BOSTON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodwin Procter LLP today announced that F.
Dennis Saylor, 48, a partner of the firm, was confirmed by the United States
Senate to be a United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
Saylor fills the vacancy created by the retirement of U.S. District Court
Judge Robert E. Keeton.
"We are delighted that Dennis has been appointed to this prestigious
position," said Regina M. Pisa, chairman and managing partner, Goodwin Procter
LLP. "Dennis has been with the firm for more than 20 years and has
contributed immeasurably to its success. We are confident that he will make
an outstanding federal judge and wish him the best of luck in his new role."
Saylor joined Goodwin Procter in 1981 as an associate in the litigation
department. He left the firm in 1987 to serve as an assistant U.S. attorney
in the District of Massachusetts until 1990. From 1990-1993, he served as
special counsel and chief of staff to the Assistant Attorney General-Criminal
Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. He returned to
Goodwin Procter in 1993 as a partner in the litigation department,
specializing in white collar criminal defense, corporate internal
investigations, complex business and financial litigation, as well as civil
litigation.
Saylor earned a B.S.J. from the Medill School of Journalism at
Northwestern University and a J.D. from Harvard University.
About Goodwin Procter LLP
Goodwin Procter LLP is one of the nation's leading law firms, with nearly
500 attorneys. The firm focuses on a number of specialized areas including
corporate, litigation, real estate, financial services, private equity,
capital markets, products liability and intellectual property. Goodwin Procter
is headquartered in Boston, with offices in New York, New Jersey and
Washington, D.C.
Contact:
Melissa Doyle
Goodwin Procter LLP
(617) 570-1026
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