Goodwin Procter, a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, announced today that Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized the firm and its attorneys for excellence in numerous practice areas. A total of 111 of the firm’s attorneys were named as leading lawyers in the legal directory’s 2015 edition. Goodwin’s practice groups were selected for ranking in 48 categories overall and garnered top-tier rankings in 21 categories. A complete listing of Goodwin’s rankings is available online at Chambers USA 2015.
Twenty-two Goodwin attorneys were ranked in multiple practice areas/categories this year. On a national level, Goodwin added rankings in four categories: Appellate Law, Product Liability & Mass Torts, Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance), and International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337). Goodwin also added rankings in five Massachusetts categories: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Tax, Private Equity: Buyouts, Real Estate, and Intellectual Property; three New York categories: Real Estate: Corporate, Intellectual Property: Patent, and Corporate/M&A; one California category: Real Estate, and one Louisiana category: Corporate/M&A.
For the ninth consecutive year, Goodwin partner Gilbert G. Menna was named a “Star Individual” in REITs, Chambers’ most select designation for attorneys. In addition, Brian E. Pastuszenski was named a “Star Individual” in the Massachusetts Litigation: Securities category.
Four Goodwin partners were honored as “Senior Statesman”: Daniel M. Glosband in the Massachusetts Bankruptcy/Restructuring category; Lawrence E. Kaplan in the Massachusetts Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use category; James M. Nagle in the Massachusetts Labor and Employment category; and Paul F. Ware in both the Massachusetts Intellectual Property and Massachusetts Litigation: General Commercial categories.
Goodwin partners ranked in Chambers USA 2015 were:
National
Daniel P. Adams: REITs
Marco E. Adelfio: Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Christopher B. Barker: Leisure & Hospitality
Lynne B. Barr: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) and Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)
John J. Cleary: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp
David B. Cook: Transportation: Shipping, Regulatory (outside NY)
Alison Douglass: ERISA Litigation
James O. Fleckner: ERISA Litigation
Edward L. Glazer: REITs
Michael H. Glazer: Real Estate
Teresa K. Goebel: Leisure & Hospitality
Joanne M. Gray: Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
Thomas M. Hefferon: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation)
Mark Holland: Securities: Litigation
William M. Jay: Appellate Law
John R. LeClaire: Private Equity: Buyouts
William P. Mayer: Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
Gilbert G. Menna: REITs
Phillip H. Newman: Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Brian E. Pastuszenski: Securities: Litigation
David L. Permut: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
Regina M. Pisa: Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
H. Neal Sandford: REITs
Ettore A. Santucci: REITs
Mark Schonberger: REITs
William E. Stern: Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)
Richard M. Strassberg: Litigation: Trial Lawyers
Kingsley L. Taft: Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial
Benjamin C. Tschann: Leisure & Hospitality
California
Anthony J. McCusker: Corporate/M&A (Northern California and Venture Capital)
Dean C. Pappas: Real Estate
Chauncey M. Swalwell: Real Estate
District of Columbia
John D. Aldock: Litigation: General Commercial
Michael S. Giannotto: Environment
James A. Hutchinson: Corporate/M&A and Private Equity
Massachusetts
Christopher B. Barker: Real Estate
Lynne B. Barr: Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory
Thomas A. Beaudoin: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Mark T. Bettencourt: Corporate/M&A
Mitchell S. Bloom: Corporate/M&A
James M. Broderick: Real Estate
Mark H. Burnett: Corporate/M&A and Private Equity: Buyouts
Stuart M. Cable: Corporate/ M&A
Stephen G. Charkoudian: Technology
John J. Cleary: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp
R. Todd Cronan: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Howard A. Cubell: Tax
James M. Curley: Private Equity: Buyouts
J. Anthony Downs: Intellectual Property
John J. Egan III: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment and Corporate/M&A
Jennifer Merrigan Fay: Labor & Employment
Natascha S. George: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Edward L. Glazer: Tax
Michael H. Glazer: Real Estate
Daniel M. Glosband: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Duncan A. Greenhalgh: Intellectual Property
John T. Haggerty: Corporate/M&A: Capital Markets
Robert M. Hale: Labor & Employment
Jon M. Herzog: Private Equity: Buyouts
Martin R. Healy: Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Laura C. Hodges Taylor: Private Equity: Buyouts
Joseph L. Johnson III: Corporate/M&A
Lawrence E. Kaplan: Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Minta E. Kay: Real Estate
Michael J. Kendall: Private Equity: Buyouts
Samantha M. Kirby: Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory
Douglas J. Kline: Intellectual Property
John R. LeClaire: Private Equity: Buyouts
Mark J. Macenka: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
William P. Mayer: Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory
Diane J. McCabe: Real Estate
Gilbert G. Menna: Corporate/M&A: Capital Markets
James W. Nagle: Labor & Employment
Phillip H. Newman: Hedge Funds & Mutual Funds
Brian E. Pastuszenski: Litigation: Securities
Edmund R. Pitcher: Intellectual Property
James C. Rehnquist: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
H. Neal Sandford: Tax
Ettore A. Santucci: Corporate/M&A: Capital Markets
Joseph F. Savage: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
William J. Schnoor: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment and Corporate/M&A
Paul D. Schwartz: Real Estate
Edward Matson Sibble: Banking and Finance
Bradford J. Smith: Labor & Employment
Derek Steingarten: Hedge and Mutual Funds
Andrew C. Sucoff: Real Estate
Joseph C. Theis, Jr.: Corporate/M&A
Paul F. Ware: Intellectual Property and Litigation: General Commercial
David W. Watson: Private Equity: Fund Formation
William H. Whitledge: Tax
New York
Mark J. Abate: Intellectual Property: Patent
John M. Ferguson: Real Estate: Corporate
David M. Hashmall: Intellectual Property: Patent
Mark Holland: Litigation: Securities
Christopher B. Price: Real Estate: Corporate
Stuart L. Rosenthal: Corporate/M&A
Richard M. Strassberg: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Louisiana
Andrew H. Goodman: Corporate/M&A
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business surveys and interviews clients and lawyers across the United States to determine which firms and attorneys are considered leaders in their field. Rankings assess key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence and commitment.
Goodwin Procter LLP is a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, with offices across the United States and in Europe and Asia. Excelling at complex transactional work and high-stakes litigation, the firm combines in-depth legal knowledge with practical business experience to help clients maximize opportunities and manage risk. With more than 850 lawyers, Goodwin offers innovative counsel and delivers results through a client-centric and collaborative approach. The firm focuses on matters involving financial institutions, intellectual property, private equity, real estate capital markets, securities litigation/white collar defense, and technology/life sciences. Information may be found at www.goodwinprocter.com. Follow us on Twitter @goodwinprocter.