LEADING LAWYER, NEXT GENERATION PARTNER, RISING STAR STATUS AWARDED
Foley Hoag LLP's International Litigation & Arbitration, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Life Sciences practice groups and several of their lawyers have been recognized for excellence and accomplishments in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 United States.
The firm and lawyers were ranked in the Dispute Resolution - International Arbitration; Dispute Resolution - International Litigation; M&A: Middle-Market; and Healthcare: Life Sciences categories.
The directory provides an objective analysis on leading law firms in the U.S. market in various areas of law. Rankings are based on in-depth research, including feedback from clients and peers, to highlight firms with a truly national presence and the capability to handle sophisticated and complex work.
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
The following individuals were highlighted:
- Leading Lawyer: Constantinos Salonidis
- Next Generation Partner: Christina Hioureas
- Rising Star: Sudhanshu Roy
- Practice heads: Christina Hioureas; Diana Paraguacuto-Mahéo; Constantinos Salonidis
- Other key lawyers: Kenneth Figueroa; Daniel Schimmel; Clara Pillembourg; Derek Smith; Tafadzwa Pasipanodya; Sudhanshu Roy; Peter Tzeng; Lawrence Martin
Testimonials:
'The Foley Hoag team is highly cognizant of the business and legal concerns. Lawyers are readily available when required and communicate clearly and freely which is refreshing. The advice and work product tailored for international law and UNCITRAL is practical and inherently useful.'
'It was a pleasure working with Christina Hioureas and her team on a highly complex, wide negotiation with a supranational organization. She provides exceptional legal input, which cuts through the clutter and yields the desired results.'
'The team shows excellent knowledge and skills in international arbitration, particularly investor-state arbitration. Although, it is a US firm, we find it easy to work with and lawyers appear to be very friendly yet professional.'
Dispute Resolution: International Litigation
The following individuals were highlighted:
- Practice heads: Christina Hioureas; Diana Paraguacuto-Mahéo; Constantinos Salonidis
- Other key lawyers: Daniel Schimmel; Tafadzwa Paspanodya; Clara Pillembourg; Kenneth Figueroa; Pierre d'Argent; Lawrence Martin; Yuri Parkhomenko
Testimonials:
'It is both interesting and valuable to have a bi-national counsel. Bilingual attorneys with an understanding of different institutional and legal frameworks'
'The firm's practice areas are of the special type. It's international law practice focusing on litigation before the International Court of Justice under a specific panch of the firm in Washington DC makes it very unique in that respect. Further, it's readiness and capacity to assemble teams of experts from outside the law firm to tackle specific areas where necessary, in order to give their clients the best service, is a great attribute.'
'Mr. Lawrence Martin, Prof. Pierre d'Argent and Mr. Yuri Parkhomenko are particularly outstanding. They stand out in terms of their unmatched and practical grasp of public international law; and their willingness to put the client's interest ahead of everything else.'
M&A: Middle-Market
The following individuals were highlighted:
- Next Generation Partner: Corey Pown
- Practice heads: Corey Pown; William Kolb; Erica Rice
- Other key lawyers: Meredith Haviland; Mark Haddad; Peter Rosenblum
Testimonials:
'Client service, availability, expertise, the ability to focus on the key matters and not get tied up in the immaterial issues, advising/educating our clients (and theirs).'
'Great level of communication from Meredith Haviland and team on relevant items for us to be able to support them and mutual client from an offshore perspective on getting the deal done. Overall, notably an excellent collaborative ethos working with them and pragmatic approach on the transaction.'
Healthcare: Life Sciences
The following individuals were highlighted:
- Practice heads: Hemmie Chang; Jeffrey Quillen
- Other key lawyers: Pyant Godfrey; John Harre; Hathaway Russell