Pictured left to right: Allison Straub-Dolan, Spencer Shih, Daniela Nieves, Shelley Wu, Ruben Attia, Samantha Fitzgerald and Toni M. Mitchell.
Riker Danzig warmly welcomes seven fall associates to the Firm. The fall associates are Ruben Attia, Samantha Fitzgerald, Toni M. Mitchell, Daniela Nieves, Spencer Shih, Allison Straub-Dolan and Shelley Wu.
“We are very pleased to welcome such an impressive class of fall associates, and excited that the majority of the class were previously summer associates with Riker Danzig. Each of our 2024 associates brings notable educational achievements and a great enthusiasm for the law,” said Michael P. O’Mullan, Riker Danzig Managing Partner. “We know they will each contribute greatly to our Firm, and look forward to helping them hone their legal skills and build strong careers.”
Our new class of associates brings a wide range of diverse backgrounds and perspectives to the Firm. Five of the new associates started their careers at Riker Danzig as summer associates. Hailing from a variety of top law schools, Rutgers Law School – Newark, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Boston College of Law and University of Maryland School of Law, the seven new attorneys will work in the Firm’s Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Environmental, Insurance, Products Liability, and Securities Litigation areas. More than 50% of the class identify as diverse.
Ruben Attia has joined the Firm’s Corporate Law Group. Attia received his J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2024, where he served as Staff Editor of the Cardozo International and Comparative Law Review (Volume VI). He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Yeshiva University in 2020, where he was on the Dean’s List all semesters.
Ruben began his career at Riker Danzig as a Summer Associate in 2023.
Samantha Fitzgerald has joined the Firm’s Insurance and Reinsurance Group. Samantha received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in 2024, where she served as Co-President of the Women’s Bar Association and was a Staff Editor of the Maryland Law Review. She received her B.A., summa cum laude, from Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences in 2021.
Samantha started her career at Riker Danzig as a 2023 Summer Associate.
Toni M. Mitchell has joined the Firm’s Commercial Litigation Group. She received her J.D. from Rutgers Law School in 2024, where she served as an Ambassador for the Minority Student Program. While in law school, she served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Michael A. Shipp, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Toni received her B.A., cum laude, from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2010.
Prior to joining the Firm, Toni worked in law enforcement, serving as a patrol officer for the Princeton Police Department.
Daniela Nieves has joined the Firm’s Products Liability and Mass Tort Practice Group. She received her J.D. in 2024 from Rutgers Law School, where she was a member of the Minority Student Program and was the 2L Rep of the Association of Latin American Law Students. Daniela received her B.A., cum laude, from Rutgers University in 2019. While at Rutgers, she was on the Dean’s List all semesters and a member of the Tau Sigma Honor Society.
During law school, Daniela served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Paul Nieves in the family division of the Union County Superior Court. She started her career at Riker Danzig as a 2023 Summer Associate in the Firm’s Minority Student Program, spending half the summer with Riker Danzig and the other half with Crum & Forster.
Spencer Shih has joined the Firm’s Securities Litigation, Arbitration, Regulation and Investigations Group. Spencer received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2024. While at Fordham, he was a Staff Member of the Fordham Law Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (IPLJ). He received his B.A. magna cum laude, from George Washington University in 2021.
Spencer started his career at Riker Danzig as a 2023 Summer Associate.
Allison Straub-Dolan has joined the Firm’s Environmental Group. Allison received her J.D. from Boston College Law School in 2024. She received her B.A., summa cum laude, from Catholic University of America in 2021, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Allison started her career at Riker Danzig as a Summer Associate in 2023.
Shelley Wu has joined the Firm’s Commercial Litigation Group. She received her J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2023. While there, she was a Submissions Editor and Podcast Editor of the Cardozo Law Review Volume 44 and a Staff Editor for Volume 43. Shelley received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Fordham University in 2016, where she was on the Dean’s List all semesters.
Following law school, Shelley served as a Law Clerk to the Hon. Greta Gooden Brown in the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.
Shelley is licensed to practice in New Jersey and New York.
