General Information
Year founded:
1912
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Overview
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We are in the business of building authentic, long-term relationships with our clients, who are some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge. Our immersive understanding of these industries – combined with our expertise across high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions – sets us apart.
Rankings
Goodwin is nationally ranked in 45 practice areas and metro ranked in 54 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
Read how Best Law Firms ranks firms"Law Firm of the Year" Awards
2024 "Law Firm of the Year" in Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Metro Rankings
Boston
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Firm Leadership
Highlighted Client Comments
All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Employment Law - Management
Goodwin's employment law team is one of the best. In addition to their broad spectrum of expertise, they deliver practical solutions to both the highly complex issues and the day-to-day routine matters. My Human Resource executives value the Goodwin lawyers' advice and counsel.
FDA Law
Goodwin has been a valued and trusted partner in our most critical projects and litigations, and I have also felt that I can have frank and open conversations where the Goodwin team is focused on providing the most efficient and cost-effective, value-add service and advice. I have appreciated their patience and persistence, especially when it's been overwhelming.
Banking and Finance Law
I have worked with the attorneys at Goodwin for over the past 30 years as a bank General Counsel of both a top ten bank and a community bank. I have also been a personal client. The attorneys at the firm have an in-depth command of the law coupled with a keen business sense. This results in having a collaborative partner who helps navigate through legal issues to provide answers and find practical solutions that support me and the business teams. The attorneys’ understanding of business and finance law and regulation have earned the trust of the banks’ leadership. Their efficient use of their time has consistently kept the costs of their services down, thereby contributing to the bottom line. I highly recommend Goodwin.
Rankings
"Law Firm of the Year" Awards
2024 "Law Firm of the Year" in Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Copyright Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Mining Law
Tier 1 for Mutual Funds Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Technology Law
Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Construction Law
Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Information Technology Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Tax Law
Tier 2 for Trademark Law
Tier 2 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Energy Law
Tier 3 for FDA Law
Tier 3 for Health Care Law
Tier 3 for International Trade and Finance Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Antitrust
Tier 3 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 3 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 3 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Tier 3 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Metro Rankings
Boston
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Copyright Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Governance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Information Technology Law
Tier 1 for International Trade and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Antitrust
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Nonprofit / Charities Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 1 for Technology Law
Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law
Tier 2 for Arbitration
Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 2 for Insurance Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 2 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 2 for Trademark Law
Tier 3 for Immigration Law
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
New York City
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 3 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
San Francisco
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 1 for Technology Law
Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law
Tier 2 for Copyright Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 3 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 3 for Employment Law - Management
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for FDA Law
Tier 1 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 1 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Mining Law
Tier 1 for Mutual Funds Law
Tier 1 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 2 for Litigation - ERISA
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Antitrust Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Employment Law - Management
- Environmental Law
- FDA Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - ERISA
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation - Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Mutual Funds Law
- Patent Law
- Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
- Trademark Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Venture Capital Law
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
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Client Comments
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Office Locations
Paris,
FR
12 rue d'Astorg
Paris 75008
France
33 1 85 65 71 71
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Management and Personnel
Chairman
Robert S. Insolia
Managing Partner
Mark T. Bettencourt