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Hon. James E. Vallee James Vallee is the practice group leader of the Government Relations & Public Policy group and a member of the Real Estate practice group. Jim works with large and mid-size corporate and non-profit clients providing strategic advice on government relations matters, including executive branch and legislative lobbying on policy, regulatory, and procurement matters at both the state and federal levels. Jim also serves as managing partner of the Boston office. What do yo...

Stephen Riden is a commercial litigator who represents corporate and individual clients in a wide array of disputes across the country. Stephen has extensive experience litigating business disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, unfair competition, trade secrets, and noncompete agreements. He has represented companies in a variety of governmental investigations. Stephen also has substantial experience representing owners involved in intra-corporate disputes, including shareholder litiga...

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...

Lisa Barton is a shareholder who advises clients on employee benefits and executive compensation issues. Lisa’s practice focuses on providing strategic advice associated with the design, implementation, and ongoing administration of employee benefit plans and programs including 401(k) and pension plans, health and retiree medical plans, equity and long-term incentive arrangements, executive and broad-based severance plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and other executive co...

Martin Hall is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Martin practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Martin Hall since 2009. 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 Martin Hall is held by other lawyers.

James H. Kaplan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. James H. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized James H. Kaplan since 2027. 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 James H. Kaplan is held by other lawyers.

Tom has extensive experience representing clients in the areas of business litigation and bankruptcy. Tom’s litigation practice includes commercial, franchise, automotive, banking, director and officer liability, landlord/tenant, and non-compete litigation. In his bankruptcy practice, Tom is devoted to the representation of Chapter 7 and 11 Trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, landlords and creditors’ committees. He also frequently represents corporate clients in defending c...

Chris Dole represents clients in all aspects of commercial real estate, including the acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing and development of office, multifamily residential, retail, industrial, and warehouse facilities. Chris’s clients include institutional investors, public and private companies, pension funds, REITS, private equity funds, developers and other corporate entities. Before joining Pierce Atwood Chris was an attorney in the Boston law firm Dain, Torpy, Le Ray, Wie...

Joe Mueller, the Co-Chair of WilmerHale’s firm-wide Trial Practice, is a top national trial lawyer who has played a leading role in dozens of high-stakes trials in courts across the country. Just since 2020, Mr. Mueller has first-chaired the trial teams in eight trials that each involved billion-dollar stakes, as well as two other trials that each involved multi-hundred-million-dollar stakes. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the preeminent professional organizati...

Douglas J. Kline is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Douglas J. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Douglas J. Kline since 2012. 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 Douglas J. Kline is held by other lawyers.