About

Provided by Goodwin Procter LLP

Our global team of litigators across the United States and Europe are committed to meeting our clients’ most pressing needs, whether they require quick and discrete resolutions, courtroom victories, or other outcomes.

We represent clients in trials, arbitrations, mediations, and negotiations, and we provide counsel on compliance, litigation avoidance, and risk management. Our lawyers have extensive experience with high-profile matters across multiple industries, including technology, life sciences, healthcare, financial services, real estate, and private equity. And we excel at integrating financial, scientific, and other expertise with cutting-edge management and trial strategies that are based on meticulous assessments of every option available to our clients.

Chambers Review

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Litigation: Securities - Massachusetts

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What the Team is Known For

Goodwin has a standout team with experience in appearing before courts across the USA, up to the Supreme Court. The firm's expertise spans a range of industries, including real estate, manufacturing, technology and finance. It possesses skill in alternative dispute resolution and litigation avoidance. The firm is also noted for its defence of companies and individuals facing government investigation. Additionally, it offers capability in handling healthcare fraud class actions. Its experience covers shareholder litigation and IPO disputes.

Work Highlights

  • Goodwin represented both Webster Equity Partners and its portfolio company in a trade secret and deceptive business practices litigation against an Orlando-based healthcare system in connection with the transfer of approximately 30 cardiologists.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Deborah S Birnbach
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Deborah S Birnbach
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Deborah Birnbach is skilled at handing disputes such as securities class actions.

Deborah Birnbach is wonderful. She is technically very strong and is a great litigator.

Her work quality is awesome.

Deborah Birnbach is both a mentor and a trailblazer.

Caroline Bullerjahn
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Caroline Bullerjahn
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Caroline Bullerjahn is an experienced securities litigator, with wide-ranging experience in handling shareholder class and derivative lawsuits. She has considerable expertise in the life sciences sector.

Caroline has a substantive amount of experience and lives and breathes securities. She is simply great.

Caroline Bullerjahn has an excellent bedside manner and is very experienced and knowledgeable in securities litigation.

Caroline is a great leader. She is also a highly skilled attorney who works diligently to find the right solution.

Kate MacLeman
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Kate MacLeman
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Up and Coming

Kate MacLeman has experience handling commercial litigation and arbitration. She has notable strength in representing clients on employment and intellectual property-related cases.

Kate MacLeman is a very bright attorney with a great personality.

Kate is at the top of her game.

Ranked Lawyers at
Goodwin Procter LLP

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Massachusetts

Litigation: General Commercial

Kate MacLeman
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Kate MacLeman
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Up and Coming
Litigation: Securities

Deborah S Birnbach
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Deborah S Birnbach
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Caroline Bullerjahn
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Caroline Bullerjahn
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Members

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Deborah S Birnbach

Deborah S Birnbach

Head of Department

James McGarry

Head of Department