Ranking tables
Healthcare | USA
Massachusetts
Rankings overview for Departments
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Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Charles Buck McDermott Will & Emery LLP19 Years Ranked
Christine G Savage Choate Hall & Stewart LLP20 Years Ranked
Christopher M Jedrey McDermott Will & Emery LLP20 Years Ranked
Colin Zick Foley Hoag LLP15 Years Ranked- Daria Niewenhous Mintz12 Years Ranked
Deborah Daccord Mintz18 Years Ranked
Ellen L Janos Mintz17 Years Ranked
Lawrence Vernaglia Foley & Lardner LLP18 Years Ranked
Stephen W Bernstein McDermott Will & Emery LLP20 Years Ranked
Timothy M McCrystal Ropes & Gray LLP11 Years Ranked
Band 2
Ed Zacharias McDermott Will & Emery LLP8 Years Ranked
Eve M Brunts Ropes & Gray LLP19 Years Ranked
Jeffrey Mittleman Holland & Knight LLP11 Years Ranked
Jeremy Sternberg Holland & Knight LLP4 Years Ranked
Julia Hesse Holland & Knight LLP10 Years Ranked
Kate Heffernan Epstein Becker & Green PC9 Years Ranked
Michael B Lampert Ropes & Gray LLP5 Years Ranked- Jennifer GallopKrokidas & Bluestein LLP
Band 3
- Adria Warren Foley & Lardner LLP4 Years Ranked
Adrianne Ortega Ropes & Gray LLP4 Years Ranked
Amy Joseph Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP3 Years Ranked
Andrew Rusczek Epstein Becker & Green PC8 Years Ranked
David Lazarus Foley Hoag LLP2 Years Ranked
David Schumacher Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC2 Years Ranked
David Tolley Latham & Watkins LLP1 Years Ranked
David V Cappillo Goodwin6 Years Ranked
Deborah Gardner Ropes & Gray LLP5 Years Ranked
Dianne Bourque Holland & Knight LLP7 Years Ranked
Jerome B Tichner Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP12 Years Ranked
Maya P. Florence Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates6 Years Ranked
Melissa Wong Holland & Knight LLP4 Years Ranked
Ryan Cuthbertson Practus, LLP1 Years Ranked- Emily KretchmerKrokidas & Bluestein LLP
- Jill PorterAnkner & Levy
- Lianne AnknerAnkner & Levy
- Sally LevyAnkner & Levy
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Up and Coming
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 McDermott Will & Emery LLPHealthcare2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedMcDermott Will & Emery has a standout team of renowned practitioners assisting clients from an array of healthcare organizations, including major for-profit and nonprofit providers, medical device manufacturers, academic medical centers and pharmaceutical companies. Also regularly works with healthcare-focused private equity funds. Exhibits expertise spanning the full range of transactional and regulatory matters, with specialist knowledge of privacy issues. Possesses growing strength in the area of health IT, in particular in the licensing and regulation of healthcare-related IT products.
1 MintzHealthcare2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedMintz is a renowned team of highly skilled attorneys with expertise spanning areas such as health fraud and abuse, regulatory compliance, HIPAA and healthcare mergers. The team acts for diverse regional and national clientele, including hospitals, urgent care centers and academic medical centers. It regularly handles matters concerning healthcare innovation, including clinical research and technology commercialization.
1 Ropes & Gray LLPHealthcare2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedRopes & Gray LLP has a leading team providing high-quality advice across the full gamut of healthcare matters. Expert in areas such as privacy and protection, public finance and clinical research. The firm is adept at handling a range of transactional matters. It represents a range of clients, including traditional healthcare providers and private equity companies investing in the healthcare sector. It also advises a strong base of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.
Band 2
2 Choate Hall & Stewart LLPHealthcare2024 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedChoate Hall & Stewart LLP is an esteemed group offering deep knowledge of the healthcare space, with particular expertise in fraud and abuse matters affecting industry players. It frequently works with private equity funds in relation to healthcare M&A matters and with diagnostic testing companies on HIPAA compliance. Clients also include pharmaceutical companies, ancillary service providers, hospices and hospitals. Provides a broad array of regulatory advice relating to corporate and commercial activity, as well as assisting clients with internal and government investigations.
2 Foley & Lardner LLPHealthcare2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedFoley & Lardner LLP is widely respected for its multifaceted practice. It offers capability in a range of areas affecting the healthcare space, such as fraud and abuse, complex transactions, government relationships and litigious matters. Clients include cancer centers, national healthcare providers, clinics and large-scale hospitals. Also frequently provides high-end counsel to clients with complex healthcare regulatory concerns.
2 Verrill Dana, LLPHealthcare2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedVerrill Dana, LLP offers expertise to an array of clients, such as universities, medical centers, pharmaceutical manufacturers and commercial institutional review boards. The firm has a strong transactional healthcare practice, acting on M&A deals and also experienced in regulatory compliance and HIPAA issues. It possesses an impressive specialty in the area of biomedical research. The team is able to advise clients on their international operations, owing to its knowledge of a range of regulatory landscapes.
Band 3
3 Epstein Becker & Green PCHealthcare2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedEpstein Becker & Green has a strong nationwide healthcare practice with an increasing presence in Massachusetts. It offers strength across both contentious mandates and transactional work, drawing on long-standing regulatory expertise. The firm has a broad client base that includes traditional providers, academic medical centers and pharmaceuticals.
3 Foley Hoag LLPHealthcare2024 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedFoley Hoag is highly regarded for its depth of knowledge across the health and life sciences spaces. Its areas of expertise include regulatory compliance, government investigations and all manner of transactions. The firm is particularly strong at acting on Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement issues. It also provides representation to clients on a range of litigation.
3 Holland & Knight LLPHealthcare2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedHolland & Knight LLP is well respected for its broad healthcare practice that covers a range of transactional and regulatory matters. It boasts a broad client roster, including insurers, healthcare product manufacturers, nursing providers and technology companies. The team has renowned transactional and governance expertise, as well as deep data privacy capabilities.
3 Hooper Lundy & Bookman PCHealthcare2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedHooper Lundy & Bookman is a nationally renowned healthcare boutique with increasing presence in Massachusetts. A go-to practice for complex fraud and abuse mandates, including investigations and litigation. The firm is also noted for its experience in the long-term care space. Its expertise includes digital health concerns.
3 Troutman Pepper Locke LLPHealthcare2024 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedTroutman Pepper Locke LLP has a respected healthcare group with experience on both the provider and payor side. It has notable strength in transactional matters such as affiliations and M&A, as well as offering broad regulatory capabilities. The team is increasingly active in the digital health space, acting for clients such as health technology companies.
On 1st January 2025, Troutman Pepper merged and Locke Lord merged to form Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.
Band 4
4 GoodwinHealthcare2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedGoodwin offers a comprehensive healthcare practice. The team regularly provides counsel to providers, digital health enterprises and investors on complex transactions and regulatory matters. The firm also draws on expertise in HIPAA and Stark Law.
4 Husch Blackwell LLPHealthcare2024 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedHusch Blackwell LLP operates a respected healthcare practice from its office in Boston, MA. It assists a range of healthcare clients, including those involved in telemedicine, patient transportation and staffing, with contract agreements and licensing matters, among a wide variety of other issues.
4 Latham & Watkins LLPHealthcare2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedLatham & Watkins is highly equipped to offer clients a range of services, including providing legal counsel on matters concerning false claims acts, M&A and financing. The firm often works with medical device companies, life science clients, and biopharmaceutical firms.
4 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & AffiliatesHealthcare2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedSkadden is noted for its representation of organizations and individuals across the healthcare industry on a range of matters. The team represents clients in investigations, including False Claims Act and other civil litigation. It also offers experience in matters involving HIPAA concerns, and regularly provides regulatory compliance advice.