CSG Law’s Marie Mathews and Frank J. Giantomasi Named to NJBIZ’s Power 100

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (CSG Law) is pleased to announce that Managing Member Marie L. Mathews and Executive Committee Chair Francis J. Giantomasi have been named to the 2025 edition of NJBIZ’s Power 100, a recognition of New Jersey’s most influential people in business.

Marie oversees the strategic direction and the day-to-day operations of CSG Law, including the firm’s more than 200 attorneys and 150 other professionals. Before taking the helm, Marie served in a variety of management roles at CSG Law while also representing a wide range of clients in complex commercial litigation matters, including practice group leader of the Litigation Group and deputy general counsel to the firm.

Outside of the firm, Mathews serves as the president of the Greater Newark Holiday Fund, a charity which, over the years, has contributed more than $12 million toward the betterment of thousands of families statewide.

Frank, a Member of the firm’s Real Estate Group, has more than four decades of experience in all aspects of real estate acquisitions, sales, development, complex commercial transactions and chancery litigation to the Roseland-based firm.

A major real estate player in the region, Frank has served as chief development counsel for some of the area’s most notable mixed-used projects, such as a plan to redevelop 6.1 acres around the New Jersey Performing Arts Center into a vibrant new arts neighborhood. He has also represented numerous developers on projects, including Netflix in its successful bid to convert the former Fort Monmouth Army base into a state-of-the-art production facility; the $35 million Newark Courtyard by Marriott hotel; and several historic building conversions on Newark’s Market Street that were developed into 35,000 square feet of retail, with more than 80 residential units, in a $35 million mixed-use project.

In addition, Frank has been one of the driving forces behind the CSG Law’s growth, which has surpassed $100 million in revenue each year since 2022.

To learn more about the 2025 Power 100, please visit NJBIZ’s website.


Visit csglaw.com/award-methodology for additional details on the selection process for the above-mentioned recognitions. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

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