Practice Areas & Industries: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

"practice specializes in large and sophisticated litigation, often representing private equity funds and pharmaceuticals" Chambers USA

Nationally Recognized in Commercial Litigation

Expert trial lawyers represent leading corporations and financial institutions in significant and complex commercial litigation across US.

Preeminence in Complex Financial/Business Litigation

Preeminent practice in representing public companies, accounting firms, investment bankers, underwriters, venture capitalists, private equity firms and others in complex financial transaction litigation, including:

• Corporate governance
• Financial instruments
• Financial statements
• Major contractual disputes
• Press disclosures
• Rights under complex partnership agreements
• SEC filings

Significant Tort Defense

Extensive experience in tort defense work, including:

• Major industrial accidents
• Major property damage
• Products liability
• Wrongful death actions

Leader in Class Action Defense

Leader in litigating class action claims in federal and state courts throughout US, including:

• Accounting fraud
• Antitrust
• Consumer protection & unfair trade
• ERISA
• Securities

Leading Securities Litigation Practice

Leading practice in representing public companies and officers and directors in securities fraud cases across US, including:

• Internal investigations
• SEC, NASD and stock exchange investigations
• SEC civil investigations and proceedings
• SEC white collar defense

Expert in Antitrust

Expert in all areas of antitrust, including litigating antitrust cases and managing antitrust issues in complex transactions such as mergers, joint ventures, IP licensing and pricing. Representing and advising clients in Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance and federal and state antitrust law:

• Federal Trade Commission
• US Department of Justice
• State Attorney Generals' Offices

Lead Counsel

Lead counsel in cases of national significance, including:

• Agilent Technologies, Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp.
• EasCare v. Cape Cod HealthCare and Cape Cod Ambulance
• Commerce and Industry Ins. Co. v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co.
• Addamax v. Open Software Foundation, Hewlett Packard Co.
• Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Boston Scientific Corp.
• In re Micrion Securities Litigation
• Reisman v. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Bench Strength

Over 75 trial lawyers and comprehensive litigation support team of lawyers expert in securities, corporate, tax, finance, healthcare, IP, labor & employment and environmental law. Lawyers throughout practice areas consistently receive national recognition for excellence. Named "Go-to Firm" in Litigation in 2006 in "Who Represents America's Biggest Companies."

Reach

Representation before federal and state courts and government agencies and in arbitrations across United States and internationally.

Clients:
Agilent Technologies, AIG, Bank of America, Bayer, Cabot Corporation, Cape Cod Healthcare, Crane & Co., Ernst & Young, Ford Motor Credit, Harvard Pilgrim, Heritage Partners, Hewlett-Packard, IBM John Hancock, L-1 Identity Solutions, Liberty Mutual, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Raytheon, Southwall Technologies, Thermo Electron