Choate Receives Top Chambers USA Rankings for 10 Practice Areas and 26 Attorneys

Choate has received top rankings in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for the majority of its practice areas – Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Litigation: General Commercial, Private Equity: Buyouts, Tax, and Technology. Twenty-six Choate attorneys, representing over one third of the firm’s equity partners, were also ranked among the top U.S. attorneys in their respective fields. These include:

• Antitrust – Robert M. Buchanan, Jr.
• Banking & Finance – Andrew Hickey, Peter M. Palladino, Kevin J. Simard, and John F. Ventola
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Douglas R. Gooding and John F. Ventola
• Corporate/M&A – William B. Asher, Jr., Robert V. Jahrling III, and Laurence P. Naughton
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Arthur S. Meyers
• Healthcare – Julie Hesse and Christine G. Savage
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance - Nationwide – David A. Attisani
• Intellectual Property – Karen F. Copenhaver (Licensing), Robert S. Frank, Jr.,  Brenda H. Jarrell, and Eric J. Marandett
• Labor & Employment – Thomas E. Shirley
• Litigation – Mark D. Cahill (General Commercial), Jack Cinquegrana (White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations), Robert S. Frank, Jr. (General Commercial), Diana K. Lloyd (White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations), and Joan Lukey (General Commercial)
• Litigation: Trial Lawyers - Nationwide – Joan Lukey
• Private Equity – Stephen M. L. Cohen (Buyouts), Brian P. Lenihan (Venture Capital Investment), and Andrew E. Taylor, Jr. (Fund Formation)
• Tax – Louis J. Marett
• Technology – Karen F. Copenhaver

Chambers is considered to be the most reputable legal directory in the world because inclusion is based solely on the findings of its research teams. The rankings data is culled from in-depth interviews with thousands of clients and lawyers across the country, with greater weight given to the views of the clients. Ranking criteria include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.