Ashley Barnes

Lisa’s litigation practice spans a broad range of complex environmental, energy, land use, real estate, insurance, and business matters. On behalf of private and public sector clients, she practices in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels. In addition, she handles contested administrative proceedings, alternative dispute resolution matters, and sensitive regulatory compliance negotiations. She co-chairs the firm’s Environmental and Energy Law and Real Es...

Amanda Darwin represents indenture trustees, issuers and bondholders in structured financing arrangements and corporate and municipal debt. She focuses her practice on financial restructuring, liquidations and redemptions to assist fiduciaries in maximizing recoveries for stakeholders. What do you focus on? I practice in banking and finance, focusing on financial institutions acting as fiduciaries in the capital markets. My experience includes corporate debt, municipal debt and complex struct...

Adrianne Ortega is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Adrianne, who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Adrianne is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Stuart Falber exclusively represents clients in the life sciences area. For more than 35 years, Mr. Falber has served as counsel for a broad range of life sciences clients, ranging from startup private companies to mature public companies, investment banks, venture capital funds and scientific funds.

Doug Brown is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law and Litigation - Health Care. Doug, who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Doug is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Joel is particularly experienced in the tax structuring of complex business and investment arrangements using partnerships, limited liability companies and Subchapter S corporations. He advises a broad range of private and institutional investors, including real estate investment firms, on a wide variety of U.S. federal income tax matters, including in connection with fund formation matters, the acquisition and disposition of property, structuring debt and equity investments, equity compensat...

Carl E. Metzger is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Insurance. Carl E., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Carl E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Victoria Santoro Mair is a skilled trial attorney, handling a variety of different types of cases including pharmaceutical litigation, wrongful death, medical malpractice & sexual assault. Attorney Santoro Mair also regularly handles arbitration, mediation, complex brief-writing & legal arguments & more. Notable results include an eight-figure settlement for a brain-injured young man, a multi-million-dollar verdict against an international hotel chain for the wrongful death drowni...

Scott S. Spearing is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Scott S., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Scott S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

W. Scott O'Connell is a trial attorney and litigation strategist in Holland & Knight's Boston and New York City offices. Mr. O'Connell focuses his practice on complex commercial disputes involving significant financial and reputational exposure. He has considerable experience leading class action and aggregate litigation as well as parallel government enforcement and regulatory proceedings, most notably involving health service, financial service, energy, technology, telecommunications or...