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Co-Managing Partner: Liam O’Connell
Co-Managing Partner: Michael Scott
Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
M&A
Firm Overview

With offices in Massachusetts and New York, Nutter attorneys represent a diverse range of companies and institutions in key industries with a concentration in the nation’s leading business sectors. Our main areas of practice include Corporate + Transactions, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Real Estate, Labor, Employment + Benefits, Tax, and Private Client Law Services. We represent major U.S. and global corporations and financial institutions, research universities, high technology and emerging companies, investors, developers, foundations, as well as high-net worth individuals.

Main Areas of Practice

Corporate + Transactions: Nutter attorneys advise a broad spectrum of clients along the many milestones in a company’s life cycle, including entity formation, commercial expansion, succession planning and strategic combinations or buyouts. Our diverse client base ranges from emerging companies to family-owned and other privately held companies to major publicly held corporations.

Intellectual Property: Our IP attorneys help clients protect, leverage, or capitalize on their assets, especially in life sciences and technology.

Litigation: We effectively represent clients from pre-litigation counseling through the litigation process, including discovery, trial, and appeal, as well as alternative dispute resolution.

Real Estate: We provide expertise on the legal challenges surrounding all types of real estate. We have broad experience covering real estate transactional and finance work, as well as related entitlement, land use, and environmental matters.

Labor, Employment + Benefits: We advise many employers on a wide range of labor-management issues. Our attorneys represent both private and public sector labor clients.

Tax: We provide a full range of income tax, estate tax, employee benefits, and tax dispute services to a broad array of domestic and multi-national corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and more.

Private Client Law Services: Our clients include high net worth individuals and families, entrepreneurs, private business owners, and executives. Clients rely on Nutter to advise on, prepare, and implement all aspects of estate planning, estate administration, and trust administration.

Key transactional practices
Other offices

New York 
655 Third Avenue
New York, 10017
USA
T: + 646 440 8000

Hyannis 
1471 Iyannough Road
P.O. Box 1630
Hyannis, 02601
USA
T: + 508 790 5400

San Francisco 
Russ Building
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 835
San Francisco, CA 94104
USA
T: + 415 907 1257

Orinda 
4 Orinda Way
Suite 200-D
Orinda, CA 94563
USA
T: 925 253 1717

Honolulu 
1003 Bishop Street
Suite 2005
Honolulu, HI 96813
USA
T: 808 548 5700

Tel:+ 617 439 2000 Fax:+ 617 310 9000 Web Address:https://www.nutter.com/
Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Tier 3
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Financial and corporate

Nutter McClennen & Fish 

Nutter McClennen & Fish, founded in 1879 by Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren II, is a US law firm with around 150 attorneys and offices located in both Massachusetts and New York. The firm specializes in middle market M&A transactions, often involving private equity. The firm frequently advises on strategic investments by private equity firms resulting in company restructurings. First-of-its-kind transactions are well within the firm’s grasp as it uses innovative methods to finance complex mergers among other transactions.    

Highlights 

Nutter McClennen & Fish demonstrated its strength in healthcare and consumer transactions in 2024 through standout work for Collaborating Docs and Night Shift Brewing. The firm advised Collaborating Docs on a majority investment by TT Capital Partners, navigating a complex regulatory landscape across 33 states to support the company’s mission of expanding nurse practitioner access and compliance. In the craft beverage space, Nutter represented long-time client Night Shift Brewing in its acquisition by Hendler Family Brewing Company. The deal, led by Nutter’s food and beverage team, positions the combined entity as Massachusetts’ largest craft beer producer and a model for sustainable industry consolidation. 

Key clients 

The firm’s key clients include Agilyx, Definiti, Eastern Bankshares, Night Shift Brewing and Shawmut.

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Deal Highlights
9 results9 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Eastern Bankshares Inc. - M&A
2021-04-07
Nutter McClennen & Fish
United States (National)
M&A
Joshua Gray, Michael Krebs
Eastern Bankshares Inc.
Buyer
ABX Biologics Inc. - M&A
2021-11-22
Nutter McClennen & Fish
United States (National)
M&A
ABX Biologics Inc.
Target
Veristat Group Inc. - M&A
2021-04-07
Nutter McClennen & Fish
United States (National)
M&A
Veristat Group Inc.
Target
TF Boyle Transportation Inc. - M&A
2021-10-05
Nutter McClennen & Fish
United States (National)
M&A
TF Boyle Transportation Inc.
Target
Redi2 Technologies Inc. - M&A
2022-07-06
Nutter McClennen & Fish
United States (National)
M&A
Redi2 Technologies Inc.
Target
Definiti LLC - M&A
2023-02-02
Nutter McClennen & Fish
United States (National)
M&A
Definiti LLC
Target
gWell Health - M&A
2023-09-21
Nutter McClennen & Fish
United States (National)
M&A
gWell Health
Target
Eastern Bankshares Inc. - M&A
2023-09-19
Nutter McClennen & Fish
United States (National)
M&A
Michael Krebs, Tracy Vitols
Eastern Bankshares Inc.
Buyer
Fidelity Bank - M&A
2023-09-21
Nutter McClennen & Fish
United States (National)
M&A
Fidelity Bank
Target
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