Ranking tables
Corporate/M&A | USA
Massachusetts
Rankings overview for Departments
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Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
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- Alfred L Browne Cooley LLP10 Years Ranked
Joseph Basile Hogan Lovells US LLP16 Years Ranked
Kevin J Sullivan McDermott Will & Emery LLP18 Years Ranked
Laura P Knoll Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates6 Years Ranked
Lisa R Haddad Goodwin4 Years Ranked
Peter Rosenblum Foley Hoag LLP22 Years Ranked
William R Kolb Foley Hoag LLP21 Years Ranked
Band 4
Adam Ghander DLA Piper LLP (US)5 Years Ranked
Alexander Aber Hogan Lovells US LLP5 Years Ranked
David A Martland Nixon Peabody LLP19 Years Ranked
David H Feinberg Feinberg Hanson LLP 13 Years Ranked- Dean Zioze Mintz8 Years Ranked
Gene T Barton Jr Goulston & Storrs6 Years Ranked
Gregory O'Shaughnessy Nixon Peabody LLP12 Years Ranked
Harry A Hanson, III Feinberg Hanson LLP 11 Years Ranked
Jason L Kropp WilmerHale10 Years Ranked
John Chory Latham & Watkins LLP21 Years Ranked
John Pitfield Choate Hall & Stewart LLP7 Years Ranked
Julie Scallen Latham & Watkins LLP4 Years Ranked
Mark Fitzgerald Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati12 Years Ranked
Marko Zatylny Ropes & Gray LLP3 Years Ranked
Matthew J. Gardella Mintz3 Years Ranked
Shayla K Harlev Kirkland & Ellis LLP12 Years Ranked
Steven C Browne Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP20 Years Ranked
Steven M. Peck Proskauer Rose LLP18 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 GoodwinCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedGoodwin is considered a first port of call for sophisticated transactional work in the life sciences sector, drawing from a wealth of expertise advising clients in highly regulated industries across the full spectrum of M&A and corporate law issues. The firm also regularly acts for a broad array of technology clients on transactional and corporate governance issues, alongside recognized skills in the real estate sector, particularly when acting in REIT transactions.
1 Latham & Watkins LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedLatham & Watkins LLP is a leading choice for high value and highly complex M&A work, leveraging its deeply experienced deal teams nationwide and internationally to deftly handle the largest of transactions. Clients also benefit from complementary expertise in deal-adjacent practice areas, including nationally recognized capabilities in capital markets, employee benefits and tax work. Sectors of particular strength include life sciences, technology and technology-enabled services.
1 Ropes & Gray LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedRopes & Gray LLP has a top class transactional practice with longstanding pedigree in strategic M&A and private equity deals, acting for businesses and investors specializing in the technology, life sciences and financial services industries, among others. The firm excels in both high-end and mid-market deals, drawing from its extensive network of offices to advise on multijurisdictional matters.
1 WilmerHaleCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedWilmerHale has a respected corporate practice with a longstanding pedigree in advising clients in complex and highly regulated industries on a broad array of commercial and corporate law matters. It acts for an enviable array of leading corporates in the life sciences and technology sectors, as well as entrepreneurs, financial institutions and investment firms.
Band 2
2 Cooley LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedCooley LLP has a distinguished practice with a reputation for excellence in advising life sciences and technology companies on the full gamut of corporate law matters. It regularly handles M&A, capital markets work and broader governance and compliance issues, with particular expertise in acting for startups and emerging companies.
2 Foley Hoag LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedFoley Hoag LLP has a robust corporate practice which frequently acts on significant M&A transactions in the life sciences, technology and energy sectors, alongside additional capabilities in venture capital investment work. The firm draws from a solid bench of corporate lawyers, who act for an array of local, national and international clients on deal work and broader governance and compliance issues.
2 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & AffiliatesCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a highly rated corporate group which frequently advises a broad spectrum of private and public companies, financial institutions and specialist investors on corporate law issues. The Boston team leverages the firm's formidable national and international resources to expertly handle the most complex transactional matters, including considerable skill in cross-border M&A work. Areas of additional strength include joint ventures, hostile transactions and corporate restructuring matters.
Band 3
3 Choate Hall & Stewart LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years RankedChoate Hall & Stewart LLP has an accomplished and highly capable corporate group prized for its strength in midmarket transactional work. It regularly acts for technology and life sciences companies on corporate governance issues and M&A mandates, bolstered by highly rated resources in its intellectual property, antitrust and tax practices.
3 DLA Piper LLP (US)Corporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedDLA Piper LLP is notably proficient in acting for emerging companies on a full suite of corporate law issues, particularly for those in the healthcare, life sciences and technology spheres. It calls upon the firm's extensive global network of offices to provide resources in additional practice areas and to support cross-border transactions.
3 MintzCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years RankedMintz maintains a strong focus on assisting midmarket clients from the technology, life sciences and healthcare sectors, as well as private equity investors, venture capital firms and family offices. It offers noted strengths in securities and capital markets matters, as well as calling upon additional expertise in its tax, employment and regulatory groups.
3 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a highly adept Boston-based practice, complemented by an impressively deep bench of corporate law experts nationwide and internationally. It advises clients ranging from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 corporates on a broad spectrum of M&A, financing and capital markets work, most notably in the technology and life sciences sectors.
3 Nixon Peabody LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedNixon Peabody LLP is proficient in a broad array of midmarket and lower midmarket transactional work in the healthcare, consumer products, technology and energy sectors. The firm demonstrates notable expertise in private equity and venture capital investments, alongside roles for corporate clients.
3 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years RankedWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a highly skilled corporate practice with traditional strengths in private company M&A and private equity work, alongside significant capabilities in major public company transactions. The firm draws upon the firm's institutional excellence in bankruptcy and restructuring to offer expertise in distressed M&A, as well as a wealth of resources in deal-adjacent areas such as tax, antitrust and banking and finance.
Band 4
4 Feinberg Hanson LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedFeinberg Hanson LLP is a respected firm that handles national and international transactions. Its client base includes high-growth companies and their related investors, among others.
4 Hogan Lovells US LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedHogan Lovells is a highly reputable firm noted for work in domestic and international transactions. The team advises clients in a range of industries including IT, automotive and healthcare.
4 Nutter McClennen & Fish LLPCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedNutter McClennen & Fish LLP has strong capabilities in a host of transactional matters. The team is regularly called upon to handle complex mergers, acquisitions and disposition.
4 Troutman PepperCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedTroutman Pepper is adept at handling midmarket private equity deals and public company M&A. The firm works with a broad range of clients, including those in the education, artificial intelligence and technology sectors.