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www.HartfordBusiness.com March 2, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 9 To view the full list, please visit HartfordBusiness.com ▶ ▶ Did we miss you? We want to publish the most complete and accurate lists possible. To correct an error or submit information, contact Roger Magnus, research director, at (508) 755-8004, ext. 263 or rmagnus@nebusinessmedia.com. The LiST Largest law firms in the Hartford region (Ranked by total number of local attorneys as of February 2015) Rank Company No. local attorneys/ partners/ associates/ paralegals Conn. offices/ Total offices Special practice area(s) Other practice areas Managing partner(s) Year founded locally 1 Shipman & Goodwin LLP 1 Constitution Plz. Hartford, CT 06103 860-251-5000; www.shipmangoodwin.com 113 66 43 21 4 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial litigation, education law, employee benefits and tax, government investigations and white collar criminal defense, health care, insurance, petroleum marketing Scott L. Murphy 1919 2 Robinson & Cole LLP 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 800-826-3579; www.rc.com 111 57 37 15 3 9 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Business transactions, finance, public finance, health care, estate planning and probate, technology, employee benefits and compensation, labor, immigration, tax, tax-exempt organizations, utilities, land use, real estate, construction, business litigation, insurance John B. Lynch Jr. 1845 3 Day Pitney LLP 242 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-0100; www.daypitney.com 83 40 23 18 5 9 Employment law Intellectual property law Trusts, estates and wealth planning, insurance/reinsurance litigation, public securities and finance, executive compensation and benefits compliance, family office and private equity, health care, real estate, government enforcement and white collar, creditors' rights, professional liability, probate litigation, energy and utility law, data privacy Stanley A. Twardy Jr. 1919 4 Halloran & Sage 1 Goodwin Sq., 225 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-6103; www.halloransage.com 69 41 23 6 6 7 Employment law Environmental law Appellate, banking, business and transactional, construction, health care, insurance, litigation, matrimonial and family law, municipal, real estate, transportation, trusts and estates William J. McGrath Jr. 1935 5 Cantor Colburn LLP 20 Church St., 22nd Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860-286-2929; www.cantorcolburn.com 58 28 30 NA 1 5 Intellectual property law NA Michael A. Cantor Philmore Colburn II 1968 6 Updike, Kelly & Spellacy PC 100 Pearl St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-2600; www.uks.com 55 43 12 9 5 5 Employment law Environmental law Affordable housing, health care, lobbying and public affairs, venture capital and technology, administrative law, appellate practice, bankruptcy and creditor's rights, brownfields development, business law, commercial lending and banking, commercial litigation, construction law, immigration law, land use, municipal law, public finance John F. Wolter 1967 7 Murtha Cullina LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St., 29th Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860.240.6000; www.murthalaw.com 54 24 19 11 3 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial real estate, community banking, construction, emerging companies, energy, health care, litigation, long-term care, municipal, renewable energy, trusts and estates Jennifer M. DelMonico 1936 8 Reid and Riege PC 1 Financial Plz. Hartford, CT 06103 860-278-1150; www.rrlawpc.com 45 32 13 7 2 2 NA Business law, commercial real estate, employee benefits and pension, environmental, health care, individual client services/trusts and estates, insolvency and bankruptcy, litigation, multi-employer benefit plans, nonprofit organizations Craig L. Sylvester 1950 9 Pullman & Comley LLC 90 State House Sq. Hartford, CT 06103 860-424-4300; www.pullcom.com 39 29 10 7 4 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Litigation, corporate and business, trusts and estates, health care, property valuation, lending and banking, real estate, public and commercial finance, education, municipal, employee benefits, energy and utilities, alternative energy, green development James T. Shearin 1994 10 McCarter & English LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-6700; www.mccarter.com 34 19 11 10 2 9 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, commercial real estate, corporate, life sciences, product liability, immigration Eric E. Grondahl 2001 11 Rogin Nassau LLC 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-278-7480; www.roginlaw.com 30 15 6 8 3 3 Employment law Environmental law Bankruptcy, corporate and commercial law, health care, litigation, trusts and estates, real estate, land use, tax Barry S. Feigenbaum Randy Kabakoff Mark A. Rosenblum 1948 11 Rome McGuigan PC 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-549-1000; www.rms-law.com 30 24 6 6 2 2 Intellectual property law Appeals, trade secrets, product liability defense, commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, corporate investigations, travel and tourism, international arbitration, family and divorce law, health care, special needs, elder law Joseph B. Burns 1978 13 Hinckley Allen 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-725-6200; www.hinckleyallen.com 29 22 5 5 1 6 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Construction, corporate and business litigation, trusts and estates, real estate, health care, labor and employment, banking, employee benefits, environmental, government investigations, public finance, tax, white collar defense and government investigations David J. Rubin 1906 14 Howd & Ludorf LLC 65 Wethersfield Ave. Hartford, CT 06114 860-249-1361; www.hl-law.com 28 13 15 7 1 2 NA Municipal litigation, products liability, asbestos defense, insurance defense litigation, insurance coverage, toxic tort, workers' compensation, employment law Thomas R. Gerarde Philip T. Newbury, Jr. 1979 14 McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP 1 State St., 14th Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-5175; www.mdmc-law.com 28 16 12 6 2 11 Employment law Environmental law Construction litigation, commercial litigation, labor and employment, alternative dispute resolution, business services, real estate finance, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, government and administration Alfred A. Turco 1983 16 DanaherLagnese PC Capitol Place, 21 Oak St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-247-3666; www.danaherlagnese.com 26 11 10 14 1 2 NA Medical malpractice defense, commercial litigation, toxic tort defense, product liability, appellate, insurance coverage R. Cornelius Danaher Jr. Joyce A. Lagnese 1987 17 Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP 90 State House Sq. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8100; www.axinn.com 22 11 11 3 1 3 Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, antitrust James D. Veltrop 1997 17 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (1) 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-240-2700; www.morganlewis.com 22 13 9 4 1 28 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Transactional finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, international finance, labor and employment, litigation, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate, insurance and aviation finance Daniel I. Papermaster 2014 19 Jackson Lewis PC 90 State House Sq., 8th Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-0404; www.jacksonlewis.com 20 12 5 1 2 54 Employment law Affirmative action compliance, class actions, complex litigation, corporate diversity counseling, corporate governance, internal investigations, daily advice and preventive counseling, disability, leave and health management, drug testing/substance abuse management, e-Discovery, employee benefits, general employment litigation Beverly W. Garofalo 1996 20 Carlton Fields Jorden Burt PA 1 State St., Ste. 1800 Hartford, CT 06103 860-392-5000; www.cfjblaw.com 17 13 2 4 1 10 Employment law Intellectual property law Financial services and insurance litigation, financial services - regulatory, labor and employment and ERISA, real estate and commercial finance, intellectual property and technology Gary L. Sasso Anthony N. Cicchetti 2002 20 Howard, Kohn, Sprague & Fitzgerald LLP 237 Buckingham St. Hartford, CT 06126 860-535-3101; www.hksflaw.com 17 10 5 9 2 2 NA Civil litigation, insurance coverage Jack G. Steigelfest 1786 20 Litchfield Cavo LLP 82 Hopmeadow St., Ste. 210 Simsbury, CT 06089 860-413-2800; www.litchfieldcavo.com 17 12 5 3 1 13 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial and professional litigation, coverage Richard C. Cavo 1998 20 O'Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-1300; www.oamlaw.com 17 14 3 5 3 4 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, commercial and residential real estate, divorce and family law, business representation, personal injury, insurance defense, criminal defense, appellate practice, intellectual property, bankruptcy and creditors' rights Julia B. Morris 1987 24 Cohn Birnbaum & Shea PC 100 Pearl St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-493-2200; www.cbshealaw.com 14 10 4 4 1 1 Employment law Environmental law Commercial real estate, business and finance, commercial litigation, bankruptcy Management Committee 1976 25 Gordon, Muir and Foley 10 Columbus Blvd. Hartford, CT 06106 860-525-5361; www.gmflaw.com 13 3 10 4 1 1 NA Civil litigation, construction and commercial, personal injury, estate planning, business and commercial real estate William Gallitto 1947 26 Locke Lord LLP (2) 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-525-5065; www.lockelord.com 12 6 4 4 2 23 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Business law, debt finance, insolvency, insurance and reinsurance, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, public finance, public utilities, real estate Theodore P. Augustinos 1991 Sources: Individual firms and their websites. Note: NA = Not applicable. (1) Acquired Bingham McCutchen LLP in Nov. 2014. (2) Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP and Locke Lord LLP merged on January 10, 2015. The legal name of the new firm is Locke Lord LLP. —Compiled by Roger Magnus. Largest law firms in the Hartford region (Ranked by total number of local attorneys as of February 2015) Rank Company No. local attorneys/ partners/ associates/ paralegals Conn. offices/ Total offices Special practice area(s) Other practice areas Managing partner(s) Year founded locally 1 Shipman & Goodwin LLP 1 Constitution Plz. Hartford, CT 06103 860-251-5000; www.shipmangoodwin.com 113 66 43 21 4 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial litigation, education law, employee benefits and tax, government investigations and white collar criminal defense, health care, insurance, petroleum marketing Scott L. Murphy 1919 2 Robinson & Cole LLP 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 800-826-3579; www.rc.com 111 57 37 15 3 9 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Business transactions, finance, public finance, health care, estate planning and probate, technology, employee benefits and compensation, labor, immigration, tax, tax-exempt organizations, utilities, land use, real estate, construction, business litigation, insurance John B. Lynch Jr. 1845 3 Day Pitney LLP 242 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-0100; www.daypitney.com 83 40 23 18 5 9 Employment law Intellectual property law Trusts, estates and wealth planning, insurance/reinsurance litigation, public securities and finance, executive compensation and benefits compliance, family office and private equity, health care, real estate, government enforcement and white collar, creditors' rights, professional liability, probate litigation, energy and utility law, data privacy Stanley A. Twardy Jr. 1919 4 Halloran & Sage 1 Goodwin Sq., 225 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-6103; www.halloransage.com 69 41 23 6 6 7 Employment law Environmental law Appellate, banking, business and transactional, construction, health care, insurance, litigation, matrimonial and family law, municipal, real estate, transportation, trusts and estates William J. McGrath Jr. 1935 5 Cantor Colburn LLP 20 Church St., 22nd Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860-286-2929; www.cantorcolburn.com 58 28 30 NA 1 5 Intellectual property law NA Michael A. Cantor Philmore Colburn II 1968 6 Updike, Kelly & Spellacy PC 100 Pearl St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-2600; www.uks.com 55 43 12 9 5 5 Employment law Environmental law Affordable housing, health care, lobbying and public affairs, venture capital and technology, administrative law, appellate practice, bankruptcy and creditor's rights, brownfields development, business law, commercial lending and banking, commercial litigation, construction law, immigration law, land use, municipal law, public finance John F. Wolter 1967 7 Murtha Cullina LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St., 29th Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860.240.6000; www.murthalaw.com 54 24 19 11 3 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial real estate, community banking, construction, emerging companies, energy, health care, litigation, long-term care, municipal, renewable energy, trusts and estates Jennifer M. DelMonico 1936 8 Reid and Riege PC 1 Financial Plz. Hartford, CT 06103 860-278-1150; www.rrlawpc.com 45 32 13 7 2 2 NA Business law, commercial real estate, employee benefits and pension, environmental, health care, individual client services/trusts and estates, insolvency and bankruptcy, litigation, multi-employer benefit plans, nonprofit organizations Craig L. Sylvester 1950 9 Pullman & Comley LLC 90 State House Sq. Hartford, CT 06103 860-424-4300; www.pullcom.com 39 29 10 7 4 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Litigation, corporate and business, trusts and estates, health care, property valuation, lending and banking, real estate, public and commercial finance, education, municipal, employee benefits, energy and utilities, alternative energy, green development James T. Shearin 1994 10 McCarter & English LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-6700; www.mccarter.com 34 19 11 10 2 9 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, commercial real estate, corporate, life sciences, product liability, immigration Eric E. Grondahl 2001 11 Rogin Nassau LLC 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-278-7480; www.roginlaw.com 30 15 6 8 3 3 Employment law Environmental law Bankruptcy, corporate and commercial law, health care, litigation, trusts and estates, real estate, land use, tax Barry S. Feigenbaum Randy Kabakoff Mark A. Rosenblum 1948 11 Rome McGuigan PC 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-549-1000; www.rms-law.com 30 24 6 6 2 2 Intellectual property law Appeals, trade secrets, product liability defense, commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, corporate investigations, travel and tourism, international arbitration, family and divorce law, health care, special needs, elder law Joseph B. Burns 1978 13 Hinckley Allen 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-725-6200; www.hinckleyallen.com 29 22 5 5 1 6 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Construction, corporate and business litigation, trusts and estates, real estate, health care, labor and employment, banking, employee benefits, environmental, government investigations, public finance, tax, white collar defense and government investigations David J. Rubin 1906 14 Howd & Ludorf LLC 65 Wethersfield Ave. Hartford, CT 06114 860-249-1361; www.hl-law.com 28 13 15 7 1 2 NA Municipal litigation, products liability, asbestos defense, insurance defense litigation, insurance coverage, toxic tort, workers' compensation, employment law Thomas R. Gerarde Philip T. Newbury, Jr. 1979 14 McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP 1 State St., 14th Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-5175; www.mdmc-law.com 28 16 12 6 2 11 Employment law Environmental law Construction litigation, commercial litigation, labor and employment, alternative dispute resolution, business services, real estate finance, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, government and administration Alfred A. Turco 1983 16 DanaherLagnese PC Capitol Place, 21 Oak St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-247-3666; www.danaherlagnese.com 26 11 10 14 1 2 NA Medical malpractice defense, commercial litigation, toxic tort defense, product liability, appellate, insurance coverage R. Cornelius Danaher Jr. Joyce A. Lagnese 1987 17 Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP 90 State House Sq. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8100; www.axinn.com 22 11 11 3 1 3 Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, antitrust James D. Veltrop 1997 17 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (1) 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-240-2700; www.morganlewis.com 22 13 9 4 1 28 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Transactional finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, international finance, labor and employment, litigation, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate, insurance and aviation finance Daniel I. Papermaster 2014 19 Jackson Lewis PC 90 State House Sq., 8th Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-0404; www.jacksonlewis.com 20 12 5 1 2 54 Employment law Affirmative action compliance, class actions, complex litigation, corporate diversity counseling, corporate governance, internal investigations, daily advice and preventive counseling, disability, leave and health management, drug testing/substance abuse management, e-Discovery, employee benefits, general employment litigation Beverly W. Garofalo 1996 20 Carlton Fields Jorden Burt PA 1 State St., Ste. 1800 Hartford, CT 06103 860-392-5000; www.cfjblaw.com 17 13 2 4 1 10 Employment law Intellectual property law Financial services and insurance litigation, financial services - regulatory, labor and employment and ERISA, real estate and commercial finance, intellectual property and technology Gary L. Sasso Anthony N. Cicchetti 2002 20 Howard, Kohn, Sprague & Fitzgerald LLP 237 Buckingham St. Hartford, CT 06126 860-535-3101; www.hksflaw.com 17 10 5 9 2 2 NA Civil litigation, insurance coverage Jack G. Steigelfest 1786 20 Litchfield Cavo LLP 82 Hopmeadow St., Ste. 210 Simsbury, CT 06089 860-413-2800; www.litchfieldcavo.com 17 12 5 3 1 13 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial and professional litigation, coverage Richard C. Cavo 1998 20 O'Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-1300; www.oamlaw.com 17 14 3 5 3 4 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, commercial and residential real estate, divorce and family law, business representation, personal injury, insurance defense, criminal defense, appellate practice, intellectual property, bankruptcy and creditors' rights Julia B. Morris 1987 24 Cohn Birnbaum & Shea PC 100 Pearl St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-493-2200; www.cbshealaw.com 14 10 4 4 1 1 Employment law Environmental law Commercial real estate, business and finance, commercial litigation, bankruptcy Management Committee 1976 25 Gordon, Muir and Foley 10 Columbus Blvd. Hartford, CT 06106 860-525-5361; www.gmflaw.com 13 3 10 4 1 1 NA Civil litigation, construction and commercial, personal injury, estate planning, business and commercial real estate William Gallitto 1947 26 Locke Lord LLP (2) 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-525-5065; www.lockelord.com 12 6 4 4 2 23 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Business law, debt finance, insolvency, insurance and reinsurance, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, public finance, public utilities, real estate Theodore P. Augustinos 1991 Sources: Individual firms and their websites. Note: NA = Not applicable. (1) Acquired Bingham McCutchen LLP in Nov. 2014. (2) Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP and Locke Lord LLP merged on January 10, 2015. The legal name of the new firm is Locke Lord LLP. —Compiled by Roger Magnus. Largest law firms in the Hartford region (Ranked by total number of local attorneys as of February 2015) Rank Company No. local attorneys/ partners/ associates/ paralegals Conn. offices/ Total offices Special practice area(s) Other practice areas Managing partner(s) Year founded locally 1 Shipman & Goodwin LLP 1 Constitution Plz. Hartford, CT 06103 860-251-5000; www.shipmangoodwin.com 113 66 43 21 4 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial litigation, education law, employee benefits and tax, government investigations and white collar criminal defense, health care, insurance, petroleum marketing Scott L. Murphy 1919 2 Robinson & Cole LLP 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 800-826-3579; www.rc.com 111 57 37 15 3 9 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Business transactions, finance, public finance, health care, estate planning and probate, technology, employee benefits and compensation, labor, immigration, tax, tax-exempt organizations, utilities, land use, real estate, construction, business litigation, insurance John B. Lynch Jr. 1845 3 Day Pitney LLP 242 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-0100; www.daypitney.com 83 40 23 18 5 9 Employment law Intellectual property law Trusts, estates and wealth planning, insurance/reinsurance litigation, public securities and finance, executive compensation and benefits compliance, family office and private equity, health care, real estate, government enforcement and white collar, creditors' rights, professional liability, probate litigation, energy and utility law, data privacy Stanley A. Twardy Jr. 1919 4 Halloran & Sage 1 Goodwin Sq., 225 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-6103; www.halloransage.com 69 41 23 6 6 7 Employment law Environmental law Appellate, banking, business and transactional, construction, health care, insurance, litigation, matrimonial and family law, municipal, real estate, transportation, trusts and estates William J. McGrath Jr. 1935 5 Cantor Colburn LLP 20 Church St., 22nd Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860-286-2929; www.cantorcolburn.com 58 28 30 NA 1 5 Intellectual property law NA Michael A. Cantor Philmore Colburn II 1968 6 Updike, Kelly & Spellacy PC 100 Pearl St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-2600; www.uks.com 55 43 12 9 5 5 Employment law Environmental law Affordable housing, health care, lobbying and public affairs, venture capital and technology, administrative law, appellate practice, bankruptcy and creditor's rights, brownfields development, business law, commercial lending and banking, commercial litigation, construction law, immigration law, land use, municipal law, public finance John F. Wolter 1967 7 Murtha Cullina LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St., 29th Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860.240.6000; www.murthalaw.com 54 24 19 11 3 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial real estate, community banking, construction, emerging companies, energy, health care, litigation, long-term care, municipal, renewable energy, trusts and estates Jennifer M. DelMonico 1936 8 Reid and Riege PC 1 Financial Plz. Hartford, CT 06103 860-278-1150; www.rrlawpc.com 45 32 13 7 2 2 NA Business law, commercial real estate, employee benefits and pension, environmental, health care, individual client services/trusts and estates, insolvency and bankruptcy, litigation, multi-employer benefit plans, nonprofit organizations Craig L. Sylvester 1950 9 Pullman & Comley LLC 90 State House Sq. Hartford, CT 06103 860-424-4300; www.pullcom.com 39 29 10 7 4 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Litigation, corporate and business, trusts and estates, health care, property valuation, lending and banking, real estate, public and commercial finance, education, municipal, employee benefits, energy and utilities, alternative energy, green development James T. Shearin 1994 10 McCarter & English LLP CityPlace I, 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-6700; www.mccarter.com 34 19 11 10 2 9 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, commercial real estate, corporate, life sciences, product liability, immigration Eric E. Grondahl 2001 11 Rogin Nassau LLC 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-278-7480; www.roginlaw.com 30 15 6 8 3 3 Employment law Environmental law Bankruptcy, corporate and commercial law, health care, litigation, trusts and estates, real estate, land use, tax Barry S. Feigenbaum Randy Kabakoff Mark A. Rosenblum 1948 11 Rome McGuigan PC 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-549-1000; www.rms-law.com 30 24 6 6 2 2 Intellectual property law Appeals, trade secrets, product liability defense, commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, corporate investigations, travel and tourism, international arbitration, family and divorce law, health care, special needs, elder law Joseph B. Burns 1978 13 Hinckley Allen 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-725-6200; www.hinckleyallen.com 29 22 5 5 1 6 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Construction, corporate and business litigation, trusts and estates, real estate, health care, labor and employment, banking, employee benefits, environmental, government investigations, public finance, tax, white collar defense and government investigations David J. Rubin 1906 14 Howd & Ludorf LLC 65 Wethersfield Ave. Hartford, CT 06114 860-249-1361; www.hl-law.com 28 13 15 7 1 2 NA Municipal litigation, products liability, asbestos defense, insurance defense litigation, insurance coverage, toxic tort, workers' compensation, employment law Thomas R. Gerarde Philip T. Newbury, Jr. 1979 14 McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP 1 State St., 14th Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-5175; www.mdmc-law.com 28 16 12 6 2 11 Employment law Environmental law Construction litigation, commercial litigation, labor and employment, alternative dispute resolution, business services, real estate finance, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, government and administration Alfred A. Turco 1983 16 DanaherLagnese PC Capitol Place, 21 Oak St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-247-3666; www.danaherlagnese.com 26 11 10 14 1 2 NA Medical malpractice defense, commercial litigation, toxic tort defense, product liability, appellate, insurance coverage R. Cornelius Danaher Jr. Joyce A. Lagnese 1987 17 Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP 90 State House Sq. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8100; www.axinn.com 22 11 11 3 1 3 Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, antitrust James D. Veltrop 1997 17 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (1) 1 State St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-240-2700; www.morganlewis.com 22 13 9 4 1 28 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Transactional finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, international finance, labor and employment, litigation, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate, insurance and aviation finance Daniel I. Papermaster 2014 19 Jackson Lewis PC 90 State House Sq., 8th Fl. Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-0404; www.jacksonlewis.com 20 12 5 1 2 54 Employment law Affirmative action compliance, class actions, complex litigation, corporate diversity counseling, corporate governance, internal investigations, daily advice and preventive counseling, disability, leave and health management, drug testing/substance abuse management, e-Discovery, employee benefits, general employment litigation Beverly W. Garofalo 1996 20 Carlton Fields Jorden Burt PA 1 State St., Ste. 1800 Hartford, CT 06103 860-392-5000; www.cfjblaw.com 17 13 2 4 1 10 Employment law Intellectual property law Financial services and insurance litigation, financial services - regulatory, labor and employment and ERISA, real estate and commercial finance, intellectual property and technology Gary L. Sasso Anthony N. Cicchetti 2002 20 Howard, Kohn, Sprague & Fitzgerald LLP 237 Buckingham St. Hartford, CT 06126 860-535-3101; www.hksflaw.com 17 10 5 9 2 2 NA Civil litigation, insurance coverage Jack G. Steigelfest 1786 20 Litchfield Cavo LLP 82 Hopmeadow St., Ste. 210 Simsbury, CT 06089 860-413-2800; www.litchfieldcavo.com 17 12 5 3 1 13 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial and professional litigation, coverage Richard C. Cavo 1998 20 O'Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-548-1300; www.oamlaw.com 17 14 3 5 3 4 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, commercial and residential real estate, divorce and family law, business representation, personal injury, insurance defense, criminal defense, appellate practice, intellectual property, bankruptcy and creditors' rights Julia B. Morris 1987 24 Cohn Birnbaum & Shea PC 100 Pearl St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-493-2200; www.cbshealaw.com 14 10 4 4 1 1 Employment law Environmental law Commercial real estate, business and finance, commercial litigation, bankruptcy Management Committee 1976 25 Gordon, Muir and Foley 10 Columbus Blvd. Hartford, CT 06106 860-525-5361; www.gmflaw.com 13 3 10 4 1 1 NA Civil litigation, construction and commercial, personal injury, estate planning, business and commercial real estate William Gallitto 1947 26 Locke Lord LLP (2) 20 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-525-5065; www.lockelord.com 12 6 4 4 2 23 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Business law, debt finance, insolvency, insurance and reinsurance, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, public finance, public utilities, real estate Theodore P. Augustinos 1991 Sources: Individual firms and their websites. Note: NA = Not applicable. (1) Acquired Bingham McCutchen LLP in Nov. 2014. (2) Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP and Locke Lord LLP merged on January 10, 2015. The legal name of the new firm is Locke Lord LLP. —Compiled by Roger Magnus. Largest law firms in the Hartford region (Ranked by total number of local attorneys as of February 2015) attorneys/ associates/ paralegals Conn. offices/ Total offices Special practice area(s) Other practice areas Managing partner(s) Year founded locally 4 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial litigation, education law, employee benefits and tax, government investigations and white collar criminal defense, health care, insurance, petroleum marketing Scott L. Murphy 1919 3 9 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Business transactions, finance, public finance, health care, estate planning and probate, technology, employee benefits and compensation, labor, immigration, tax, tax-exempt organizations, utilities, land use, real estate, construction, business litigation, insurance John B. Lynch Jr. 1845 5 9 Employment law Intellectual property law Trusts, estates and wealth planning, insurance/reinsurance litigation, public securities and finance, executive compensation and benefits compliance, family office and private equity, health care, real estate, government enforcement and white collar, creditors' rights, professional liability, probate litigation, energy and utility law, data privacy Stanley A. Twardy Jr. 1919 6 7 Employment law Environmental law Appellate, banking, business and transactional, construction, health care, insurance, litigation, matrimonial and family law, municipal, real estate, transportation, trusts and estates William J. McGrath Jr. 1935 1 5 Intellectual property law NA Michael A. Cantor Philmore Colburn II 1968 5 5 Employment law Environmental law Affordable housing, health care, lobbying and public affairs, venture capital and technology, administrative law, appellate practice, bankruptcy and creditor's rights, brownfields development, business law, commercial lending and banking, commercial litigation, construction law, immigration law, land use, municipal law, public finance John F. Wolter 1967 3 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business and finance, commercial real estate, community banking, construction, emerging companies, energy, health care, litigation, long-term care, municipal, renewable energy, trusts and estates Jennifer M. DelMonico 1936 2 2 NA Business law, commercial real estate, employee benefits and pension, environmental, health care, individual client services/trusts and estates, insolvency and bankruptcy, litigation, multi-employer benefit plans, nonprofit organizations Craig L. Sylvester 1950 4 5 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Litigation, corporate and business, trusts and estates, health care, property valuation, lending and banking, real estate, public and commercial finance, education, municipal, employee benefits, energy and utilities, alternative energy, green development James T. Shearin 1994 2 9 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, commercial real estate, corporate, life sciences, product liability, immigration Eric E. Grondahl 2001 3 3 Employment law Environmental law Bankruptcy, corporate and commercial law, health care, litigation, trusts and estates, real estate, land use, tax Barry S. Feigenbaum Randy Kabakoff Mark A. Rosenblum 1948 2 2 Intellectual property law Appeals, trade secrets, product liability defense, commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, corporate investigations, travel and tourism, international arbitration, family and divorce law, health care, special needs, elder law Joseph B. Burns 1978 1 6 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Construction, corporate and business litigation, trusts and estates, real estate, health care, labor and employment, banking, employee benefits, environmental, government investigations, public finance, tax, white collar defense and government investigations David J. Rubin 1906 1 2 NA Municipal litigation, products liability, asbestos defense, insurance defense litigation, insurance coverage, toxic tort, workers' compensation, employment law Thomas R. Gerarde Philip T. Newbury, Jr. 1979 2 11 Employment law Environmental law Construction litigation, commercial litigation, labor and employment, alternative dispute resolution, business services, real estate finance, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, government and administration Alfred A. Turco 1983 1 2 NA Medical malpractice defense, commercial litigation, toxic tort defense, product liability, appellate, insurance coverage R. Cornelius Danaher Jr. Joyce A. Lagnese 1987 1 3 Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, antitrust James D. Veltrop 1997 1 28 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Transactional finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, international finance, labor and employment, litigation, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate, insurance and aviation finance Daniel I. Papermaster 2014 2 54 Employment law Affirmative action compliance, class actions, complex litigation, corporate diversity counseling, corporate governance, internal investigations, daily advice and preventive counseling, disability, leave and health management, drug testing/substance abuse management, e-Discovery, employee benefits, general employment litigation Beverly W. Garofalo 1996 1 10 Employment law Intellectual property law Financial services and insurance litigation, financial services - regulatory, labor and employment and ERISA, real estate and commercial finance, intellectual property and technology Gary L. Sasso Anthony N. Cicchetti 2002 2 2 NA Civil litigation, insurance coverage Jack G. Steigelfest 1786 1 13 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial and professional litigation, coverage Richard C. Cavo 1998 3 4 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Commercial litigation, commercial and residential real estate, divorce and family law, business representation, personal injury, insurance defense, criminal defense, appellate practice, intellectual property, bankruptcy and creditors' rights Julia B. Morris 1987 1 1 Employment law Environmental law Commercial real estate, business and finance, commercial litigation, bankruptcy Management Committee 1976 1 1 NA Civil litigation, construction and commercial, personal injury, estate planning, business and commercial real estate William Gallitto 1947 2 23 Employment law Environmental law Intellectual property law Business law, debt finance, insolvency, insurance and reinsurance, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, public finance, public utilities, real estate Theodore P. Augustinos 1991 applicable. January 10, 2015. The legal name of the new firm is Locke Lord LLP.