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Paul J. Ayoub is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Paul J., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paul J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

James M. Pender is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. James M., 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 James M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Benjamin Flam is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Individuals and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Benjamin, 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 Benjamin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John Butts is Chair of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation Group. He has prevailed in trials and arbitrations across the country for a wide range of clients in high stakes commercial disputes. John represents clients in a broad range of matters, including complex contract disputes, business torts, trade secrets cases, consumer matters, and class actions. His work has spanned a number of industries, including the automotive industry, financial services, real estate, and biotechnology.

Joel E. Lehrer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Information Technology Law and Litigation - Intellectual Property. Joel E., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joel E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nancy Reimer is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary's Boston office. She is Vice Chair of the Firm's Professional Liability/Errors & Omissions, and Chair of Accountants Liability National Practice Team. Ms. Reimer focuses on a wide range of complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts, including trials and appeals, alternative dispute venues, grand jury proceedings, state and federal investigations, and SEC investigations. She also appears before professional licensing and...

Bradley M. Henry is a trial lawyer at SANTORO & GRAY, LLC focused on wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury and commercial property loss cases. In 2016, the US Supreme Court sustained a $63 million trial verdict (a judgment of $148.5M) that Henry won with a prior law partner, against a global pharmaceutical giant for devastating, life-long adverse drug reactions suffered by a child. See Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-johnson-johnson-idUSKCN0UX1VW; Reckis v. Joh...

Deborah E. Barnard is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law. Deborah E., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Deborah E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kate Cruickshank is a shareholder and member of the firm’s Restructuring Practice. She has more than 25 years of experience representing corporations and individuals in financial distress, both in and out of bankruptcy. Kate often represents debtors and trustees in complex Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 cases and in the litigation arising from those proceedings. She also represents companies and individuals in out-of-court restructurings and in state and federal court litigation. Kate has fre...

David Rosenthal is a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment group. He primarily represents employers in state and federal litigation, in court and before administrative agencies in the full range of employment disputes. David also counsels employers on compliance with state and federal regulations that govern their relationships with their employees. What do you focus on? Protecting employers from the misuse of their confidential information and trade secrets by former employees is ...