Chambers USA 2016 Recognizes Goodwin Procter in 51 Practice Areas

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 lawyers for excellence in numerous practice areas. A total of 107 of the firm’s partners were named as leading lawyers in the legal directory’s 2016 edition, and 51 practice groups were selected for ranking. A complete listing of Goodwin’s rankings is available online at Chambers USA 2016.

Twenty-three Goodwin lawyers were ranked in multiple practice areas/categories this year. On a national level, Goodwin added rankings in three categories: Corporate Crime and Investigations, Startups and Emerging Companies, and Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial. Goodwin also added rankings in two Massachusetts categories: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment and Banking & Finance; three New York categories: Litigation: Securities, Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations, and Antitrust; and one Washington, D.C. category: Intellectual Property – Litigation.

For the tenth consecutive year, Goodwin partner Gilbert G. Menna was named a “Star Individual” in REITs, Chambers’ most select designation for lawyers. In addition, Thomas Hefferon was named a “Star Individual” in the Nationwide: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation).

Five Goodwin partners were honored as “Senior Statesman” in seven categories: Robert S. Basseches in the Nationwide: Transportation: Shipping: Regulatory (outside New York) category; John J. Cleary in both the Nationwide and Massachusetts Employee Benefits & Executive Comp categories; Daniel M. Glosband in the Massachusetts Bankruptcy/Restructuring 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 lawyers ranked in Chambers USA 2016 were:

National
Marco E. Adelfio: Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Jonathan Axelrad: Investment Funds: Venture Capital
Christopher B. Barker: Leisure & Hospitality
Lynne B. Barr: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) and Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance)
Robert T. Basseches: Transportation: Shipping, Regulatory (outside NY)
Mitchell S. Bloom: Life Sciences: Corporate and Commercial
John J. Cleary: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp
Alison Douglass: ERISA Litigation
John J. Egan III: Startups & Emerging Companies
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
Glenn Kerner: Product Liability & Mass Torts
Robert M. Kurucza: Investment Funds: Registered Funds
John R. LeClaire: Private Equity: Buyouts
Richard Matheny: International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
William P. Mayer: Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
Anthony McCusker: Startups & Emerging Companies
Gilbert G. Menna: REITs
Phillip H. Newman: Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Jacob Osborn: International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Christopher E. Palmer: 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
Marcia H. Sundeen: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Kingsley L. Taft: Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial
Benjamin C. Tschann: Leisure & Hospitality
Marian A. Tse: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp
Paul J. Verbesey: Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation

California
Jonathan Axelrad: Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital
Forrest A. Hainline III: Litigation: General Commercial
Richard A. Kline: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Anthony J. McCusker: Corporate/M&A (Northern California and Venture Capital)
Dean C. Pappas: Real Estate
Rezwan D. Pavri: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Chauncey M. Swalwell: Real Estate

District of Columbia
John D. Aldock: Litigation: General Commercial
Michael S. Giannotto: Environment
Mark A. Heller: Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
James A. Hutchinson: Corporate/M&A and Private Equity
Laurence S. Kirsch: Environment
Mark S. Raffman: Litigation: General Commercial

Massachusetts
Christopher B. Barker: Real Estate
Lynne B. Barr: Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory
James Barrett: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
Thomas A. Beaudoin: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Mark T. Bettencourt: Corporate/M&A
Gregory A. Bibler: Environment
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
Howard A. Cubell: Tax
James M. Curley: Private Equity: Buyouts
Anna Dodson: Banking & Finance
J. Anthony Downs: Intellectual Property
John J. Egan III: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment and Corporate/M&A
Jennifer Merrigan Fay: Labor & Employment
Elizabeth Shea Fries: Hedge and Mutual Funds
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
Martin R. Healy: Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Jon M. Herzog: Private Equity: Buyouts
Laura C. Hodges Taylor: Private Equity: Buyouts
Minta E. Kay: Real Estate
Michael J. Kendall: Private Equity: Buyouts
Samantha M. Kirby: Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory
Mark D. Kirshenbaum: Tax
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
Michael J. Pappone: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Edmund R. Pitcher: Intellectual Property
Stephen D. Poss: Litigation: Securities and Litigation: General Commercial
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
Michael G. Strapp: Intellectual Property
Andrew C. Sucoff: Real Estate
Joseph C. Theis, Jr.: Corporate/M&A
Marian A. Tse: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp
Paul F. Ware: Intellectual Property and Litigation: General Commercial
David W. Watson: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Scott A. Webster: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp
William H. Whitledge: Tax
Elise N. Zoli: Environment

New York
Mark J. Abate: Intellectual Property: Patent
Derek Cohen: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
John M. Ferguson: Real Estate: Corporate
Todd Hahn: Antitrust
William Harrington: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
David M. Hashmall: Intellectual Property: Patent
Elizabeth J. Holland: Intellectual Property: Patent
Mark Holland: Litigation: Securities
Brian E. Pastuszenski: Litigation: Securities
Christopher B. Price: Real Estate: Corporate
Richard M. Strassberg: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business surveys and interviews clients and lawyers across the United States to determine which firms and lawyers 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 900 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 @goodwinlaw.

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