(June 13, 2006. Manchester, NH.) - Chambers USA, the world's leading organization for rankings of American attorneys and law firms, named Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green the top law firm in New Hampshire for 2006 in Mergers and Acquisitions as well as Real Estate law. In addition, Chambers named three Sheehan attorneys — Bruce A. Harwood, Susan A. Manchester, and Alan L. Reische — the top attorneys in the state for 2006 in their respective fields. The results are published in the Chambers USA 2006 guide.
Chambers named Harwood the top bankruptcy attorney, Manchester the top real estate attorney in the state and Reische as the top Corporate/ M&A attorney in the state.
In addition, Chambers considered the firm one of the best in Employment Law and Litigation Law. Chambers also named four Sheehan attorneys among the best in New Hampshire: Peter T. Beach for Tax Law, Michael A. Drooff for Corporate/M&A Law, Michael C. Harvell for Litigation Law and James P. Reidy for Employment Law.
This is the first time both Harwood and Beach appear on Chambers' list.
About Chambers USA: Chambers USA is a subsidiary of Chambers and Partners Legal Publishers of London. Chambers canvassed the United States for eight months, with 40 full-time researchers gathering information from in-house counsel and client interviews, as well as colleagues and competitors. Because of this objective ranking process, Chambers is considered the industry's premier ranking service.
Quotes from the Chambers USA 2006 guide
On SPB+G's Corporate/Commercial practice: "Sources report the team benefits from strong leadership and can draw on the support of specialists from other disciplines such as taxation, accountancy and IP."
On SPB+G's Employment practice: "Its dedication to advising public sector and private clients on the prevention of claims has led it to create an online resource for employer clients."
On SPB+G's General Commercial Litigation practice: "Recently the team has flexed its dispute muscle in tax, antitrust, IP, construction, consumer protection and professional malpractice matters."
On SPB+G's Real Estate practice: "A major player in the New Hampshire market, the real estate and commercial lending team here advises on title issues, development, sale and purchase, finance and leasing matters."
Peter Beach: "Peter Beach enters the tables this year. His practice covers a wide array of tax matters."
Mike Harvell: "A ‘precise tactician.' With broad business litigation experience, he has earned a reputation as a go-to attorney for small, closely held companies.
Bruce Harwood: "Has the ability to act as both creditors' and debtors' counsel and is an effective negotiator and litigator."
Michael Drooff: "A very talented tax attorney."
Susan Manchester: "The very capable Susan Manchester chairs the group and handles a wide range of commercial real estate and lending work as well as land use matters …'She can cover all the bases and be confident without over-lawyering.'"
Jim Reidy: "‘He constantly puts himself out there for his clients,' report sources, and is respected for his technical proficiency and his ability to relate easily to clients."
Alan Reische: "Clients value his listening skills intelligence, reporting he ‘understands our needs and doesn't just give a legal answer but a practical one.'"
Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green is a regional business law firm with offices in Manchester, Concord and Lebanon, N.H., and Boston, Mass. The firm provides a broad range of sophisticated legal services to businesses and institutions in traditional and emerging areas of the law. Its diverse client base includes local and regional organizations, as well as national and international businesses with interests in the Northeast.
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