Choate Hall & Stewart LLP announced today that six attorneys – Dr. Fangli
Chen, Mark Edgarton, Sean Monahan, Peter Moores, Ethan Torrey, and Jennifer
Tracy – have been named partners at the firm, effective January 1, 2011.
As a partner in Choate's
Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Life Sciences
Groups, Dr. Fangli Chen will continue to represent all types of companies in the
biotech and pharmaceutical industries and specialize in the strategic
development of complex IP portfolios. She received her J.D., cum laude,
from Suffolk University Law School in 2006, her Ph.D. in biology from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001, her M.S. in plant pathology from
Oklahoma State University in 1995, and her B.S., highest distinction, in
genetics from Fudan University (Shanghai, China) in 1990. Dr. Chen has
been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star.
As a partner in the firm's
Intellectual Property Litigation and Major Commercial Litigation Groups, Mark
Edgarton will continue to focus his practice on patent infringement, trade
secret misappropriation and other intellectual property litigation on behalf of
major internet, pharmaceutical, and technology companies. He also
represents public and private companies and private equity firms in business
disputes involving breach of contract, misrepresentation, fraud, and unfair and
deceptive trade practices. Mr. Edgarton received his J.D., summa cum
laude, from Suffolk University Law School in 2003 and his B.A. from Middlebury
College in 1999. He has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising
Star.
As a partner in Choate's Finance
& Restructuring Group, Sean Monahan will continue to focus his practice on
complex financial transactions for banks and institutional investors, creditor's
rights and insolvency matters, and commercial financing transactions for private
equity funds. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif,
from Cornell Law School in 2004, where he was editor of the Cornell Law
Review. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Bates College in
1998. Mr. Monahan has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising
Star.
As a partner in the firm's
Insurance & Reinsurance and Major Commercial Litigation Groups, Peter Moores
will continue to focus his practice on litigation on behalf of insurance
companies in coverage disputes with insureds. He also represents
corporations in complex commercial and financial litigation involving private
securities litigation, SEC investigations, breaches of contract, and joint
venture relationships. Mr. Moores received his J.D., cum laude, from
Georgetown University Law Center in 2003 and his A.B. magna cum laude, from
Harvard College in 2000. He has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyers
Rising Star.
As a partner in Choate's Insurance
& Reinsurance and Major Commercial Litigation Groups, Ethan Torrey will
continue to focus his practice on complex business litigation, primarily
insurance coverage and reinsurance disputes. He also represents public and
private companies and private equity firms in business disputes involving breach
of contract, misrepresentation, fraud, and unfair and deceptive trade
practices. Mr. Torrey received his J.D. from Columbia University School of
Law in 1999, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He received his M.A.
from Columbia University in 1996 and his B.A., cum laude, from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1992.
As a partner in the firm's
Government Enforcement & Compliance and Major Commercial Litigation Groups,
Jennifer Tracy will continue to represent national corporations and individuals
in government investigations and litigation. She also represents leading
corporations and financial institutions in complex commercial litigation and
arbitration, including breach of contract, fraud, patent infringement, and
securities claims. Ms. Tracy received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard
Law School in 2004 and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Cornell University in
2000. She has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star.
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, one of the nation's leading law firms, is
consistently recognized for excellence by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA,
The Legal 500, World’s Leading Lawyers, International Who’s Who of Lawyers and
PLC Which Lawyer. The firm also received a top-tier rating for client
service from BTI Consulting Group's survey of Fortune 1000 counsel. Choate
focuses on a strategic core group of areas where we provide superior value
across the US and internationally, including private equity, business &
technology, corporate/M&A, finance & restructuring, litigation,
intellectual property, insurance/reinsurance, labor & employment, real
estate and wealth management.