Congratulations to Jean Harrington who was named Lawyer-of-the-Year  in the practice area of Mergers & Acquisitions Law.

Additional shout-outs to all of the D&S partners — Bob Duffy, Mike Sweeney, Stacey Nakasian, Josh Celeste, Patrick Guida, Joelle Rocha  — who were recognized by Best Lawyers in the Providence metro region.

Five attorneys were included in Best Lawyers’ Ones to Watch: Sam Eckel, Stephanie Friedel, Jaclyn Cotter, Andrew Blais and Michael Sandfort.

In total, firm attorneys were noted for seventeen (17) practice areas for 2024.

Best Lawyers awards are based on peer-review with a focus on legal expertise, but also ethics and professionalism of the highest caliber. The Lawyer of the Year designation is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location. Rankings capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues.

Our attorneys were recognized in the following practice areas:

Jean Harrington:  Lawyer of the Year* & Best Lawyer
Banking and Finance Closely
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law*
Securities / Capital Markets Law

Stacey Nakasian: Best Lawyer
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Litigation – Securities