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Mark Matuschak is an experienced trial lawyer focusing on trademark, trade dress, patent and trade secret litigation. He is often brought in shortly before trial as lead counsel to craft winning strategies in difficult-to-win cases and jurisdictions and on appeals. Mr. Matuschak has tried dozens of cases, obtained the first-ever jury verdict of patent invalidity in the Eastern District of Texas, won a number of notable trademark and trade dress cases in the financial services, consumer produc...

David M. Connelly is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employment Law - Management. David M. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized David M. Connelly since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which David M. Connelly is held by other lawyers.

Neil Sugarman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Neil practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Neil Sugarman since 1987. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Neil Sugar...

Jessica Gray Kelly is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants. Jessica practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Jessica Gray Kelly since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jessica Gray Kelly is held by other lawy...

Amy is a member of the firm's management committee and serves as the firm's Deputy General Counsel. She represents borrower and creditor clients in all aspects of distressed transactions, complex bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings. Amy’s practice includes a focus in the area of corporate trust, and she has experience representing indenture trustees, agents, collateral trustees, bondholders, lenders and investors in a wide range of complex asset-backed and unsecured f...

Charlie Platt works with individuals and families on their personal planning and wealth management needs, including estate and charitable planning, probate and trust administration, and serving as trustee. With an eye toward the efficient transfer and preservation of wealth, he focuses on estate, gift, generation-skipping, and income taxes. Read full biography: https://www.hembar.com/people/charles-r-platt

Renata J. Ferrari is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Renata J. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Renata J. Ferrari since 2016. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Renata J. Ferrari is held by other lawyers.

J. Nathan Cole is the Founding and Managing Partner of Cole Law Partners, P.C., a Massachusetts construction and commercial litigation firm he founded in 2025. For more than twenty years, he has represented owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and businesses in construction payment disputes, Prompt Pay Act claims, mechanic’s liens, delay, defect and change order claims, contract disputes, and complex commercial litigation, through trial, arbitration and app...

Johanna W. Schneider advises clients on real estate development permitting and land use and environmental disputes. She represents public and private clients in real estate disputes at all stages of litigation, including trials, mediations and appeals. Her experience includes: Zoning, subdivision, wetlands and land use permitting appeals Real property disputes, including easement, adverse possession and construction claims Environmental contamination disputes Working on complex real estate de...

Bruce Francis Smith has over forty years of experience and he represents creditors’ committees, debtors, creditors, executory contract parties, plan of reorganization proponents and asset purchasers in a number of areas including: chapter 11 reorganizations, out-of-court restructurings, debtor-in-possession financing and inter-creditor relationships. Chambers USA ranks Bruce as a leader in the field of restructuring in Massachusetts. Chambers notes that he is “superb counsel in th...