Bernstein Shur has been chosen by Chambers USA as a leading law firm in all five areas of practice rated by Chambers USA in Maine (Real Estate, Corporate: M&A, Litigation, Environmental, and Labor and Employment) and in Labor and Employment and Litigation in New Hampshire.
The Chambers USA recognition is significant as it is a result of independent research and interviews with clients and peers to impartially gauge performance and rank top attorneys and firms throughout the United States.
Chambers gave Bernstein Shur’s Corporate/M&A/Bankruptcy, and Real Estate groups the highest ranking for Maine, noting that the “[Corporate/M&A/Bankruptcy] team sits comfortably at the top of the market” and that although “real estate has slowed down as a sector, [Bernstein Shur] is still claiming a good proportion of work including leases, purchases, leasing, acquisitions and divestitures.”
In addition, twenty-one of Bernstein Shur’s attorneys were ranked as leaders in their field. Robert J. Keach received a “Star Individual” rating for his Corporate/M&A: Bankruptcy work, the only Maine attorney to receive the distinction in that area.
Receiving “Band One” distinction in Maine were John Carpenter for Corporate/M&A; Jeffrey Thaler for Environmental; Linda McGill for Labor and Employment; Peter Rubin for Litigation; Charles Miller for Real Estate; and Eliza Cope Nolan for Real Estate: Timberland/Conservation. For New Hampshire, Andrea Johnstone received “Band One” ranking for Labor and Employment.
The following Bernstein Shur attorneys were also recognized as Leaders in the Field by Chambers USA:
Corporate/M&A (Maine)
Eric Saunders
Corporate/M&A: Bankruptcy (Maine)
D. Sam Anderson
John Carpenter
Michael Fagone
Jay Geller
Labor and Employment (Maine)
Glenn Israel
Litigation: General Commercial (Maine & New Hampshire)
Paul McDonald (ME)
Jeffrey Thaler (ME)
Andrew Volinsky (NH)
Real Estate (Maine)
Tom Hanson
David Ray
Jaimie Schwartz
Nathan Smith
Richard W. “Rick” Smith
William Welch
About Bernstein Shur
Widely regarded as one of New England’s most entrepreneurial firms, Bernstein Shur is a multi-service law firm with more than 90 attorneys in offices in Maine and New Hampshire. Founded in 1915, the firm provides practical and innovative counsel in the areas of business law, litigation, and municipal law to clients throughout the region and around the world. Bernstein Shur is Maine's exclusive member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms. More information is available at www.bernsteinshur.com.