Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge is a firm of 600 lawyers across 11 offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. On January 1, 2008, EAPD merged with the internationally recognized UK law firm Kendall Freeman. Together we offer a full array of legal services worldwide with a mission to create value by providing superior legal advice and business counsel to protect and advance the interests of our clients.

At EAPD, we believe that we succeed only when our clients succeed. Our culture of respect and professional excellence are key factors in how we respond to our clients' needs.

• In 2007, EAPD was recognized for excellence in 11 areas of practice by Chambers USA. In 2008, Kendall Freeman was recognized in 9 areas by Chambers UK.
  • Chambers USA areas include: Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Banking and Finance, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment, Real Estate, Insurance: Dispute Resolution and Transactional and Regulatory.
  • Chambers UK areas include: Insurance: General Claims, Insurance: Non-contentious, Insurance: Reinsurance, Insurance Insolvency, Aviation: Insurance and Litigation, Restructuring/Insolvency, Public International Law and Defamation/Reputation Management.
• Dow Jones, Private Equity Analyst ranked EAPD the 11th Most Active Law Firm with over 300 transactions closed in 2007.
• Best Lawyers in America recognized 50 EAPD partners in its 2007 publication.
• Reactions Magazine, a leading insurance publication, ranked EAPD first in the United States in the areas of Insolvency, Corporate Contracts, and Policy Drafting.
• EAPD is ranked among the nation’s top bond counsel and underwriters counsel in Thomson Financial's 2007 rankings.

Known for forging close relationships with our clients, we have aligned our core areas of practice to meet their legal and business objectives. Whether the legal issue involves high stakes litigation, complex securities, bankruptcy, intellectual property, real estate development, public finance, estate planning and fiduciary services, tax, or other legal services, our extensive business knowledge of these industry segments makes us value-added members of the client's team.

EAPD attorneys practice in one of our core Departments:

Business Law
Our Business Law Department handles billions of dollars of private equity, venture capital and debt finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions and public offerings for our clients, with particularly deep experience in telecommunications, media and broadcasting, life sciences and technology, banking and financial services, and insurance and reinsurance.

Insurance & Reinsurance
Globally, we have one of the largest Insurance and Reinsurance Departments, with approximately 100 lawyers based in the United States and United Kingdom dedicated to the business of insurance. Our clients include the world’s largest insurance and reinsurance companies, which we represent in corporate, transactional and regulatory matters, in reinsurance arbitrations and litigation and in sophisticated claims and coverage matters.

Intellectual Property
Our Intellectual Property Department is composed of lawyers and patent agents holding degrees in technology and scientific disciplines, including many with Ph.D. degrees in engineering, life sciences and chemistry. We are consistently ranked among the leading US firms for number of patents prosecuted to issuance each year and are widely recognized for achieving excellent results in patent litigation and interferences.

Litigation
Our Litigation Department represents a broad range of clients across many industries, including pharmaceutical companies, financial institutions, colleges and universities, technology companies and governments. EAPD litigators frequently handle national class-action cases involving antitrust, asset tracing, intellectual property, securities, employment, environment, construction, white-collar defense, products liability and various commercial litigation.

Private Client
Our Private Client Department provides advice and representation to individuals and families in the world of tax, law and finance. This group is one of the largest and most experienced in the country.

Public Finance
For over a century, our nationally recognized public finance practice has assisted state and local governments to access capital markets to finance major public projects and programs. Our Public Finance Department also specializes in other sophisticated financial transactions involving public debt for healthcare institutions, schools and colleges, affordable housing, water projects, sports facilities and transportation projects.

Real Estate
Our Real Estate Department handles matters ranging from complex real estate financings to development and permitting, and mixed–use development. Our real estate attorneys played a significant role in the largest land purchase in the contiguous US since the Louisiana Purchase, acting as lead counsel for the mortgage financing secured by 2.6 million acres of timberland and timber, with a purchase price of $3.16 billion.