Boston, MA — Gesmer Updegrove LLP, a Boston-based law firm concentrating in technology companies and emerging growth businesses, has been recognized in both the Chambers USA 2026 Guide and the Legal 500 USA 2026 Guide, two of the most respected independent legal ranking publications in the world.
Inclusion in Chambers USA places Gesmer among fewer than one percent of law firms practicing in the United States. Rankings are awarded based on independent research, client interviews, and peer recognition, and are not available for purchase. The Chambers distinction reflects the firm's sustained reputation for sophisticated legal counsel to technology companies, venture-backed startups, and established growth businesses operating nationwide.
In the Legal 500 USA 2026 Guide, Gesmer Updegrove was recognized as a Leading Firm across four practice areas:
Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Crime
Intellectual Property: Trademark Non-Contentious
Mergers and Acquisitions: Middle-Market
Gesmer Updegrove has represented more than 6,000 companies over its 40-year history, with involvement in more than $5.4 billion in financings and more than $6.2 billion in acquisitions. The firm's practice spans venture capital and startup financing, mergers and acquisitions, Delaware corporate law, SaaS and technology agreements, data privacy, and AI law.
The firm's Legal 500 recognition is accompanied by a fully built-out firm profile and individual attorney profiles on the Legal 500 platform, as well as the distribution of the firm's thought leadership content through Mondaq, a global legal content network that reaches senior corporate decision-makers across Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, and LexisNexis.