Shipman & Goodwin attorney Michael Chase has published How to Become a Federal Criminal: An Illustrated Handbook for the Aspiring Offender, a new book inspired by his popular, award-winning @CrimeADay Twitter feed. Despite the humorous tone and obvious satire, Chase exposes the more serious and often-absurd results of regulatory overkill.

William J. Roberts, co-chair of the firm’s Data Privacy and Protection Practice Group and a partner in the firm's Health Law Practice Group, has earned the Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the world’s largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community. 

Shipman & Goodwin is proud to mark its centennial anniversary -- a milestone that signifies the firm’s longstanding commitment both to its clients and community. To commemorate its 100-year legacy, the firm plans a series of special events, beginning with a pledge of $250,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford for its new facility.

Former Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and the state’s former Chief Deputy Attorney General Perry Zinn Rowthorn have joined Shipman & Goodwin to lead the firm’s new State Attorneys General Practice Group. The multi-disciplinary team of seasoned attorneys will represent clients in investigations and litigation brought by state attorneys general from around the country.

Shipman & Goodwin’s Data Privacy and Protection practice advised Aetna (a CVS Health business) on the user privacy and data security aspects of Attain, a combination health tracker and reminder app designed by Aetna in collaboration with Apple.

Shipman & Goodwin has been recognized for the second consecutive year as a Top 10 firm nationwide in two key categories of Law360's Annual Glass Ceiling Report, and has moved up in rank in both categories.