News
August 08, 2007
Charles R. Bennett, Jr.
617 226-3408
Shareholder
Areas of Concentration
Business Litigation
Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring
John D. Hanify
617 226-3450
Shareholder
Areas of Concentration
Business Litigation
Business Separations
D. Ethan Jeffery
617 226-3410
Shareholder
Areas of Concentration
Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring
Andrew G. Lizotte
617 226-3415
Shareholder
Areas of Concentration
Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring
Harold B. Murphy
617 226-3414
Shareholder
Areas of Concentration
Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring
Bankruptcy and Litigation expertise hailed as among the best
Boston– August 8, 2007 –Hanify & King PC’s bankruptcy practice has been recognized by Chambers USA for the third year in a row for its outstanding legal expertise and the firm’s litigation practice has received similar recognition this year. Hanify & King is the only mid-size firm in the Boston area to be ranked in two categories. In 2007, Chambers USA again gives the firm a #1 ranking for its Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice. It also ranks Hanify & King’s Litigation Practice as among the best in the business citing the expertise of John D. Hanify, co-founder and shareholder of Hanify & King.
Bankruptcy attorneys Harold Murphy, Charles Bennett, Jr., Ethan Jeffery and Andrew Lizotte have been singled out once again for their work on high-profile cases across the New England region. Chambers USA says the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice is one of the “best, busiest and most esteemed bankruptcy outfits in the area,” whose attorneys are admired for “knowing the drill and getting to the heart of the issue.”
Harold Murphy, founder of the Bankruptcy practice, is ranked for the second year in a row as a #1 attorney and a “master, one of the best and busiest lawyers in the city.” Murphy is regarded as a “tenacious negotiator, commanding a huge level of respect based on his track record of successes.” Charles Bennett, Jr., the firm’s esteemed bankruptcy litigation specialist, has also earned recognition for his high level of technical accuracy. Bennett is praised for being “very smart with a good use of imagination.”
Hanify & King’s Litigation practice is cited by Chambers USA as “one of the premier litigation boutiques in Boston….Its lawyers are seen frequently in the courtroom and are renowned for being able to ‘keep their eye on the ball and distill a problem down to clear facts and clear law.’” Chambers cited the firm’s use of cutting-edge technology to achieve results including creating databases of evidence linked to sorting software and interactive trial presentations and noted “the firm is marked out from the competition by its ’unbelievable efficiency and reasonable rates’”. Chambers also said that clients are “emphatic in their praise of John Hanify…a ferocious advocate who works quickly and efficiently.” Hanify is mentioned for his succinct style and authoritative presence in court.
In its fourth year, Chambers USA 2006 is an annual publication that provides businesses and individuals across the country with recommendations on law firms and attorneys. Leading attorneys and firms are identified on the basis of client recommendations and thousands of interviews conducted by the Chambers staff.
About Hanify & King, PC
Since 1980, Hanify & King has been delivering effective, practical solutions to the legal needs of businesses and individuals. The more than 30 attorneys at Hanify & King’s Boston and Marlborough, Mass, offices are counselors to large and small business enterprises, providing commercial law, capital finance and litigation expertise. The firm’s principal areas of practice are litigation, bankruptcy and financial restructuring, business and corporate finance, real estate, employment, and alternative dispute resolution.
About Chambers and Partners
Welcome to Chambers and Partners, publishers of the world-famous guides to law firms and lawyers: Chambers UK, Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and Chambers Student. Every year we carry out thousands of in-depth interviews with clients in order to assess the reputations and expertise of business lawyers in 175 countries across the world. Chambers rankings and editorial are referred to extensively by General Counsel and other purchasers of legal services who look to our recommendations when choosing their lawyers.
