2015 Best Lawyers in America

Choate announced today that 47 attorneys at the firm – 70 percent of the firm’s equity partners – have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2015. 

Many of Choate’s 47 Best Lawyers were named in multiple categories below, and Eric Marandett was named “Lawyer of the Year” in the Patent Litigation category in Boston for his top marks in ability, professionalism and integrity.

• Antitrust Law – Robert M. Buchanan, Jr.

• Appellate Practice – A. Hugh Scott

• Banking and Finance Law – Lyman G. Bullard, Jr., James A. McDaniel, Peter M. Palladino, and John F. Ventola

• Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law – Douglas R. Gooding, Kevin J. Simard, and John F. Ventola

• Bet-the-Company Litigation – Jack Cinquegrana and A. Hugh Scott

• Biotechnology Law – William B. Asher, Jr., Brenda Herschbach Jarrell, PhD, and Eric J. Marandett

• Business Organizations – William P. Gelnaw, Jr.

• Commercial Litigation – Mark D. Cahill, Jack Cinquegrana, Robert S. Frank, Jr., John A. Nadas, E. Macey Russell, A. Hugh Scott, and Daniel C. Winston

• Copyright Law – Karen F. Copenhaver

• Corporate Law – William B. Asher, Jr., Stephen M. L. Cohen, William P. Gelnaw, Jr., Robert V. Jahrling III, Brian P. Lenihan, John A. Meltaus, Laurence P. Naughton, Peter M. Palladino, and Andrew E. Taylor, Jr.

• Corporate Compliance Law – William B. Asher, Jr., Michael T. Gass, and Robert V. Jahrling III

• Corporate Governance Law – William B. Asher, Jr., Jack Cinquegrana, Michael T. Gass, and Robert V. Jahrling III

•  Criminal Defense: White Collar – Jack Cinquegrana, Diana K. Lloyd, and Melissa Bayer Tearney

•  Criminal Defense: Non-White Collar – Jack Cinquegrana and Diana K. Lloyd

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law – Arthur S. Meyers

• Employment Law: Individuals – Thomas E. Shirley

• Employment Law: Management – Alison F. Reif and Thomas E. Shirley

• Health Care Law – Christine G. Savage

• Information Technology Law – Karen F. Copenhaver

• Insurance Law – David A. Attisani, Mark D. Cahill, John A. Nadas, and A. Hugh Scott

• Labor Law: Management – Thomas E. Shirley

• Litigation: Antitrust – Robert M. Buchanan, Jr.

• Litigation: Bankruptcy – Douglas R. Gooding

• Litigation: ERISA – Arthur S. Meyers

• Litigation: Intellectual Property – Robert S. Frank, Jr., Eric. J. Marandett, and Daniel C. Winston

• Litigation: Labor & Employment – Thomas E. Shirley

• Litigation: Patent – Robert S. Frank, Jr. and Eric J. Marandett (Lawyer of the Year in Boston)

• Litigation: Securities – Jack Cinquegrana

• Mergers & Acquisitions Law – Stephen M. L. Cohen, William P. Gelnaw, Jr. and Robert V. Jahrling III

• Non-Profit/Charities Law – Charles A. Cheever

• Patent Law – Karen F. Copenhaver and Brenda Herschbach Jarrell, PhD

• Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law – Louis J. Marett and Andrew E. Taylor, Jr.

• Project Finance Law – James A. McDaniel and Peter M. Palladino

• Real Estate Law – David B. Currie, Frank Giso III, James R. Shea, Jr., and Michael S. Sophocles

• Securities/Capital Markets Law – William B. Asher, Jr. and Robert V. Jahrling III

• Securities Regulation – William B. Asher, Jr. and John R. Pitfield

• Securitization and Structured Finance Law – Peter M. Palladino

• Sports Law – Lyman G. Bullard, Jr.

• Tax Law – Louis J. Marett

• Trusts & Estates – Kristin T. Abati, Charles A. Cheever, Silvana (Nan) Giner, William A. Lowell, Brian W. Monnich, and Jennifer C. Snyder

• Venture Capital Law – Brian D. Goldstein, Brian P. Lenihan, and John A. Meltaus

Published since 1983, Best Lawyers is called the “definitive guide to legal excellence” because it’s based on over four million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.  Listings cannot be purchased; lawyers are included on the Best Lawyers list based exclusively on merit.