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"Best Lawyers in America" Recognizes 43 Firm Attorneys

August 15, 2018

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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
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
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
Ira Goldman Head Shot
Ira H. Goldman

Of Counsel

860.251.5820

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

Partner

860.434.5333

bharmon@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
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
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
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
Scott Gerard Headshot
Scott M. Gerard

Partner

203.324.8195

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

Of Counsel

203.324.8104

bhawkins@goodwin.com
Kent S. Nevins

Chair of the Management Committee

203.324.8163

knevins@goodwin.com

Forty-three (43) lawyers from Shipman & Goodwin LLP have been selected by their peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019. Universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence for more than 30 years, Best Lawyers® has been called “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice” by Corporate Counsel magazine. Based on their legal abilities in their respective practice areas, these attorneys from the firm have been selected for the 2019 edition:

Arbitration
Charles L. Howard (10+ years)

Banking and Finance Law


James C. Schulwolf (15 years)

Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law


Ira H. Goldman (25 years)

Bet-the-Company Litigation


Robert L. Wyld (10+ years)

Commercial Litigation


Frederick S. Gold (5 years)
Charles L. Howard (10+ years)
Mark K. Ostrowski (5+ years)
Paul D. Sanson (10+ 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


John H. Lawrence (10+ years)
James C. Schulwolf (15 years)

Criminal Defense - General Practice


James W. Bergenn (10 years)

Criminal Defense - White-Collar


James W. Bergenn (10 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)
Ira H. Goldman (25 years)

Employment Law - Management


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

Equipment Finance Law


James C. Schulwolf (15 years)

Franchise Law


Paul D. Sanson (10+ 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)
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

Litigation - Antitrust


Paul D. Sanson (10+ 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)

Litigation - Labor and Employment Law


Zachary A. Hummel (10+ years)

Litigation - Land Use and Zoning


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

Mediation


Charles L. Howard (10+ years)

Mergers and Acquisitions Law


J. Dormer Stephen

Municipal Law


Bruce A. Chudwick (5+ years)
Matthew Ranelli

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

Tax Law


Alan E. Lieberman (5+ years)
Louis B. Schatz (5+ 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© 2019 based its selections on more than 7 million confidential detailed peer evaluations by leading attorneys.

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