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Women, Families and the Public KOSKOFF KOSKOFF & BIEDER

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, Koskoff & Bieder, PC (Koskoff) has represented victims of catastrophic injury, medical malpractice and civil rights violations for more than 80 years, and its lawyers are committed to remain at the forefront of trial law.

“The lawyers at Koskoff continue a legacy that began with my grandfather in providing strong advocacy for victims of injustice,” said partner Josh Koskoff, who was named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in 2023 and 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut for Medical Malpractice – Plaintiffs. “We proudly continue our mission while evolving with changes in the profession, which ultimately is to the benefit of deserving clients.”

Ongoing Cases and Results With National Impact

Koskoff remains one of the most highly regarded civil litigation firms in Connecticut, having secured hundreds of millions of dollars for victims and their families in the areas of product liability, catastrophic injury, medical malpractice and civil rights.

The firm is currently in the discovery stage of a multidistrict litigation against Yale University Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Clinic, in which the fentanyl intended to be used for patients’ pain management was allegedly replaced with saline by a former nurse. The action on behalf of the plaintiffs is being led by Josh Koskoff and partner Kelly Fitzpatrick, who Best Lawyers named the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” in Stamford for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Plaintiffs.

In one of its most recent and far-reaching successes, the firm secured a $7.1 million jury verdict on behalf of a Pennsylvania woman who was severely injured in 2017 when a can of Conagra Brands cooking spray ignited in a kitchen at her workplace and set her aflame. The result in 2023 is likely to pave the way for more product liability claims against the Chicagobased company.

The firm also received international acclaim for securing landmark resolutions in two litigations

regarding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting:

• Koskoff secured a $73 million settlement on behalf of 9 families who lost loved ones in the shooting, in Soto Et Al v. Bushmaster Firearms International—one of the only times in U.S. history where a gun manufacturer has been held accountable for a mass shooting.

• Koskoff represented 14 families of victims and one FBI agent who were defamed by InfoWars owner Alex Jones. In Lafferty et al. v. Alex Jones , a Connecticut jury found that Jones will owe $1.5 billion in compensatory and punitive damages to the plaintiffs for the pain and suffering they endured through InfoWars broadcasts, in-person and online, and a claim violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act targeting Jones’ lie-based marketing scheme. Lafferty marked the largest verdict in Connecticut history and is believed to be the largest defamation verdict in U.S. history.

“In addition to the unfathomable loss of life, the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School reflected other failures in our society—from the availability and marketing of deadly weapons to the harmful impact of lies and conspiracy theorists,” Koskoff said. “Our resolutions will hopefully lead to stronger laws that change the way weapons are marketed and prevent anyone from using their media platforms to torment and incite violence, especially against survivors and those in mourning.”

Legal Community and Media Accolades

One of the standout accolades in 2023—and the firm’s history—was receiving the National Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from Public Justice, the renowned nonprofit legal advocacy group, for the Lafferty result. Joshua Koskoff noted that the award from Public Justice was particularly special since the organization annually honors the “greatest contribution to the public interest within the past year.”

Koskoff’s Lafferty legal team was comprised of Christopher Mattei, Josh Koskoff, Alinor Sterling, Matt Blumenthal, Sarah Steinfeld, Colin Antaya and Lorena Thompson.

The firm is frequently honored by the media and legal community, as well. Best Law Firms® ranked the firm Tier 1 in Stamford in five practice areas for 2024: Appellate Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Medical Malpractice – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs.

Eleven Koskoff lawyers were recognized by Best Lawyers in various areas, and many have also been named “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practices.

Additionally, past and present Koskoff lawyers received prestigious individual awards in 2023: Partner Kathleen Nastri was awarded with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from American Association of Justice (AAJ) for her significant contributions to advancing AAJ’s commitment to promote justice and fairness for injured persons.

• Founding Partner Michael Koskoff (Josh’s father) was posthumously inducted into the AAJ Hall of Fame.

• Former managing attorney Jim Horwitz, who retired in December, was honored by the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) for his lifetime of achievements and contributions to civil justice in the state.

• CTLA awarded Koskoff attorneys and staff with the Riscassi-Koskoff Civil Justice Award for the landmark victories on behalf of families who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook.

“Every lawyer and staff member of our firm is held to a high standard because clients hire us during the most challenging times in their lives,” Koskoff said. “It often takes years to secure justice, and we stand by our clients for every moment until we reach the best possible conclusion.”

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Connecticut Attorney General Releases Status Update on Data Privacy Act

On February 1, Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong released a comprehensive report detailing the initial strides made to enforce the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) and provided insightful recommendations for its future progression through means of amendments. Released only seven months after the act was enacted in July 2023, the report casts a whole new light on pivotal areas of early enforcement focuses from the top legal authority in the state, highlighting privacy policies, sensitive data treatment and data brokers.

Additionally, it suggests various legislative modifications aimed at fortifying the act, such as abolishing entity-level exemptions for organizations under certain federal privacy laws, adopting data deletion protocols similar to California’s Delete Act for data held by brokers and broadening the CTDPA’s right to know to whom data is being shared. Although such a report is highly irregular, it does, in fact, provide litigators, consumers, companies and lawmakers with the necessary guidance and insights to help them further understand the enforcement priorities concerning the CTDPA.

As highlighted in the report, moving forward, a substantial emphasis will likely be placed on enforcing privacy policies in the early stages of CTDPA enforcement. Attorney General Tong has distributed notices regarding deficient privacy policies to companies across a diverse array of industries. Notably, the report underscores deficiencies in disclosures concerning consumer data rights, with numerous policies either lacking said disclosures or presenting them in an entirely unprofessional manner.

Additionally, issues with the mechanisms embedded in the organizations’ privacy policies, including dead links, were frequently noted. This highlight marks an imperative first step for companies, particularly those operating in Connecticut, to ensure that their privacy policies not only meet state procedural requirements but also comprehensively and clearly articulate

consumers’ data rights.

While privacy policies have received the most spotlight, the report also sheds light on three other areas where Attorney General Tong has revealed early enforcement interest under the CTDPA: sensitive data, including biometric and geolocation data, underage user data and data brokers. Cure notices and inquiry letters have been dispatched to companies engaged in processing these types of data across various sectors, underscoring the necessity for data brokers and companies handling sensitive or teen data to ensure compliance with legal requirements.

The report also presented several recommendations for enhancing the CTDPA through future amendments. Notable recommendations included:

Minimizing Exemptions: The report critiques the CTDPA’s reliance on entity-level exemptions, advocating for narrowing these exemptions to avoid disadvantaging Connecticut residents.

One-Stop Deletion Shop: Proposing a “one-stop-shop” mechanism akin to California’s Delete Act, the AG suggests streamlining the process for consumers to delete their personal information held by data brokers.

Expanded the Right to Know: Drawing from recent comprehensive privacy laws in other states, the AG proposes expanding the CTDPA to provide consumers with the right to know specific third parties with whom their personal data is shared.

Status of Data Breach Notifications: While not the primary focus, the AG underscores the importance of adhering to the Connecticut data breach notification law’s timeframe, emphasizing the need for swift action in notifying consumers and regulators following a data breach.

To briefly conclude, Attorney General Tong’s report provides valuable insights into the early enforcement priorities of the CTDPA and suggests potential legislative amendments to not only fortify but further clarify data privacy laws in the state.

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Richard P. Renehan New Haven

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Michael R. Enright Hartford

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Richard J. Di Marco Stamford

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Craig A. Raabe

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Eugene J. Riccio

Stamford

Michael O. Sheehan

New Haven

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James T. Cowdery Hartford

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New Haven

Stanley A. Twardy, Jr.

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Thomas B. Mooney Hartford ELDER LAW Greta E. Solomon Stamford EMPLOYMENT LAW - INDIVIDUALS Stephen J. Fitzgerald New Haven William G. Madsen Hartford Daniel L. Schwartz Stamford EMPLOYMENT LAW - MANAGEMENT Tanya A. Bovée Hartford Peter J. Lefeber New Haven Jonathan B. Orleans Stamford ENERGY LAW Paul R. McCary Hartford ENERGY REGULATORY LAW Lee D. Hoffman Hartford ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Nancy K. Mendel New Haven Diane W. Whitney Hartford FAMILY LAW Campbell D. Barrett Hartford Kenneth E. Caisse New London Thomas D. Colin Stamford Rosemary E. Giuliano New Haven FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION Annmarie P. Briones Stamford FAMILY LAW MEDIATION Rachel A. Pencu Stamford HEALTH CARE LAW Arnold Menchel Hartford Maureen Weaver New Haven Patricia D. Weitzman Stamford IMMIGRATION LAW Justin Conlon Hartford Jennifer Strait Rodriguez New Haven INSURANCE LAW Marilyn B. Fagelson New Haven Theodore J. Tucci Hartford LABOR LAWMANAGEMENT Peter J. Lefeber New Haven Daniel L. Schwartz Stamford Richard Voigt Hartford LABOR LAW - UNION Daniel Livingston Hartford LAND USE AND ZONING LAW Michael J. Cacace Stamford Timothy S. Hollister Hartford Matthew Ranelli New Haven LITIGATION - ANTITRUST Robert M. Langer Hartford 2024Lawyer of the Year HONOREES 6 | CONNECTICUT

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William S. Fish, Jr. Hartford

Stephen M. Kindseth Stamford

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Robert J. O’Brien

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Franca L. DeRosa Hartford

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Erika L. Amarante New Haven

Patricia D. Weitzman Stamford

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Mark A. Milano New Haven

Courtney C. Stabnick

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Francis J. Duffin New Haven

Craig A. Raabe Hartford

Edward R. Scofield Stamford

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George E. O’Brien Jr.

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Lawrence Peikes

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Mark Dunn

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Noble F. Allen

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Edward R. Scofield

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Marjorie F. Shansky

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Gregory A. Hayes

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Catherine A. Mohan

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James F. Early

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Kelly A. Fitzpatrick

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Robert L. Holzberg

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Richard A. O’Connor

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John J. Kennedy Jr.

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Lincoln Woodard

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Henry M. Beck, Jr.

Hartford

David A. Swerdloff

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Marina F. Cunningham

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Christopher J. Lynch

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Richard A. O’Connor New Haven

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John J. Houlihan, Jr.

Hartford

Humbert J. Polito, Jr. New London

Stephanie Z. Roberge New Haven

Ernest F. Teitell Stamford

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John J. Robinson Hartford

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Brendan Faulkner Hartford

John J. Kennedy Jr. New Haven

Paul A. Slager Stamford

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Frank A. Appicelli Hartford

Andrew R. Lubin New Haven

Steven M. Siegelaub Stamford

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David I. Albin Stamford

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Laura Weintraub Beck Stamford

Samuel M. Hurwitz New Haven

Louis B. Schatz Hartford

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Mark W. Dost New Haven

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John R. Ivimey Hartford

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Robert B. Keville New London

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Meisenkothen New Haven

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Diane D. Duhamel Hartford

Thomas B. Mooney Education Law Hartford, CT

Since 1976, Thomas B. Mooney, partner at Shipman & Goodwin LLP in Hartford, has been committed to assisting educators, policymakers and lawyers to better understand the continually developing issues plaguing schools on a daily basis.

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2006, Mooney is currently being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” for Education Law in Hartford for 2024, an honor he’s received five times previously in this specialty.

Of his legal career and recent recognition, Mooney stated: “I teach courses on school law at the University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University, and I write regularly about school law issues for various publications, which could have contributed to this current recognition. Last year, the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) published the 10th Edition of ‘A Practical Guide to Connecticut School Law,’ which I first wrote and CABE first published in 1994. The Practical Guide has become a key resource on school law issues for lawyers and educators alike. It also serves as the textbook for school law courses offered at the graduate level in Connecticut universities.

“Finding resolutions to disagreements that work for all parties is always this main goal. Disputes will invariably arise between school officials and parents or employees, and we must remember that the parties will still need to work together after a dispute is resolved. It is imperative that we maintain a respectful dialogue and consider the underlying interests of all parties in seeking to resolve problems. The ability to listen is crucially important in this field. As subject matter experts, lawyers know the controlling legal principles, but if we do not listen carefully to our clients, we will not have the full story. Providing legal advice must be a dialogue between the client who knows the facts and the lawyer who knows the law.”

Mooney, who’s garnered nearly 50 years of legal experience, is the current chair emeritus and former co-chair of Shipman’s School Law Practice Group. Over the years, Mooney has taught school law at the University of Connecticut School of Law since 1985, has served as Professor-in-Residence at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut since 2001 and is an adjunct professor in both the School of Law and the School of Education of Quinnipiac University.

Additionally, as a regularly published writer, Mooney has authored numerous textbooks and handbooks, namely A Practical Guide to Connecticut School Law, which is a comprehensive treatise on Connecticut school law still utilized by teachers, administrators and board of education members throughout the state.

“If a problem can arise, it can arise in a school, and accordingly my colleagues and I in the School Law Practice Group at Shipman & Goodwin deal with problems that range from the mundane to the bizarre. There is never a dull day, and it is a pleasure and privilege to help school officials find creative solutions to the wide range of challenges they confront in educating Connecticut youth,” concluded Mooney.

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Protecting Patients, Families and the Public

Dozens of patients experienced unfathomable and avoidable pain while being treated at Yale University Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Clinic (REI) for what should have been routine IVF treatment. They turned to Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC for justice and found award-winning, empathic counsel who are driving an action that may positively impact women’s health care nationwide.

WOMEN’S SAFETY IS CONTINUALLY AT RISK, and their voices have historically been ignored or silenced by the medical profession. This is true even during some of the most personal and vulnerable situations. In vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment involves sharp medical tools. Without appropriate medication, intense and intolerable pain is certain.

Unfortunately, nearly one hundred patients who were being treated at Yale REI in Connecticut experienced this horror during infertility-related surgeries. Their complaints of pain over the course of months and years went ignored.

The patients, who were having difficulty conceiving or wanted to freeze their eggs, visited the center for routine surgical and retrieval procedures. Though the process is traditionally straightforward, it requires a prescribed amount of fentanyl for pain management during and post-treatment.

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“One of the nurses swapped vials of fentanyl prescribed for pain management with saline solution.”

“Many of these women had sought treatment at the center because of Yale’s brand recognition,” says Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC partner Josh Koskoff, who, along with partner Kelly Fitzpatrick, leads the multi-plaintiff litigation. “But its reputation belied what happened to these women under the negligent watch of its administrators.”

Indeed, approximately one hundred patients reported excruciating pain during and following the infertility-related surgeries.

No reasonable explanation was immediately offered and the patients individually filed complaints. The federal investigation that stemmed from the case revealed the cause of this calamity.

“In the midst of a well-known opiateaddiction epidemic, Yale REI set up a sloppy system that was destined to fail. Without proper systems, protocols or oversight in place to prevent opiate abuse, over the course of months if not years, one of the nurses, Donna Monticone, swapped vials of fentanyl prescribed for pain management with saline solution,” says Koskoff, who was named a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in 2023 and 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut for Medical Malpractice–Plaintiffs.

Monticone surrendered and pled guilty to federal charges. According to published reports, Yale had violated the recordkeeping requirements of the Controlled Substances Act on at least 685 separate occasions. And though Yale paid $308,250 to the Department of Justice to resolve violations of the Controlled Substances Act, the victims sought further justice from Yale for their pain and suffering. They

turned to Koskoff for representation in the lawsuit, knowing the Bridgeport-based firm had a reputation for unparalleled legal representation in precedent-setting medical malpractice and civil rights cases in Connecticut.

Koskoff partner Kelly Fitzpatrick coleads the multi-plaintiff litigation on behalf of the 93 patient plaintiffs. In addition to being a qualified advocate, Fitzpatrick could immediately empathize with her clients, as she had recently undergone IVF treatment herself.

“I understand the psychological and physical toll that IVF can take on women and their families,” says Fitzpatrick, who Best Lawyers named the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” in Stamford for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Plaintiffs. After meeting with many of the clients and learning what they endured, Fitzpatrick says the case became more personal. “These women were literally crying out about their pain and were ignored. We are fighting to secure justice and compensation for Yale’s systemic failures and inexcusable conduct.”

The case is still in discovery and the Koskoff team expects the first trial to begin in 2025. Fitzpatrick says she hopes other IVF centers will take notice of the case as it builds, and take every measure possible to provide adequate treatment to its patients.

“It is incomprehensible that so many women experienced profound pain, were categorically ignored and are still fighting to be heard,” Fitzpatrick says. “These patients were violated, and through our advocacy, we hope to correct this injustice for our clients and prevent it from

impacting other families.”

If Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder’s track record is any indication, its clients will be well cared for. Since its inception in 1936, the firm has established itself as a leader in the areas of catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and other complex litigation. Koskoff is renowned for many landmark legal victories for injured plaintiffs throughout the years. Recent achievements include two history-making results in cases regarding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

In the first case, Soto et al v. Bushmaster Firearms International, Koskoff attained a $73 million settlement, marking the first and only time in U.S. history that a gun manufacturer has been held accountable for a mass shooting. In the second case, Lafferty et al. v. Alex Jones, the firm attained a $1.5 billion verdict against notorious “conspiracy theorist” Alex Jones for this nearly decade-long harassment of 14 relatives of Sandy Hook victims and one FBI agent who were defamed by Jones. The verdict is believed to be the largest defamation verdict in U.S. history.

“The results from our civil trials and lawsuits have enhanced public safety and set a precedent for what can and cannot be tolerated in society,” Koskoff says, adding that the litigation against Yale University Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Clinic will hopefully signal a warning to other institutions that offer IVF and other reproductive treatments. “We want women to feel confident about their wellbeing when they seek IVF treatment, and we hope the results of our action against Yale REI will ease the minds of patients and future parents.”

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Daniel J. Krisch, Michael R. McPherson

HOWARD, KOHN, SPRAGUE & FITZGERALD

Jack G. Steigelfest

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

Charles D. Ray

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER

Kenneth J. Bartschi, Karen L. Dowd, Wesley W. Horton, C. Ian McLachlan

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Campbell D. Barrett, Dana M. Hrelic

ROBINSON & COLE

Linda L. Morkan

WIGGIN AND DANA

Aaron S. Bayer

Banking and Finance Law

BROCK & SCOTT

Randall S. McHugh (M)

DAY PITNEY

Richard J. Wasserman (B)

HINCKLEY ALLEN

David J. Wiese (R)

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE

Richard M. Leibert (M)

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

Daniel I. Papermaster (B), Bruce C. Silvers (B)

MOTLEY RICE

William H. Narwold*

ROBINSON & COLE

Michael F. Maglio (B), Norman H. Roos (B, R)

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

James C. Schulwolf (B)

UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY

J. J. Cranmore (R), Thomas J. Welsh (B)

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights

/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law

DECHERT

G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.**

HINCKLEY ALLEN

William S. Fish, Jr.**, Thomas S. Marrion

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

Benjamin Cordiano, Harold S. Horwich**, Lisa Valentovish

MURTHA CULLINA

Robert E. Kaelin, Robert A. White

REID AND RIEGE

Jon P. Newton**

ROBINSON & COLE

Patrick M. Birney, Michael R. Enright**

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Eric S. Goldstein, Latonia Williams

Bet-the-Company Litigation

COWDERY, MURPHY & HEALY

James T. Cowdery, Thomas J. Murphy

DECHERT

G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.

HINCKLEY ALLEN

William S. Fish, Jr.

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE

Craig A. Raabe

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER

Louis R. Pepe

WEINSTEIN & WISSER

Richard P. Weinstein

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

Todd R. Regan

MURTHA CULLINA

Marcel J. Bernier

PULLMAN

Commercial Finance Law

Commercial Litigation

COWDERY,

Key to Abbreviations ASTERISKS: *Asingleasteriskindicates lawyerislistedinlitigation. **Two asterisks indicate alawyerislistedinboth litigationandnon-litigation categories. Alternative Dispute Resolution A Arbitration M Mediation Banking & Finance Law B Banking & Finance R Financial Service Regulation M Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law Corporate Governance & Compliance Law C Compliance G Governance Entertainment Law F Film/Movies M Music T Theater Intellectual Property T Trademark C Copyright P Patent IP* Litigation –Intellectual Property International Arbitration C Commercial G Government Labor & Employment EI Employment Law –Individuals EM Employment Law –Management LE Labor & Employment LM Labor Law – Management LU Labor Law – Union Legal Malpractice Law Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Medical Malpractice Law Personal Injury Product Liability Litigation Professional Malpractice P Plaintiffs D Defendants Securities / Capital Markets Law S Securities / Capital Markets R Securities Regulation Workers’ Compensation Law C Claimants E Employers COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TOTAL LAWYERS RECOGNIZED PEER EVALUATIONS PRACTICE AREAS 1,071 RECOGNITIONS IN STATE OR METRO 76 130,821 13M + 147
Areas in Connecticut Hartford Alternative Dispute Resolution COONEY, SCULLY AND DOWLING Herbert Shepardson (A) KENNY BRIMMER & MAHONEY Richard
Mahoney (A) MCELROY, DEUTSCH,
77 Practice
C.
MULVANEY & CARPENTER
& COMLEY Andrew C. Glassman
ROBINSON & COLE Michael F. Maglio
AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER Ted Mathias, Francis H. Morrison III
BROWN RUDNICK
Mark S. Baldwin
MURPHY & HEALY James J. Healy DAY PITNEY Daniel L. FitzMaurice, Chase T. Rogers, James H. Rotondo, Paul D. Williams GERBER CIANO KELLY BRADY Troy A. Bataille GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI Todd R. Regan HALLORAN SAGE Joseph Fortner HINCKLEY ALLEN David DeBassio, Lisa A. Zaccardelli IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE Craig A. Raabe KLINGMAN LAW Patrick A. Klingman LAW OFFICES OF JILL HARTLEY JIll Hartley MCCARTER & ENGLISH Paula Cruz Cedillo, Thomas J. Finn, Moy N. Ogilvie, Charles D. Ray, Thomas J. Rechen MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER James A. Budinetz, David W. Case, James G. Green, Jr., Wesley W. Horton, Louis R. Pepe, Peter J. Zarella MILLER SHAH James E. Miller, Laurie Rubinow MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Michael C. D’Agostino MURTHA CULLINA George A. Dagon, Jr., Michael J. Donnelly, Robert E. Kaelin NATALE & WOLINETZ, ATTORNEYS AT LAW Anthony J. Natale O’SULLIVAN MCCORMACK JENSEN & BLISS William J. O’Sullivan O’TOOLE + O’TOOLE Jill M. O’Toole PULLMAN & COMLEY Eliot B. Gersten, Diane W. Whitney ROBINSON & COLE Dan A. Brody, Stephen O. Clancy, Frank F. Coulom, Jr., Kevin P. Daly, Jeffrey J. White SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Mark K. Ostrowski SHIPMAN, SHAIKEN & SCHWEFEL David Shaiken SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Robert R. Simpson THE GOTSTYLA LAW FIRM Jeffrey Gostyla UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY Richard S. Order WEINSTEIN & WISSER Richard P. Weinstein Commercial Transactions / UCC Law SHIPMAN & GOODWIN James C. Schulwolf UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY Thomas J. Welsh Construction Law CARLTON FIELDS Leslie P. King** 10 | CONNECTICUT

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

Todd R. Regan**

HINCKLEY ALLEN

Jared Cohane**, Luke R. Conrad**, Timothy T. Corey**, Antonino M. Leone**, Peter J. Martin**

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER

Thomas G. Librizzi, Louis R. Pepe

MICHELSON, KANE, ROYSTER & BARGER

Paul R. Fitzgerald**, Steven B. Kaplan

MURPHY, LAUDATI, KIEL & RATTIGAN

Margaret Fogerty Rattigan

MURTHA CULLINA

Michael J. Donnelly*

NATALE & WOLINETZ, ATTORNEYS

AT LAW

Anthony J. Natale*

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Megan Youngling Carannante*, Richard C. Robinson*

ROBINSON & COLE

Dennis C. Cavanaugh**, Gregory R. Faulkner**, Frederick Hedberg**, Martin A. Onorato**, William S.

Wilson II**

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Robert J. O’Brien**

Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

HALLORAN SAGE

Henry M. Beck, Jr. (G)

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Andrew C. Glassman (C, G)

Corporate Law

HALLORAN SAGE

Henry M. Beck, Jr.

HINCKLEY ALLEN

William S. Fish, Jr., Thomas S. Marrion

MURTHA CULLINA

Marcel J. Bernier, Willard F. Pinney, Jr.

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Andrew C. Glassman

REID AND RIEGE

Mark Ryan

ROBINSON & COLE

John B. Lynch Jr., Edward J.

Samorajczyk, Jr.

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Donna L. Brooks, John H. Lawrence, Jr.,

James C. Schulwolf

Criminal Defense: General Practice

ADVOCATES LAW FIRM

Ronald T. Murphy

BROWN PAINDIRIS & SCOTT

Richard R. Brown

CRUMBIE LAW GROUP

Joseph B. Burns

DONOVAN & MORELLO

John R. Donovan

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE

Craig A. Raabe

LAW OFFICES OF PAT BROWN J.

Patten Brown III

LOGAN, VANCE, SULLIVAN & KORES

Noah J. Kores

MCGUIGAN LEGAL

A. Ryan McGuigan

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

James W. Bergenn

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

ADVOCATES LAW FIRM

Ronald T. Murphy

BROWN PAINDIRIS & SCOTT

Richard R. Brown

COWDERY, MURPHY & HEALY

James T. Cowdery, Thomas J. Murphy

CRUMBIE LAW GROUP

Joseph B. Burns

DRONEY LAW

Christopher Droney

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE

Craig A. Raabe

LAW OFFICES OF PAT BROWN

J. Patten Brown III

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

Paula Cruz Cedillo, David X. Sullivan

REID AND RIEGE

Thomas V. Daily

ROBINSON & COLE

Dan A. Brody

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

James W. Bergenn

DUI / DWI Defense

DONOVAN & MORELLO

John R. Donovan

THE LAW OFFICE OF RUSSELL S.

PALMER

Russell S. Palmer

Education Law

KAINEN, ESCALERA & MCHALE

Frederick L. Dorsey, Kenneth S.

Weinstock

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Anne H. Littlefield, Richard A. Mills, Thomas B. Mooney, Jessica L. Ritter, Rebecca Rudnick Santiago

Elder Law

HALLORAN SAGE

Vincent Liberti

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

DWIGHT MERRIAM ATTORNEY AT LAW

Dwight H. Merriam

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Gregory F. Servodidio

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

CARLTON FIELDS

Jonathan Sterling*

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE

Robert A. Izard*

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER

Alfred A. Turco

ROBINSON & COLE

Virginia E. McGarrity

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Richard I. Cohen

Energy Law

BROWN RUDNICK

Douglas A. Cohen, Franca L. DeRosa, Thomas J. Regan, Philip M. Small

DAY PITNEY

Paul N. Belval, David T. Doot

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

Charles F. Vandenburgh

For over 100 years, Cummings & Lockwood has been building meaningful and lasting relationships with our private clients, their family offices, businesses and charitable entities, serving as trusted advisors throughout their lifetimes and providing sophisticated legal counsel at every important stage of their lives.

Congratulations to our 21 Cummings & Lockwood attorneys who were selected by Best Lawyers® in Connecticut in 2024.

MURTHA CULLINA

Paul R. McCary

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Lee D. Hoffman, Frederic Lee Klein

ROBINSON & COLE

Kenneth C. Baldwin, Joey Lee Miranda

Energy Regulatory Law

BROWN RUDNICK

Philip M. Small

DAY PITNEY

David T. Doot

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Lee D. Hoffman

ROBINSON & COLE

Joey Lee Miranda

Environmental Law

BROWN RUDNICK

Douglas A. Cohen**, Franca L. DeRosa**, Philip M. Small

COHN BIRNBAUM & SHEA

Douglas S. Pelham*

DAY PITNEY

Elizabeth C. Barton**, Harold M.

Blinderman

HALLORAN SAGE

Ann M. Catino*, Michael A. Zizka

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

Jane Kimball Warren

MURTHA CULLINA

Patricia L. Boye-Williams

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Lee D. Hoffman, Diane W. Whitney

ROBINSON & COLE

Brian C. Freeman**, Robert S.

Melvin**, Joey Lee Miranda, Earl W. Phillips, Jr., James P. Ray**, Emilee Mooney Scott, W. Richard Smith Jr.

Equipment Finance Law

ROBINSON & COLE

Michael F. Maglio

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

James C. Schulwolf

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER

Karen L. Dowd

Family Law

BUDLONG & BUDLONG

Gerald A. Roisman

LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTINE

WHITEHEAD

Christine M. Whitehead

LOUDEN, KATZ & MCGRATH

Robert B. Katz, Wm. Bruce Louden, David A. McGrath

MURPHY, LAUDATI, KIEL & RATTIGAN

John L. Laudati

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Campbell D. Barrett, Jon T. Kukucka

ROME CLIFFORD KATZ & KOERNER

John P. Clifford Jr., Steven Katz, Alan J. Rome

Family Law Arbitration

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Jon T. Kukucka

Family Law Mediation

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Jon T. Kukucka

First Amendment Law

HINCKLEY ALLEN

William S. Fish, Jr.

Franchise Law

HASSETT & GEORGE

Martin A. Clayman

Government Contracts

BROWN RUDNICK

Thomas D. Ritter

Government Relations Practice

BROWN RUDNICK

Thomas D. Ritter

Our core services include:

Health Care Law

DAY PITNEY

Mindy S. Tompkins

HALLORAN SAGE

Arnold Menchel**

HINCKLEY ALLEN

Thomas S. Marrion

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH

Angeline N. Ioannou

ROBINSON & COLE

Lisa M. Boyle, Theodore J. Tucci

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Vincenzo Carannante, Joan W. Feldman

WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN

Jacqueline A. Maulucci*

Immigration Law

COLLINS & MARTIN

■ Estate, income and gift tax planning

■ Wealth protection planning

■ Trust formation and management

■ Philanthropic giving

■ Generational wealth transfer

■ Probate and estate settlement

and tax planning

2024 RECOGNITIONS WWW.BESTLAWYERS.COM | 11
GROUP
Anthony D. Collins FLEISCHMANN IMMIGRATION LAW
Eric Fleischmann LAFOUNTAIN IMMIGRATION LAW
LAW OFFICE OF
Marcus LAW OFFICE OF KARA HART Kara A. Hart LAW OFFICES OF JUSTIN CONLON Justin Conlon MURTHA CULLINA Dana R. Bucin O’NEIL BAKER LAW Erin O’Neil-Baker ROBINSON & COLE Megan R. Naughton THE LAW OFFICE OF WAYNE E. CHAPPLE Wayne E. Chapple WIZNER LAW Andrew L. Wizner Insurance Law AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER Thomas G. Rohback* CARLTON FIELDS John C. Pitblado* DAY PITNEY Kathleen D. Monnes, Joseph K. Scully ELIZABETH O’ DONNELL Elizabeth A. O’Donnell* www.cl-law.com STAMFORD GREENWICH WEST HARTFORD NAPLES BONITA SPRINGS PALM BEACH GARDENS 203.327.1700 203.869.1200 860.393.4900 239.262.8311 239.947.8811 561.214.8500
Meghann E. LaFountain
GLOBMAN & MARCUS Daniel
■ Estate planning and administration
International
estate
Executor
Business succession
Residential and commercial real estate services
and trustee services ■
planning ■
Corporate and
services
finance
Trusts and estates litigation
Tax controversy and litigation
Business
litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY

Christopher J. Lynch*

GERBER CIANO KELLY BRADY

Michael Lettiero

GFELLER LAURIE

Charles F. Gfeller*, Robert D. Laurie

GOLDBERG SEGALLA

Adam J. LaFleche

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

Thomas C. Blatchley, Cullen W. Guilmartin

HALLORAN SAGE

Daniel J. Krisch, William J. McGrath, Jr.*, Michael R. McPherson, Paul D. Meade*, Susan O’Donnell, Kevin M. Roche**, Richard C. Tynan*

HOWD & LUDORF

Philip T. Newbury, Jr. LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM E. MURRAY

William E. Murray*

LITCHFIELD CAVO

Michael J. Dugan*, Richard A. Lord Jr.,

Paul G. Roche*

MONTSTREAM LAW GROUP

Matthew S. Necci*

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

Harold S. Horwich

NATALE & WOLINETZ, ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Anthony J. Natale*

O’SULLIVAN MCCORMACK JENSEN & BLISS

Michael T. McCormack*

REID AND RIEGE

Thomas V. Daily*

ROBINSON & COLE

Wystan M. Ackerman*, Raymond T. DeMeo, Stephen E. Goldman, Jonathan E. Small, Rhonda J. Tobin, Theodore J. Tucci

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Mark K. Ostrowski*

STRUNK DODGE AIKEN ZOVAS

Courtney C. Stabnick*

THE KALON LAW FIRM

Christopher P. Kriesen**

WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN

Kathleen F. Adams*, Jacqueline A. Maulucci*

Intellectual Property Law

ALIX, YALE & RISTAS

Alexander Andrews (IP*)

AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER

Matthew J. Becker (IP*, P*), Chad A. Landmon (IP*, P*), Ted Mathias (IP*), Francis H. Morrison III (IP*, P*), Matthew S. Murphy (IP*, P*), Stacie Ropka (IP*)

CANTOR COLBURN

Michael A. Cantor (C, IP*, P, P*, T), Michelle P. Ciotola (C), Philmore H. Colburn II (P, T), Steve Coyle (IP*, P*), Todd E. Garabedian (P), Michael J. Rye (IP*)

DAY PITNEY

Elizabeth A. Alquist (IP*), Richard D. Harris (C)

HALLORAN SAGE

Joseph Fortner (IP*)

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE

Craig A. Raabe (IP*)

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

Mark Dunn Giarratana (IP*, P*), Thomas J. Rechen (IP*)

MCCORMICK PAULDING & HUBER

Marina F. Cunningham (IP*, P, T)

REID AND RIEGE

Mary Miller (C)

ROBINSON & COLE

John L. Cordani (IP*, T), John H

Mutchler (C, T), Jacqueline Pennino

Scheib (C, T)

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Glenn M. Cunningham (IP*), Patrick M. Fahey (IP*, P*)

Labor and Employment Law

CARLTON FIELDS

James M. Sconzo (EM), Jonathan Sterling* (EM, LE*)

DAY PITNEY

Glenn W. Dowd* (EM, LE*)

FORDHARRISON

Sami Asaad (EM), Michael C. Harrington* (EM, LE*, LM), Michael J. Spagnola* (EM, LE*), Johanna G. Zelman* (EM, LE*, LM)

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

Mitchell L. Fishberg* (LE*)

HALLORAN SAGE

Duncan Forsyth* (EM, LE*)

HINCKLEY ALLEN

Jeffrey J. Mirman* (LE*)

JACKSON LEWIS Tanya A. Bovée* (EM, LE*), Holly L. Cini* (EM, LE*), Allison P. Dearington (EM), Beverly W. Garofalo (EM, LM), David R. Golder* (EM, LE*, LM), David R. Jimenez* (EM, LE*), James F. Shea* (EM, LE*), Sarah R. Skubas* (EM, LE*, LM), Margaret J. Strange* (EM, LE*), Richard F. Vitarelli (EM, LM), Alison Jacobs Wice (EM)

KAINEN, ESCALERA & MCHALE

Jennifer L. Dixon* (EM, LE*), Frederick L. Dorsey (LM), Miguel A. Escalera Jr.* (EM, LE*, LM), Patrick J. McHale (EM, LM), Joseph W. McQuade* (LE*), Shel D. Myers (EM), Kenneth S. Weinstock (EM, LM)

LAW OFFICES OF JILL HARTLEY

JIll Hartley* (LE*)

LIVINGSTON, ADLER, PULDA, MEIKLEJOHN & KELLY

Gregg D. Adler* (EI, LE*, LU), Mary E. Kelly* (EI, LE*, LU), Daniel Livingston* (LE*, LU), Thomas Meiklejohn (EI)

MADSEN, PRESTLEY & PARENTEAU

William G. Madsen (EI)

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

Pamela J. Moore* (LE*), Hugh F. Murray III* (EM, LE*, LM), Richard Voigt* (EM, LE*, LM)

MCELENEY & MCGRAIL

Stephen F. McEleney (LU)

PULLMAN & COMLEY Megan Youngling Carannante* (EM, LE*), Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds* (LE*, LM)

ROBINSON & COLE

Britt-Marie Cole-Johnson (EI, EM), Alice E. DeTora (EM, LM), Natale V. DiNatale (EM, LM), Rachel V. Kushel (EM, LM), Abby M. Warren (EM)

ROSE KALLOR

Robin B. Kallor* (EM, LE*, LM), Michael J. Rose* (EM, LE*)

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Brian Clemow (EM, LM), Leander

Altifois Dolphin (EM), Brenda A. Eckert (EM), Gabriel J. Jiran (EM, LM), Jarad M. Lucan (LM), Richard A. Mills (LM), Thomas B. Mooney (EM, LM), Jessica L. Ritter (EM), Daniel A. Schwartz (EM, LM)

Land Use & Zoning Law

ALTER & PEARSON

Robin Messier Pearson**

DWIGHT MERRIAM ATTORNEY AT LAW

Dwight H. Merriam**

HALLORAN SAGE

Ann M. Catino*, Richard P. Roberts, Kenneth R. Slater Jr.**, Matthew Willis, Michael A. Zizka**

HINCKLEY ALLEN

Timothy S. Hollister**

MCCARTER & ENGLISH Rolan Joni Young

MORIARTY, PAETZOLD & SHERWOOD

David F. Sherwood

MURPHY, LAUDATI, KIEL & RATTIGAN

Margaret Fogerty Rattigan

MURTHA CULLINA

Kari L. Olson

ROBINSON & COLE

Brian R. Smith

Legal Malpractice Law

MORRISON MAHONEY

James L. Brawley (D), Robert Cassot (D) Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE

Craig A. Raabe

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

DAY PITNEY

James H. Rotondo (D), Paul D. Williams (D)

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY

Michael Kenney (D, P), Christopher

J. Lynch (D)

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

Cullen W. Guilmartin (D)

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE

Robert A. Izard (P)

LITCHFIELD CAVO

Michael J. Dugan (D)

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

Catherine A. Mohan (D)

ROBINSON & COLE

Jeffrey J. White (D)

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON

Robert R. Simpson (D)

Medical Malpractice Law

ADELMAN CONNORS & KREVOLIN

Mary Ann Connors (P)

HALLORAN SAGE

Richard C. Tynan (D)

HOWARD, KOHN, SPRAGUE & FITZGERALD

Thomas P. Cella (P)

MORRISON MAHONEY

Tom Anderson (D)

RISCASSI & DAVIS

Brendan Faulkner (P), Andrew S. Groher (P), John J. Houlihan, Jr. (P), Paul M. Iannaccone (P), Michael C. Jainchill (P)

THE FLOOD LAW FIRM

Brian M. Flood (P), Christopher J. Flood (P), Timothy Grady (D)

WALSH WOODARD

Karolina A. Dowd (P), Michael J. Walsh (P), Lincoln Woodard (P)

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

BROWN RUDNICK

Mark S. Baldwin*

HALLORAN SAGE

Henry M. Beck, Jr.

HINCKLEY ALLEN

Thomas S. Marrion

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

Jeffrey S. MacDonald, Charles F. Vandenburgh

MOTLEY RICE

William H. Narwold*

MURTHA CULLINA

Marcel J. Bernier, Willard F. Pinney, Jr.

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Andrew C. Glassman

ROBINSON & COLE

John B. Lynch Jr.

Municipal Law

HALLORAN SAGE

Richard P. Roberts, Michael A. Zizka

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Bruce A. Chudwick

Natural Resources Law

COHN BIRNBAUM & SHEA

Douglas S. Pelham

Nonprofit / Charities Law

ROBINSON & COLE

Christine E. Bromberg

Personal Injury Litigation

ADELMAN CONNORS & KREVOLIN

Mary Ann Connors (P), Joseph P. Krevolin (P)

CONNECTICUT TRIAL FIRM

Ryan McKeen (D, P)

COWDERY, MURPHY & HEALY

James J. Healy (P)

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY

Christopher J. Lynch (D), Steven H. Malitz (D)

GOFF LAW GROUP

Elisabeth M. Swanson (P)

GOLDBERG SEGALLA

Jennifer L. Booker (D)

GOULD INJURY LAW

Jason Prueher (P)

HALLORAN SAGE

Paul D. Meade (D), Susan O’Donnell (D), Kevin M. Roche (D), Richard C. Tynan (D)

HOWARD, KOHN, SPRAGUE & FITZGERALD

Thomas P. Cella (P)

JOHN C. FITZGERALD JR.

John C. FitzGerald, Jr. (P)

LOGAN, VANCE, SULLIVAN & KORES

Noah J. Kores (P)

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

Catherine A. Mohan (D)

MCCOY & MCCOY

Frank J. McCoy, Jr. (P), Brian Parrott (P)

MONTSTREAM LAW GROUP

Matthew S. Necci (D)

MORRISON MAHONEY

James L. Brawley (D), Cara D. Joyce (D)

MURPHY, LAUDATI, KIEL & RATTIGAN

John L. Laudati (P)

NATALE & WOLINETZ, ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Anthony J. Natale (D, P)

RISCASSI & DAVIS

Brendan Faulkner (P), Andrew S. Groher (P), Christopher M. Houlihan (P), John J. Houlihan, Jr. (P), Paul M. Iannaccone (P), Michael C. Jainchill (P)

ROGIN NASSAU

Andrew W. Krevolin (P)

ROME CLIFFORD KATZ & KOERNER

Steven Katz (P), Alan J. Rome (P)

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

James W. Bergenn (P), William J. Ronalter (P)

STRUNK DODGE AIKEN ZOVAS

Courtney C. Stabnick (D, P)

THE FLOOD LAW FIRM

Brian M. Flood (P), Christopher J. Flood (P), John Jay Pavano (P), Erica Pilicy-Ryan (P)

THE KALON LAW FIRM

Christopher P. Kriesen (D)

WALSH WOODARD

Karolina A. Dowd (P), Michael J. Walsh (P), Lincoln Woodard (P)

WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN

Jacqueline A. Maulucci (D)

Product Liability Litigation

ADELMAN CONNORS & KREVOLIN

Mary Ann Connors (P)

DAY PITNEY

Paul D. Williams (D)

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY

Christopher J. Lynch (D)

GOLDBERG SEGALLA

Jennifer L. Booker (D)

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

Cullen W. Guilmartin (D), John J. Robinson (D)

HOWARD, KOHN, SPRAGUE & FITZGERALD

Thomas P. Cella (P)

LITCHFIELD CAVO

Richard A. Lord Jr. (D)

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

Catherine A. Mohan (D), Jeffrey M. Thomen (D)

MCCOY & MCCOY

Frank J. McCoy, Jr. (P)

RISCASSI & DAVIS

Brendan Faulkner (P), Andrew S. Groher (P), Christopher M. Houlihan (P), John J. Houlihan, Jr. (P), Paul M. Iannaccone (P), Michael C. Jainchill (P)

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

James W. Bergenn (P), Mark K. Ostrowski (D), William J. Ronalter (P)

THE FLOOD LAW FIRM

Brian M. Flood (P), Christopher J. Flood (P), Erica Pilicy-Ryan (P)

Professional Malpractice Law

FORD & PAULEKAS

Elizabeth M. Cristofaro (D)

GERBER CIANO KELLY BRADY

Troy A. Bataille (D)

HALLORAN SAGE

Kevin M. Roche (D)

MORRISON MAHONEY

Robert Cassot (D)

Project Finance Law

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

Charles F. Vandenburgh

Public Finance Law

DAY PITNEY

Namita Tripathi Shah

HINCKLEY ALLEN

Thomas S. Marrion

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Marie V. Phelan

ROBINSON & COLE

David M. Panico

SOEDER & ASSOCIATES

Lisa P. Soeder

Real Estate Law

ALTER & PEARSON

Robin Messier Pearson

BROWN RUDNICK

Thomas J. Regan**, Thomas D. Ritter

CARLTON FIELDS

Frank A. Appicelli, Kate S. D’Agostino, H. Scott Miller

COHN BIRNBAUM & SHEA

Richard J. Shea, Jr.

CONSOLI BORTOLAN LAW GROUP

Scott P. Consoli

DAY PITNEY

Rosemary G. Ayers, Marie Caroline

Bertrand

DWIGHT MERRIAM ATTORNEY AT LAW

Dwight H. Merriam**

FLEISCHMANN IMMIGRATION LAW

GROUP

Karl Fleischmann

FORD & PAULEKAS

Paul W. Ford

HALLORAN SAGE

Brad Malicki, Casey O’Connell, Richard

P. Roberts

HINCKLEY ALLEN

Noble F. Allen*, Jomarie T. Andrews

MACDERMID, REYNOLDS & GLISSMAN

Joseph L. Hammer**, Jennifer Lewis

Oxford

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

John R. Mallin, Thomas J. Rechen*

MORIARTY, PAETZOLD & SHERWOOD

David F. Sherwood*

MURPHY, LAUDATI, KIEL & RATTIGAN

Lawrence J. Kiel

MURTHA CULLINA

Frank J. Saccomandi III

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Brion J. Kirsch, Gary B. O’Connor**

REID AND RIEGE

Louis J. Donofrio, Thomas Kasper

ROBINSON & COLE

Garry C. Berman, Thomas P. Cody

ROGIN NASSAU

Randy P. Kabakoff

ROME CLIFFORD KATZ & KOERNER

Allan W. Koerner

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

William G. Rock

SHIPMAN, SHAIKEN & SCHWEFEL

Lawrence Shipman

STOKESBURY, SHIPMAN & FINGOLD

William C. Stokesbury

WIGGIN AND DANA

Robyn Abbate

Reinsurance Law

DAY PITNEY

Joseph K. Scully

Securities / Capital Markets Law

DRONEY LAW

Christopher Droney (S*)

HALLORAN SAGE

Henry M. Beck, Jr. (S)

MOTLEY RICE

William H. Narwold (S*)

MURTHA CULLINA

Willard F. Pinney, Jr. (S)

ROBINSON & COLE

Edward J. Samorajczyk, Jr. (S)

Securitization and Structured Finance Law

ROBINSON & COLE

Michael F. Maglio

Tax Law

ACKERLY BROWN

Mary M. Ackerly

DAY PITNEY

Edward F. Krzanowski

ROBINSON & COLE

Christine E. Bromberg

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Louis B. Schatz**

Trade Secrets Law

AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER

Francis H. Morrison III

CANTOR COLBURN

Michael A. Cantor

DAY PITNEY

Elizabeth A. Alquist

HALLORAN SAGE

Joseph Fortner

ROBINSON & COLE

John L. Cordani

Transportation Law

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY

Steven H. Malitz

Trusts and Estates

ACKERLY BROWN

Mary M. Ackerly

CAPALBO HOURIHAN

Paul A. Hudon**

COHEN LAW

Jason W. Cohen

COHN BIRNBAUM & SHEA

Jeanmarie B. Shea**

CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD

Paul L. Bourdeau, Caroline Demirs

Calio, Robert B. Fawber, Kelley Galica

Peck**, Heather J. Rhoades

DAY PITNEY

Peter Chadwick, B. Dane Dudley, Christiana N. Gianopulos, Edward F. Krzanowski, Leigh A. Newman

DREW & COHEN

Christopher S. Drew

HALLORAN SAGE

Vincent Liberti

HINCKLEY ALLEN

Robert Levine, Lisa P. Staron

MURTHA CULLINA

Alfred R. Casella, Richard A. Marone, Suzanne Brown Walsh

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Alan S. Parker

REID AND RIEGE

John R. Ivimey, Ingi-Mai Loorand, Barbara A. Taylor

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Danielle P. Ferrucci, Bryon W. Harmon, Lyn Gammill Walker

TRUSTLAWYER

Jeffrey L. Crown**

Utilities Law

BROWN RUDNICK

Philip M. Small

MURTHA CULLINA

Paul R. McCary

Water Law

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Frederic Lee Klein

Workers’ Compensation Law

BERMAN & RUSSO, ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Jon D. Berman (C), Frank W. Russo (C)

CANTOR INJURY LAW FIRM

Jonathan A. Cantor (C)

COSTELLO, COOMBES & BROWN

Jeremy L. Brown (C), Frank V. Costello (C)

GOLDBERG SEGALLA

Samantha K. Levasseur (E), Kristen L. Stumpo (E) KOCIAN LAW GROUP

Nicholas T. Kocian (C) LAW OFFICE OF ANGELO PAUL SEVARINO

Angelo P. Sevarino (C) LAW OFFICES OF JAMES F. ASPELL

Admiralty and Maritime Law

BOHONNON LAW FIRM

David Bohonnon

Alternative Dispute Resolution

BEVERLY J. HODGSON

Beverly J. Hodgson (A, M)

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

James K. Robertson, Jr. (A)

MUNRO AT LAW

Lynda B. Munro (A, M)

James L. Pomeranz (E), Jonathan F. Reik (E)

MOLLICA LAW OFFICES

Catherine D. Mollica (C)

MONTSTREAM LAW GROUP

Margaret E. Crawford (E), Matthew S. Necci (E), Joseph J. Passaretti, Jr. (E)

MORRISON MAHONEY

Robert S. Bystrowski (E), Charlene Russo (E)

POLINSKY LAW GROUP

Eric A. Polinsky (C)

ROME CLIFFORD KATZ & KOERNER

Alan J. Rome (C)

STRUNK DODGE AIKEN ZOVAS

Richard L. Aiken, Jr. (E), Jason M. Dodge (E), Philip Markuszka (E), Heather Porto (E), Courtney C. Stabnick (E), Richard T. Stabnick (E), Lucas D. Strunk (E) THE FLOOD LAW FIRM

Ana Fidalgo (C) THE NICHOLAS LAW FIRM

POSITIVELY NEUTRAL

Robert Harris (M)

RENEHAN & ROSSETTI

Richard P. Renehan (A) STOHLER ADR

D. Charles Stohler (M)

Appellate Practice

CLENDENEN & SHEA

Kevin C. Shea

DAVID ROSEN & ASSOCIATES

David N. Rosen

LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD EMANUEL

Richard Emanuel

MARINO, ZABEL & SCHELLENBERG

Barbara M. Schellenberg

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WIGGIN AND DANA

Jeffrey R. Babbin, Tadhg AJ Dooley, Jonathan M. Freiman, Kim Rinehart

Banking and Finance Law

BARCLAY DAMON

Brian D. Rich (B, M)

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH

Judy K. Weinstein (B)

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights

/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law

BARCLAY DAMON

Niclas A. Ferland**, Ilan Markus

DAY PITNEY

Joshua W. Cohen

GREEN & SKLARZ

Jeffrey M. Sklarz

LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY HELLMAN

Jeffrey R. Hellman

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH

Douglas S. Skalka

Civil Rights Law

RUANE ATTORNEYS

James O. Ruane

Commercial Finance Law

HALLORAN SAGE

Brian G. Enright

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH

Judy K. Weinstein

Commercial Litigation

BARCLAY DAMON

Elizabeth K. Acee, Charles Andres, Ilan Markus, Brian D. Rich

BRENNER, SALTZMAN & WALLMAN

Rowena A. Moffett

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Maureen Cox, David T. Grudberg, David Hardy, Howard Levine, James

K. Robertson, Jr., Christopher Rooney, Ann Rubin, Thomas J. Sansone, Richard

L. Street

CIULLA & DONOFRIO

Jeffrey M. Donofrio

CLENDENEN & SHEA

William H. Clendenen, Jr.

DAVID ROSEN & ASSOCIATES

David N. Rosen

FROST BUSSERT

Robert M. Frost, Jr.

GREEN & SKLARZ

Jeffrey M. Sklarz

HALLORAN SAGE

Jennifer A. Pedevillano

HURWITZ SAGARIN SLOSSBERG & KNUFF

David A. Slossberg, Kristen Zaehringer

JACOBS & DOW

Jonathan Katz

LAW OFFICES OF JEREMY A. MELLITZ

Jeremy A. Mellitz

LICARI, WALSH & SKLAVER

Gary P. Sklaver

MARINO, ZABEL & SCHELLENBERG

David B. Zabel

MINCHELLA & ASSOCIATES

Anthony R. Minchella

MURTHA CULLINA

Jennifer Morgan DelMonico

SUSMAN, DUFFY AND SEGALOFF

Thomas E. Katon

UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY

Gerald T. Giaimo

WIGGIN AND DANA

Kim Rinehart

WILLIAMS, WALSH & O’CONNOR

Kevin P. Walsh

WITHERSWORLDWIDE

John A. Farnsworth

Construction Law

BARCLAY DAMON

Brian J. Donnell**

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Richard L. Street

CIULLA & DONOFRIO

Jeffrey M. Donofrio

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH

Deborah Monteith Neubert

YAMIN & GRANT

Joseph P. Yamin

Corporate Law

WIGGIN AND DANA

Frank J. Marco

Criminal Defense: General Practice

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

David T. Grudberg

CONWAY LAW FIRM

Glenn M. Conway

FROST BUSSERT

Robert M. Frost, Jr.

JACOBS & DOW

William F. Dow III, Allison Near

JONATHAN J. EINHORN LAW OFFICES

Jonathan J. Einhorn

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE & ERRANTE

Hugh F. Keefe, John J. Keefe Jr., Richard

William Lynch, Charles E. Tiernan III

RUANE ATTORNEYS

James O. Ruane

SHEEHAN & REEVE

Richard A. Reeve, Michael O. Sheehan

THE LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTOPHER

DUBY

Christopher Y. Duby

THE LAW OFFICE OF GREG CERRITELLI

Gregory Cerritelli

ZINGARO & CRETELLA

Donald J. Cretella, Jr.

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

David T. Grudberg

CONWAY LAW FIRM

Glenn M. Conway

FROST BUSSERT

Robert M. Frost, Jr.

JACOBS & DOW

William F. Dow III, Allison Near

JONATHAN J. EINHORN LAW OFFICES

Jonathan J. Einhorn

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE & ERRANTE

Hugh F. Keefe, John J. Keefe Jr., Charles

E. Tiernan III

THE LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTOPHER

DUBY

Christopher Y. Duby

WIGGIN AND DANA

James I. Glasser

DUI / DWI Defense

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

David T. Grudberg

JACOBS & DOW

William F. Dow III

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE & ERRANTE

John J. Keefe Jr., Richard William Lynch, Charles E. Tiernan III

RUANE ATTORNEYS

James J. Ruane, James O. Ruane

THE LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTOPHER

DUBY

Christopher Y. Duby

Education Law

BERCHEM MOSES

Michelle Laubin, Marsha Belman Moses

Elder Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Matthew R. Peterson

CHIPMAN MAZZUCCO EMERSON

Mark W. Dost

DAVIS O’SULLIVAN & PRIEST

Lisa Nachmias Davis

DAY PITNEY

Keith Bradoc Gallant

Employee Benefits

(ERISA) Law

DAVID ROSEN & ASSOCIATES

David N. Rosen*

GARRISON, LEVIN-EPSTEIN, FITZGERALD & PIRROTTI

Stephen J. Fitzgerald*

Energy Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Joseph Dornfried, Brian T. Henebry

MURTHA CULLINA

Bruce L. McDermott

Environmental Law

BERCHEM MOSES

Stephen W. Studer

JACOBI & CASE

Paul Jacobi

MURTHA CULLINA

Alfred E. Smith, Jr. SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Joseph P. Williams*

WINNICK RUBEN HOFFNUNG PEABODY & MENDEL

Nancy K. Mendel

Family Law

DOLAN DIVORCE LAWYERS

Louise R. Zito

DUFFY & FASANO

Michael A. Fasano, Sr.

DUGO LAW

Tara C. Dugo

GIULIANO RICHARDSON & SFARA

Rosemary E. Giuliano, Randolph E. Richardson II

LEE MARLOW, COUNSELLOR AT LAW

Lee Marlow

MUNRO AT LAW

Lynda B. Munro

PARRETT PORTO PARESE & COLWELL

Andrew I. Schaffer

ROSENBERG, WHEWELL & HITE

Christopher D. Hite

RUBIN & ELDRICH

Sarah D. Eldrich

WELTY ESPOSITO & WIELER

Thomas A. Esposito, Jean L. Welty,

Martha Anne Wieler

WOLF & SHORE LAW GROUP

Kristen Wolf

Family Law Arbitration

MUNRO AT LAW

Lynda B. Munro

Family Law Mediation

MUNRO AT LAW

Lynda B. Munro

PARRETT PORTO PARESE & COLWELL

Andrew I. Schaffer

First Amendment Law

DAVID ROSEN & ASSOCIATES

David N. Rosen*

Franchise Law

GARCIA & MILAS

Allan P. Hillman

WIGGIN AND DANA

Erika L. Amarante, Kevin M. Kennedy

Health Care Law

BARCLAY DAMON

Margaret P. Mason*

BERSHTEIN, VOLPE & MCKEON

Michele M. Volpe

HALLORAN SAGE

S. Peter Sachner*

MURTHA CULLINA

Heather O. Berchem

STOCKMAN O’CONNOR CONNORS

Kristin Connors**, Adam V. Maiocco*,

Richard A. O’Connor*, Vimala B.

Ruszkowski*

WIGGIN AND DANA

Melinda A. Agsten, Erika L. Amarante*,

Maureen Weaver

Immigration Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Lauren M. Hopwood

J. FAPPIANO LAW OFFICE

Justin F. Fappiano

KIDAMBI & ASSOCIATES

Vaman Kidambi

RODRIGUEZ IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM

Jennifer Strait Rodriguez

THE LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL BOYLE

Isabelle Barreira, Michael J. Boyle

Insurance Law

BERCHEM MOSES

Jonathan D. Berchem*

ESTY & BUCKMIR

Michael C. Deakin*

FULLERTON BECK

Eileen R. Becker

GARRISON, LEVIN-EPSTEIN, FITZGERALD & PIRROTTI

Betsy A. Ingraham*

HALLORAN SAGE

Claudia Heyman*, S. Peter Sachner*,

Nicole Tung**

MARINO, ZABEL & SCHELLENBERG

David B. Zabel*

MILANO & WANAT

Mark A. Milano*

MURTHA CULLINA

Marilyn B. Fagelson

SAXE DOERNBERGER & VITA

Jeffrey J. Vita

WILLIAMS, WALSH & O’CONNOR

Kevin P. Walsh**

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CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Jennifer Calcagni (P), John Horvack, Jr. (IP*, P*), Fatima Lahnin (IP*), James K. Robertson, Jr. (IP*)

DAVID ROSEN & ASSOCIATES

David N. Rosen (IP*)

DAY PITNEY

Jonathan B. Tropp (IP*)

MURTHA CULLINA

Andy I. Corea (T)

WIGGIN AND DANA

Francis J. Duffin (IP*)

Labor and Employment Law

BARCLAY DAMON

Elizabeth K. Acee* (LE*), Richard W. Bowerman* (LE*), Daniel Elliott* (EM, LE*), Margaret P. Mason (EM, LM)

BERCHEM MOSES

Richard J. Buturla* (LE*), Floyd J. Dugas (LM), Christopher M. Hodgson* (EM, LE*, LM), Warren L. Holcomb* (LE*)

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Vincent Farisello (EM), Howard Levine (EM, LM), Giovanna Tiberii Weller* (EM, LE*, LM), Domenico Zaino (EM)

DAVID ROSEN & ASSOCIATES

David N. Rosen* (EI, LE*)

GARRISON, LEVIN-EPSTEIN, FITZGERALD & PIRROTTI

Amanda M. DeMatteis* (EI, LE*), Stephen J. Fitzgerald* (EI, LE*), Joshua R. Goodbaum* (EI, LE*), Nina T. Pirrotti* (EI, LE*)

HURWITZ SAGARIN SLOSSBERG & KNUFF

Kristen Zaehringer* (LE*)

LAW OFFICES OF ANTHONY J. PANTUSO, III

Anthony Pantuso* (LE*)

LETIZIA, AMBROSE & FALLS

John M. Letizia (EM, LM)

LISA A. MARCY

Lisa A. Marcy* (LE*)

LITTLER

Lori B. Alexander (EM, LM), Paula Anthony (LM), Craig T. Dickinson* (EM, LE*), George E. O’Brien Jr.* (EM, LE*, LM)

MARINO, ZABEL & SCHELLENBERG

Courtney A. George* (EI, LE*), David B. Zabel* (EI, LE*)

MITCHELL & SHEAHAN

Robert B. Mitchell (EM), Gary E. Phelan* (EI, LE*), Margaret M. Sheahan* (EI, LE*)

MURTHA CULLINA

Patricia E. Reilly* (EM, LE*), Barry J. Waters* (EM, LE*, LM)

RYAN & RYAN

David A. Ryan, Jr. (LM), William A. Ryan (EM, LM)

UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY

Gerald T. Giaimo* (LE*)

WIGGIN AND DANA

Peter J. Lefeber (EM, LM)

ZANGARI COHN CUTHBERTSON DUHL & GRELLO

Glenn A. Duhl* (EM, LE*, LM)

Land Use & Zoning Law

BARCLAY DAMON

Charles Andres

BERCHEM MOSES

Robert L. Berchem, Stephen W. Studer

BRENNER, SALTZMAN & WALLMAN

Carolyn W. Kone

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Gregg T. Burton, Meaghan Miles

CRAMER & ANDERSON

D. Randall DiBella

HALLORAN SAGE

Brian G. Enright, James J. Perito*

HURWITZ SAGARIN SLOSSBERG & KNUFF

John W. Knuff**, Amy E. Souchuns**

MARINO, ZABEL & SCHELLENBERG

Barbara M. Schellenberg

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Matthew Ranelli**, Joseph P. Williams*

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

WIGGIN AND DANA

Frank J. Marco

Mass Tort Litigation

/ Class Actions

BRENNER, SALTZMAN & WALLMAN

David R. Schaefer (P)

DAVID ROSEN & ASSOCIATES

David N. Rosen (P)

EARLY, LUCARELLI, SWEENEY & MEISENKOTHEN

James F. Early (P), Jennifer R. Lucarelli (P)

JONATHAN J. EINHORN LAW OFFICES

Jonathan J. Einhorn (P) LAW OFFICE OF IAN E. BJORKMAN

Ian E. Bjorkman (P)

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE & ERRANTE

Steven J. Errante (P)

Medical Malpractice Law

BARCLAY DAMON

Margaret P. Mason (D)

BERKOWITZ HANNA

Russell J. Berkowitz (P)

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Trudie R. Hamilton (D)

D’AMICO & PETTINICCHI

Michael A. D’Amico (P)

FULLERTON BECK

Eileen R. Becker (D)

HALLORAN SAGE S. Peter Sachner (D), Frederick J. Trotta Sr. (D)

KENNEDY JOHNSON SCHWAB & ROBERGE

John J. Kennedy Jr. (P), Michael R. Kennedy (P), Patrick J. Kennedy (P), Stephanie Z. Roberge (P)

LAW OFFICE OF CARL A. SECOLA, JR.

Carl A. Secola, Jr. (P)

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE & ERRANTE

Marisa A. Bellair (P), Steven J. Errante (P)

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH

Michael D. Neubert (D)

STOCKMAN O’CONNOR CONNORS

Kristin Connors (D), Todd E. Gilbert (D), Adam V. Maiocco (D), Richard A. O’Connor (D), Sandy T. Roussas (D), Vimala B. Ruszkowski (D), Eric J. Stockman (D)

WIGGIN AND DANA

Erika L. Amarante (D)

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN J. Dormer Stephen III

WIGGIN AND DANA

Paul A. Hughes, Frank J. Marco

Municipal Law

BERCHEM MOSES

Jonathan D. Berchem*, Richard J. Buturla*

MARINO, ZABEL & SCHELLENBERG

Vincent M. Marino

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Matthew Ranelli

SUSMAN, DUFFY AND SEGALOFF

Karen Baldwin Kravetz*

Personal Injury Litigation

BARCLAY DAMON

Richard W. Bowerman (D), Margaret P. Mason (D)

BARTLETT & GRIPPE

Frank Bartlett (P), Joseph Grippe (P)

BERKOWITZ HANNA

Russell J. Berkowitz (P)

BUCKLEY WYNNE & PARESE

John F. Buckley, Jr. (P), John F. Wynne, Jr. (P)

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Michael G. Durham (D), Trudie R. Hamilton (D, P), Patrick M. Noonan (D, P), William M. O’Donnell (P)

CLENDENEN & SHEA

William H. Clendenen, Jr. (P)

CRAMER & ANDERSON

D. Randall DiBella (P), Barry Moller (P)

D’AMICO & PETTINICCHI

Michael A. D’Amico (P), Thomas P. Pettinicchi (P)

DAVID ROSEN & ASSOCIATES

David N. Rosen (P)

DELANEY & TRIPLETT

Martha S. Triplett (P)

EARLY, LUCARELLI, SWEENEY & MEISENKOTHEN

Christopher Meisenkothen (P)

FAXON LAW GROUP

Joel T. Faxon (P), Timothy P. Pothin (P), Eric P. Smith (P)

FULLERTON BECK

Eileen R. Becker (D)

GAGER BOWER & SCALZO

Kathy S. Bower (P)

GARRISON, LEVIN-EPSTEIN, FITZGERALD & PIRROTTI

Amanda M. DeMatteis (P), Stephen J. Fitzgerald (P), Betsy A. Ingraham (D)

HALLORAN SAGE

Lewis S. Lerman (D), Frederick J. Trotta Sr. (D)

JACOBS & DOW

Jonathan Katz (P), Allison Near (P), Rosemarie Paine (P) JACOBS & JACOBS

Bruce D. Jacobs (P)

JOSEPH R. MIRRIONE

Joseph Mirrione (P)

KENNEDY JOHNSON SCHWAB & ROBERGE

Louis Annecchino (P), John J. Kennedy Jr. (P), Michael R. Kennedy (P), Patrick J. Kennedy (P), Stephanie Z. Roberge (P), Robert L. Schwab (P)

LAW OFFICE OF CARL A. SECOLA, JR.

Carl A. Secola, Jr. (P)

LEVY, LEFF & DEFRANK

David A. Leff (P)

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE & ERRANTE

Marisa A. Bellair (P), Steven J. Errante (P), Hugh F. Keefe (D, P)

MILANO & WANAT

Christopher F. Wanat (D)

MOORE, O’BRIEN & FOTI

Garrett M. Moore, Sr. (P)

NUGENT & BRYANT

James J. Nugent (P)

RENEHAN & ROSSETTI

Richard P. Renehan (P)

STOCKMAN O’CONNOR CONNORS

Adam V. Maiocco (D), Richard A. O’Connor (D), Sandy T. Roussas (D), Eric J. Stockman (D)

THE

LAW OFFICES OF BALZANO & TROPIANO

Brian Altieri (P), Andrew T. Boivin (P)

TRANTOLO & TRANTOLO

Albert Carocci (P)

Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

WIGGIN AND DANA

Paul A. Hughes

Product Liability Litigation

BARCLAY DAMON

Richard W. Bowerman (D)

BERKOWITZ HANNA

Russell J. Berkowitz (P)

D’AMICO & PETTINICCHI

Michael A. D’Amico (P)

EARLY, LUCARELLI, SWEENEY & MEISENKOTHEN

Brian Kenney (P)

FAXON LAW GROUP

Timothy P. Pothin (P)

KENNEDY JOHNSON SCHWAB & ROBERGE

John J. Kennedy Jr. (P), Michael R.

Kennedy (P), Patrick J. Kennedy (P)

MOORE, O’BRIEN & FOTI

Gregory E. O’Brien (P)

MURTHA CULLINA

Jennifer Morgan DelMonico (D)

STOCKMAN O’CONNOR CONNORS

Eric J. Stockman (D)

TRANTOLO & TRANTOLO

Albert Carocci (P)

Professional Malpractice Law

JACOBS & DOW

Jonathan Katz (P)

Real Estate Law

BAILLIE & HERSHMAN

Jay Hershman

BERCHEM MOSES

Robert L. Berchem

BERSHTEIN, VOLPE & MCKEON

Raymond C. Bershtein

BRENNER, SALTZMAN & WALLMAN

Mitchell S. Jaffe, Marc A. Wallman

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Gregg T. Burton, Meaghan Miles

HALLORAN SAGE

Brian G. Enright, James P. Maher, James J. Perito**

HURWITZ SAGARIN SLOSSBERG & KNUFF

Amy E. Souchuns*

KAPLAN LAW OFFICES

Paul Kaplan

MARJORIE SHANSKY, ATTORNEY AT LAW

Marjorie F. Shansky*

MURTHA CULLINA

Jodie L. Driscoll

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH

Andrew R. Lubin, Judy K. Weinstein

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Gregory Muccilli, Joseph P. Williams*

SUSMAN, DUFFY AND SEGALOFF

James H. Segaloff

THE CAVA LAW FIRM

Gregory J. Cava

WINNICK RUBEN HOFFNUNG PEABODY & MENDEL

Bruce R. Peabody

Securities / Capital Markets Law

BARCLAY DAMON

Brian D. Rich (S*)

Tax Law

BRENNER, SALTZMAN & WALLMAN

Samuel M. Hurwitz

GREEN & SKLARZ

Jeffrey M. Sklarz**

SILVERSTEIN & OSACH

Ronald C. Osach, Nathan M. Silverstein*

WITHERSWORLDWIDE

Richard Levine, Karen E. Yates

Technology Law

WIGGIN AND DANA

Mark W. Heaphy

Trusts and Estates

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Matthew R. Peterson**, Michael J.

Reardon

CHIPMAN MAZZUCCO EMERSON

Mark W. Dost

CRAMER & ANDERSON

Joshua Weinshank

DAVIS O’SULLIVAN & PRIEST

Lisa Nachmias Davis

DAY PITNEY

Keith Bradoc Gallant**, Rebecca A.

Iannantuoni**

GIULIANO RICHARDSON & SFARA

David L. Sfara

WIGGIN AND DANA

Charles C. Kingsley

WITHERSWORLDWIDE

Louis R. Piscatelli, Edward A. Renn, Constance Shields, Karen E. Yates

ZANGARI COHN CUTHBERTSON DUHL & GRELLO

Robert F. Cohen

Workers’ Compensation Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

William M. O’Donnell (E)

CARTER & CIVITELLO

Robert Carter (C), Donna Civitello (C)

EARLY, LUCARELLI, SWEENEY & MEISENKOTHEN

Christopher Meisenkothen (C)

HALLORAN SAGE

Claudia Heyman (E), Alyssa Lynch (E)

KERIN LAW OFFICES

Michael R. Kerin (C)

LETIZIA, AMBROSE & FALLS

Kristen Sotnik Falls (E)

MORIZIO LAW FIRM

Lawrence F. Morizio (C)

THE DODD LAW FIRM

Edward T. Dodd, Jr. (C)

WILLIAMS LAW FIRM

Scott W. Williams (E)

New London

Alternative Dispute Resolution

FAULKNER & GRAVES

Dale P. Faulkner (A)

Banking and Finance Law

LAW OFFICES OF JOSEPH V. MEANEY

JR.

Joseph V. Meaney, Jr.*

LAW OFFICES OF JOSEPH V. MEANEY JR.

Joseph V. Meaney, Jr.

Criminal Defense: General Practice

THE LAW OFFICES OF JEREMIAH & TERRY DONOVAN

Jeremiah F. Donovan Jr.

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

SUISMAN SHAPIRO ATTORNEYSAT-LAW

Michael A. Blanchard

THE LAW OFFICES OF JEREMIAH & TERRY DONOVAN

Jeremiah F. Donovan Jr.

Education Law

FEINSTEIN EDUCATION LAW GROUP

Andrew A. Feinstein

Elder Law

TEDFORD LAW FIRM

Deborah J. Tedford

Energy Law

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN BASHAW

John R. Bashaw

Environmental Law

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN BASHAW

John R. Bashaw**

Family Law

GOULD, LARSON, BENNET, MCDONNELL, & QUILLIAM

Robert G. Tukey

LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH E. CAISSE

Kenneth E. Caisse

MARIANI RECK LANE

Jonathan T. Lane, Linda L. Mariani, Stephen E. Reck

SUISMAN SHAPIRO ATTORNEYSAT-LAW

Jeffrey W. Hill

Family Law Arbitration

SUISMAN SHAPIRO ATTORNEYSAT-LAW

Jeffrey W. Hill

Gaming Law

TOBIN, CARBERRY, O’MALLEY, RILEY & SELINGER

Robert D. Tobin

Insurance Law

HALLORAN SAGE

Jennifer S. Mullen*

Labor and Employment Law

MADSEN, PRESTLEY & PARENTEAU

Jacques J. Parenteau* (EI, LE*)

THE LAW OFFICES OF LORAINE

CORTESE-COSTA

Loraine M. Cortese-Costa (EM, LM)

TOBIN, CARBERRY, O’MALLEY, RILEY & SELINGER

Thomas J. Riley (EI)

Land Use & Zoning Law

HELLER HELLER & MCCOY

Harry B. Heller

Medical Malpractice Law

HALLORAN SAGE

Jennifer S. Mullen (D)

THE REARDON LAW FIRM

Kelly E. Reardon (P)

Municipal Law

CONWAY, LONDREGAN, SHEEHAN & MONACO

Thomas J. Londregan

Native American Law

TOBIN, CARBERRY, O’MALLEY, RILEY & SELINGER

Robert D. Tobin

Personal Injury Litigation

EMBRY NEUSNER ARSCOTT & SHAFNER

Amity Arscott (P)

FAULKNER & GRAVES

Dale P. Faulkner (P), Shelley L. Graves (P)

MARIANI RECK LANE

Stephen E. Reck (P)

POLITO & HARRINGTON

James M. Harrington (P), Humbert J. Polito, Jr. (P)

SUISMAN SHAPIRO ATTORNEYSAT-LAW

John A. Collins III (P), Theodore Heiser (P)

THE REARDON LAW FIRM

Joseph M. Barnes (P), John J. Nazzaro (P), Kelly E. Reardon (P), Robert I. Reardon, Jr. (P)

Real Estate Law

LAW OFFICES OF JOSEPH V. MEANEY

JR.

Joseph V. Meaney, Jr.*

Trusts and Estates

CIPPARONE & ZACCARO

Joseph Cipparone, Jack Reardon

TEDFORD LAW FIRM

Deborah J. Tedford

Workers’ Compensation Law

EMBRY NEUSNER ARSCOTT & SHAFNER

Amity Arscott (C), David N. Neusner (C), Nathan J. Shafner (C)

HORGAN LAW OFFICES

Daniel J. Horgan (C)

LAW OFFICE OF PETER D. QUAY

Peter D. Quay (E)

RANDALL A. ORTEGA, ATTORNEY AT LAW

Randall Ortega (C)

SUISMAN SHAPIRO ATTORNEYSAT-LAW

James P. Berryman (C), Robert B. Keville (C)

THE LAW OFFICES

Collaborative Law:

Family Law

MARIANI RECK LANE

Linda L. Mariani, Stephen E. Reck

Commercial Litigation

GERAGHTY & BONNANO ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Paul M. Geraghty

PLEASE REFER TO THE PRACTICE AREAS KEY ON PAGE 10 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF ASTERISKS AND SPECIALTY ABBREVIATIONS. 14 | CONNECTICUT 2024 RECOGNITIONS
OF LORI COMFORTI Lori M. Comforti (C) Stamford Admiralty and Maritime Law BERMAN LEGAL Brad L. Berman Alternative Dispute Resolution CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Stephen J. Conover (M), Jay H. Sandak (A, M) VERRILL DANA Frank J. Silvestri, Jr. (A) Antitrust Law PULLMAN & COMLEY D. Robert Morris*, James T. Shearin* Appellate Practice BRODER ORLAND MURRAY & DEMATTIE Sarah E. Murray BRODY WILKINSON Thomas Noonan GRABERROBERTS Anthony L. Cenatiempo, Norman A. Roberts II KOSKOFF KOSKOFF & BIEDER Alinor C. Sterling NEEDLE | CUDA Alexander Cuda PYETRANKER Yakov Pyetranker ROBINSON & COLE Thomas J. Donlon Banking and Finance Law COHEN AND WOLF Matthew C. Susman (B) FLB LAW Stephen Fogerty* PULLMAN & COMLEY James T. Shearin* Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD John F. Carberry*

DAY PITNEY

Thomas D. Goldberg, Thomas J. O’Neill

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

Joseph J. Cherico*

MURTHA CULLINA

Taruna Garg

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Irve J. Goldman**, Kristin B. Mayhew

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Andrew M. Zeitlin

ZEISLER & ZEISLER

Matthew K. Beatman**, James Berman**, Eric Henzy**, Stephen M.

Kindseth**

ZELDES, NEEDLE & COOPER

James G. Verrillo

Bet-the-Company Litigation

LAW OFFICES OF EUGENE J. RICCIO

Eugene J. Riccio

PULLMAN & COMLEY

David P. Atkins, James T. Shearin

ZEISLER & ZEISLER

James Berman

Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

GARFUNKEL WILD

Merton G. Gollaher

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

BRAUNSTEIN AND TODISCO

Samuel L. Braunstein

BRODY WILKINSON

Justin Galletti, Mark W. Klein, Thomas J. Walsh, Jr.

COHEN AND WOLF

Richard J. Di Marco, David M. Levine

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Nancy A. D. Hancock

VERRILL DANA

Barbara A. Young

Cannabis Law

WITHERSWORLDWIDE

M. Ridgway Barker

Civil Rights Law

KOSKOFF KOSKOFF & BIEDER

Antonio Ponvert III

SILVER GOLUB & TEITELL

David S. Golub

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

BRODY WILKINSON

Justin Galletti, Mark W. Klein, Thomas

J. Walsh, Jr.

Collaborative Law: Civil

ROBINSON MAHONEY

Douglas P. Mahoney

Collaborative Law: Family Law

BRODER ORLAND MURRAY & DEMATTIE

Eric J. Broder

FLB LAW

Alan Rubenstein

SIEGEL, COLIN & KAUFMAN

Jaime S. Dursht

Commercial Finance Law

BERKOWITZ, TRAGER & TRAGER

David A. Greenberg

BRODY WILKINSON

Seth L. Cooper

COHEN AND WOLF

Matthew C. Susman

Commercial Litigation

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Gary S. Klein, Jay H. Sandak, Timothy

Smith

COHEN AND WOLF

David A. Ball, Jason A. Buchsbaum, Ari

J. Hoffman, Philip C. Pires

CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD

John W. Cannavino, John F. Carberry,

Michael P. Kaelin

DAY PITNEY

Thomas D. Goldberg, Helen Harris, Thomas J. O’Neill

DISERIO MARTIN O’CONNOR & CASTIGLIONI

Richard E. Castiglioni

FLB LAW

Stephen Fogerty, Brian Tims

FOGARTY COHEN RUSSO & NEMIROFF

James R. Fogarty

MCCARTER & ENGLISH

Joseph J. Cherico

MURTHA CULLINA

David P. Friedman

PULLMAN & COMLEY

David P. Atkins, Monte E. Frank, Irve J. Goldman, Kristin B. Mayhew, James T. Shearin, Frederic S. Ury

ROBINSON & COLE

Brian E. Moran

SILVER GOLUB & TEITELL

Paul A. Slager, Angelo A. Ziotas

VERRILL DANA

Andrew B. Nevas, Frank J. Silvestri, Jr.

WHITMAN BREED ABBOTT & MORGAN

James C. Riley

ZEISLER & ZEISLER

James M. Moriarty

ZELDES, NEEDLE & COOPER

Edward R. Scofield

Commercial Transactions

/ UCC Law

BRODY WILKINSON

Seth L. Cooper, Justin Galletti, Thomas

J. Walsh, Jr.

COHEN AND WOLF

Matthew C. Susman

Community Association Law

COHEN AND WOLF

Mark A. Kirsch

Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

DAY PITNEY

David A. Swerdloff (G)

Corporate Law

BERKOWITZ, TRAGER & TRAGER

Paul Berg

BOYD & ASSOCIATES

Jennifer N. Boyd

BRODY WILKINSON

Justin Galletti, Thomas J. Walsh, Jr.

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Michael P. Sweeney

COHEN AND WOLF

David M. Levine, David M. Morosan

DAY PITNEY

R. Scott Beach, David A. Swerdloff

FINN DIXON & HERLING

David I. Albin, Jason R. Boyea, Harold B. Finn III, Michael J. Herling

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

Christopher M. Cerrito, Martin A. Clarke, John A. Flaherty, Thomas J. Freed, Evan

S. Seideman

MARTIN

John T. Capetta

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN

Marc Esterman

Criminal Defense: General Practice

BILLINGS, BARRETT & BOWMAN

Peter G. Billings

COHEN AND WOLF

C. Christian Young

GULASH & ASSOCIATES

John R. Gulash, Jr.

KOFFSKY & FELSEN

Audrey Felsen, Bruce Koffsky

LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW B. BOWMAN

Andrew B. Bowman

LAW OFFICES OF EUGENE J. RICCIO

Eugene J. Riccio

SPEARS MANNING & MARTINI

Brian E. Spears

THE LAW OFFICES OF FRANK J. RICCIO

Frank J. Riccio II

THE

LAW OFFICES OF MARK SHERMAN

Mark Sherman

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

DAY PITNEY

Stanley A. Twardy, Jr.

GULASH & ASSOCIATES

John R. Gulash, Jr.

KOSKOFF KOSKOFF & BIEDER

William M. Bloss

LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW B.

BOWMAN

Andrew B. Bowman

LAW OFFICES OF EUGENE J. RICCIO

Eugene J. Riccio

SPEARS MANNING & MARTINI

Joseph W. Martini, Brian E. Spears

THE LAW OFFICES OF FRANK J.

RICCIO

Frank J. Riccio II

THE LAW OFFICES OF MARK SHERMAN

Mark Sherman

DUI / DWI Defense

THE LAW OFFICES OF MARK SHERMAN

Mark Sherman

Education Law

PULLMAN & COMLEY

Stephen M. Sedor

Elder Law

BRAUNSTEIN AND TODISCO

Amy E. Todisco

COHEN AND WOLF

Ann L. Fowler-Cruz, Greta E. Solomon

KEOGH, BURKHART & VETTER

Stephen B. Keogh

LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL LAMAGNA

Michael LaMagna

LAW OFFICES OF JOEL D. MUHLBAUM

Joel D. Muhlbaum

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

TIERNEY, ZULLO, FLAHERTY & MURPHY

Frank W. Murphy

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

BRODY AND ASSOCIATES

John F. Woyke

LAW OFFICE OF LEWIS CHIMES

Lewis H. Chimes*

Energy Law

BRODY WILKINSON

James E. Rice

CORPORATE LAW PARTNERS

Pamela K. Elkow

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

Stephen J. Humes

Energy Regulatory Law

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

Stephen J. Humes

Environmental Law

CORPORATE LAW PARTNERS

Pamela K. Elkow

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

Stephen J. Humes

ROBINSON & COLE

Megan E. Baroni

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY

Stephen J. Conover

PULLMAN & COMLEY

David P. Atkins, Marcy Tench Stovall

Family Law

BRAUNSTEIN AND TODISCO

Amy E. Todisco

BRODER ORLAND MURRAY & DEMATTIE

Eric J. Broder, Sarah E. Murray, Carole

Topol Orland

CACACE, TUSCH & SANTAGATA

Paul Tusch

CARTA, MCALISTER & MOORE

Darcy McAlister

COHEN AND WOLF

Annmarie P. Briones, Jocelyn B. Hurwitz,

Rachel A. Pencu

FERRO & BATTEY

Janet A. Battey

FLB LAW

Alan Rubenstein

FOGARTY COHEN RUSSO & NEMIROFF

Andrew P. Nemiroff

GRABERROBERTS

Anthony L. Cenatiempo, Howard R.

Graber, Norman A. Roberts II LAW OFFICES OF GARY I. COHEN

Gary I. Cohen

NEEDLE | CUDA

Alexander Cuda, Melissa Needle

PARRINO SHATTUCK

Randi R. Nelson, Thomas P. Parrino, Laura R. Shattuck

PIAZZA, SIMMONS & GRANT

Anthony A. Piazza

PYETRANKER

Yakov Pyetranker

REICH & TRUAX

Louise T. Truax

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45 Practice Areas in Connecticut

Administrative / Regulatory Law

· Alternative Dispute Resolution

Antitrust Law*

Appellate Practice

Banking and Finance Law*

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights

/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law*

· Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

· Commercial Litigation

Construction Law*

· Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

Corporate Law

Criminal Defense: General Practice

Criminal Defense: White-Collar Education Law

· Elder Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

· Energy Law

Environmental Law*

Family Law

Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation

Health Care Law

· Immigration Law Insurance Law

Intellectual Property Law* Labor and Employment Law*

Land Use & Zoning Law

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·

·

Hartford

Administrative / Regulatory Law

DAY PITNEY Elizabeth P. Retersdorf Antitrust Law

AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER Caroline Boisvert*

SCOTT+SCOTT Jacob B. Lieberman

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Christopher J. Cahill

Appellate Practice

DAY PITNEY Andraya Pulaski Brunau

HASSETT & DONNELLY Zachary M. Dunn, Colleen M. Garlick

MURTHA CULLINA Joseph D. Szerejko

ROBINSON & COLE Scott T. Garosshen, Peter R. Meggers

Banking and Finance Law

CARLTON FIELDS Jeremy J. Mudd (B)

DECHERT Edward J. Stack IV (B)

ROBINSON & COLE Abigail L. Preissler (B)

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Michael A. King*, Miriam Lewis (B)

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Jaime A. Welsh**

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

REID AND RIEGE John Paul Callahan

Commercial Litigation

AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER Thomas K. Hedemann, Luke T. Martin, Jarod G. Taylor

DAY PITNEY Andraya Pulaski Brunau

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Tara Sheldon

HINCKLEY ALLEN Alexa T. Millinger

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER Jonathan Friedler

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Christopher M. Wasil

MURTHA CULLINA Joseph D. Szerejko

ROBINSON & COLE Milanna Datlow, Andrew A. DePeau, Peter R. Meggers

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Sarah E. Dlugoszewski, Jaime A. Welsh

Construction Law

CONWAY STOUGHTON Scott Kelleher*

HASSETT & DONNELLY Zachary M. Dunn*

HINCKLEY ALLEN Thomas P. Banas

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN P. CALABRESE Corey T. Mastin*

LAW OFFICES OF CYNTHIA M. GARRATY Allen M. Even**

ROBINSON & COLE Choity R. Khan

Corporate Law

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Spencer A.G. Curtis

PULLMAN & COMLEY Tabitha Ayer

ROBINSON & COLE Abigail L. Preissler

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Katilee M. Boisvert

Criminal Defense: General Practice

WARD LAW DeVaughn L. Ward

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

HINCKLEY ALLEN Alexa T. Millinger

SCOTT+SCOTT Jacob B. Lieberman

Education Law

CARLTON FIELDS Amanda Brahm, Brendan N. Gooley

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Natalia Sieira Millan

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE Oren Faircloth

REID AND RIEGE Brendan Butler

Energy Law

DAY PITNEY Rosendo Garza, Jr., Alexander W. Judd, Sebastian M. Lombardi

ROBINSON & COLE Jonathan H. Schaefer

Environmental Law

DAY PITNEY Max Matt

HINCKLEY ALLEN Andrea L. Gomes

ROBINSON & COLE Jonathan H. Schaefer

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Kristie A. Beahm, Alfredo G. Fernández**

Family Law

PULLMAN & COMLEY Stacie Provencher, Kelly A. Scott

Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation

PULLMAN & COMLEY Kelly A. Scott

Health Care Law

DAY PITNEY Rosendo Garza, Jr., Stephanie M. Gomes-Ganhão

ROBINSON & COLE Nathaniel T. Arden, Conor O. Duffy

Immigration Law

MURTHA CULLINA Juliana García-Uribe

ROBINSON & COLE Jennifer L. Shanley

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Bradley M. Harper

Insurance Law

CARLTON FIELDS Brendan N. Gooley

DAY PITNEY Alexis L. Beyerlein, Joseph T. Nawrocki, Elizabeth P. Retersdorf

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI Andrew D. Bullard, Kelcie B. Reid, Steven Zakrzewski

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER Daniel V. D’Aprile Jr.

ROBINSON & COLE Peter R. Meggers

Legal Malpractice
Tort Litigation
Law Mass
/ Class Actions*
Medical Malpractice
Acquisitions
Municipal Law Nonprofit
Charities Law Privacy and Data Security Law
Product Liability Litigation Professional Malpractice Law Public Finance Law Real Estate Law* Securities / Capital Markets Law*
Law Mergers &
Law
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Tax Law Technology Law
Transportation Law Trusts and Estates* Venture Capital Law Workers’ Compensation Law Key to Abbreviations ASTERISKS: *Asingleasteriskindicates lawyerislistedinlitigation. **Two asterisks indicate alawyerislistedinboth litigationandnon-litigation categories. Banking & Finance Law B Banking & Finance R Financial Service Regulation B* Litigation – Banking & Finance Intellectual Property P Patent P* Litigation – Patent IP* Litigation –Intellectual Property Labor & Employment EE Employee MG Management LE* Litigation Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Medical Malpractice Law Personal Injury Product Liability Litigation P Plaintiffs D Defendants Securities / Capital Markets Law S Securities / Capital Markets R Securities Regulation S* Litigation - Securities Workers’ Compensation Law C Claimants E Employers COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TOTAL LAWYERS RECOGNIZED IN THE U.S. PEER EVALUATIONS 236 RECOGNITIONS IN STATE OR METRO 10 13,794 1M +
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Intellectual Property Law

AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER Rebecca L. Clegg** (IP*, P*)

CANTOR COLBURN Alison Caless

CONWAY STOUGHTON Scott Kelleher

DAY PITNEY Woo Sin Sean Park

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI Patrick

J. Mulkern

HINCKLEY ALLEN Alexa T. Millinger* (IP*)

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN David Ewen

Labor and Employment Law

CARLTON FIELDS Amanda Brahm* (LE*), Brendan N. Gooley** (EE, LE*, MG)

HINCKLEY ALLEN Alexa T. Millinger* (LE*)

JACKSON LEWIS Jessica L. Draper* (LE*), Russell N. Jarem** (LE*, MG), John P. Shea Jr.** (LE*, MG), Sara R. Simeonidis** (LE*, MG), Trisana N. Spence** (LE*, MG), Justin E. Theriault* (LE*), Carolyn A. Trotta* (LE*)

KARSTEN & TALLBERG Dennis M. Durao* (LE*)

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH Kaitlin A. Bair* (LE*)

MADSEN, PRESTLEY & PARENTEAU Claire Howard** (EE, LE*)

MCCARTER & ENGLISH Emily A. Gianquinto* (LE*), Tiffany Hubbard** (LE*, MG)

ROSE KALLOR Andrew Carnabuci (MG), Cindy M. Cieslak (MG)

Land Use & Zoning Law

HINCKLEY ALLEN Andrea L. Gomes

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER Jonathan Friedler

Legal Malpractice Law

WALSH WOODARD Caitlyn Shea Malcynsky

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

DAY PITNEY Andraya Pulaski Brunau* (D)

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Tara Sheldon* (D)

HASSETT & DONNELLY Colleen M. Garlick* (D)

IZARD, KINDALL & RAABE Oren Faircloth* (P)

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN P. CALABRESE Corey T. Mastin* (D)

Medical Malpractice Law

MORRISON MAHONEY Christina Canales (D)

RISCASSI & DAVIS Ryan K. Sullivan (P)

TRANTOLO & TRANTOLO Adam Allegro (P)

WALSH WOODARD Caitlyn Shea Malcynsky (P)

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

DAY PITNEY Patricia Jimenez Durelli

MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER Daniel V. D’Aprile Jr.

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Miriam Lewis

Municipal Law

KARSTEN & TALLBERG Dennis M. Durao

Nonprofit / Charities Law

REID AND RIEGE John Paul Callahan

Personal Injury Litigation

CARTER MARIO LAW FIRM Richard LaBrecque* (P)

CONWAY STOUGHTON Christopher Williams* (D)

KARSTEN & TALLBERG Dennis M. Durao* (D)

RISCASSI & DAVIS Ryan K. Sullivan* (P)

SHEHU LAW FIRM Ben Shehu* (P)

THE FLOOD LAW FIRM Michael Albaugh* (P), Sabrina Copp* (P)

TRANTOLO & TRANTOLO Adam Allegro* (P)

WALSH WOODARD Caitlyn Shea Malcynsky* (P)

Privacy and Data Security Law

HINCKLEY ALLEN Alexa T. Millinger

LOCKE LORD Alexander R. Cox

Product Liability Litigation

FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY Tara Sheldon (D)

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI Kelcie B. Reid (D), Steven Zakrzewski (D)

HASSETT & DONNELLY Colleen M. Garlick (D)

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Jaime A. Welsh (D)

THE FLOOD LAW FIRM Michael Albaugh (P)

TRANTOLO & TRANTOLO Adam Allegro (P)

Professional Malpractice Law

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI Steven Zakrzewski

Real Estate Law

BROWN RUDNICK James R. Morrissey

CARLTON FIELDS Jeremy J. Mudd

DAY PITNEY Max Matt, Alan Michael Ruiz

HINCKLEY ALLEN Andrea L. Gomes

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Christopher M. Wasil*

ROBINSON & COLE Kathryn N. Mullin, Austin G. Provost

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Miriam Lewis

Securities / Capital Markets Law

DECHERT Edward J. Stack IV (S)

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS Christopher M. Wasil* (S*)

Technology Law

DAY PITNEY Woo Sin Sean Park

Trusts and Estates

CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD Brianna L. Marquis

DAY PITNEY Joanna M. Targonski

REID AND RIEGE John Paul Callahan

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Laura A. Schuyler

Venture Capital Law

DAY PITNEY Patricia Jimenez Durelli

Workers’ Compensation Law

GOLDBERG SEGALLA Jessica Kipphut (E)

MORRISON MAHONEY Katherine DuBaldo (E)

Banking and Finance Law

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH Jane Elaine Ballerini (B)

Commercial Litigation

BARCLAY DAMON Nancy Valentino

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Douglas A. Balko

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH Dennis M. Carnelli

OMNIA LAW Prerna Rao

UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY Cristina Salamone

WIGGIN AND DANA Michael Rondon, Joshua N. Taylor

Construction Law

WIGGIN AND DANA Jason L. Stevenson

Corporate Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Stephanie E. Cummings

WIGGIN AND DANA Jonathan F. Tross

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

WIGGIN AND DANA Caroline Park

Family Law

DOLAN DIVORCE LAWYERS Matthew F. Dolan, Kevin O’Leary

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE & ERRANTE Benjamin Gettinger

OMNIA LAW Prerna Rao

WELTY ESPOSITO & WIELER Clifford Garnett

Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation

DOLAN DIVORCE LAWYERS Matthew F. Dolan, Kevin O’Leary

Health Care Law

WIGGIN AND DANA Madiha M. Malik

Insurance Law

HALLORAN SAGE Chelsey C. Manning

MURTHA CULLINA Emily McDonough Souza

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH Dennis M. Carnelli

SAXE DOERNBERGER & VITA Rachel S. Pearson, Cileena Y. Terra

Intellectual Property Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Damian K. Gunningsmith** (IP*)

DILWORTH IP Julie Tolek* (IP*)

Labor and Employment Law

BARCLAY DAMON Nancy Valentino** (LE*, MG)

LITTLER Michelle L. Devlin (MG), Anjali Kumar (MG), Maura A. Mastrony** (LE*, MG), Lindsay M. Rinehart (MG)

MARINO, ZABEL & SCHELLENBERG Heather R. Spaide* (LE*)

UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY Cristina Salamone (MG)

WIGGIN AND DANA Caroline Park** (LE*, MG)

Land Use & Zoning Law

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE & ERRANTE Benjamin Gettinger

Medical Malpractice Law

D’AMICO & PETTINICCHI Jeremy D’Amico (P)

STOCKMAN O’CONNOR CONNORS Rebecca N. Brindley (D)

WIGGIN AND DANA Laura Ann Froning (D)

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

WIGGIN AND DANA Jonathan F. Tross

Personal Injury Litigation

D’AMICO & PETTINICCHI Jeremy D’Amico* (P)

ETEMI LAW Lou Etemi* (P), Ron Etemi* (P)

FITZPATRICK SANTOS SOUSA PERUGINI Antonio

Nunes* (P)

GRADY & RILEY Andrew S. Marcucci* (P)

HOKENGA MACHADO & LYON Meghan Lyon* (P)

KENNEDY JOHNSON SCHWAB & ROBERGE Brendan Nelligan* (P)

OMNIA LAW Prerna Rao* (P)

STOCKMAN O’CONNOR CONNORS Rebecca N. Brindley* (D)

THIBODEAU LAW Paul J. Thibodeau* (P)

TRANTOLO & TRANTOLO Michael Snellings* (P)

Product Liability Litigation

FITZPATRICK SANTOS SOUSA PERUGINI Antonio

Nunes (P)

TRANTOLO & TRANTOLO Michael Snellings (P)

WIGGIN AND DANA David Noman-Schiff (D)

Real Estate Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Stephanie E. Cummings, Bridget D’Angelo

MICHAEL D. LYNCH ATTORNEY AT LAW Michael

D. Lynch

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH Jane Elaine Ballerini

Tax Law

WITHERSWORLDWIDE Shauna Sarno, Andrea Zakko

Trusts and Estates

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Stephanie E. Cummings, Janie McDermott

MICHAEL D. LYNCH ATTORNEY AT LAW Michael D. Lynch

WITHERSWORLDWIDE Andrea Zakko

Workers’ Compensation Law

HOKENGA MACHADO & LYON Meghan Lyon (C)

ROMANIA LAW George H. Romania, Jr. (C)

New London

New Haven

Appellate Practice

NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH Dennis M. Carnelli

WIGGIN AND DANA Ariela Anhalt, Michael Rondon

Appellate Practice

WALLER, SMITH & PALMER Timothy D. Bleasdale

Banking and Finance Law

TOBIN, CARBERRY, O’MALLEY, RILEY & SELINGER Kristin L. Wainright (B)

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Commercial Litigation

CONWAY, LONDREGAN, SHEEHAN & MONACO Eric J. Garofano

Corporate Law

TOBIN, CARBERRY, O’MALLEY, RILEY & SELINGER Kristin L. Wainright

Education Law

FEINSTEIN EDUCATION LAW GROUP Jillian L. Griswold

Insurance Law

SUISMAN SHAPIRO ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Kyle J. Zrenda

Labor and Employment Law

BROWN JACOBSON Cassie Jameson** (EE, LE*)

Land Use & Zoning Law

KOHL LAW FIRM Zachary A. Kohl

WALLER, SMITH & PALMER Timothy D. Bleasdale

Medical Malpractice Law

SUISMAN SHAPIRO ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Kyle J. Zrenda (P)

Municipal Law

WALLER, SMITH & PALMER Timothy D. Bleasdale

Personal Injury Litigation

BROWN JACOBSON Cassie Jameson* (P)

SUISMAN SHAPIRO ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Kyle J. Zrenda* (P)

Public Finance Law

TOBIN, CARBERRY, O’MALLEY, RILEY & SELINGER Kristin L. Wainright

Real Estate Law

CONWAY, LONDREGAN, SHEEHAN & MONACO Eric J. Garofano

TOBIN, CARBERRY, O’MALLEY, RILEY & SELINGER Kristin L. Wainright

Workers’ Compensation Law

TOBIN, CARBERRY, O’MALLEY, RILEY & SELINGER Emily R. Casey (E)

Stamford

Alternative Dispute Resolution

BRODER ORLAND MURRAY & DEMATTIE Christopher J. DeMattie, Nicole DiGiose

Appellate Practice

COHEN AND WOLF Alexander Copp

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Andrea M. Strain

Banking and Finance Law

MARTIN Christopher E. Geotes (B)

Bankruptcy and Creditor

Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Jessica M. Signor

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

COHEN AND WOLF Christina Lopes

Commercial Litigation

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Lindsay T. Reed

COHEN AND WOLF Wilson Carroll, Alexander Copp, Jonathan W. Fazzino, Marc J. Herman, Kaelyn Mostafa

CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD William N. Wright

FINN DIXON & HERLING Matthew B. Danzer

KAUFMAN BORGEEST & RYAN Megan E. Bryson

PULLMAN & COMLEY Thomas S. Lambert, Bianca LoGiurato

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Sarah A. Kettenmann

VERRILL DANA Kristen G. Rossetti

WIGGIN AND DANA John P. Foley

Construction Law

PULLMAN & COMLEY Thomas S. Lambert*

ROBINSON & COLE Lisa B. Andrzejewski

WIGGIN AND DANA Dimitri Tournas

Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Kevin Palumberi

FINN DIXON & HERLING Matthew B. Danzer

WIGGIN AND DANA Brian J. Sturm

Corporate Law

MARTIN Christopher E. Geotes

WIGGIN AND DANA Monica A. Kolinsky, Robert J. Kornhaas, Brittany Lyon

Criminal Defense: General Practice

COHEN AND WOLF Ariel Walker

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

FINN DIXON & HERLING Matthew B. Danzer

SPEARS MANNING & MARTINI Leslie Cahill

Education Law

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Sarah Gleason

Elder Law

COHEN AND WOLF Ellen R. Sutliffe Hain

WIGGIN AND DANA Ruth Fortune

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

PULLMAN & COMLEY Zachary T. Zeid

WIGGIN AND DANA Christine Salmon Wachter

Energy Law

ROBINSON & COLE Emily C. Deans

Environmental Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Deborah Brancato

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Sarah A. Kettenmann

WIGGIN AND DANA Dimitri Tournas

Family Law

BRODER ORLAND MURRAY & DEMATTIE Christopher J. DeMattie, Nicole DiGiose, Sunayana Georgiades

COHEN AND WOLF Clifford A. Merin, Jenna Shankman, Ariel Walker

FERRO & BATTEY Olivia Eucalitto

MEEHANLAW Caitlin Pfeiffer, Nicole Riel

PRINCE LAW GROUP Alison J. Toumekian

RAYMOND FAMILY LAW Tyler Raymond

RUTKIN, OLDHAM & GRIFFIN Justin Contratto

SCHOONMAKER GEORGE BLOMBERG

BRYNICZKA & WELSH Molly C. Miller

SIEGEL, COLIN & KAUFMAN Karissa L. ParkerGeisler

Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation

BRODER ORLAND MURRAY & DEMATTIE Christopher J. DeMattie, Nicole DiGiose

Immigration Law

THE LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL BOYLE Anna Boyle

Insurance Law

MCCARTER & ENGLISH Jennifer Black Strutt

Intellectual Property Law

WIGGIN AND DANA Monica A. Kolinsky

Labor and Employment Law

COHEN AND WOLF Alexander Copp* (LE*), Marc J. Herman* (LE*)

KAUFMAN BORGEEST & RYAN Megan E. Bryson* (LE*)

MAYA MURPHY Ruth Israely* (LE*)

PULLMAN & COMLEY Zachary T. Zeid (MG)

SHIPMAN & GOODWIN Keegan Drenosky* (LE*)

WIGGIN AND DANA Christine Salmon Wachter* (LE*)

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Colleen Vellturo* (LE*)

Land Use & Zoning Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Jason A. Klein

COHEN AND WOLF Alexander Copp

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions

LEVI & KORSINSKY Philip Von Richtofen* (P)

SILVER GOLUB & TEITELL Nicole B. Coates** (P), Ian Sloss* (P)

Medical Malpractice Law

KAUFMAN BORGEEST & RYAN Megan E. Bryson (D, P)

SILVER GOLUB & TEITELL Nicole B. Coates (P)

TREMONT SHELDON Timothy M. Ramsey (P)

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

WIGGIN AND DANA Monica A. Kolinsky, Robert J. Kornhaas, Brian J. Sturm

Municipal Law

COHEN AND WOLF Alexander Copp

Nonprofit / Charities Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Kevin Palumberi

Personal Injury Litigation

BERT MCDOWELL INJURY LAW Bertram

McDowell Jr.* (P)

FLB LAW Matthias Sportini* (D)

HIRSCH ANDRADE Etan Hirsch* (P)

SILVER GOLUB & TEITELL Nicole B. Coates** (P)

TREMONT SHELDON Timothy M. Ramsey* (P)

WOCL LEYDON Jacqueline E. Fusco* (P)

Product Liability Litigation

PULLMAN & COMLEY Thomas S. Lambert (D)

Real Estate Law

CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY Deborah Brancato, Jeffrey Houle, Jason A. Klein, Kevin Palumberi

COHEN AND WOLF Christina Lopes

CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD Scott T. Witthuhn

DAY PITNEY Michael Hanna

FLB LAW Matthias Sportini

HOEKENGA & MACHADO Daniel T. Murtha*

JDF LAW Jenny Schiller Vaughn

ROBINSON & COLE Anthony J. Vogel

WIGGIN AND DANA Dimitri Tournas

ZEICHNER ELLMAN & KRAUSE Annabelle

Machado-Costa

Transportation Law

WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER Andrea M. Strain

Trusts and Estates

COHEN AND WOLF Tatiana F. DaSilva, Jenna Shankman

CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD M. Juliet Bonazzoli*, Elizabeth Falkoff, Katherine C. Gent

DAY PITNEY Katherine A. McAllister, Amit Ochani

DUNGEY DOUGHERTY Lisa Goodrich Page

MURTHA CULLINA Patrick Coughlin

WIGGIN AND DANA Ruth Fortune, Vanessa L. Maczko**, Kailtyn A. Pacelli

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