Rhode Island – November 7, 2024 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announced today that it has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms® in 21 practice areas in Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts. This marks the 15th consecutive year PLDO has earned this prestigious accolade for its professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.
PLDO’s practice areas recognized for their legal excellence in Regional Tier 1/Rhode Island include: Corporate Law; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Employment Law – Management; Government Relations Practice; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Securities / Capital Markets Law; and Trusts and Estates.
PLDO’s practice areas recognized in Regional Tier 2/Rhode Island include: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Health Care Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; and Privacy and Data Security Law.
PLDO’s Health Care Law practice was ranked in the Regional Tier 3/Boston, MA, and the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Mediation; and Mergers and Acquisitions Law were recognized in Regional Tier 3/Rhode Island.
To be considered for this milestone achievement, at least one lawyer in the law firm must be recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. As previously announced, 13 PLDO attorneys were named to the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and five attorneys were named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. In addition, Joseph M. DiOrio, Chairman of PLDO’s Banking & Creditor’s Rights Practice, was named Lawyer of the Year in the Providence Metro region for Litigation – Bankruptcy, a designation he’s earned nine times. William E. O’Gara, Managing Principal, was also named Lawyer of the Year in the Providence Metro region for both Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management.
Founded in 2006, PLDO is a leading, full-service law firm that is committed to bringing entrepreneurial business principles to the practice of law. PLDO attorneys are innovators and collaborators with a record of achievement representing clients with the highest level of legal services in a wide range of disciplines and industries. The firm’s team approach, extensive knowledge and depth of experience enables our attorneys to identify the core issues in client matters and effectively apply the right resources to resolve issues. PLDO’s success is rooted in its cutting-edge approach to modern legal representation, commitment to teamwork and providing superior service for clients built on respect, responsiveness and cost-efficiency that results in long-lasting relationships.
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