May 27, 2021 - Press Releases

        32 Verrill Attorneys, Across Three Offices, Recognized in 2021 Chambers & Partners Guide

        (May 27, 2021) – 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 27% of attorneys from the firm, including 24 Maine-based, four Massachusetts-based, and four Connecticut-based were acknowledged. In addition to the firm’s individual rankings, the firm was recognized in Connecticut for Corporate/M&A, HealthCare, and Litigation: General Commercial; in Maine for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate; and in Massachusetts for Healthcare.

        The individual attorneys recognized are:

        Portland, Maine Office

        • Eric D. Altholz (Employee Benefits & Compensation)
        • Tawny L. Alvarez (Labor & Employment)
        • Lisa S. Boehm (Employee Benefits & Compensation)
        • Robert C. Brooks (Labor & Employment)
        • Juliet T. Browne (Environment)
        • Anthony M. Calcagni (Real Estate)
        • Roger A. Clement Jr. (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
        • James I. Cohen (Energy & Natural Resources)
        • Douglas P. Currier (Labor & Employment)
        • Gregory S. Fryer (Corporate/M&A)
        • David L. Galgay Jr. (Real Estate)
        • Martha C. Gaythwaite (Litigation: General Commercial)
        • Kenneth F. Ginder (Employee Benefits & Compensation)
        • Mark K. Googins (Corporate/M&A)
        • William S. Harwood (Energy & Natural Resources)
        • Nathaniel R. Hull (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
        • Christopher Lockman (Employee Benefits & Compensation)
        • Suzanne E. Meeker (Employee Benefits & Compensation)
        • Richard G. Moon (Labor & Employment)
        • James C. Palmer (Real Estate)
        • A. Robert Ruesch (Litigation: General Commercial)
        • Gordon R. Smith (Environment)
        • Mathew Todaro (Environment)
        • Karen Frink Wolf (Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance)

        Boston, Massachusetts Office

        • Mark A. Borreliz (Healthcare)
        • Michael Fee (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
        • Jeffrey L. Heidt (Healthcare)
        • Paul W. Shaw (Healthcare)

        Westport, Connecticut Office

        • Regina M. Flaherty (Real Estate)
        • Cheryl L. Johnson (Corporate/M&A)
        • Frank J. Silvestri Jr. (Litigation: General Commercial)
        • Patricia D. Weitzman (Healthcare)

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