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"Best Lawyers in America" Recognizes 42 Lawyers

August 21, 2020

Lawyers

James W. Bergenn bio photo
James W. Bergenn

Partner

860.251.5639

jbergenn@goodwin.com
James Betts Bio Photo
James T. Betts

Partner

860.251.5150

jbetts@goodwin.com
Donna Brooks bio photo
Donna L. Brooks

Partner

860.251.5917

dbrooks@goodwin.com
Bruce Chudwick Head Shot
Bruce A. Chudwick

Partner

860.251.5114

bchudwick@goodwin.com
Brian Clemow Headshot
Brian Clemow

Of Counsel

860.251.5711

bclemow@goodwin.com
Richard I. Cohen bio photo final
Richard I. Cohen

Partner

860.251.5803

rcohen@goodwin.com
Glenn Cunningham bio photo
Glenn M. Cunningham

Partner

860.251.5722

gcunningham@goodwin.com
Brenda Eckert bio photo
Brenda A. Eckert

Of Counsel

860.251.5712

beckert@goodwin.com
Patrick M. Fahey bio photo
Patrick M. Fahey

Partner

860.251.5824

pfahey@goodwin.com
Joan Feldman bio photo
Joan W. Feldman

Partner

860.251.5104

jfeldman@goodwin.com
Danielle Ferrucci Head Shot
Danielle P. Ferrucci

Partner

860.251.5105

dferrucci@goodwin.com
Scott Gerard Headshot
Scott M. Gerard

Partner

203.324.8195

sgerard@goodwin.com
Bryon Harmon Head Shot
Bryon W. Harmon

Partner

860.434.5333

bharmon@goodwin.com
Barry Hawkins Headshot
Barry C. Hawkins

Of Counsel

203.324.8104

bhawkins@goodwin.com
Gabe Jiran bio photo
Gabriel J. Jiran

Partner

860.251.5520

gjiran@goodwin.com
Biography Photo of John Lawrence
John H. Lawrence

Partner

860.251.5139

jlawrence@goodwin.com
Anne H. Littlefield bio photo
Anne H. Littlefield

Partner and General Counsel

860.251.5715

alittlefield@goodwin.com
Jarad M. Lucan bio photos
Jarad M. Lucan

Partner

860.251.5785

jlucan@goodwin.com
Richard A. Mills bio photo
Richard A. Mills

Partner

860.251.5706

rmills@goodwin.com
Thomas B. Mooney bio photo
Thomas B. Mooney

Partner

860.251.5710

tmooney@goodwin.com
Kent S. Nevins

Chair of the Management Committee

203.324.8163

knevins@goodwin.com
Bob O'Brien bio photo
Robert J. O'Brien

Partner

860.251.5789

robrien@goodwin.com
Mark Ostrowski bio photo
Mark K. Ostrowski

Partner

860.251.5634

mostrowski@goodwin.com
Matthew Ranelli bio photo
Matthew Ranelli

Partner

203.836.2805

mranelli@goodwin.com
Jessica L. Ritter bio photo
Jessica L. Ritter

Partner

860.251.5034

jritter@goodwin.com
William Rock Head Shot
William G. Rock

Of Counsel

860.251.5121

wrock@goodwin.com
William Ronalter Head Shot
William J. Ronalter

Partner

860.251.5126

wronalter@goodwin.com
Louis B. Schatz bio photo
Louis B. Schatz

Partner

860.251.5838

lschatz@goodwin.com
James C. Schulwolf bio photo
James C. Schulwolf

Partner

860.251.5949

jschulwolf@goodwin.com
Biography Photo of Daniel Schwartz
Daniel A. Schwartz

Partner

860.251.5038

dschwartz@goodwin.com
J. Dormer Stephen bio photo
J. Dormer Stephen

Partner

203.836.2803

dstephen@goodwin.com
Lyn Gammill Walker Bio Photo
Lyn Gammill Walker

Of Counsel

860.251.5146

lwalker@goodwin.com
Joseph P. Williams bio photo
Joseph P. Williams

Partner

203.836.2804

jwilliams@goodwin.com

Forty-two (42) lawyers from Shipman & Goodwin LLP have been selected by their peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021. Regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence for more than 30 years, Best Lawyers® has been called “the most respected referral list of lawyers in practice” by Corporate Counsel magazine. Based on their legal abilities in their respective practice areas, these lawyers from Shipman & Goodwin have been selected for the 2021 edition:

Banking and Finance Law
James C. Schulwolf (15+ years)

Bet-the-Company Litigation


Robert L. Wyld (10+ years)

Commercial Litigation


Mark K. Ostrowski (5+ years)
Paul D. Sanson (15+ years)
Robert L. Wyld (10+ years)

Commercial Transactions/UCC Law


James C. Schulwolf (15+ years)

Construction Law


Robert J. O’Brien (5+ years)

Corporate Law


Donna L. Brooks
John H. Lawrence, Jr. (15+ years)
James C. Schulwolf (15+ years)

Education Law


Alyce L. Alfano (5+ years)
Anne H. Littlefield (10+ years)
Richard A. Mills (10+ years)
Thomas B. Mooney (10+ years)

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law


Richard I. Cohen (10+ years)

Employment Law - Management


Brian Clemow (35+ years)
Brenda A. Eckert (5+ years)
Gabriel J. Jiran (5+ years)
Thomas B. Mooney (10+ years)
Saranne P. Murray (10+ years)
Jessica L. Ritter
Daniel A. Schwartz (10+ years)

Equipment Finance Law


James C. Schulwolf (15+ years)

Franchise Law


Paul D. Sanson (15+ years)

Health Care Law


Joan W. Feldman (5+ years)
John H. Lawrence (10+ years)
Alex Lloyd (25+ years)

Insurance Law


James P. Ruggeri (5+ years)

Labor Law - Management


Brian Clemow (35+ years)
Gabriel J. Jiran (5+ years)
Jarad M. Lucan
Richard A. Mills (10+ years)
Thomas B. Mooney (10+ years)
Saranne P. Murray (10+ years)
Daniel A. Schwartz (10+ years)

Land Use and Zoning Law


Timothy S. Hollister (10+ years)
Matthew Ranelli (5 years)

Litigation - Antitrust


Paul D. Sanson (15+ years)

Litigation - Construction


Robert J. O’Brien (5+ years)

Litigation - Environmental


Joseph P. Williams (10+ years)

Litigation - Insurance


Mark K. Ostrowski (5+ years)

Litigation - Intellectual Property


Glenn M. Cunningham (5+ years)
Patrick M. Fahey

Litigation - Land Use and Zoning


Timothy S. Hollister (10+ years)
Matthew Ranelli (5 years)
Joseph P. Williams (10+ years)

Litigation - Real Estate


Barry C. Hawkins (25+ years)
Joseph P. Williams (10+ years)

Litigation - Trusts and Estates


Robert L. Wyld (10+ years)

Litigation and Controversy - Tax


Alan E. Lieberman (10 years)
Louis B. Schatz (10 years)

Mergers and Acquisitions Law


J. Dormer Stephen

Municipal Law


Bruce A. Chudwick (10+ years)
Matthew Ranelli (5+ years)

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs


James W. Bergenn (10+ years)
William J. Ronalter

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants


Mark K. Ostrowski (5+ years)

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs


James W. Bergenn (10+ years)
William J. Ronalter

Real Estate Law


Carolyn J. Cavolo
Scott M. Gerard
Barry C. Hawkins (25+ years)
Kent S. Nevins (5+ years)
William G. Rock

Tax Law


Alan E. Lieberman (10 years)
Louis B. Schatz (10 years)

Trusts and Estates


James T. Betts (30+ years)
Danielle P. Ferrucci (5+ years)
Bryon W. Harmon (5+ years)
Lyn G. Walker (20 years)

The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 based its selections entirely on peer review, with more than 7 million confidential detailed peer evaluations by leading attorneys.

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