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William McCurdy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. William, 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 William is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sarah is a member of Sullivan’s REITs Practice Group. She advises public and private REITs, both domestic and foreign, in various industries, including: data centers, office buildings, commercial retail space, distributed antenna systems, timberlands and agricultural properties. She focuses on structuring and compliance work, including cross-border transactions. Sarah also has experience involving federal and state tax litigation and transactional planning involving corporate, franchise...

James A. Bello is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. James A., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Molly W. Fox is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group who counsels public and private companies and financial institutions on capital markets, corporate finance, corporate governance, and securities matters, with an emphasis on public offerings and public company representation. She routinely advises on complex capital markets transactions, including investment grade debt issuances, convertible debt offerings, initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, PIPEs, at-the-market offe...

Rick Pedone represents strategic buyers of financially troubled businesses, purchasers of distressed debt, secured creditors and other parties in the financial restructuring and bankruptcy processes. Many of the matters that Rick handles involve litigated disputes, allegations of fraud and insolvency proceedings pending in multiple jurisdictions. Rick also provides corporate governance and liability avoidance advice to private equity firms, directors and officers dealing with special situatio...

Jim Curley, a partner in the firm’s Private Equity group, has been recognized as one of the leading attorneys in his field by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Mr. Curley's practice focuses primarily on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and the representation of private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and early and later stage growth companies in various industries including education, health care, manufacturing, retail and technology. Hi...

RICHARD M. GELB is a partner with the Boston trial firm of Gelb & Gelb LLP where he represents clients in civil and criminal litigation and regulatory proceedings in the financial services and health care areas. He received his B.A. from New York University and J.D. from Boston College Law School. Mr. Gelb is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Securities Litigation and New England Super Lawyers . He is a co-author of MCLE’s Massachusetts E-Disc...

Sean M. O'Brien is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Sean M., 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 Sean M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeffrey T. Klayman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Patent Law. Jeffrey T., 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 Jeffrey T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kevin Canning is Counsel in the Technology and Life Sciences groups, and Medtech practice at Goodwin. Mr. Canning concentrates his legal practice in representing medical technology and software technology clients. Mr. Canning has extensive experience with patent matters for a wide range of technologies. He assists clients with the development and management of their patent portfolios and provides client counseling.