David M. Gottesman

Demetrio Aspiras is a litigator who specializes in complex civil litigation. He represents clients in high-stakes disputes across a range of areas including corporate, education, municipal, Right to Know, and intellectual property. Demetrio has extensive experience in state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels. He is highly skilled at assessing and managing legal risk, counseling clients on the risks and rewards of litigation, and devising novel resolutions to clients&rs...

Katherine Battles is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Katherine, who practices law in Manchester, New Hampshire, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Katherine is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Meghan Glynn advises K-12 public schools, municipalities, and higher education institutions across a wide variety of school law matters, encompassing practically every issue involving policy development and implementation, student rights, student discipline and due process, student bullying and harassment, Title IX and sex-based discrimination, personnel matters, employee discipline, employment and labor law, collective bargaining, New Hampshire’s Right to Know Law, school board governa...

David J. Thibodeau is a Partner in VLP’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. His practice emphasizes the building and refining of patent portfolios, strategic advice concerning competitive IP rights, and due diligence for technology-based financial, merger/acquisition and other business transactions. David most often handles prosecution matters before the United States’ and foreign patent offices, but he has also successfully concluded litigations and other disputed matters. He ...

Nathan Warecki is an associate in Nixon Peabody’s Complex Commercial Disputes group, and teams with attorneys and other legal professionals on a wide variety of matters, including commercial litigation, class actions, non-competes and trade secrets, business disputes, and immigration. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for a regional law firm in Manchester, New Hampshire, on general litigation and immigration matters. In law school, he interned with the Honorable Joseph N. Laplante of...

I help business owners navigate the sometimes unchartered waters of business ownership and succession planning. As co-founder of our firm’s Startup Team , I assist entrepreneurs with structuring their business entity (drafting and negotiating governing documents) and then taking the company through its growth phase (hiring employees, protecting intellectual property, implementing equity incentive plans for executives and owners, assisting with and positioning the company for institution...

With more than twenty years of experience handling complex and multijurisdictional commercial real estate and commercial lending transactions, Jim leverages his understanding to convey the facts clearly and get the deal done. Whether he is working with clients or with opposing counsel, it’s Jim’s proven ability to communicate with clear, concise language while negotiating complex transactions that allows him to deliver practical solutions for clients and see them through the end. ...

Mark W. Dean is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law and Utilities Law. Mark W., who practices law in Manchester, New Hampshire, has been recognized since 2005. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mark W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nancy E. Oliver is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Nancy E., who practices law in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nancy E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kirsten Wilson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: General Practice. Kirsten, who practices law in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kirsten is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.