Mintz has again earned top rankings in the Legal 500 United States 2026 Guide. The firm is ranked across 20 practice categories and boasts 82 recognized individual attorneys, including seven ranked as “Leading Partner,” one “Leading Associate,” and five “Next Generation Partner” designations.

The following practices and attorneys have been recognized:

Advice to Insurers:
•    Marc Abrams
•    Nancy Adams
•    Suman Chakraborty
•    Nicholas Cramb
•    Ellen Farrell

Capital markets: equity offerings:
•    Daniel Bagliebter
•    Alok Choksi
•    John Rudy

Construction (including construction litigation):
•    Amanda Clairmont
•    William Hill
•    Kevin Mortimer
•    Rebecca Raphaelson – Leading Associate
•    Tony Starr – Leading Partner

Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: 
•    Marc Axelbaum
•    Eoin Beirne
•    Peter Chavkin
•    Jason P.W. Halperin
•    Michelle Lipkowitz
•    Ellen Shapiro
•    David Siegal
•    Natashia Tidwell

Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection): Firms to Watch
•    Cynthia Larose
•    Scott Lashway

E-Discovery:
•    John Koss

Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional:
•    Andrew Bernstein
•    Anne Bruno
•    Benjamin Ferrucci 
•    Michael Arnold
•    Tom Pagliarini 

General commercial disputes: mid-market ($250-500m):
•    Robert Bodian
•    Therese Doherty
•    John Dougherty
•    Elissa Flynn-Poppey
•    Scott Ford
•    Seth Goldman
•    Arameh O’Boyle
•    James Rapore
•    Alec Zadek

Immigration:
•    William Coffman
•    Angel Feng – Next Generation Partner
•    John Quill

Life Sciences:
•    Siegmund Gutman – Leading Partner
•    William Hicks
•    Cheryl Reicin
•    John Rudy

M&A: middle-market ($250-500m):
•    Michael Fantozzi
•    Marc Mantell
•    Joseph Ronca – Next Generation Partner
•    Dean Zioze

Patents: litigation (full coverage)
•    Daniel Brownstone
•    Michael Renaud
•    Thomas Wintner

Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings): Firms to Watch

Project finance: Firms to Watch

Real Estate – middle market ($0-$500m):
•    Daniel Gaquin
•    Daniel Guggenheim – Leading Partner
•    Josh Rudin
•    Chris Smith
•    Chelsea Wood-Brown

Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal: Tier 1
•    Eric Blythe – Next Generation Partner
•    Nathan Coco – Next Generation Partner
•    Ian Hammel – Leading Partner
•    Megan Preusker
•    Aaron Williams

Securities litigation: defense
•    Douglas Baumstein
•    Sean Prosser
•    Jack Sylvia
•    Jason Vigna

Service providers: 
•    Daniel Cody
•    Deborah Daccord
•    Hope Foster – Leading Partner
•    Karen Lovitch 
•    Cassandra Paolillo

Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory: 
•    Christen B’anca Glenn 
•    Angela Kung – Leading Partner
•    Daniel Reing 
•    T. Scott Thompson

Venture capital and emerging companies:
•    Alexander Civetta – Next Generation Partner
•    Daniel DeWolf – Leading Partner
•    Samuel Effron
•    Joshua Fox 
•    Ed Pease

Workplace and employment counseling:
•    Michael Arnold
•    Natalie Groot
•    Andrew Matzkin
•    Jen Rubin

Published for more than 30 years, Legal 500 provides comprehensive worldwide coverage on legal services providers in 150 jurisdictions. Research is based on feedback from more than 300,000 corporate counsel worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers who have extensive experience in the legal market.

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About Mintz
Mintz is a litigation powerhouse and business accelerator serving leaders in life sciences, private equity, energy, and technology. The world’s most innovative companies trust Mintz to provide expert advice, protect and monetize their IP, negotiate deals, source financing, and solve complex legal challenges. The firm has over 600 attorneys across offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Toronto, and Washington, DC.