NATIONAL—Lowenstein Sandler has announced that Rasmeet K. Chahil, Laura Cicirelli, Trevor A. Levine, Eugene Mishchenko, Michael Papandrea, Raquel Smith, and Heather Weaver have been elected to the firm partnership beginning in 2026. Rasmeet Chahil represents clients in high-stakes commercial litigation, as well as internal investigations and white collar defense matters. Laura Cicirelli is a trusted legal and strategic advisor to startups, venture-backed companies, and investment funds, often serving as outside general counsel to clients across the technology, consumer goods, and Web3 sectors. Trevor Levine represents financial services firms and digital asset companies navigating complex regulatory frameworks, rapid commercial growth, and government investigations. Eugene Mishchenko’s practice focuses on the patent prosecution of modern technology in the areas of software development, nanoscience, and electrical and computing engineering. Michael Papandrea provides counsel to debtors, creditors’ committees, individual creditors, liquidating trustees, and other interested parties with respect to corporate bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters, including bankruptcy-related litigation. Raquel Smith represents companies, investors, private equity sponsors, banks, and other financial institutions in a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, with a focus on debt financings and venture financings. Heather Weaver has more than a decade of experience litigating and pursuing alternative dispute resolution for a wide range of complex insurance coverage and commercial disputes in state and federal courts.