Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge forges close relationships with clients, aligning its core areas of practice to meet clients’ legal and business objectives. Whatever the legal issue -- complex securities, estate planning and fiduciary services, high stakes litigation, insolvency and restructuring, insurance and reinsurance, intellectual property, private equity, public finance, real estate, or tax, among other areas -- our extensive business knowledge makes us a value-added member of our client's team.
Our mission is simple: to create value by providing superior legal advice and business counsel to protect and advance the interests of our clients. Our culture of respect and professional excellence are key ingredients to accomplishing our mission. And we succeed only when our clients succeed.
- EAPD and its attorneys are recognized by Chambers USA, Chambers UK and Chambers Asia-Pacific for excellence in 20 categories: Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Healthcare, Intellectual Property,
Private Equity: Buyouts, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer, Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory, Corporate/Commercial, Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance, Corporate/Commercial: Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation and Real Estate, Dispute Resolution: Highly regarded, Insurance: Contentious claims, Insurance: Non-contentious, Insurance: Reinsurance, Intellectual Property: General, and Public International Law.
- EAPD and its attorneys are recognized by the US and UK editions of the Legal 500 in 14 categories: Media, Technology and Telecoms, Mergers and Acquisitions, Middle Market ($500-999m), Venture Capital and Emerging Companies, Commercial Litigation, Dispute resolution: Defamation & privacy, Public International Law, Public sector: Administration & Public law, Insurance: Corporate & regulatory, Insurance: Insolvency & restructuring, Insurance: Insurance and reinsurance litigation, Insurance: Product liability – defendant, M&A: Smaller deals up to (£50m) Transport: Aviation, and TMT: Intellectual Property.
- The BTI Client Service A-Team 2011: The Survey of Law Firm Client Service Performance recognizes EAPD for delivering superior client service.
- Black Solicitors Network (BSN) has named EAPD as the fourth most ethnically diverse firm in the UK in its annual Diversity League Table (DLT).
- Best Lawyers in America recognizes 60 EAPD partners and EAPD as a 2010 Best Law Firm.
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EAPD has a rating of 100% in the Human Rights Campaign's annual Corporate Equality Index which ranks corporations based on their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and consumers.
- The 2011 Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Most Active Law Firms Survey ranks EAPD as the 11th Most Active Law Firm in the US with more than 250 private equity and venture capital deals closed in 2010.
- Reactions Magazine, a leading insurance publication, ranks EAPD first in the United States in the areas of Insolvency, Corporate Contracts and Policy Drafting.
- EAPD ranks among the nation’s top bond counsel and underwriters counsel according to Thomson Financial.
- Global Broker Magazine ranks EAPD as one of the top 4 firms globally for their representation of clients in the insurance and reinsurance industries.
In addition to the convenience of having 11 offices in the United States and
United Kingdom and an associated office in Hong Kong, the Firm has aligned its core areas of practice to meet clients’ legal and business objectives. Our attorneys practice in one of following 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 healthcare, telecommunications, media and broadcasting, life sciences and technology, banking and financial services, and insurance and reinsurance.
Insurance & ReinsuranceGlobally, we have one of the largest Insurance & Reinsurance Departments, with 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 PropertyOur 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.
LitigationOur Litigation Department represents a broad range of clients across many industries, including financial institutions, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, colleges and universities, insurance companies, technology companies, healthcare providers, 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.
Public Policy & Government RelationsOur Public Policy & Government Relations professionals have the demonstrated experience and capability to prepare successful government relations strategies in high pressure, complex, and time sensitive situations. Clients regularly look to our attorneys for advice on how best to approach policy-makers. Having developed strong relationships with legislators and other policy-makers at all levels of both federal and state government, including the U.S. House and Senate, and throughout the Executive Branch, EAPD can use its legal and political expertise to achieve optimal policy outcomes.
Real EstateOur 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.
Restructuring & Insolvency Our Restructuring & Insolvency Department has broad experience in bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, cross-border proceedings and other distressed situations. Our lawyers regularly advise premier financial institutions, institutional investors, debt investors, finance companies, insurers and sureties to enforce creditors’ rights and to achieve strategic goals in the context of structured transactions, commercial litigation, loan workout, debt restructurings and bankruptcy.
Tax, Benefits & Compensation Our Tax, Benefits & Compensation attorneys assist clients in structuring a wide variety of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, formation of, or investment in, pass-through entities, including joint ventures, private equity and venture capital funds, project finance, real estate syndications and tax credit financings. Our multidisciplinary approach integrates our benefit professionals into complementary practice areas such as private equity, insurance, and trusts and estates. Sound "tax and benefits planning" is a critical component of a wide variety of business and investment transactions and integral to practical business and economic concepts and solutions. Almost every business decision has an array of tax consequences which, if not properly examined and evaluated, could severely undermine the achievement of the non-tax objectives. Our goal is to provide the best possible tax results in the most efficient manner.