Chambers 2009 Ranks Foley Hoag in 13 Leading Practice Areas
Boston, MA - June 16, 2009
In its annual directory, Chambers USA: The Client’s Guide, Chambers and Partners, a leading U.K.-based research and publishing company, has again ranked Foley Hoag’s leading practice areas in Massachusetts. The 2009 guide includes Foley Hoag in the areas of Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankrupcty/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Environment, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Private Equity: Buyouts and Private Equity: Venture Capital. The International Arbitration practice is noted nationally by the inclusion of Ronald Goodman.
This year’s ranking includes more than 21% of the firm’s partners. The full list includes Beth Arnold, James Bucking, Peter Coogan, Ronald Goodman, Dana Gordon, Seth Jaffe, Adam Kahn, Michael Keating, William Koffel, William Kolb, Claire Laporte, Martin Murphy, Martin Pentz, Carol Pratt, Peter Rosenblum, Robert Sanoff, Andrew Schwartz, Nicholas Theodorou, Donald Ware, Michele Whitham and Lisa Wood.
A sampling of Chambers editorial includes: “Excellent for IP, this firm has a strong standing on the contentious side of the sector … sophisticated litigation work.”
The guide continues to describe the Litigation practice, “This litigation practice amazes sources with its sheer size (100 attorneys and growing), cementing its outstanding reputation thanks to its hefty commercial team and expert white-collar defense. It also has notable arbitration expertise in broker-dealer relations …”
Foley Hoag’s M&A practice is described as “… highly knowledgeable and skilled lawyers … competitive in a number of areas … The firm is also highly praised for its work on transactional matters in energy and alternative fuel companies.”
A perennial favorite in Chambers, the firm’s top-ranked Environment practice gets high marks for being “’Easily one of the best in town,’ … this firm is regarded as an environmental giant in Massachusetts given its record in dispute resolution and corporate compliance.”
Another longtime Band 1 practice, Labor & Employment, is noted in 2009 as … a sound adviser on traditional labor law issues, with a large proportion of its work stemming from unionized clients. The firm also represents a number of unions in arbitration and is praised for its dispute resolution prowess. Particular mention was made of the firm’s immigration expertise, including the processing of skilled migrants in the IT industry.”
Full rankings and editorial commentary is available at www.chambersandpartners.com.
Chambers Guides are published annually and distributed to GCs of leading global and national businesses. Rankings within the Guides are determined by a rigorous interview process between the Chambers research team and Fortune 100 GCs, high-profile entrepreneurs, significant purchasers of legal services and law firms. Based on independent research and peer recommendations, Chambers Guides are rapidly becoming a trusted industry resource.
CATEGORIES
Banking, Energy Technology and Renewables, Investment Advisers & Hedge Funds, Life Sciences, Technology, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Business Crimes & Government Investigations, Business Disputes and Commercial Litigation, Business, Corporate Finance and Securities, Economic Crisis Team, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Litigation, Immigration, Insurance Recovery, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Patent, Private Equity and SBIC, Securities Litigation, Technology Transfer & Licensing