Goodwin Procter Press Release

BOSTON, July 2, 2008 – Goodwin Procter announced today that the firm’s New York Technology & IT Outsourcing Practice has been ranked in the prestigious legal directory Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for the first time. Chambers USA also cited Lori S. Smith as a leader in the field, ranking her for the first time as well.

Smith, a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department in New York, specializes in representing foreign and domestic companies in various industries with regard to mergers and acquisitions, financings and general corporate matters, with an emphasis on emerging technologies. She has represented both public and private companies, including software, Internet, wireless and other emerging technology clients, as well as venture capital investors, in the structuring, negotiation and implementation of equity and debt financings and private equity transactions.

Goodwin Procter’s Technology Companies Group is a highly focused team of 160 lawyers who provide dedicated representation to over 500 emerging companies and entrepreneurs, 200 venture capital and private equity firms, and many of the leading investment banks in the country. Goodwin Procter attorneys counsel clients in connection with venture financings, securities offerings, M&A transactions, IPOs, fund formations and other corporate matters. The group’s areas of focus include life sciences, cleantech, digital media, software, Internet, networking and enterprise security, healthcare IT and services, and telecommunications.

To compile the directory, Chambers canvasses clients and lawyers across the United States to obtain a consistent market view of which firms and attorneys are considered leaders in their field. Rankings assess key qualities in the legal field, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence and commitment as well as valuable client services.

About Goodwin Procter
Goodwin Procter LLP is one of the nation’s leading law firms with more than 850 attorneys in offices in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s core areas of practice are corporate, litigation and real estate, with specialized areas of focus that include financial services, private equity, technology, REITs and real estate capital markets, intellectual property, tax and products liability.