Choate Lawyers and Practice Groups Recognized by Chambers USA 2025

The 2025 edition of Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognized 34 Choate attorneys as leading counsel in their respective fields, with eight receiving Band 1 rankings.

Seventeen practices – Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Healthcare, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Life Sciences, Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Private Equity: Buyouts, Private Equity: Fund Formation, Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment, Real Estate, and Tax – are recognized as leaders in Massachusetts, with Life Sciences also receiving national recognition.

The following is a complete list of Choate’s individual attorney rankings in Chambers 2025:

Antitrust – Robert M. Buchanan, Jr.

Banking & Finance – Kevin Jarboe, Seth D. Mennillo, Peter M. Palladino, Mark D. Silva, Kevin J. Simard, and John F. Ventola

Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Douglas R. Gooding, Kevin J. Simard, and John F. Ventola

Corporate/M&A – John Pitfield

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – David E. Mollo-Christensen

Healthcare – Sara Frank (Associates to Watch), Christine G. Savage, and Melissa Bayer Tearney

Insurance – David A. Attisani (Star Individual), Jean-Paul Jaillet and Robert Kole

Insurance Dispute Resolution/Reinsurance – David A. Attisani (Star Individual, Nationwide)

Intellectual Property – Michael Bunis, Robert S. Frank, Jr. (Senior Statespeople), Dr. Brenda H. Jarrell (Nationwide), Dr. Charles E. Lyon, Eric J. Marandett, and Sophie F. Wang (Up & Coming)

Labor & Employment – Alison Reif

Life Sciences – Dr. Brenda H. Jarrell

Litigation: General Commercial – Robert S. Frank, Jr. (Senior Statespeople)

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Emily Hodge, Danielle Pelot, and Melissa Bayer Tearney

Private Equity: Buyouts – T.J. Murphy

Private Equity: Fund Formation – Kimberley Kaplan-Gross (Nationwide)

Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment – Brian Goldstein, Brian P. Lenihan, and Tobin Sullivan

Real Estate – Paul C. Laudano and Adam Zaiger

Tax – John Marshall Chambers and Olivier Léger