Shipman & Goodwin Recognized by Chambers USA 2010

HARTFORD & STAMFORD, Conn. (June 11, 2010) - For the eighth consecutive year, Shipman & Goodwin is pleased to announce that the firm and its attorneys were recognized in 6 different areas of practice by Chambers USA. In addition, 15 of our attorneys were individually recognized.

For 2010, in our Connecticut offices, the firm was recognized in the following practice areas: Corporate/M&A, Environment, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate.

In both our Connecticut offices and our Washington, D.C. office, fifteen individual attorneys were recognized including: Brian Clemow (Labor & Employment-Connecticut), Tom Flynn (Corporate/M&A-Connecticut), Robin G. Frederick (Labor & Employment-Connecticut), Frederick S. Gold (Litigation: General Commercial-Connecticut), Donald R. Gustafson (Real Estate-Connecticut), Barry Hawkins (Real Estate-Connecticut), Timothy S. Hollister (Real Estate-Connecticut), John H. Lawrence Jr. (Corporate/M&A-Connecticut), Kent Nevins (Real Estate-Connecticut), William G. Rock (Real Estate-Connecticut), James Ruggeri (Insurance: Insurer - District of Columbia; Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer Nationwide), Paul Sanson (Litigation: General Commercial-Connecticut), Christopher J. Smith (Real Estate-Connecticut), John Wertam (Environment-Connecticut) and Robert Wyld (Litigation: General Commercial-Connecticut).

Published by London-based Chambers & Partners, Chambers USA is the nation’s preeminent guide to law firms and individual attorneys. The selection process is based on interviews with in-house counsel and other attorneys around the country. The rankings are based on qualities including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other categories most valued by the client. To read more about Chambers, and our firm and individual rankings, please access the Chambers site by visiting www.chambersandpartners.com.

Shipman & Goodwin LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 140 attorneys with offices in Connecticut and Washington, DC. Attorneys in the firm represent many of the leading businesses, institutions, individuals, and government entities in Connecticut, throughout New England and nationally. The firm is recognized for its depth of knowledge and experience in a number of industry sectors, including education, municipal government, financial services, health care, non-profit organizations, retail, and software and IT. Since our founding in 1919, Shipman & Goodwin attorneys have demonstrated a strong commitment to community service through board memberships of charitable and civic organizations, as advisors to government, and in substantial donations of time to individuals and organizations. Shipman & Goodwin is a member of Interlaw, an international association of independent, quality-monitored, commercial law firms providing clients with access to lawyers in more than 120 cities worldwide. For more information, please visit www.shipmangoodwin.com.