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2024 New England Legal Awards Honors Wiggin and Dana Litigation Department

September 27, 2024

Law.com’s second annual New England Legal Awards ceremony was held last night. The ceremony honors those attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession in Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island – whether in shaping the law, achieving outsized results for their clients, being an outstanding jurist or assisting those in need of legal services.

Wiggin and Dana is proud to announce it was named a Winner in the following categories:

Litigation Department of the Year: General
Litigation Department of the Year: Specialty Category, Antitrust
Litigation Department of the Year: Specialty Category, Appellate

Partner Benjamin Diessel was named a Finalist for Attorney of the Year, and Counsel Joshua Taylor was named a Winner of New Leaders in the Law.

James Glasser, Chair of Wiggin and Dana’s Litigation Department, congratulated all the firms and lawyers who were recognized at last night’s awards ceremony and specifically congratulated Wiggin and Dana’s litigators for “their extraordinary work on behalf of clients and for the particular recognition of Wiggin’s litigation, antitrust and appellate practices.” Glasser congratulated Josh Taylor “as the next generation of Wiggin and Dana lawyers dedicated to excellence in our profession.”

To read more about the second annual New England Legal Awards and 2024 honorees, click here.

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