(Courtesy of Genova) Avi D. Kelin, Esq. is Counsel at Genova Burns LLC, a nationally recognized and full-service law firm, headquartered in Newark and with offices spanning New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia.

Kelin focuses on the areas of political law and corporate law. He provides guidance to businesses on managing their political-activity compliance, including political contributions, pay-to-play compliance, government contracts, lobbying, government-ethics, and political activities in the workplace. He serves as counsel to numerous Jewish and community-oriented organizations, Political Action Committees (PACs), Super Political Action Committees (Super PACs), and non-profits on their political activity.

Additionally, Kelin is the chair of the firm’s Autonomous Vehicle Law practice, concentrating on the legal issues surrounding this emerging technology. He served as a Governor-confirmed member on the New Jersey Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Task Force in 2019-2020 that issued a report to Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey State Legislature on how New Jersey can and must prepare for advances in transportation technology.

In 2022, Kelin was named to ROI-NJ’s inaugural listing of New Jersey’s legal influencers. This listing of approximately 100 attorneys in New Jersey recognized Kelin as “arguably the most significant attorney” in the area of autonomous vehicles. He was also one of only a handful of individuals to appear on both ROI-NJ’s 2022 legal and technology influencers list.

Also in 2022, Kelin was the only attorney in Essex County to receive the distinction of Essex County’s Top Lawyer by Morris | Essex Health & Life magazine in the area of non-profit law.