Firm News

Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that three attorneys have been named Best Lawyers 2021 “Lawyer of the Year.” Only one lawyer in each category in each community receives this honor. In 2021, Best Lawyers recognized:

James I. Glasser — Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Robert M. Langer — Litigation – Antitrust
Peter J. Lefeber — Labor Law – Management

The firm is pleased to announce that 24 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021. The following are the recognized Wiggin and Dana lawyers and their respective practice areas:

Melinda A. Agsten — Health Care Law
Jeffrey R. Babbin — Appellate Practice
Aaron S. Bayer — Appellate Practice
Robert W. Benjamin — Trusts and Estates
Daniel L. Daniels — Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Michelle Wilcox DeBarge — Health Care Law
Francis J. Duffin — Litigation – Intellectual Property
Constantine T. Fournaris — Franchise Law; Litigation – Patent
Jonathan M. Freiman — Appellate Practice; Art Law
James I. Glasser — Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Mark W. Heaphy — Technology Law
Paul A. Hughes — Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Kevin M. Kennedy — Franchise Law
Charles C. Kingsley — Trusts and Estates
Robert M. Langer — Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
Leonard Leader — Trusts and Estates
Peter J. Lefeber — Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
Frank J. Marco — Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Rebecca A. Matthews — Health Care Law
Lawrence Peikes — Litigation – Labor and Employment
William H. Prout, Jr. — Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction;
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Carolyn A. Reers — Trusts and Estates
Maureen Weaver — Health Care Law

In addition, nine Associates have been selected as “Ones to Watch”:

Brittany Christensen — Corporate Law
Laura Ann Keller Froning — Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Monica A. Kolinsky — Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Robert J. Kornhaas — Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
David Norman-Schiff — Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Kaitlyn A. Pacelli — Trusts and Estates
Brian J. Sturm — Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Christine Salmon Wachter — Litigation – Labor and Employment
Joshua J. Wyatt — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment

According to the Best Lawyers website, the Best Lawyers’ selection process is based on an extensive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. For more information about Best Lawyers‘ methodology, please click here.