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Rackemann promotes Friedman, Gyllenborg & Leslie

Boston, MA According to Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, David Friedman, Eric Gyllenborg and Stuart Leslie have been promoted to directors.

Friedman’s practice focuses on domestic relations matters including divorces, paternity actions, child custody matters, modification and contempt actions, and the drafting of prenuptial agreements. He represents clients before probate and family courts across Massachusetts, as well as the Mass. Appeals Court and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.  In addition, Friedman assists clients in probate disputes, such as will contests and breach of fiduciary claims.  He graduated from Colby College and Suffolk University Law School, where he was a member of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review.  Friedman joined Rackemann in 2010.  He will continue to serve clients in the firm’s family law department.

Gyllenborg is a transactional lawyer handling general corporate, commercial lending, securities, finance, employment, and medical and technology transfer matters. He also represents lenders and borrowers in all types of sophisticated financing transactions.  He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, cum laude, and Suffolk University Law School. Gyllenborg joined Rackemann in 2008.  He will continue to serve clients in the firm’s business department and finance and workout group.    

Leslie focuses his practice on helping regulatory and business clients with insurance-related needs, including insurance receiverships, examinations, coverage disputes, and compliance. He represents insurance regulators, insurers, and commercial clients regarding insurance coverage, reinsurance, market conduct examinations and complex business litigation. Leslie graduated from Boston College and Boston College Law School, cum laude, and clerked with Justice Francis X. Spina of the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court. He joined the firm in 2007.  He will continue to serve clients in the firm’s business and litigation departments.

“David, Eric and Stu have been instrumental in serving many of the firm’s clients since joining the firm,” said Michael O’Connell, the firm’s managing director. “We are excited these three outstanding attorneys have been promoted to directors of the firm.”      

Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster is a leading Boston full-service law firm with over 125 years of experience representing business, institutional, and individual clients. Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster’s core practices include real estate, business, litigation, family law, and trusts and estates.

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