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37 Verrill Dana Attorneys, Across Four Offices Recognized in 2018 Chambers & Partners Guide

June 11, 2018 Press Releases

(June 11, 2018) – Verrill Dana has been rated as a Leading Firm in seven Maine categories and three sub-categories evaluated by London-based Chambers & Partners, one of the world's most respected legal research and publishing firms. The Firm was also recognized by Chambers & Partners for its Health Care practice in Massachusetts and in Connecticut for its Corporate/M&A, Healthcare, and Litigation: General Commercial practices. Each year, Chambers conducts thousands of in-depth interviews with clients in order to assess the reputations and expertise of business lawyers across the United States in various practice areas.

37 attorneys from the firm overall, including 27 Maine-based, four Massachusetts-based, five Connecticut-based and one Rhode Island-based attorney, were acknowledged as Leading Lawyers in the fields of Corporate/Commercial; Corporate/M&A; Corporate/M&A: Bankruptcy; Energy & Natural Resources; Environment; Healthcare; Labor & Employment; Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation; Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance; Real Estate; and Real Estate: Timberland/Conservation. The individual attorneys recognized are:

Portland, Maine Office

  • Eric D. Altholz (Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation)
  • Tawny L. Alvarez (Labor & Employment)
  • Scott D. Anderson (Environment)
  • Lisa S. Boehm (Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation)
  • Robert C. Brooks (Labor & Employment)
  • Juliet T. Browne (Environment)
  • Anthony M. Calcagni (Real Estate)
  • Roger A. Clement Jr. (Corporate/M&A: Bankruptcy)
  • James I. Cohen (Energy & Natural Resources)
  • Kimberly S. Couch (Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation)
  • Douglas P. Currier (Labor & Employment)
  • Harold J. Friedman (Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance)
  • Gregory S. Fryer (Corporate/M&A)
  • David L. Galgay Jr. (Real Estate)
  • Martha C. Gaythwaite (Litigation: General Commercial)
  • Gregg H. Ginn (Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation)
  • Mark K. Googins (Corporate/M&A)
  • Katie M. Gray (Energy & Natural Resources)
  • William S. Harwood (Energy & Natural Resources)
  • Nathaniel R. Hull (Corporate/M&A: Bankruptcy)
  • Suzanne E. Meeker (Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation)
  • Richard G. Moon (Labor & Employment)
  • James C. Palmer (Real Estate)
  • Raymond A. Pelletier (Real Estate: Timberland/Conservation)
  • A. Robert Ruesch (Litigation: General Commercial)
  • Gordon R. Smith (Environment)
  • Karen Frink Wolf (Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance)

Boston, Massachusetts Office

  • Mark A. Borreliz (Healthcare)
  • Kate Gallin Heffernan (Healthcare)
  • Jeffrey L. Heidt (Healthcare)
  • Paul W. Shaw (Healthcare)

Westport, Connecticut Office

  • Christopher M. Graham (Corporate/M&A)
  • Cheryl L. Johnson (Corporate/M&A)
  • Frank J. Silvestri Jr. (Litigation: General Commercial)
  • Patricia D. Weitzman (Healthcare)
  • Barbara A. Young (Corporate/M&A)

Providence, Rhode Island Office

  • Elizabeth Murdock Myers (Corporate/Commercial)

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