Rich May: Firm Profile
From its inception, Rich May has been engaged in solving our clients’ most pressing and complex legal and business problems.
Our capabilities include corporate & securities, mergers &
acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, international
transactions, debt & equity finance, energy & utilities,
telecommunications, life sciences, intellectual property,
entertainment, civil litigation, taxation, investment management,
employment, real estate, environmental law and estate and wealth
planning.
The firm’s clients include investors, developers, utilities, investment
managers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs located primarily in the
Northeast, with a growing number of clients located elsewhere in the
U.S. and abroad. These clients range in size from multinational
corporations to closely held businesses and individuals. Rich May
provides to its clients the specialized expertise generally associated
with large, national firms, while maintaining the prompt service and
personal relationships found in smaller, regional firms.
Rich May attorneys include many recognized leaders in their fields. It
is our policy to remain on the cutting edge through affiliations with
major universities, continuing legal education, and civic involvement
in our communities.
The Firm was founded in 1937 by John J. Burns, the first General
Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Harvard Law
Professor, and judge, and Ned Brandon, the SEC Regional Administrator
and then United States Attorney in Boston. John Rich, a prominent
attorney and executive in the public utilities industry, soon joined,
along with Gerald May, Sr., a trial lawyer known for his defense of
libel cases on behalf of the Boston Daily Record.
Other key founders include Edmund Blake, labor lawyer and former
Regional Administrator of the National Labor Relations Board; Henry
Leen, trial attorney, judge, and legal advisor to Cardinal Cushing;
Thomas Bilodeau, Sr., noted athlete, Kennedy family advisor and public
utilities specialist; Arthur Flaherty, prominent lawyer and
entrepreneur; Harold Dondis, chess champion and columnist; and Walter
Landergan, master of corporate and securities transactions. All of
these leaders continue to leave their mark on the firm that Rich May
has become.
Today, Rich May’s capabilities span the globe through the expansion of
our client base and our active membership in the International Alliance
of Law Firms. Through the Alliance, we are affiliated with 53 firms in
37 countries including every major business center worldwide. http://www.ialawfirms.co.uk/www/index.php
