regulatory affairs. Joao works collaboratively with accountants, engineers, financial analysts, and other professionals for his client’s best course of action. Active in the legal profession, Joao was appointed by the Supreme Court of N.J. to serve on the District XB Ethics Committee and also serves as a coordinating editor for the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.
Joao received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.S. from Villanova University.
