Jon E. Steffensen

Sarah Connolly is a partner in the Private Clients group focusing on estate planning, wealth transfer and tax strategies. She works with clients in all phases of the life cycle who wish to transfer their assets effectively and efficiently during life or on death. What do you focus on? In my fifteen plus years of practice, I have developed three areas of focus: Estate and Tax Planning I focus on estate and tax planning for individual clients. I have extensive experience in sophisticated gift, ...

Eric P. Hayes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trusts and Estates. Eric P., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eric P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Richard W. Paterniti is a partner at Jones Kelleher. His practice involves the litigation and trial of personal injury cases with a focus on medical malpractice, premises liability, motor vehicle negligence and product liability cases. Rich has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts throughout the country and has worked on trial teams that have successfully obtained multi-million dollar resolutions for injured clients at trial, arbitration and mediation. His practice als...

Daniel V. Ward is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Daniel V., 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 Daniel V. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Patrick J. Mitchell is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Venture Capital Law. Patrick J., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ronald Eisenstein focuses his practice on advising biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, and universities on patent portfolio management, post-issuance strategies, dispute management and due diligence. He is also a member of the firm’s Life Sciences team. My focus I focus my practice on helping clients devise and execute strategies for managing their patent portfolios as well as navigate the changing patent landscape. I leverage my scientific background, exten...

Steve Charkoudian is a partner in Goodwin’s Strategic Technology Transactions and Licensing practice, a practice that he co-founded and led for 15 years. Mr. Charkoudian is a member of the firm’s Technology Companies group. He concentrates on technology, data and intellectual property transactions, including technology and data transfers and licensing; collaboration, strategic alliance and joint development agreements; open source issues; and due diligence and other intellectual p...

Ronald Cahill is well-respected for his work with clients of virtually all sizes to solve their most challenging intellectual property problems. His advice ranges from designing protection that maximizes the value of the client’s investment in research and development to applying that IP in court and in the marketplace, which allows clients to realize that value. With decades of courtroom experience, Ron has led trial teams in patent infringement cases around the country. He also conduc...

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

J. Gregory Milmoe brings to his practice wide-ranging corporate experience including in-court and out-of-court restructurings, hostile and negotiated mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and corporate financings including initial public offerings and transactions involving REITs. He draws on this experience to help fashion pragmatic, sometimes novel, solutions to complex problems that frequently blend and adapt techniques from various legal disciplines. Well known for his role in the L...