Laura E. Gibbs

Bill Caporizzo is a leading lawyer and CPA who helps both private and public companies navigate the complex tax issues they often face. For more than 35 years, Mr. Caporizzo has been regularly called upon to represent clients on the tax implications of domestic and cross-border corporate mergers, spin-offs, acquisitions and dispositions, partnerships and joint ventures, and restructurings. He also advises corporate clients on capital market transactions, venture financings and fund formations.

Lisa specializes in estate planning and estate administration, as well as estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Her clients include high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and family offices.

Gregory Keating is chair of the firm’s Labor Employment & Benefits and Whistleblower Defense Groups. He handles employment litigation, arbitration and administrative cases regarding discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, non-competition and other post-employment restrictions, ERISA benefits and contract- and tort-based employment claims. In 2012, he was nominated to serve as a management representative on the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee by US Senators Michael En...

A. John Pappalardo focuses his international practice on federal white collar criminal defense, representing individuals and corporations in federal and state investigations. John has conducted many significant representations, including the landmark case in which he represented former YUKOS Oil Company CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was on trial for fraud and tax evasion. Additionally, John's clients include numerous businesses and corporations, medical doctors, attorneys, a U.S. Congressman ...

Terence P. McCourt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Terence P. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Terence P. McCourt since 2018. 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 Terence P. McCourt is held b...

Guy W. McPherson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Guy W. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Guy W. McPherson since 2023. 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 Guy W. McPherson is held by other lawyers.

Andrea Studley Knowles is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Labor and Employment and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Andrea Studley practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Andrea Studley Knowles since 2023. 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 Andrea Studley Knowles is ...

Melissa Sampson McMorrow is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Nonprofit / Charities Law and Tax Law. Melissa Sampson practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Melissa Sampson McMorrow since 2013. 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 Melissa Sampson McMorrow is held by other lawyers.

Bruce Francis Smith has over forty years of experience and he represents creditors’ committees, debtors, creditors, executory contract parties, plan of reorganization proponents and asset purchasers in a number of areas including: chapter 11 reorganizations, out-of-court restructurings, debtor-in-possession financing and inter-creditor relationships. Chambers USA ranks Bruce as a leader in the field of restructuring in Massachusetts. Chambers notes that he is “superb counsel in th...

Ameek is director of Sullivan's Tax Department and a former member of the firm's Management Committee. His practice includes domestic and international taxation, with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions and REIT transactions. Ameek is nationally recognized for his work in REIT conversions and REIT cross-border matters. He has represented public and private REITs in an array of real property sectors, both domestically and abroad, including: business storage facilities; cold storage facil...