Number of Mintz Attorneys Ranked More Than Doubles in Last Five Years

The 2014 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide names 50 Mintz, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.  attorneys as “Leaders in Their Fields,” and one attorney as a Recognized Practitioner. With 22 attorneys ranked in 2009, the firm has more than doubled its presence in the highly-regarded national attorney directory in the last five years. Mintz attorneys selected for inclusion in this year’s guide, including six newly ranked individuals, span 14 practice areas. Four Mintz attorneys moved into a higher band in the 2014 edition, including one new national ranking. Additionally, the firm’s Health Law practice moved up a band in the District of Columbia.

Chambers USA rankings are based on extensive in-depth interviews with attorneys and clients, and are designed to assess: technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by the client.  

The Mintz attorneys featured in the 2014 Chambers USA guide are listed below. Those appearing in bold were newly selected in 2014.

Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Nationwide)
Richard Mikels

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Nationwide)
Alden Bianchi

Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation (Nationwide)
Hope Foster

Immigration (Nationwide)
Susan Cohen

Life Sciences (Nationwide)
Jonathan Kravetz: Corporate/Commercial
Jeffrey Wiesen: Corporate/Commercial (Band 1)

Privacy & Data Security (Nationwide)
Cynthia Larose

Antitrust (District of Columbia)
Bruce Sokler 

Banking & Finance: Public Finance (Massachusetts) (Firm Band 1)
Meghan Burke (Band 1)
Colin McNiece (Associate to Watch)
Richard Moche
Poonam Patidar (Associate to Watch)
John Regier (Band 1)
Gregory Sandomirsky

Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Massachusetts) (Firm Band 1)
Daniel Bleck
William Kannel
Richard Mikels (Star Individual)
Paul Ricotta
Adrienne Walker
Kevin Walsh

Bankruptcy/Restructuring (California)
Jeffry Davis (Recognized Practitioner)

Corporate/M&A (Massachusetts)
Daniel Follansbee (Up and Coming)
Jonathan Kravetz: Capital Markets
William Whelan
Jeffrey Wiesen

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Massachusetts)
Alden Bianchi (Band 1)

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (New York)
Andrew Bernstein

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (District of Columbia)
Raymond Cotton

Environment (Massachusetts)
Ralph Child (Band 1)
Susan Phillips
Jeffrey Porter (Band 1)

Healthcare (District of Columbia)
Susan Berson
Theresa Carnegie (Up and Coming)
Hope Foster (Band 1)
Karen Lovitch

Healthcare (Massachusetts)
Deborah Daccord
Ellen Janos
Daria Niewenhous
Stephen Weiner (Band 1)

Healthcare (New York)
Brian Platton

Labor and Employment (District of Columbia)
David Barmak

Labor and Employment (Massachusetts)
Bret Cohen
Robert Gault
Donald Schroeder

Litigation (California)
Jonathan Shapiro: Securities

Litigation (Massachusetts)
R. Robert Popeo: General Commercial (Senior Statesman)
Jack Sylvia: Securities

Litigation (New York)
Robert Bodian: General Commercial
Peter Chavkin: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Band 1)

Real Estate (Massachusetts)
Eric Freeman
Daniel Gaquin
Frederick Pittaro
Andrew Urban

Real Estate (New York)
Jeffrey Moerdler