The New York Law Journal (NYLJ) recently named Goodwin Procter partner Chris Nugent one of the 2013 Rising Stars in the New York legal community. The annual list compiled by NYLJ spotlights select attorneys age 40 and under who have made a significant contribution to the practice of law and their communities. The complete list of 2013 Rising Stars can be viewed here.
Nugent, a partner in the Private Equity Group, joined Goodwin Procter in 2012. He regularly advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies in a variety of transactional, governance and compensation matters. His clients include Frazier Healthcare, Palladium Equity Partners, New Enterprise Associates, and Insight Venture Partners, among others.
The NYLJ received more than 200 attorney nominations and selected 44 to its 2013 Rising Stars list. Winners were selected by a 12-member panel of judges.
Profiles of this year’s Rising Stars will be published in a special section of the June 5 edition of the NYLJ.