Firm Overview
Founded in 1909, Cummings & Lockwood provides sophisticated legal counsel to both private clients and commercial enterprises. Our clients include individuals and families with inherited and newly created wealth, as well as emerging, middle market and Fortune 500 companies. The firm has nearly 100 attorneys and fiduciary accountants located in Stamford, Greenwich and West Hartford, Connecticut, and in Naples, Bonita Springs and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, who provide a broad range of trusts and estates, corporate and finance, litigation and arbitration, and commercial and residential real estate services.
What Differentiates Us
For more than 100 years, Cummings & Lockwood”™s commitment to professional excellence, partner-level attention and responsive client service have made this preeminent law firm the firm of choice for clients who depend on top quality legal representation to meet their complex personal and business needs. We combine the best talent, the latest technology, outstanding service and competitive fees to deliver exceptional value and legal work. As a result, we continue to earn the confidence, trust and respect of our clients, who include many of the nation”™s most well-known individuals, families, businesses, financial institutions and charitable organizations.
Private Clients Practice
Cummings & Lockwood has one of the largest trusts and estates practices in the United States, with a significant private client base of high-net-worth individuals and families, family offices, closely held businesses and national charities and foundations. Our private clients”™ attorneys, many of whom have been elected to the prestigious American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), are experienced in the areas of estate planning and administration; estate, income and gift tax; trust formation and management; executor and trustee services; charitable giving and foundations; probate law; and residential real estate. Whether dealing with recently acquired assets or family fortunes that span generations, the Firm provides innovative strategies and solutions to preserve, enhance and transition our clients”™ wealth, as well as meet their varied legal needs and personal goals.
Commercial Practice
Cummings & Lockwood has an elite commercial practice with numerous, professionally recognized lawyers who are experienced in the areas of litigation and dispute resolution; real estate investment and development; banking, lending and credit transactions; corporate acquisitions and divestitures; and partnership, limited liability company and tax matters. Our clients include entrepreneurs, closely held companies, regional, national and international corporations, hedge funds, private equity firms, financial institutions and not-for-profit organizations.
In addition, Cummings & Lockwood”™s commercial and private clients”™ lawyers regularly work together to provide entity planning, business succession planning, tax guidance and litigation to privately owned businesses of all sizes and industries.
For more information, visit Cummings & Lockwood”™s website at www.cl-law.com.
