Verrill’s Business Law Group provides legal services to corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, business trusts, and other business entities at all stages, operating across a wide range of industries in diverse markets. In providing corporate legal services, we work with stakeholders of all kinds, including management, officers, boards of directors, majority stockholder groups, and minority stockholders. Our goal is to be seen and relied upon by the client as a trusted advisor and a valued team member.

        We assist corporate clients with their governance needs, including getting appropriate input and authorization from stockholders, directors, and officers for decisions regarding finances, strategic planning, management, ownership succession, and similar matters.

        We regularly advise boards of directors and board committees on their obligations and rights under corporate governance and state and federal securities laws, including in their fiduciary roles.

        Our tax and business attorneys complement our clients’ management, including their in-house finance and external accounting teams, and other advisors, to elicit the appropriate information at the appropriate times, ensuring that our clients’ needs are stated, understood, and met in accordance with applicable laws and standards.

        People
        
 Norman R. Belanger
        (207) 253 4410
        
 Eleni Choephel
        (203) 222 3131
        
 Roger A. Clement, Jr.
        (207) 253 4412
        
 Andrew Ferrer
        (617) 357 3733
        
 Gregory S. Fryer
        (207) 253 4402
        
 Mark McEnroe
        (203) 222 3134
        
 Michael F. O’Connell
        (617) 951 1151
        
 Kevin J. O’Connell
        (617) 292 2862
        
 Harry E. Peden III
        (203) 222 3133
        
 Abby Plummer

        Abby Plummer

        Associate
        (207) 253 4486
        
 Christopher R. Smith
        (207) 253 4426
        
 Peyton Sternfeld
        (617) 357 3764
        
 Valerie Swett
        (617) 951 1101
        
 Sam Tincher

        Sam Tincher

        Associate
        (857) 383 2687
        
 Andrew Walsh
        (203) 222 3127

        Firm Highlights

        Media Mentions

        Verrill Recognized by WMTW for Partnership Supporting Hunger Relief in Maine

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        33 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in the 2026 Chambers USA Guide

        BOSTON, Massachusetts, PORTLAND, Maine, WESTPORT, Connecticut, and WASHINGTON, D.C. – Verrill has been recognized as a Leading Firm in 14...
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        DOJ Announces Faster Review and Enhanced Enforcement for Benefits-Fraud FCA Matters

        On May 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division issued a new memorandum, “Accelerating Review and Enhancing Enforcement in...
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        On May 21, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a first-of-its kind Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown charging 15 defendants, including...
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        Lauren Galvin Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on Arbitration and Anti-SLAPP Protections

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        On March 30, 2026, the Department of Labor issued a proposed regulation purporting to implement an executive order to expand access to “alternative...
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        Verrill Welcomes Private Clients & Fiduciary Services Attorney Gracie Castle

        BOSTON, Massachusetts – Verrill is pleased to welcome Gracie Castle to the firm’s Private Clients & Fiduciary Services Group as an Associate,...
        Published Works

        Francesco De Vito Authors Article in the Journal of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys

        Verrill Partner Frank De Vito authored an article featured in the Spring 2026 issue of The Abstract, the journal of the American College of Mortgage...
        Alerts and Newsletters

        Recent FinCEN Advisory Highlights Rising Health Care Fraud Risk for Financial Institutions

        As the federal government intensifies its “whole of government” approach to combat fraud, waste, and abuse, particularly in Federal Health Care...