welcome note

 John & Bill

 Bill Gelnaw & John Nadas
Managing Partners

Welcome to Choate.

Thanks for visiting our website and giving us a few minutes of your time.

One question that companies are asked, in all businesses, is what differentiates them from the competition – how are they different, how are they better, how do they add more value to their clients and customers?

Choate has been one of the leading law firms in Boston, and the country, for more than a century.  In some ways, we may look like a number of other highly successful firms.  In many important ways, though, Choate is very different from the firms with which we compete.  We have an increasingly unique strategy and model: all lawyers under one roof in Boston, and a focus on a select group of areas where we practice at the highest level.  In those areas, we represent clients across and, increasingly, outside the country.  Our specialized practices and our single-minded focus on adding value to our clients and helping them succeed allow us to provide an unusual level of service and efficiency.  Our single office fosters client teamwork and accountability.

Choate is a place of high energy and high standards.  Whether you are a client, a prospective client or someone who is thinking of joining our team, we invite you to explore our site and see what makes Choate so special. 

Thanks again, and all the best.

Bill Gelnaw and John Nadas

Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall rejoins Choate

We are pleased to announce that Margaret H. Marshall, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, has rejoined the firm as Senior Counsel.  In this role, Chief Justice Marshall will focus on Choate’s extensive community outreach, pro bono and diversity programs, mentor lawyers and provide senior legal counsel to clients on special projects.  Read more...

Choate Wins Top Ranking for Client Service from BTI

Choate was named to the Client Service A-Team 2011 by BTI Consulting Group, a leading provider of strategic law firm research.  Choate earned its spot on the list by receiving top-tier reviews for client service in BTI’s survey of direct, unprompted feedback from Fortune 1000 corporate counsel.

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Choate Receives Thurgood Marshall Award from the Boston Bar Association

Choate was recognized for extraordinary pro bono service for the firm's “Education Law Project,” created in collaboration with the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School and the Center for Law and Education.

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by any measure

 

Of the 200 most successful US firms, Choate ranks 13th for Value/Lawyer  


Over half of practice group leaders named Best in America


Ranked #1 for Reinsurance in the US

Go-To Firm:  Litigation


Lawyers recognized for excellence in majority of practice areas 

 
Ranked Among the Top “Most Active Law Firms” Worldwide in Private Equity & Venture Capital Deals Closed

David Attisani named one of the 10 Most Admired Insurance Attorneys

David Attisani was named one of Law 360's "10 Most Admired Insurance Attorneys in America" for 2010, as part of a select group of attorneys recognized for their expertise and innovative thinking.

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Choate clients receive “Fierce 15” award for biotech innovation

Congratulations to our clients Adimab, Avila Therapeutics and Eleven Biotherapeutics, who have been selected by leading biotech news source FierceBiotech for this year’s “Fierce 15” list.

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