99 Goodwin Procter Attorneys Selected as Leaders in Their Fields
BOSTON, June 12, 2009 – Goodwin Procter announced today that the prestigious legal directory Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized the firm for excellence in numerous practice area categories in its 2009 edition; 99 of the firm’s attorneys have been named as leading lawyers. Goodwin Procter’s practice groups garnered a top tier ranking in 14 categories, and were ranked in 37 categories overall. Since its inception seven years ago, Chambers USA has consistently named Goodwin Procter and its attorneys as among the best in the legal industry.
Goodwin Procter’s recognition includes both national and state categories, and spans across the firm’s practice areas. For the third consecutive year, Gilbert G. Menna achieved the coveted “Star Performer” ranking in REITs, a designation that is the “standard by which others are judged and is reserved for those individuals whose profile is far ahead of the pack.” In addition, Robert S. Basseches was honored as a “Senior Statesman” in Transportation: Shipping: Regulatory (outside New York) for being a “sage of his particular legal market with immense prestige.” At the national level, Goodwin Procter was honored in Investment Funds, including the sub-categories of Hedge Funds, Private Equity: Buyouts, Private Equity: Fund Formation, Registered Funds, REITs and Venture Capital. The firm was also recognized nationally for its Climate Change, Financial Services Regulation, Life Sciences, Privacy & Cybersecurity, and Transportation practices. On the state level, Goodwin Procter was selected for excellence in categories such as California Venture Capital, Massachusetts Intellectual Property, New York Corporate/M&A, and Washington, D.C. Environment, among others.
National
Marco Adelfio; Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Lynne B. Barr; Financial Services Regulation: Banking & Securities (Regulatory Compliance) and Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Financial Services Regulation
Robert T. Basseches; Transportation: Shipping: Regulatory (Outside New York)
Mark H. Burnett; Investment Funds: Private Equity: Buyouts
David B. Cook; Transportation: Shipping: Regulatory (Outside New York)
John J. Egan III; Investment Funds: Venture Capital
Edward Glazer; Investment Funds: REITs
Thomas M. Hefferon; Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Financial Services Regulation
William P. Mayer; Financial Services Regulation: Banking & Securities (Regulatory Compliance)
Gilbert G. Menna; Investment Funds: REITs
Philip Newman; Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Regina M. Pisa; Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
Ettore A. Santucci; Investment Funds: REITs
Kingsley L. Taft; Life Sciences: Commercial
David W. Watson; Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
California
Forrest A. Hainline; Litigation: General Commercial
Dean C. Pappas; Real Estate
District of Columbia
John D. Aldock; Litigation: General Commercial
Michael S. Giannotto; Environment
Massachusetts
David J. Apfel; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Jocelyn Arel; Corporate/M&A
Christopher B. Barker; Real Estate
Lynne B. Barr; Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory
Mark T. Bettencourt; Corporate/M&A
Mark H. Burnett; Corporate/M&A
Stuart M. Cable; Corporate/M&A
Stephen G. Charkoudian; Intellectual Property
John J. Cleary; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Howard A. Cubell; Tax
James M. Curley; Private Equity: Buyouts
Christopher P. Davis; Environment
J. Anthony Downs; Intellectual Property
John J. Egan III; Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Michael H. Glazer; Real Estate
Daniel M. Glosband; Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Duncan Greenhalgh; Intellectual Property
John Haggerty; Corporate/M&A
Robert Hale; Labor & Employment
Martin R. Healy; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Joseph L. Johnson III; Corporate/M&A
Lawrence Kaplan; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Minta E. Kay; Real Estate
Douglas J. Kline; Intellectual Property
Thomas LaFond; Banking & Finance and Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory
John R. LeClaire; Private Equity: Buyouts
Mark Macenka; Corporate/M&A and Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
William P. Mayer; Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory
Anthony J. Medaglia; Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Gilbert G. Menna; Corporate/M&A
James W. Nagle; Labor & Employment
Philip Newman; Hedge & Mutual Funds
Brian E. Pastuszenski; Litigation: Securities
Regina M. Pisa; Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory
Edmund R. Pitcher; Intellectual Property
H. Neal Sandford; Tax
Ettore A. Santucci; Corporate/M&A
Joseph F. Savage; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
William J. Schnoor; Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Paul D. Schwartz; Real Estate
Bradford J. Smith; Labor & Employment
Andrew Sucoff; Real Estate
Kingsley L. Taft; Corporate/M&A
Laura Hodges Taylor; Private Equity: Buyouts
Paul F. Ware Jr.; 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
Mark Holland; Litigation: Securities
Richard M. Strassberg; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Andrew J. Weidhaas; Corporate/M&A
To compile the directory, Chambers canvasses clients and lawyers across the United States to obtain a consistent market view of 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 as well as valuable client services.
Please click here for the complete listing of Goodwin Procter’s rankings in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA.
About Goodwin Procter
Goodwin Procter LLP is one of the nation’s leading law firms with 900 attorneys in offices in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s core areas of practice are corporate, litigation and real estate, with specialized areas of focus that include financial services, private equity, technology, REITs and real estate capital markets, intellectual property, tax and products liability. Information may be found at www.goodwinprocter.com.