Laura J. DePonio

Dan Rabinovitz co-manages the firm’s Litigation Department. He is a trial lawyer with 30 years of experience and began his career prosecuting violent crime with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in Chicago, Illinois. He has handled a wide variety of civil and criminal matters, representing corporations and individuals and he has tried hundreds of cases, including numerous civil and criminal jury trials in state and federal courts. Currently, his practice focuses on w...

Timothy M. Smith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Timothy M., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Timothy M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christopher Parkerson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Christopher, 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 Christopher is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John Butts is Chair of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation Group. He has prevailed in trials and arbitrations across the country for a wide range of clients in high stakes commercial disputes. John represents clients in a broad range of matters, including complex contract disputes, business torts, trade secrets cases, consumer matters, and class actions. His work has spanned a number of industries, including the automotive industry, financial services, real estate, and biotechnology.

David J. Dykeman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Patent Law. David J., 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 David J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Peter Laybourn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law. Peter, 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 Peter is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Samia M. Kirmani is a principal in the Boston, Massachusetts, office of Jackson Lewis P.C., serves on the firm’s Board of Directors, and is co-leader of both the Workplace Training and the Corporate Diversity Counseling practice groups. She is also co-leader of Jackson Lewis' Women's Interest Network (WIN) resource group. Samia’s practice is an effective combination of skill and advocacy in employment counseling, investigations, training, and DEI policy development and programming...

J. Tucker Merrigan is co-managing partner at Sweeney Merrigan Law, LLP. He started Sweeney Merrigan Law with his brother and fellow co-managing partner, Peter M. Merrigan, in 2010. Since, Sweeney Merrigan Law has become a Massachusetts and National powerhouse in the practice of plaintiff’s litigation. It has been many years since the firm began with its first settlement of $9,500.00 and has evolved to recovering over $84 Million in its most recent litigation. Much of the success attribu...

Rachel Faye Smith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Rachel Faye, who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rachel Faye is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

For nearly 30 years, he has dedicated his energy to representing entrepreneurs and investors in venture-backed and pre-venture businesses. He works with companies from inception through exits that typically involve complex merger and acquisition transactions. David’s clients range from local start-up companies to multinational businesses, investors and entrepreneurs around the world that are active buying, selling and financing companies. Building on his core expertise in the technology...