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Chambers USA 2015 Recognizes Goodwin Procter in 48 Practice AreasGoodwin Procter, a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, announced today that Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized the firm and its attorneys for excellence in numerous practice areas. A total of 111 of the firm's attorneys were named as leading lawyers in the legal directory's 2015 edition. Goodwin's practice groups were selected for ranking in 48 categories overall and garnered top-tier rankings in 21 categories. A complete listing of Goodwin's rankings is available online at Chambers USA 2015. Twenty-two Goodwin attorneys were ranked in multiple practice areas/categories this year. On a national level, Goodwin added rankings in four categories: Appellate Law, Product Liability & Mass Torts, Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance), and International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337). Goodwin also added rankings in five Massachusetts categories: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Tax, Private Equity: Buyouts, Real Estate, and Intellectual Property; three New York categories: Real Estate: Corporate, Intellectual Property: Patent, and Corporate/M&A; one California category: Real Estate, and one Louisiana category: Corporate/M&A. For the ninth consecutive year, Goodwin partner Gilbert G. Menna was named a "Star Individual" in REITs, Chambers' most select designation for attorneys. In addition, Brian E. Pastuszenski was named a "Star Individual" in the Massachusetts Litigation: Securities category. Six Goodwin partners were honored as "Senior Statesman": Robert S. Basseches in the Nationwide: Transportation: Shipping: Regulatory (outside New York) category; Wilfred J. Benoit in the Massachusetts Labor and Employment category; Daniel M. Glosband in the Massachusetts Bankruptcy/Restructuring category; Lawrence E. Kaplan in the Massachusetts Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use category; James M. Nagle in the Massachusetts Labor and Employment category; and Paul F. Ware in both the Massachusetts Intellectual Property and Massachusetts Litigation: General Commercial categories. Goodwin partners ranked in Chambers USA 2015 were: National Daniel P. Adams: REITs Marco E. Adelfio: Investment Funds: Registered Funds Jonathan Axelrad: Investment Funds: Venture Capital Christopher B. Barker: Leisure & Hospitality Lynne B. Barr: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) and Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) Robert T. Basseches: Transportation: Shipping, Regulatory (outside NY) John J. Cleary: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp David B. Cook: Transportation: Shipping, Regulatory (outside NY) Alison V. Douglass: ERISA Litigation James O. Fleckner: ERISA Litigation Elizabeth Shea Fries: Investment Funds: Hedge Funds Edward L. Glazer: REITs Michael H. Glazer: Real Estate Teresa K. Goebel: Leisure & Hospitality Joanne M. Gray: Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation Thomas M. Hefferon: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation) Mark Holland: Securities: Litigation William M. Jay: Appellate Law Glenn S. Kerner: Product Liability & Mass Torts Robert M. Kurucza: Investment Funds: Registered Funds John R. LeClaire: Private Equity: Buyouts William P. Mayer: Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A Gilbert G. Menna: REITs Phllip H. Newman: Investment Funds: Registered Funds Christopher E. Palmer: Investment Funds: Registered Funds Brian E. Pastuszenski: Securities: Litigation David L. Permut: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) Regina M. Pisa: Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A H. Neal Sandford: REITs Ettore A. Santucci: REITs Mark Schonberger: REITs William E. Stern: Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Compliance) Richard M. Strassberg: Litigation: Trial Lawyers Marcia H. Sundeen: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) Kingsley L. Taft: Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial Benjamin C. Tschann: Leisure & Hospitality Marian A. Tse: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp California Jonathan Axelrad: Corporate/M&A: Venture Capital Lewis G. Feldman: Real Estate Forrest A. Hainline III: Litigation: General Commercial J. Hovey Kemp: Corporate/M&A: Private Equity Richard A. Kline: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity Anthony J. McCusker: Corporate/M&A (Northern California and Venture Capital) Dean C. Pappas: Real Estate Rezwan D. Pavri: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity Chauncey M. Swalwell: Real Estate Daniel J. Tyukody Jr.: Litigation: Securities District of Columbia John D. Aldock: Litigation: General Commercial Michael S. Giannotto: Environment Mark A. Heller: Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory James A. Hutchinson: Corporate/M&A and Private Equity Laurence S. Kirsch: Environment Mark S. Raffman: Litigation: General Commercial Massachusetts Christopher B. Barker: Real Estate Lynne B. Barr: Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory Thomas A. Beaudoin: Private Equity: Fund Formation (News - Alert) Wilfred J. Benoit: Labor & Employment Mark T. Bettencourt: Corporate/M&A Gregory A. Bibler: Environment Mitchell S. Bloom: Corporate/M&A James M. Broderick: Real Estate Mark H. Burnett: Corporate/M&A and Private Equity: Buyouts Stuart M. Cable: Corporate/ M&A Stephen G. Charkoudian: Technology John J. Cleary: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp R. Todd Cronan: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Howard A. Cubell: Tax James M. Curley: Private Equity: Buyouts J. Anthony Downs: Intellectual Property John J. Egan III: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment and Corporate/M&A John C. Englander: Intellectual Property Jennifer Merrigan Fay: Labor & Employment Elizabeth Shea Fries: Hedge and Mutual Funds Natascha S. George: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Edward L. Glazer: Tax Michael H. Glazer: Real Estate Daniel M. Glosband: Bankruptcy/Restructuring Duncan A. Greenhalgh: Intellectual Property John T. Haggerty: Corporate/M&A: Capital Markets Robert M. Hale: Labor & Employment Jon M. Herzog: Private Equity: Buyouts Martin R. Healy: Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Laura C. Hodges Taylor: Private Equity: Buyouts Joseph L. Johnson III: Corporate/M&A Lawrence E. Kaplan: Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Minta E. Kay: Real Estate Michael J. Kendall: Private Equity: Buyouts Samantha M. Kirby: Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory Mark D. Kirshenbaum: Tax Douglas J. Kline: Intellectual Property John R. LeClaire: Private Equity: Buyouts Mark J. Macenka: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment William P. Mayer: Banking & Finance: Corporate & Regulatory Diane J. McCabe: Real Estate Gilbert G. Menna: Corporate/M&A: Capital Markets James M. Nagle: Labor & Employment Phillip H. Newman: Hedge Funds & Mutual Funds Michael J. Pappone: Bankruptcy/Restructuring Brian E. Pastuszenski: Litigation: Securities Edmund R. Pitcher: Intellectual Property Stephen D. Poss: Litigation: Securities and Litigation: General Commercial James C. Rehnquist: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations H. Neal Sandford: Tax Ettore A. Santucci: Corporate/M&A: Capital Markets Joseph F. Savage: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations William J. Schnoor: Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment and Corporate/M&A Paul D. Schwartz: Real Estate Edward Matson Sibble: Banking and Finance Bradford J. Smith: Labor & Employment Derek Steingarten: Hedge and Mutual Funds Michael G. Strapp: Intellectual Property Andrew C. Sucoff: Real Estate Joseph C. Theis, Jr.: Corporate/M&A Marian A. Tse: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp Paul F. Ware: Intellectual Property and Litigation: General Commercial David W. Watson: Private Equity: Fund Formation Scott A. Webster: Employee Benefits & Executive Comp William H. Whitledge: Tax Elise N. Zoli: Environment New York Mark J. Abate: Intellectual Property: Patent John M. Ferguson: Real Estate: Corporate David M. Hashmall: Intellectual Property: Patent Elizabeth J. Holland: Intellectual Property: Patent Mark Holland: Litigation: Securities Christopher B. Price: Real Estate: Corporate Stuart L. Rosenthal: Corporate/M&A Richard M. Strassberg: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Louisiana Andrew H. Goodman: Corporate/M&A Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business surveys and interviews clients and lawyers across the United States to determine which firms and attorneys are considered leaders in their field. Rankings assess key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence and commitment. Goodwin Procter LLP is a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, with offices across the United States and in Europe and Asia. Excelling at complex transactional work and high-stakes litigation, the firm combines in-depth legal knowledge with practical business experience to help clients maximize opportunities and manage risk. With more than 850 lawyers, Goodwin offers innovative counsel and delivers results through a client-centric and collaborative approach. The firm focuses on matters involving financial institutions, intellectual property, private equity, real estate capital markets, securities litigation/white collar defense, and technology/life sciences. Information may be found at www.goodwinprocter.com. Follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) @goodwinprocter. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150519006707/en/ |