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31 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in 2022 Chambers & Partners Guide

June 8, 2022 Press Releases

(June 8, 2022) – Verrill has been rated as a Leading Firm in a total of 11 categories and subcategories as evaluated by London-based Chambers & Partners, one of the world's most respected legal research and publishing firms. Each year, Chambers conducts thousands of in-depth interviews with clients in order to assess the reputations and experience of business lawyers across the United States in various practice areas.

In addition, approximately 22% of attorneys from the firm, including 22 Maine-based, four Massachusetts-based, four Connecticut-based, and one Washington, D.C.-based were acknowledged. In addition to the firm’s individual rankings, the firm was recognized in Connecticut for Corporate/M&A, HealthCare, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate; in Maine for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate; in Massachusetts for Healthcare and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; and in Washington, D.C. for Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite.

The individual attorneys recognized are:

Maine

Massachusetts

Connecticut


Washington, D.C.

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