Choate Receives Top Chambers USA Rankings for Nine Practice Areas and 26 Attorneys

Choate has received top rankings in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for the majority of its practice areas – Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property, Litigation: General Commercial, Private Equity (Buyouts and Venture Capital Investment categories), Tax and Technology.  Choate was also listed as a “Noted Firm” for its Labor & Employment practice.  Twenty-four Choate attorneys, representing over one third of the firm’s equity partners, were also ranked among the top US attorneys in their respective fields.  These include:

• Antitrust – Robert M. Buchanan, Jr.
• Banking & Finance – Andrew J. Hickey, Peter M. Palladino, Kevin J. Simard and John F. Ventola
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Douglas R. Gooding and John F. Ventola
• Corporate/M&A – William B. Asher, Jr., Robert V. Jahrling III and Laurence P. Naughton
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Arthur S. Meyers
• Healthcare – Christine G. Savage
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance - Nationwide – David A. Attisani
• Intellectual Property – Karen F. Copenhaver (Licensing), Robert S. Frank, Jr., Dr. Brenda H. Jarrell and Eric J. Marandett
• Labor & Employment – Thomas E. Shirley
• Litigation – Mark Cahill (General Commercial), Jack Cinquegrana (White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations), Robert S. Frank, Jr. (General Commercial) and Diana K. Lloyd (White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
• Private Equity – Stephen M. L. Cohen (Buyouts), Brian P. Lenihan (Venture Capital Investment) and Andrew E. Taylor, Jr. (Fund Formation)
• Tax – Louis J. Marett

Chambers is considered to be the most reputable legal directory in the world because inclusion is based solely on the findings of its research teams.  The rankings data is culled from in-depth interviews with thousands of clients and lawyers across the country, with greater weight given to the views of the clients.  Ranking criteria include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by the client.