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Caroline has an extensive tax controversy and litigation practice representing taxpayers in front of federal and state taxing authorities at all levels of the audit, controversy and litigation process. Caroline has significant experience representing both individual and business clients before the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, and in helping life science and technology clients navigate Massachusetts’ state and local tax landscape. Caroline also has in-depth federal tax controversy ...

Valerie A. Moore is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law and Land Use and Zoning Law. Valerie A., 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 Valerie A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Catherine represents corporate trustees, collateral administrators, paying agents, depositaries, collateral agents, administrative agents and other service providers in all facets of structured finance transactions and other debt financing. My focus Currently, I am working on various matters involving CLO transactions that span the entire lifecycle of a transaction, including warehouse facilities, new origination, general maintenance issues, interpretation of indentures, redemptions and satis...

Jessica K. Lang is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Immigration Law. Jessica K., 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 Jessica K. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Howard is the leader of the firm’s Capital Markets Group. He specializes in counseling both public and private companies involved in equity and debt financings, including IPOs and follow-on public offerings as well as private placements, and regularly advises clients regarding ongoing corporate governance and disclosure matters, stock exchange listing standards and Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd-Frank Act compliance. Howard advises companies in a number of industries including real estate ...

Chad Dale is a partner in Proskauer’s Corporate Department and a member of both the Business Solutions, Governance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy and Private Credit Restructuring Groups. Chad has 30 years of experience in corporate reorganizations and debt restructurings. As a member of the Private Credit Restructuring Group, Chad’s practice focuses on direct lenders and ad hoc groups of direct lenders, hedge funds and BDC’s. He also represents troubled companies, equity sp...

Lisa Stephanian Burton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Lisa Stephanian, who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lisa Stephanian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Chris has a wide-ranging practice, which has included everything from sophisticated estate planning to multi billion dollar mergers and acquisitions. His primary experience has been in representing family or employee owned businesses and their shareholders in all aspects of federal income, gift and estate taxation. Chris also has substantial experience in the taxation of mutual funds and private investment vehicles.

Michael Summersgill is a first-chair trial lawyer who focuses on high-stakes technology litigation including patent, trade secret and general commercial litigation. He has represented major clients—such as Intel, NVIDIA, Natera, Vertex, Akamai and Quest Diagnostics, among many others—in multiple jurisdictions across the country. He has a long track record of winning cases under the most challenging circumstances and in the toughest jurisdictions—earning recognition, among ot...

Terri L.B. Partridge, who heads the firm's family law group, has held the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating, AV, since 1996. She has been, again, listed as one of the top Family Law Attorneys in Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2010, as seen in Boston Magazine November 2010 and at superlawyers.com. Throughout her 21-year career, she has handled numerous divorce cases involving complicated issues such as the validity of postnuptial and antenuptial agreements and trusts; and the valuation of closely...