# Burns & Levinson LLP

> Burns & Levinson LLP was a Boston law partnership serving businesses, lenders, entrepreneurs and private clients with corporate, litigation, intellectual property, real estate and family-related legal work. Founded in 1960, it announced its wind-down in September 2024 after major team departures and unsuccessful merger talks.

- **Founded:** 1960
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Thomas Burns (Co-founder), Larry Levinson (Co-founder), William Clancy (Founding attorney), Robert Weinstein (Founding attorney)
- **Products:** Corporate counsel and transactions, Litigation and dispute resolution, Intellectual property, Private client and family law, Real estate
- **Notable:** Represented Crossix Solutions in its $430 million sale to Veeva Systems in 2019., Named one of five Law360 2023 Cannabis Practice Groups of the Year, announced January 2024., Handled a $40 million Needham Bank refinancing of AYR Wellness during 2023.

## Products & services

- **Corporate counsel and transactions** — Business formation, financing, commercial agreements, M&A, securities and venture-capital matters.
- **Litigation and dispute resolution** — Commercial litigation, employment disputes, government investigations and arbitration or mediation.
- **Intellectual property** — Patent and trademark prosecution, licensing, IP transactions and litigation, including science and technology matters.
- **Private client and family law** — Estate planning, trusts, probate and fiduciary litigation, divorce and family matters.
- **Real estate** — Transactions, development-related advice, financing and disputes.
- **Cannabis Business & Law Advisory Group** — Specialist advice on financing, M&A, regulatory matters and distressed cannabis businesses; the team subsequently joined Blank Rome.
- **State of the Cannabis Industry Conference** — An annual industry forum; the seventh edition was held in Boston in October 2023.

## Achievements

- Represented Crossix Solutions in its $430 million sale to Veeva Systems in 2019.
- Named one of five Law360 2023 Cannabis Practice Groups of the Year, announced January 2024.
- Handled a $40 million Needham Bank refinancing of AYR Wellness during 2023.
- Ellen Zucker represented surgeon Dennis Burke in a $13 million wrongful-termination settlement in 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Announced an orderly wind-down on September 27 after departures and unsuccessful merger discussions.
- **2024-10** — McCarter & English and Barclay Damon took in groups of former attorneys.
- **2024-10** — McCarter Private Wealth Services Holdings acquired B&L Asset Management membership interests on October 31, according to the adviser’s December disclosure.

## Links

- Website: http://www.burnslev.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/burns-%26-levinson-llp
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/burnslev
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@burnslevinsoncannabusiness3009
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Burns-Levinson-LLP/133975079977144

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