At Burns & Levinson, we practice law differently. While our attorneys agree that results drive our business, building relationships with our clients and providing value added service is the key to our success. We work hard to provide the legal experience and industry knowledge you need, as well as the personal attention you deserve - adding value to your life and the life of your business. At Burns & Levinson, your personal and business success is our top priority - so whatever your legal need, consider it done.
Our 125 attorneys are located in Boston, MA and Providence, RI. We also have attorneys and offices conveniently located in the South Shore and Metro West areas of Massachusetts. Burns & Levinson has three wholly owned subsidiaries, two of which are located in Boston, MA, and one in Montreal, Quebec.
Our lawyers are experienced and extremely motivated. They're willing
to go beyond their traditional role and do whatever it takes to get results.
No matter what your legal need, we've got you covered.
Here are a few examples of how we get things done:
- Act as your legal counsel and business advisor
- Provide strategic solutions for your legal issue
- Understand your business and industry
- Think globally, looking at the full picture, not just the matter at hand
- Advise our individual clients in their personal lives
- Identify how personal decisions may affect other matters including your business
- Go the extra mile to help our clients find the resources they need to make the deal happen - help them make connections
- Access to an integrated team of knowledgeable and experienced attorneys
- Keep clients informed of important changes in the law
- Prompt responses and personal attention from senior partners
- An entrepreneurial spirit and results-driven attitude
Our Practices
Our core areas of practice are Business/Corporate, Real Estate, Business Litigation, Intellectual Property and Private Client legal services, which include all related services from general corporate, intellectual property (including patents), employment, finance, securities, private equity, venture capital, real estate to tax, mediation, litigation, divorce, family law, trusts and estate planning and administration.
Our Method and Culture
Burns & Levinson LLP understands that each client has unique needs. We provide a team approach by utilizing all the talent available within our firm and partnering with others to meet our clients' needs. Our attorneys are client-centered and focused on more than just the matter at hand - they are business advisors, thinking globally - They want to know about your business and legal matter and how they can best support it. This is how they add extra value beyond the legal work.
Our entrepreneurial culture provides a sense of independence, while offering a team approach to support our attorneys' efforts and our clients' endeavors.
Proceed to next columnOur Clients
We represent dynamic, growth-oriented businesses, privately and publicly
held companies, universities, institutions and individuals primarily located
in the northeast.
Our clients are in various industries from traditional New England manufacturing
and service businesses, high-technology and life sciences companies, and
emerging companies to scientists, entrepreneurs and Canadian, Chinese
and Israeli-based companies.
Our Commitment to Service
We pride ourselves on service. The firm has three subsidiaries to provide additional service to our clients. They are:
Burns & Levinson Asset Management (B&L Asset Management LLC d/b/a Burns & Levinson Asset Management) provides investment advisory and portfolio management services.
Fiduciary Real Estate Advisors LLC provides real estate services and technical advice to fiduciaries and individuals who hold title to or manage property.
Burns & Levinson Canada Co. provides cross-border business consulting services and investment introductions to Canadian companies looking to do business in the U.S. and U.S. companies looking to do business in Canada.
The firm is also a member of the Law Firm Alliance expanding its reach across the country and internationally. Burns & Levinson is a founding member of the Law Firm Alliance.
The Law Firm Alliance (Alliance) is a loose affiliation of law firms, a vehicle for clients to obtain competent and responsive legal services by providing a network of member firms for referral of legal matters. The Alliance includes over 2,500 attorneys in 37 firms through out North America and several foreign countries. For information on the Alliance, please visit the web site at www.lawfirmalliance.com.
The Law Firm Alliance is not a partnership. Each law firm member is a separate entity that performs its own work independently for its clients and is solely responsible for the quality of its work. No member of the Alliance accepts legal responsibility for another firm’s work.
Our History
Thomas Burns and Larry Levinson, our Founders, along with William Clancy and Robert Weinstein established Burns & Levinson LLP in 1960 on the principles of being accessible to our clients and being responsive to their needs and ultimately providing the highest quality legal services. These principles have served our clients well. Our continued commitment to the founding principles of the Firm results in an entrepreneurial approach to providing services.
In January 2006, thirty-five attorneys from the Boston-based law firm of Perkins Smith & Cohen LLP joined the firm. The addition of these attorneys, highly known for their patent and intellectual property practices, with a focus on the science and technology sector, added depth and further enhanced our ability to fully service the science and technology industries.
