CSG Law Announces 2025 Litigation Chair & Practice Group Leaders
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (CSG Law) is pleased to announce that three attorneys, Danielle M. Corcione, Marisa Rauchway, and Mauro G. Tucci Jr., have respectively been elevated to the leadership of the firm’s Litigation Group as Chair and Practice Group Leaders.
“Danielle has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and judgment from the moment she joined CSG Law”, said Jeff Chiesa and Frank Giantomasi, Co-Chairs of the firm’s Executive Committee. “She is already a critical member of our Executive Committee, and we are very confident that she will bring those same qualities to her role as co-chair of the litigation department with Adam Derman and Matt Beck.”
“In her new role as Chair, Danielle will continue to bring the same diligence, tenacity and quality as she has in her other firm leadership roles, from her time as Practice Group Leader of the Litigation Group, to her ongoing service on the Executive Committee and as Chair of the ESG & Sustainability Group,” said Matthew E. Beck, Chair of the Litigation Group. “Marisa and Mauro are talented attorneys in the vanguard of CSG Law’s deep bench of litigators and their extensive experience will help lead the way for the firm’s next phase of growth.”
“Our Litigation Group is handling some of the most high-profile matters in our state and beyond,” said Adam K. Derman, Chair of the Litigation Group. “The elevation of these new leaders underscores the importance of the strategic management and growth of this group, in order to continue to serve clients in the most efficient and effective ways possible.”
Danielle, also Chair of the ESG & Sustainability Group, is a former federal prosecutor, a former in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 beauty company, an experienced federal trial lawyer and a strategic advisor. Twice elected to CSG Law’s Executive Committee, Danielle contributes to the successful management of the firm.
“I am thrilled to lead the Litigation Group with Adam and Matt and look forward to collaborating with Marisa and Mauro to build on the incredible culture of our department,” she said.
Danielle helps companies and boards navigate significant and complex white-collar investigations and has represented individual, government, and corporate clients in high stakes regulatory matters pending before the Department of Justice and other regulatory bodies. Danielle earned her J.D., cum laude, from New York Law School and her B.A., cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Marisa, who leads the firm’s Franchise Team, serves as a strategic legal advisor and partner to the local, regional and national franchise community. Her clients span a wide variety of industries, including hotel and hospitality, gas station and fuel distribution, childcare, gym and fitness, medical, luxury watches and jewelry, food and beverage, motor vehicle dealerships, appliance and entertainment. Marisa earned her J.D. from Boston University Law School and her B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Mauro’s experience includes white collar criminal defense, regulatory and administrative matters, labor disputes, and class action defense. He routinely represents health care providers, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufactures, and public entities. Mauro earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.A., with honors, from Colgate University.
Outside of the firm, Danielle and Marisa also collaborate on a number of initiatives supporting women-owned and diverse-owned businesses. Danielle advises female founders in the beauty, wellness, fashion, and lifestyle sectors, and Marisa served as co-chair of the New York/New Jersey Chapter of the Women’s Franchise Network, part of the International Franchise Association, from 2016 to 2021.