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46 n e w h a v e n B I Z | B o o k o f L i s t s 2 0 2 1 | n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S - 2 0 2 1 B o o k o f L i s t s Largest Law Firms in Greater New Haven (Ranked by number of local attorneys as of March, 2021) Largest Law Firms in Greater New Haven (Ranked by number of local attorneys as of March, 2021) Rank No. local attorneys/ Partners CT attorneys/ Partners CT offices/ All offices Practice areas Managing partner(s) Year founded locally 1 Wiggin and Dana LLP One Century Tower, 265 Church St. New Haven, CT 06510; www.wiggin.com 75 37 N/A N/A 4 8 Corporate, private client, tax-exempt organizations, real estate and energy, franchise and distribution, manufacturing, cybersecurity and privacy, insurance, marine insurance, education, antitrust and consumer protection, medical malpractice defense, product liability, labor, employment and health care Tim Diemand 1934 2 Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP 195 Church St., P.O. Box 1950 New Haven, CT 06509; www.carmodylaw.com 46 35 72 72 5 5 Litigation, labor and employment, energy and infrastructure, real estate and land use, corporate and business, health-care law, IP, environmental law, immigration, personal injury Richard L. Street 1902 3 Pullman & Comley LLC 850 Main St. Bridgeport, CT 06601; www.pullcom.com 46 34 91 71 5 7 Alternative dispute resolution, bankruptcy, creditor rights/financial restructuring, business, education, environmental, public finance, health care, labor, employment, family law, municipal, property tax/valuation, energy, real estate, Trusts and Estates James T. Shearin 1919 4 Cohen & Wolf PC 1115 Broad St. Bridgeport, CT 06604; www.cohenandwolf.com 37 25 45 32 3 3 Appellate, bankruptcy, business and corporate, commercial lending, criminal defense, elder law, employment and labor, family law, land use and zoning, legal ethics, litigation, municipal, personal injury, physicians' practices, real estate, securities, tax, telecommunications and utilities, trusts and estates Ari J. Hoffman 1951 5 Withers Bergman LLP 157 Church St., 12th Floor New Haven, CT 06510; www.withersworldwide.com 37 13 67 22 2 17 Privately held capital, tax, wealth planning, family law, family office formation and governance, trusts and estate planning, insurance investment and annuity structures, charities and philanthropy, art & luxury assets, banking and finance, corporate law, funds and fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, technology, real estate, arbitration, white-collar and securities defense, dispute resolution/litigation, immigration, and employment Louis Piscatelli 1969 6 Neubert, Pepe & Monteith PC 195 Church St, 13th Floor New Haven, CT 06510; www.npmlaw.com 26 19 33 23 3 4 ADR, bankruptcy, creditor rights, commercial finance/banking, commercial litigation, construction law, corporate and business transactions, employment and labor law, health-care law, medical malpractice and hospital liability defense, professional malpractice and insurance defense, real estate, and trusts and estates. Michael D Neubert Douglas S Skalka 1993 7 Morrison Mahoney LLP 1000 Lafayette Blve., Suite 702 Bridgeport, CT 06604; www.morrisonmahoney.com 26 14 26 14 2 10 Products liability, transportation law, construction law, workers compensation, professional and medical malpractice and insurance litigation, business counseling and advice Scott Douglas Burke 1991 8 Murtha Cullina LLP 265 Church St., 9th Floor New Haven, CT 06510; www.murthalaw.com 24 14 70 40 3 5 Appellate, bankruptcy, creditors' rights, finance, commercial real estate, community banking, construction, education, emerging companies, energy, environmental, health care, immigration, insurance recovery, intellectual property, labor/employment, land use, litigation, long-term care, municipal, tax law, trusts & estates Andy I. Corea 1936 9 Berchem Moses PC 75 Broad St. Milford, CT 06460; www.berchemmoses.com 23 15 33 19 2 2 Business law, commercial real estate and financing, education law, labor and employment law, land use and zoning, insurance defense, litigation, municipal law, affordable housing, economic and community development Marsha Belman Moses 1933 10 Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC 35 Nutmeg Drive Trumbull, CT 06611; www.sdvlaw.com 23 7 23 7 1 3 Bad faith, construction, cyber risk D and O, environmental, facilities management, franchise, hospitality, natural disasters, power and energy, private client services, real estate, risk transfer Theresa A Guertin 1996 11 Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP 271 Whitney Ave. New Haven, CT 06511; www.bswlaw.com 22 15 22 15 1 1 Commercial litigation, corporate and business, employment law, environmental law, land use, municipal law, real estate, trust and estates David R. Schaefer 1963 12 Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP (1) 1000 Lafayette Blvd., Suite 800 Bridgeport, CT 06604; www.ryandelucalaw.com 20 9 N/A N/A 3 4 Insurance and business, aging services, automobile liability, construction, employment, insurance, land use, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, municipal liability, premises liability, products liability, professional liability, railroad, retail Robert O. Hickey 2017 13 Halloran Sage 265 Church St., Suite 802 New Haven, CT 06510; www.halloransage.com 16 12 74 53 5 6 alternative dispute resolution, appellate, banking, bankruptcy, commercial finance, construction, criminal defense, cybersecurity, energy and utilities, environmental and land use, health care, insurance, intellectual property, labor, municipal, real estate, transportation, workers compensation Jeffrey Gostyla 1935 14 Zangari Cohn Cuthbertson Duhl & Grello PC 59 Elm St., Suite 400 New Haven, CT 06510; www.zcclawfirm.com 16 7 19 8 2 3 Trusts and estates, commercial real estate, employment law, management side labor law, business law, aviation law, education law. Benjamin P. Michaelson 1943 15 Parrett, Porto, Parese & Colwell PC 2319 Whitney Ave., Suite 1-D Hamden, CT 06518; www.pppclaw.com 16 N/A 16 N/A 3 3 Commercial real estate, compliance, corporate, labor and employment, foreclosure, healthcare, litigation, arbitration and appellate, zoning and land use Carl Porto 1962 16 Barclay Damon 545 Long Wharf Drive, ninth floor New Haven, CT 06511; barclaydamon.com 13 9 13 9 1 14 Corporate and transactional, financial services, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and land use, regulatory Connie Cahill N/A 17 Updike, Kelly & Spellacy PC (1) One Century Tower, 265 Church St., 10th Floor New Haven, CT 06510; www.uks.com 13 8 N/A N/A 5 5 Employment, environmental, affordable housing, health care, venture capital, private equity, technology, energy and utilities, bankruptcy, creditor's rights, data security, third-party investigations, dispute resolution, universities, estate planning, construction, immigration, land use, municipal, business John J. Alissi 1967 18 Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante PC 52 Trumbull St., P.O. Box 1612 New Haven, CT 06510; www.ltke.com 12 6 12 6 1 1 General practice firm with a focus on personal injury, divorce, medical malpractice, workers compensation, real estate, and criminal defense. Hugh F. Keefe 1955 19 Littler Mendelson PC One Century Tower, 265 Church St., Suite 300 New Haven, CT 06510; www.littler.com 10 5 10 5 1 98 Labor and employment law Lori Alexander 2007 20 Day Pitney LLP 195 Church Street, 15th Floor New Haven, CT 06510; www.daypitney.com 8 6 122 62 5 13 Energy and utilities, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, intellectual property and technology, family office practice, real estate and environmental, tax exempt organizations and charitable giving Thomas D. Goldberg 1918 21 Garcia & Milas PC 1 Audubon St. New Haven, CT 06511; www.garciamilas.com 8 3 8 3 1 2 Construction law, insurance litigation, commercial litigation, business law, franchise and distribution law, labor and employment law, real estate law, trademark and copyright law Jane I. Milas 1981 21 Pellegrino Law Firm PC 475 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06511; www.pellegrinolawfirm.com 8 3 8 3 1 1 Business representation and services, divorce and family law, real estate, personal injury, medical malpractice, municipal law Bernard A. Pellegrino 1929 23 Dilworth IP 2 Corporate Drive, Suite 206 Trumbull, CT 06611; www.dilworthip.com 5 3 5 3 1 1 Intellectual property Michael Dilworth 2007 24 Shipman & Goodwin LLP 265 Church St., Suite 1207 New Haven, CT 06510; www.shipmangoodwin.com 4 4 143 79 6 8 Labor, employment, environmental, bankruptcy, creditors' rights, business, finance, data privacy and protection, education, tax, government investigations, collar criminal defense, state attorneys general, health care, insurance, real estate, land use, construction, alternative dispute resolution, trusts and estates Leander A. Dolphin James P. Ruggeri Kent S. Nevins 1919 25 Reid & Riege PC 234 Church St., 9th Floor New Haven, CT 06510; www.rrlawpc.com 1 1 33 22 3 3 Commercial real estate, employee benefits and pension, environmental, health care, trusts and estates, insolvency and bankruptcy, multi-employer benefit plans, nonprofit organizations Thomas R. Kasper 1950 Sources: Each firm via survey, New Haven Biz reporting, and/or firms' websites. Note: N/A = Not available. Expanded list available on newhavenbiz.com. Originally published in New Haven Biz' May issue. Other companies were contacted, but did not respond. If you believe your company should be represented on this list, please contact Lead Researcher Timothy Doyle tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com. There is no cost to participate. (1) Did not respond to 2021 survey. 2020 data. —Compiled by Timothy Doyle.