Goodwin, leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, announced today that The Legal 500 United States has recognized the firm and its lawyers for excellence in numerous practice areas in its 2016 edition.
The Legal 500 United States has recognized Goodwin for excellence in 27 firm practice areas, and as a “top tier” firm (*) in 4 of these practice areas.
- Dispute resolution - Appellate - Appellate - Supreme Court (federal and state)
- Dispute resolution - Financial services: litigation
- Dispute resolution - Product liability, mass tort and class action: consumer products (including tobacco)*
- Dispute resolution - Product liability, mass tort and class action: pharmaceuticals and medical devices – defense
- Dispute resolution - Product liability, mass tort and class action: toxic tort – defense
- Dispute resolution - Securities litigation – defense
- Dispute resolution - White-collar criminal defense
- Finance - Capital markets: equity offerings - advice to issuers
- Industry focus - Energy: litigation
- Industry focus - Environment: litigation
- Industry focus - Healthcare: life sciences
- Intellectual property - Patent litigation: full coverage
- Intellectual property - Patent litigation: International Trade Commission
- Investment fund formation and management - Alternative/hedge funds
- Investment fund formation and management - Mutual/registered funds
- Investment fund formation and management - Private equity funds
- Labor and employment - Employee benefits and executive compensation
- Labor and employment - ERISA litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial – M&A middle-market (sub-$500m)*
- M&A/corporate and commercial - Private equity buyouts
- M&A/corporate and commercial - Venture capital and emerging companies
- Media, technology and telecoms - Technology: data protection and privacy
- Media, technology and telecoms - Technology: transactions*
- Real estate and construction - Land use/zoning
- Real estate and construction - Real estate
- Real estate and construction - Real estate investment trusts (REITs)*
- Tax - US taxes: non-contentious
The Legal 500 United States recognized 110 Goodwin lawyers this year, including eight “Leading Lawyers” (*). Gil Menna was listed as a “Leading Lawyer” in two practice areas.
- Dispute resolution – Appellate
- Thomas Hefferon
- William Jay*
- Dispute resolution - Financial services – litigation
- Brian Pastuszenski
- David Permut
- Grant Fondo
- Richard Strassberg
- Thomas Hefferon
- Dispute resolution - Product liability, mass tort and class action - consumer products (including tobacco)
- Joanne Gray*
- Joanne Gray
- Richard Oetheimer
- Bill Hanlon
- Joanne Gray
- Mark Tully
- Dispute resolution - Securities litigation – defense
- Brian Pastuszenski
- Mark Holland
- Michael Isenman
- Mike Jones
- Todd Cronan
- Dispute resolution - White-collar criminal defense
- Grant Fondo
- Joseph Savage
- Richard Strassberg
- Todd Cronan
- William Harrington
- Finance - Capital markets - equity offerings - advice to issuers
- Anthony McCusker
- Edwin O’Connor
- Ettore Santucci
- Gilbert Menna
- Michael Giannotto
- William Jay
- Industry focus - Environment – litigation
- Michael Giannotto
- Industry focus - Healthcare - life sciences
- Emily Rapalino
- Kingsley Taft
- Maggie Wong
- Mitchell Bloom
- Stuart Cable
- Intellectual property - Patent litigation - International Trade Commission
- Ce Li
- Mark Abate
- Intellectual property - Patent litigation - full coverage
- David Hashmall
- Douglas Kline
- William Jay
- Investment fund formation and management - Alternative/hedge funds
- Brynn Peltz
- Mandee Gruen
- Investment fund formation and management - Mutual/registered funds
- Marco Adelfio*
- Philip Newman
- Investment fund formation and management - Private equity funds
- David Watson
- James Donohue
- Neal Sandford
- Paul Verbesey
- Thomas Beaudoin
- Labor and employment - ERISA litigation
- Alison Douglass
- James Fleckner
- Kevin Martin
- William Jay
- Labor and employment - Employee benefits and executive compensation
- Lynda Galligan
- John Egan
- John LeClaire
- Joseph Johnson III*
- Lawrence Chu
- Mark Bettencourt
- Stuart Cable
- M&A/corporate and commercial - Private equity buyouts
- Andrew Weidhaas
- Brian McPeake
- Ilan Nissan
- James Barrett
- John LeClaire
- M&A/corporate and commercial - Venture capital and emerging companies
- Andrew Goodman
- Anthony McCusker
- John Egan
- Mitchell Bloom
- William Schnoor*
- Media, technology and telecoms - Technology - data protection and privacy
- Lynne Barr
- William Growney
- Media, technology and telecoms - Technology – transactions
- Andrew Goodman
- Anthony McCusker
- John Egan
- Lawrence Chu
- Stephen Charkoudian
- Stuart Cable
- William Growney
- William Schnoor
- Real estate and construction - Land use/zoning
- Martin Healy
- Chauncey Swalwell
- Christopher Barker
- Dean Pappas
- Gilbert Menna*
- James Broderick
- Samuel Richardson
- Real estate and construction - Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Ettore Santucci
- Gilbert Menna*
- Mark Opper
- Neal Sandford
- Yoel Kranz
- Tax - US taxes - non-contentious
- Howard Cubell
- Neal Sandford
More detail, including a complete listing of Goodwin’s rankings, is available on The Legal 500 United States website.
The Legal 500 United States 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.
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