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Wiggin and Dana LLP Offices

Wiggin and Dana LLP
256 CHURCH STREET
PO BOX 1832
NEW HAVEN, CT O6508-1832
CONNECTICUT
United States
Visit website 1 203 498 4400 1 203 782 2889

Wiggin and Dana LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings

Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing Tier 2

Wiggin and Dana LLP‘s strategic sourcing and tech transactions team provides a niche specialism as go-to advisors to the suppliers of outsourced IT, business-process and transformative services. The team, led by Mark Heaphy in New Haven, is frequently the first port of call for Indian-based and US-headquartered global service providers as well as industry-leading companies focused on specific services in certain industries, such as financial services, big data and transformations. In Stamford, Tamia Simonis undertakes global outsourcing arrangements and transactions from RFP through to post-contract support. Simonis and Heaphy advise service providers on ITO, BPO and application development and maintenance as well as digital migration transactions with financial services, insurance and healthcare and medtech companies. George Kimball, in Michigan, is a further key name to note.

Practice head(s):

Mark Heaphy

Other key lawyers:

Tamia Simonis; George Kimball

Testimonials

‘Of all opposing counsel in the outsourcing market, the Wiggin team is by far the most solution-oriented. Both we and our clients appreciate the ability to quickly get down to business with the commercial drivers underpinning the issues we are negotiating rather than debating theory and posturing.’ 

‘We have worked extensively with Mark Heaphy and Tamia Simonis. Mark is one of the best in the business and an ambassador for the industry and profession. We have had very positive experiences with Tamia as well.’

‘The Wiggin team is small yet effective, efficient and an exceptional group of well trained service-provider focused lawyers. Wiggin’s team of subject matter experts enable it to fully support clients on complex domestic and international issues.’

‘Mark Heaphy is one of the top five outsourcing lawyers in the U.S., if not the world. He has represented almost every top outsourced services provider in their most complex, multi-jurisdictional deals.’

‘Tamia Simmonis is also a standout partner that provides around the clock service to her client and is not afraid to burn the midnight oil to solve difficult legal issues.’

‘Easy to work with. Smart. Knowledgeable. Savvy.’

Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)

Lawyers at Connecticut-headquartered Wiggin and Dana LLP ‘maintain excellent communication and engagement with the client’. With recent experience before various state appellate courts, all federal circuit courts and the US Supreme Court, the team is well versed in managing high-stakes appeals. New Haven-based Jonathan Freiman chairs the practice and handles a broad scope of matters, with a strong recent showing in cases concerning the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Jeffrey Babbin and Tadhg Dooley, both of whom are based in New Haven, are also key contacts.

Practice head(s):

Jonathan Freiman

Other key lawyers:

Jeffrey Babbin; Aaron Bayer; Tadhg Dooley; David Roth

Testimonials

‘The team has always been very dedicated to our case. There have never been issues with deadlines or availability. Especially, the team sent us drafts quite some time before the court deadline on our request.’

‘The quality of the legal work has been outstanding while the team has been very sensitive to political and public relations questions. They managed to fulfill both needs without reducing the overall quality of the work. The team is also well connected.’

‘Jonathan Freiman is the leading partner for our case. Besides his excellent ability to explain tactics and the law to foreigners and non-native speakers, he performed outstandingly at the oral arguments at the DC Circuit and SCOTUS.’

‘Great identification with the subject matter. Good strategic advice. Lawyers maintain excellent communication and engagement with the client.’

Key clients

Federal Republic of Germany and the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (a consortium of government museums in Berlin; a German equivalent of the Smithsonian)

The Hartford Financial Services Group

Zurich American Insurance Company

Author’s Guild

Doctor’s Associates LLC

Mendota Heights Dental Center

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

Stamford Health/Stamford Hospital

Somatics, LLC

United Bridge Capital

Medical Protective Co.

City of Stamford, Connecticut (on behalf of municipal officials)

Hanover Insurance Company

Allied World Insurance Company

Gilliam & Sons, Inc.

Otis Elevator Company

Metalclad Insulation LLC

Yale New Haven Hospital

Bristol Hospital

Exxon Mobil Corp.

University of Connecticut Health Center

Work highlights

  • Successfully represented the Federal Republic of Germany and the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (its national museum) before SCOTUS, in a case involving the ownership of certain medieval artifacts; the case has returned to the DC Circuit on a novel issue.
  • Defended on appeal what was the largest judgment in Connecticut history at the time of its issuance on behalf of the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Austria in Marafi, Sadiq v. El Achchabi, Hind et. al.
  • Represented a medical device manufacturer before the California Supreme Court in a major product liability case.

M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m) Tier 4

Wiggin and Dana LLP‘s M&A portfolio is populated by a number of middle-market mergers, stock asset purchases and dispositions across various industries, including life sciences, technology, financial services, manufacturing and consumer goods. Stamford-based Mark Kadubosk has a wealth of experience in M&A involving private and publicly traded companies; he oversees the department with William Perrone in the same office, whose areas of expertise include complex transactions, joint ventures and corporate divorces in the manufacturing, technology, media and retail sectors. Other key individuals include James Greifzu in Stamford, and New York-based Andrew Ritter, an advisor to start-ups, founders and investors.

Practice head(s):

Mark Kaduboski; William Perrone

Other key lawyers:

Heather Rahilly; James Greifzu; Andrew Ritter; RJ Kornhaas

Testimonials

‘We have worked with W&D in a number of cross-border transactions all of which has been very successful. Our team appreciate the high attention given to us from partners and skilled associates in all practice groups. Their team has shown a high level of understanding for the challenges that a foreign investor may face when investing in the US market.’

‘Our primary contacts at W&D are Bill Perone, Andrew Ritter and RJ Kornhaas. Andrew is very technically skilled in his M&A work and very available for discussions. RJ has showed great M&A skills and very high work capacity. I hope he will make it partner soon!’

Key clients

KKR & Co. and PetVet Care Centers, LLC

EQT and Anticimex International AB

Swedencare AB

PathWell Health, Inc

U.S. Retirement Partners, Inc. and Kohlberg & Company

Southfield Capital Partners

DevSpark LLC d/b/a Spark Digital

Navesink Mortgage Services LLC

Aero Mist, Inc.

HypGames

Midwestern Electric

Various Venture Capital Firms

Mizzen Capital, LP

Cibes US Holding Inc.

Integro, LLC

Las Olas Venture Capital

Edge Technology Group

NTE energy

Converting Technology, Inc.

Siemens

Work highlights

  • Advised PetVet Care Centers, LLC on various M&A matters over the last year.
  • Assisted Anticimex International in its acquisition of approximately 100 pest control companies.
  • Acted for Swedencare AB in its $475m acquisition of the Garmon Corp. d/b/a NaturVet.

Wiggin and Dana LLP > Firm Profile

The firm: Wiggin and Dana is a full-service law firm with more than 160 attorneys. We are a true partnership of highly talented, creative and experienced lawyers dedicated to exceeding our clients’ expectations every day.

With offices in Connecticut, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Palm Beach, we represent clients throughout the United States and globally on a wide range of sophisticated and complex matters. From defending a Fortune 500 institution in “bet-the-company” litigation, to helping the next generation of inventors bring a new technology to market, to preserving the wealth that a family business has worked so hard to create, we pride ourselves in offering value driven solutions and results.

Since the firm’s inception in 1934, Wiggin and Dana has been recognized as one of the most experienced law firms in the region. We believe that we exemplify the best of the old and new – a proudly independent firm dedicated to crafting innovative solutions in traditional and emerging industries in ever-changing areas of the law.

Main areas of practice
Legal 500 ranked practice areas: dispute resolution – appellate practice and media, technology and telecoms – outsourcing practice and M&A/ corporate and commercial.

Wiggin and Dana is made up of six main departments, including corporate, health care, litigation, private client services, labor, employment and benefits, and real estate, environmental, construction and facilities.

Our litigation department handles everything from general commercial litigation and appeals, white-collar criminal defense, or matters specific to certain industries, such as franchise and hospitality, pharmaceutical and medical device, and aerospace and defense. Wiggin and Dana has been nationally recognized for our dispute resolution – appellate practice area. The group handles high-stakes appeals and also provides appellate advice and analysis of complex legal issues at the trial level.

Our outsourcing and technology practice group, has been nationally recognized and serves leading suppliers of IT, business process and other outsourced services worldwide. In addition, our Cybersecurity and privacy practice group helps clients comply with privacy and data security laws, manage and mitigate security risks and, if necessary, respond to incidents in order to minimize potential exposure, protect valuable data, preserve business relationships and protect reputations and goodwill.

Our corporate department regularly advises clients on a wide variety of commercial and financial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, public and private debt and equity financing, outsourcing, entity formation, creation and protection of intellectual property, licensing and distribution, franchising and workouts and restructuring.

For additional information regarding our health care, private client services, labor, employment and benefits, and real estate, environmental and energy departments, please visit our website.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Corporate William Perrone wperrone@wiggin.com 203.363.7604
Health Care Maureen Weaver mweaver@wiggin.com 203.498.4384
Labor, Employment and Benefits Mary A. Gambardella mgambardella@wiggin.com 203.498.4382
Litigation James Glasser jglasser@wiggin.com 203.498.4313
Private Client Services Michael Clear mclear@wiggin.com 203.363.7675
Real Estate, Environmental and Energy Robyn C. Abbate rabbate@wiggin.com 860.297.3705