Choate Earns Highly Recommended Distinction in Three Areas by Benchmark Litigation 2027

Choate earned high rankings in Benchmark Litigation’s 2027 annual survey of the top attorneys and law firms in the United States, including a “highly recommended” designation for dispute resolution, life sciences, and tech patent law in Massachusetts.

Benchmark Litigation is the only publication on the market to focus exclusively on litigation in the United States. Many of the firm’s attorneys were listed in multiple categories, including Michael Bunis, Robert Frank, Sheron Korpus, Eric Marandett, and Melissa Tearney as “National Practice Area Stars.”

Choate’s 2027 Benchmark Rankings include:

David Attisani – Litigation Star in Insurance (Massachusetts)

Michael Bunis – Litigation and National Practice Area Star in Intellectual Property (National and Massachusetts)

Robert Frank – Litigation Star in Intellectual Property, Competition/Antitrust, Commercial (National and Massachusetts)

Robert Kole – Litigation Star in Insurance (Massachusetts)

Sheron Korpus – Litigation and National Practice Area Star in Securities, Competition/antitrust, Commercial (National and New York)

Eric Marandett – Litigation and National Practice Area Star in Intellectual Property (Massachusetts)

Bryana McGillycuddy – 40 & Under in Intellectual Property (National and Massachusetts)

Paul Popeo – Litigation Star in Intellectual Property, Commercial (Massachusetts)

Samuel Rudman – Litigation Star and 40 & Under in Competition/Antitrust, Commercial (Massachusetts)

Christine Savage – Litigation Star in Healthcare (Massachusetts)

Anita Spieth – Litigation Star in Intellectual Property (Massachusetts)

Melissa Tearney – Litigation Star in Litigation (National and Massachusetts)

Benchmark Litigation researchers conduct extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients to identify the leading litigators and firms. During these interviews, researchers examine recent casework handled by law firms and ask individual litigators to provide their professional opinions on peers and practitioners within their jurisdiction or practice area.