Two Attorneys Named to “Leading Lawyers” List

The Legal 500 United States has recognized Mintz, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. as a leading firm in the 2013 edition.  The annual editorial guide recommended six Mintz practice areas and eleven of the firm’s attorneys.

Mintz was recommended in the following practice areas:

• Finance - Municipal Bankruptcy
• Industry Focus - Healthcare: Life Sciences
• Industry Focus - Healthcare: Service Providers
• Labor and Employment - Immigration
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts - M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts - Venture Capital and Emerging Companies

The Legal 500 United States also recognized Mintz attorneys as leaders in their areas of practice. William W. Kannel, a Member of the firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Commercial Law Section, was named to the guide’s “Leading Lawyers” list, the highest ranking for individual lawyers, for Finance - Municipal Bankruptcy.  Susan J. Cohen, Chair of Mintz Immigration Section was selected for inclusion on the “Leading Lawyers” list for Labor and Employment - Immigration. 

Additionally, The Legal 500 United States recommended the following Mintz attorneys:

• Ivor R. Elrifi (Industry Focus - Healthcare: Life Sciences)
• Michael S. Gardener (Finance - Municipal Bankruptcy)
• Lewis J. Geffen (Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts - Venture Capital and Emerging Companies)
• Douglas Hauer (Labor and Employment - Immigration)
• Ann-Ellen Hornidge (Finance - Municipal Bankruptcy)
• Richard H. Moche (Finance - Municipal Bankruptcy)
• Scott A. Samuels (Industry Focus - Healthcare: Life Sciences)
• Adrienne K. Walker (Finance - Municipal Bankruptcy)
• William T. Whelan (Industry Focus - Healthcare: Life Sciences)

The Legal 500 is an independent guide that surveys and interviews more than 250,000 corporate counsel globally each year. The Legal 500 United States is the only guide to recommend firms on a national basis, and in 2013, recommended just 311 firms. Both firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit.

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