About Peter
Peter G. Verniero is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Corporate Investigations and Integrity and Appellate Practice Groups. Mr. Verniero joined the Firm in September of 2004 after serving as the then youngest member of the New Jersey Supreme Court in modern history. Prior to his judicial service, Mr. Verniero served as the 51st Attorney General of New Jersey as well as chief of staff and chief counsel to Governor Christine Todd Whitman. He is the only person in the state’s history to have served in those four senior positions within the executive and judicial branches.
Peter G. Verniero is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Corporate Investigations and Integrity and Appellate Practice Groups. Mr. Verniero joined the Firm in September of 2004 after serving as the then youngest member of the New Jersey Supreme Court in modern history. Prior to his judicial service, Mr. Verniero served as the 51st Attorney General of New Jersey as well as chief of staff and chief counsel to Governor Christine Todd Whitman. He is the only person in the state’s history to have served in those four senior positions within the executive and judicial branches.
Practice Areas
Education
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Appellate Practice, Newark (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Compliance Law, Newark (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Compliance Law, Newark (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Appellate Practice, Newark (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Compliance Law, Newark (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Appellate Practice, Newark (2016)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Governance Law, Newark (2014)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Compliance Law, Newark (2013)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Newark (2011)
- Recognized: Appellate Practice
- Recognized: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Corporate Compliance Law
- Recognized: Corporate Governance Law
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: White-Collar