Our Boston office traces its origins to the late 1880s and is renowned for its extensive knowledge and experience across a broad spectrum of legal disciplines. Our attorneys focus on corporate and securities, corporate restructuring and bankruptcy, debt finance, educational institutions, health care, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, private equity and venture capital, public finance, public policy, real estate, tax, technology, and white-collar criminal defense and internal investigations.

Our Boston attorneys serve clients in a variety of industries, including private equity and venture capital firms, businesses in the life sciences, high-tech companies, and organizations in the financial services, retail, service, and manufacturing sectors. Our clients range from public companies to emerging and entrepreneurial businesses.

Our corporate attorneys represent clients in transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising through public and private securities offerings, joint ventures, corporate partnering arrangements, and organizational and corporate governance counseling. We also have a robust practice in corporate restructuring and bankruptcy matters.

Our IP practice includes litigation, licensing, and client counseling on matters involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Our IP team is experienced in a wide range of technologies, including electronics, telecommunications, digital imaging, networking, software, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, and more.

In addition to IP litigation, we have a strong practice in general dispute resolution, including business torts, antitrust, securities and shareholder disputes, product liability, consumer fraud litigation, and many other types of disputes. Our litigation practice supports clients across the U.S. and internationally, handling complex litigation and dispute resolution.

Several practice areas in our Boston office have earned Metropolitan Tier 1 status in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®. The firm is also recognized by The Bond Buyer as one of the top bond counsel firms nationally and in Massachusetts. Our Boston lawyers have been recognized by Chambers USA as top leaders in their fields and have been honored as The Best Lawyers in America®.

Throughout our history, our attorneys have been deeply involved with bar associations, civic, charitable, and community organizations, striving to be significant and responsible members of the community. We are among the most active firms in the Greater Boston Legal Services Associates’ Drive, which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to support work on behalf of domestic violence survivors.