Atty. Neil H. Aronson
Neil H. Aronson is one of New England’s most respected corporate and securities lawyers.
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About Neil H. Aronson at a glance
Neil H. Aronson is a Partner based in Needham, Massachusetts, practicing at Gennari Aronson, LLP. They have 44+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1982. Their practice focuses on estate planning, business, tax, securities, and employment contracts. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (1982) and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit (1983). Educated at Cornell University (J.D., 1982) and Boston University (B.A., 1979). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Boston and Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Serands clients in Needham, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Neil H. Aronson is one of New England’s most respected corporate and securities lawyers
- Boston Magazine recently recognized Neil as one of Boston’s Top 100 Lawyers and Neil also holds Martindale-Hubbell’s AV® Preeminent rating - ranking him at the highest level of professional excellence
- Neil represents many of New England’s most innovative and growing companies, many of them leading edge developers of new technologies in high technology, social media, medical devices and life sciences as well as rapidly growing service-based and retail businesses
- Neil has extensive experience in advising companies from the earliest stage of formation through venture capital financings, IPOs and M&A events, including several of the largest acquisitions by public companies of venture-backed companies
- Neil also actively counsels clients in critical licensing, development and distribution arrangements
- Neil also often serves as legal counsel to the special committees of boards of directors and advises companies generally on corporate governance matters
- Prior to forming Gennari Aronson, LLP, Neil was a partner at Mintz Levin, an Am Law 100 firm, where he served as the Chair of the Business and Finance Section from 1999 to 2005
- From 1984 through 1997, Neil was a partner with O’Connor, Broude & Aronson, the first corporate law firm on Route 128 representing emerging businesses
- Neil is active in leading discussions on legal issues of critical importance to emerging companies
- He serves as a member of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions, the National Venture Capital Associations Committee on Model Legal Forms and is a regular lecturer at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s Program on financing, M&A and technology licensing and outsourcing topics
- Neil earned his J.D. from Cornell Law School and a B.A. from Boston University, summa cum laude, with distinction, where he was named to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year
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An estate planning attorney prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives to protect your family and pass on your assets.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Neil H. Aronson is one of 64,529 securities attorneys indexed nationally. Browse securities attorneys in Massachusetts →
Neil H. Aronson is one of 7,721 employment contracts attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment contracts attorneys in Massachusetts →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practicing law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Needham are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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