Gary B. Howell-Walton

Michael Bison is a partner in Goodwin’s nationally and internationally recognized Technology and Life Sciences practice group and a member of its Life Sciences and Capital Markets practices. He represents privately held and publicly traded companies with a strong emphasis on companies across the spectrum of the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics and healthcare information technology. Mr. Bison also regularly represents leading venture capital f...

James B. Re is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative / Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment. James B., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jay Rosenbaum is a partner in Nixon Peabody's Private Clients group and the leader of the firm’s International Private Clients team. Jay represents high net worth individuals and families both in the US and around the globe. What do you focus on? Individuals and families are at the core of my practice, with a strong focus on international families. I also serve domestic high net worth families and have special experience integrating estate and business planning. International Private Cl...

Attorney Charlie Rankin began practicing criminal law in 1980. He practices in both state and federal courts. Charlie’s practice focuses on representing clients in a diverse array of complex criminal matters, but he is best known for his work representing clients charged with white collar crimes, including health care fraud, Medicare and Medicaid fraud, computer or cybercrimes, financial fraud, telemarketing fraud, tax fraud, and public corruption. In recent years, he was successful in ...

Matthew Knowles is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Health Care. Matthew, 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 Matthew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Voted Massachusetts Ten Leading Litigators — The National Law Journal CURRENT ROLE Partner & Executive Committee Member, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP Leads HBSS’s Boston office Lead negotiator in court-approved settlements totaling more than $2 billion Court-appointed lead or co-lead in ten active antitrust cases alleging injury to businesses and/or consumers caused by the delayed availability of generic drug, including: In re Glumetza Antitrust Litigation , No. 19-cv-05822...

We specialize in the negotiation and trial of complex and less complex contested divorces, uncontested divorces, prenuptial agreements, and all related family matters. Attorney Jaworski, a former president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, has concentrated his practice in the area of Family Law for over forty years. We limit our practice to Essex and Middlesex Counties; because of this we are very familiar with the practice and procedure of each of t...

Benjamin W. Loveland is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Benjamin W., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Benjamin W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michelle I. Schaffer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Michelle I., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michelle I. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Miriam J. McKendall is co-chair of the Education Team and concentrates her practice in employment law, education law and related litigation. She provides counseling to clients in employment related issues, such as investigation and defense of sexual harassment and discrimination claims; development of disability and reasonable accommodations policies and procedures; wage and hour compliance and defense of audits and claims; defense of claims pending at the MCAD, EEOC, DOL, OCR, DOE, and state...