SEC Enforcement and Private Securities Litigation Update

New Haven – Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that four partners have been named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers 2020. Only one lawyer in each category in each community receives this honor. In 2020, The Best Lawyers in America® recognized the following Wiggin and Dana partners:

• Michelle Wilcox DeBarge – Health Care Law (Hartford, CT)
• Jonathan Freiman – Appellate Practice (New Haven, CT)
• Kevin M. Kennedy – Franchise Law (New Haven, CT)
• Rebecca A. Matthews – Health Care Law (New Haven, CT)

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.

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.

Wiggin and Dana is proud to announce that Joseph Casino and Michael Kasdan have been named as world-leading IP Strategists in the 2019 edition of the IAM Strategy 300 – The World's Leading IP Strategists. This unique guide identified the top 300 individuals worldwide who are leading the way in the development and implementation of strategies that maximize the value of IP portfolios.

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.