2016 Employee Recognition Breakfast

New Haven – For the sixth consecutive year, Wiggin and Dana is proud to announce that it has received Connecticut Law Tribune's Litigation Department of the Year recognition. The department was honored at an awards dinner on May 26, 2019 at the Bond Ballroom in Hartford, CT. In addition, three Wiggin and Dana attorneys were individually recognized at the event: Angela Robinson was recognized as a Distinguished Leader in the Law, and Laura Ann Keller and David Roth were recognized as a New Leaders in the Law.

Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that David H. Laufman, former Chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES) of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division, has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office as a partner. Laufman will Co-Chair the firm’s National Security Practice Group and will be a member of the White-Collar Defense, Investigations and Corporate Compliance Practice Group and the International Trade Compliance Group.

The American Health Lawyers' Association (AHLA) recently appointed three Wiggin and Dana attorneys, Jody Erdfarb, Rebecca Matthews and Elisabeth Pimentel, to serve in leadership positions of the association.

Chambers USA has recognized 25 Wiggin and Dana attorneys across 9 practices in its newly released 2019 edition. Wiggin and Dana's Litigation and Health Care groups were ranked in Band 1 in the Connecticut practice categories. The firm was also recognized and ranked in Chambers USA Connecticut for its Corporate/M&A, Labor and Employment, and Real Estate practices. The firm was ranked Nationwide in Franchising, Outsourcing and International Trade Compliance. In addition, Chambers Global has recognized the Outsourcing group and 4 attorneys in its 2019 edition.

New Haven – Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that the firm's Private Client Services practice was recognized in the fourth edition of the annual Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2019 Guide.  Additionally, partners Michael Clear, Dan Daniels and Len Leader were recognized in the Private Wealth Law category.

The Chambers HNW rankings and editorial was derived from independent research conducted by a dedicated team of private wealth researchers. The team interviewed hundreds of lawyers, family offices, accountancy professionals, tax advisers, bankers, investment managers and high-end real estate agents to get a comprehensive understanding of the private wealth sector in each of the jurisdictions covered.

Heather has joined Wiggin and Dana as a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group in the firm’s Stamford office. Her practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on the representation of clients in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate finance, and general corporate and securities law matters. She has experience representing buyers, sellers, private equity sponsors, and financial advisers in a wide variety of transactions, including private acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, spin-offs, joint ventures and other strategic alliances.

Wiggin and Dana has been named a top U.S. law firm in Appellate, Outsourcing, and M&A-Middle Market by The Legal 500 in the U.S. 2019 rankings.

For the second year in a row, the firm’s Appellate and Outsourcing practices along with several noted individuals were ranked among the best in the country.
Additionally the firm's M&A practice and its practitioners were recognized and ranked or the first time in The Legal 500 within the Mid-Market category.