Ranking tables
Tax | USA
Massachusetts
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Band 2
Amanda Holt Ropes & Gray LLP6 Years Ranked
Arnold P May Proskauer Rose LLP21 Years Ranked
Elaine Murphy Ropes & Gray LLP4 Years Ranked
H Neal Sandford Goodwin20 Years Ranked
Julie Hogan Rodgers WilmerHale12 Years Ranked
Matthew Schnall Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP22 Years Ranked
Moshe Spinowitz Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates6 Years Ranked
Scott S Jones Proskauer Rose LLP15 Years Ranked
Band 3
Christopher M Flanagan Troutman Pepper Locke LLP19 Years Ranked
Daniel A Nelson Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP11 Years Ranked
Jamiel Poindexter Proskauer Rose LLP12 Years Ranked
Karen Turk Goodwin9 Years Ranked
Kat Gregor Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates5 Years Ranked
Richard L. Jones Sullivan & Worcester8 Years Ranked- William Corcoran Cooley LLP4 Years Ranked
Band 4
Alec Campbell Kirkland & Ellis LLP3 Years Ranked- Benjamin P. Damsky Blais Halpert Tax Partners LLP4 Years Ranked
Daniel Karelitz Goodwin4 Years Ranked
Elizabeth Smith Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates1 Years Ranked
Jeremy Naylor Proskauer Rose LLP1 Years Ranked- John Marshall Chambers Choate Hall & Stewart LLP1 Years Ranked
Kendi Ozmon Ropes & Gray LLP2 Years Ranked- Meghan Mccarthy Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP2 Years Ranked
Meghan Walsh WilmerHale2 Years Ranked- Olivier Leger Choate Hall & Stewart LLP1 Years Ranked
Pamela Glazier Ropes & Gray LLP1 Years Ranked
Ryan Starr DLA Piper LLP (US)8 Years Ranked
Timothy Becker Tim Becker PC6 Years Ranked- Travis Blais Blais Halpert Tax Partners LLP1 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 GoodwinTax2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedGoodwin has a market-leading team of highly skilled practitioners who handle complex transactional matters. Areas of focus include real estate, corporate and private equity transactions. Also advises on REIT and fund formation-specific tax issues. Its client base is diverse and includes national and international businesses. Especially notable for handling tax matters in the life sciences space, acting for both startups and mature companies.
1 Ropes & Gray LLPTax2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedRopes & Gray has a preeminent team of tax experts offering a range of skills and services to domestic and international clients in the corporate and nonprofit spheres. Strong funds practice that offers specialized advice to leading asset managers and US and non-US investors. Also has a leading tax-exempt practice that sees the team advise universities and hospitals on matters such as planned giving and executive compensation.
Band 2
2 Proskauer Rose LLPTax2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedProskauer Rose is recognized for its specialist expertise and focus on fund formation. Advises fund managers and investors on fund structuring, most frequently working on the formation of private equity and venture capital funds. Also noted for advising on the tax aspects of a range of debt financing transactions. Offers advice to high-profile clients nationally and internationally, with additional footholds in the UK and Asia.
2 Sullivan & WorcesterTax2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedSullivan & Worcester is well regarded for its advice to clients on the taxation of REITs and employee benefit schemes. Also respected for its work on M&A and for its ability to advise clients on international tax work. The firm also represents clients in connection with tax litigation cases.
2 WilmerHaleTax2025 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedWilmerHale has a highly skilled team of practitioners exhibiting talent across a range of areas, including restructuring, financing, investments and complex M&A matters. The firm offers high-quality advice to an impressive array of clients, including life science companies and nonprofit organizations. Attracts particular praise for its work with emerging companies.
Band 3
3 Choate Hall & Stewart LLPTax2025 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedChoate Hall & Stewart is commended for its handling of both national and international tax matters. Offers valued advice in areas such as investment fund formation, complex M&A matters and tax strategy. Clients include public companies and private equity firms.
3 DLA Piper LLP (US)Tax2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedDLA Piper handles particularly complex and sophisticated tax planning and structuring matters, including IP migration, cross-border M&A and inversions. Deemed highly adept in areas such as consulting, structuring and tax controversy. Esteemed for its specialist, in-depth knowledge of tax matters relating to an array of growing industries, such as biotech, pharmaceuticals, software and industrial products. Offers clients the benefit of its international network of offices.
3 Kirkland & Ellis LLPTax2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedKirkland & Ellis has a high-quality tax practice that is best known for its work for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. The team covers areas such as investment fund structuring, secondaries transactions and M&A.
3 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPTax2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius has a notable tax team that regularly advises on M&A and private equity transactions. Its client base includes large public corporations, institutional investors and asset managers. Also demonstrates skill on tax litigation, including regular work on IRS enforcement issues and tax controversy.
3 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & AffiliatesTax2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates has a well-established tax practice representing clients in complex domestic and international M&A, restructurings and litigation against the IRS.