pediatric ICU; and a $100,000 gift to a Morris County ARC association assisting challenged adults to live independently. The firm's community service efforts are guided by a charity committee, which seeks input from all attorneys and employees in selecting the organizations that will benefit from the firm's efforts. "As a result, there is a personal connection to virtually all of the firm's charitable efforts, which helps inspire participation and enthusiasm," the firm's application said. The firm hosts Denim Days every other month, when all firm employees can wear denim to work in exchange for a small donation to a selected charity. This summer, the firm supported Project Backpack, which provides school supplies for children who otherwise may not have what they need for school. For each quarterly networking event of the firm's Women's Initiative, the women of the firm ask their attendees to support a charity by bringing items to donate. In 2014, the women collected and donated thousands of dollars of clothing to Morris County Dress for Success, hundreds of pounds of food to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, as well as an entire car full of donations and supplies for a local animal shelter. the 2014 Primerus Community Service Award, as announced at the Primerus Global Conference in October. Primerus names award finalists in addition to the winner. This year's finalists are Broedermann Jahn of Hamburg, Germany; Cardelli Lanfear of Detroit, Michigan; Carroll & O'Dea of Sydney, Australia; and Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge of Nashville, Tennessee. are very fortunate, and we want to give back to those who are not as lucky as we are," the winning firm said in their award application. The example of community service comes from the top at Mandelbaum Salsburg, starting with Managing Partner Barry Mandelbaum. His fundraising efforts in the past for Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey have resulted in donations of more than $550,000. In his capacity as a trustee of the Steven & Beverly Rubenstein Foundation, he has also facilitated donations including a $450,000 grant to the Valerie Fund, which assists children with cancer and blood disorders; a $500,000 gift to St. Jude's Hospital to fund a parents' from Broedermann Jahn includes efforts from academic teaching and practical training to pro bono work. The partners of Broedermann Jahn have, for many years, taught at different universities and training centers in areas including of the art of contract drafting, company law, international arbitration, mediation, antitrust law and international private law. families, or providing school supplies for students who might not otherwise have any, or donating business clothes to women seeking jobs, the attorneys of Primerus member firm Mandelbaum Salsburg P.C. waste no time in serving their community. Award Winner and Finalists |