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Nonprofit Network Drives Skills-First Movement for a More Equitable and Inclusive Future Workforce

Sullivan acts as outside general counsel for Skillsright, Inc., a nonprofit coalition of the country’s top employers and their CEOs with a mission of driving a skills-first movement to unlock career opportunities for talent without four-year degrees, for a more equitable and inclusive future workforce. Sullivan handles a wide range of matters including obtaining the organization’s nonprofit (Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)) status, advising on a variety of legal issues associated with the organization’s work, negotiating intellectual property rights, drafting employment offers and dealing with related employment and benefits issues, overseeing all contracting issues and advising on corporate governance.

Kimberly Herman, David A. Guadagnoli, Judith G.H. Edington, Erika L. Todd and Michael S. Palmisciano

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Sullivan & Worcester Ranked in the Legal 500 United States 2026 Edition
When: June 15, 2026
People: Benjamin J. Armour, Victor N. Baltera, Howard E. Berkenblit, Harvey E. Bines, Ashley H. Brooks, Nicole M. Crum, Christopher C. Curtis, Patrick P. Dinardo, Angela Gomes, David A. Guadagnoli, Lewis J. Greenwald, Scott L. Kaufman, Karen J. Kepler, Caroline A. Kupiec, David M. Leahy, Natalie S. Lederman, Sharon G. Leifer, David C. Mahaffey, Anna Lea (Setz) McNerney, Louis A. Monti, David J. Nagle, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Eric J. Rietveld, Ryan M. Rosenblatt, Daniel P. Ryan, Gregory S. Sampson, Lewis N. Segall, Christopher K. Shields, Gerry Silver, Amy E. Sheridan, Laura A. Steinberg, John M. Steiner, Douglas S. Stransky, Michael T. Sullivan, Joel S. Telpner, Erika L. Todd, Ashley Tan, Sarah D. Wellings, Shu Wei and Amy A. Zuccarello
Sullivan & Worcester Ranked in Chambers USA 2026 Edition
When: June 4, 2026
People: Ashley H. Brooks, Cameron N. Cosby, David A. Guadagnoli, William C. Hanson, Richard L. Jones, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Stephanie Monaco, Louis A. Monti, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Nicole Rives, Gregory S. Sampson, Amy E. Sheridan, Douglas S. Stransky, Sarah D. Wellings and Amy A. Zuccarello
Sullivan & Worcester Recognized in ITR's World Tax Guide 2026
When: November 14, 2025
People: Joel R. Carpenter, Lewis J. Greenwald, David A. Guadagnoli, Richard L. Jones, David J. Nagle, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Daniel P. Ryan and Douglas S. Stransky
44 Sullivan & Worcester Lawyers Named as “Best Lawyers” Award Recipients
When: August 21, 2025
People: Victor N. Baltera, Carole M. Bass, Howard E. Berkenblit, J. Truman Bidwell, Jr, Harvey E. Bines, Ashley H. Brooks, Joel R. Carpenter, John L. Chilton, Henry W. Comstock, Jr., Cameron N. Cosby, Nicole M. Crum, Christopher C. Curtis, Patrick P. Dinardo, Alexander Gansebom, Emily A. Goldschmidt, John K. Graham, David A. Guadagnoli, Warren M. Heilbronner, Zachary Hyde, Richard L. Jones, Karen J. Kepler, Caroline A. Kupiec, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Thomas Meyers, Lisa N. Mingolla, Stephanie Monaco, Louis A. Monti, Cornelius J. Murray, III, David J. Nagle, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Constantine P. Ralli, Lewis N. Segall, Ryan M. Rosenblatt, Gregory S. Sampson, Amy E. Sheridan, Laura A. Steinberg, Ashley Tan, Eric Victorson, Sarah D. Wellings and Amy A. Zuccarello
Sullivan & Worcester Ranked in the Legal 500 United States 2025 Edition
When: June 13, 2025
People: Benjamin J. Armour, Victor N. Baltera, Howard E. Berkenblit, Ashley H. Brooks, John L. Chilton, Nicole M. Crum, Patrick P. Dinardo, Angela Gomes, David A. Guadagnoli, Lewis J. Greenwald, Scott L. Kaufman, Karen J. Kepler, Caroline A. Kupiec, David M. Leahy, Natalie S. Lederman, David C. Mahaffey, Anna Lea (Setz) McNerney, Louis A. Monti, David J. Nagle, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Avinash R. Rao, Eric J. Rietveld, Ryan M. Rosenblatt, Daniel P. Ryan, Gregory S. Sampson, Lewis N. Segall, Gerry Silver, Amy E. Sheridan, Laura A. Steinberg, John M. Steiner, Douglas S. Stransky, Joel S. Telpner, Erika L. Todd, Ashley Tan, Sarah D. Wellings and Shu Wei
Sullivan & Worcester Ranked in Chambers USA 2025 Edition
When: June 5, 2025
People: Ashley H. Brooks, Cameron N. Cosby, Patrick P. Dinardo, David A. Guadagnoli, Richard L. Jones, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Stephanie Monaco, Louis A. Monti, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Nicole Rives, Gregory S. Sampson, Amy E. Sheridan, Douglas S. Stransky, Sarah D. Wellings and Amy A. Zuccarello
Sullivan Represents Truliant Consulting in Acquisition by ELIQUENT Life Sciences
When: April 16, 2025
People: Scott L. Kaufman, Lewis J. Greenwald, Amit Shoval, Eric J. Rietveld, Erika L. Todd, Amy E. Sheridan, David A. Guadagnoli, Michael S. Palmisciano and Nathan Kosik-Desmond
33 Sullivan & Worcester Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients
When: August 15, 2024
People: Victor N. Baltera, Carole M. Bass, Howard E. Berkenblit, J. Truman Bidwell, Jr, Harvey E. Bines, Ashley H. Brooks, Joel R. Carpenter, John L. Chilton, Henry W. Comstock, Jr., Steven M. Cunningham, Jr., Christopher C. Curtis, Patrick P. Dinardo, John K. Graham, David A. Guadagnoli, Warren M. Heilbronner, Richard L. Jones, Karen J. Kepler, Caroline A. Kupiec, David M. Leahy, Natalie S. Lederman, David C. Mahaffey, Lisa N. Mingolla, Louis A. Monti, Cornelius J. Murray, III, David J. Nagle, Michael S. Palmisciano, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Constantine P. Ralli, Avinash R. Rao, Gregory S. Sampson, Lewis N. Segall, Amy E. Sheridan, Laura A. Steinberg, Ashley Tan, Ryan C. Tompkins, Shu Wei and Amy A. Zuccarello
Sullivan Earns Top Rankings in the 2024 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
When: June 12, 2024
People: Benjamin J. Armour, Victor N. Baltera, Howard E. Berkenblit, Ashley H. Brooks, John L. Chilton, Johanna Colpritt, Nicole M. Crum, Christopher C. Curtis, Patrick P. Dinardo, Emily A. Goldschmidt, Angela Gomes, David A. Guadagnoli, William C. Hanson, John Hunt, Karen J. Kepler, Scott L. Kaufman, Caroline A. Kupiec, David M. Leahy, Natalie S. Lederman, David C. Mahaffey, David J. Nagle, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Eric J. Rietveld, Avinash R. Rao, Nicole Rives, Daniel P. Ryan, Gregory S. Sampson, Rachael L. Schwartz, Amy E. Sheridan, Douglas S. Stransky, Michael J. Student, John M. Steiner, Lewis N. Segall, Gerry Silver, Laura A. Steinberg, Marc L. Stern, Joel S. Telpner, Sarah D. Wellings and Amy A. Zuccarello
Sullivan & Worcester Ranked in the 2024 Edition of Chambers USA
When: June 6, 2024
People: Ashley H. Brooks, Patrick P. Dinardo, David A. Guadagnoli, Richard L. Jones, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Nicole Rives, Gregory S. Sampson, Amy E. Sheridan and Amy A. Zuccarello
43 Sullivan & Worcester Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Edition
When: August 17, 2023
People: Victor N. Baltera, Carole M. Bass, Howard E. Berkenblit, J. Truman Bidwell, Jr, Harvey E. Bines, Ashley H. Brooks, Joel R. Carpenter, John L. Chilton, Henry W. Comstock, Jr., Nicole M. Crum, Steven M. Cunningham, Jr., Christopher C. Curtis, Patrick P. Dinardo, John K. Graham, David A. Guadagnoli, Warren M. Heilbronner, Kimberly Herman, Richard L. Jones, Karen J. Kepler, David M. Leahy, Natalie S. Lederman, David C. Mahaffey, Lisa N. Mingolla, Louis A. Monti, Cornelius J. Murray, III, David J. Nagle, Michael S. Palmisciano, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Avinash R. Rao, Constantine P. Ralli, Gregory S. Sampson, Lewis N. Segall, Amy E. Sheridan, Laura A. Steinberg, Ashley Tan, Ryan C. Tompkins and Shu Wei
Sullivan Earns Top Rankings in the 2023 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
When: June 7, 2023
People: Benjamin J. Armour, Victor N. Baltera, Howard E. Berkenblit, Ashley H. Brooks, John L. Chilton, Nicole M. Crum, Patrick P. Dinardo, Emily A. Goldschmidt, David A. Guadagnoli, William C. Hanson, John Hunt, Richard L. Jones, Karen J. Kepler, Scott L. Kaufman, Caroline A. Kupiec, David M. Leahy, Natalie S. Lederman, David C. Mahaffey, David J. Nagle, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Avinash R. Rao, Nicole Rives, Daniel P. Ryan, Amy E. Sheridan, Gerry Silver, Laura A. Steinberg, John M. Steiner, Douglas S. Stransky, Joel S. Telpner, Lewis N. Segall and Matthew J. Van Wormer
Sullivan & Worcester Ranked in the 2023 Edition of Chambers USA
When: June 1, 2023
People: Ashley H. Brooks, Patrick P. Dinardo, David A. Guadagnoli, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Nicole Rives, Amy E. Sheridan and Amy A. Zuccarello
Sullivan Attorneys Named to 2022 Top Lawyers List by Boston Magazine
When: November 22, 2022
People: Amy A. Zuccarello, Ryan M. Rosenblatt, Erika L. Todd, Patrick P. Dinardo, Laura A. Steinberg, Lewis N. Segall, Victor N. Baltera, Ashley H. Brooks, Richard L. Jones, David A. Guadagnoli, Amy E. Sheridan and Rosemary Wilson
41 Sullivan & Worcester Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® List
When: August 18, 2022
People: Victor N. Baltera, Howard E. Berkenblit, J. Truman Bidwell, Jr, Harvey E. Bines, Ashley H. Brooks, Joel R. Carpenter, Henry W. Comstock, Jr., William J. Curry, Christopher C. Curtis, Patrick P. Dinardo, John K. Graham, David A. Guadagnoli, Warren M. Heilbronner, Richard L. Jones, Karen J. Kepler, David M. Leahy, George P. Lindsay, David C. Mahaffey, Louis A. Monti, Lisa N. Mingolla, Cornelius J. Murray, III, David J. Nagle, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Constantine P. Ralli, Avinash R. Rao, Lewis N. Segall, Amy E. Sheridan, Laura A. Steinberg, Douglas S. Stransky, Ashley Tan and Shu Wei
Sullivan & Worcester Recognized in the 2022 Edition of Chambers USA
When: June 2, 2022
People: Ashley H. Brooks, Patrick P. Dinardo, David A. Guadagnoli, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Nicole Rives, Amy E. Sheridan and Amy A. Zuccarello
Sullivan Attorneys Named to 2021 Top Lawyers List by Boston Magazine
When: November 24, 2021
People: Victor N. Baltera, Howard E. Berkenblit, Ashley H. Brooks, Maura C. Carney, William J. Curry, Patrick P. Dinardo, David A. Guadagnoli, Kimberly Herman, Richard L. Jones, Louis A. Monti, David J. Nagle, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Ryan M. Rosenblatt, Lewis N. Segall, Amy E. Sheridan, Laura A. Steinberg, John M. Steiner, Douglas S. Stransky, Rosemary Wilson and Amy A. Zuccarello
Sullivan Recognized in the 2021 Edition of Chambers USA
When: May 20, 2021
People: Patrick P. Dinardo, David A. Guadagnoli, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Nicole Rives and Amy E. Sheridan
The Value of Having a Retirement Plan Committee Charter
When: January 20, 2021
People: David A. Guadagnoli
Sullivan Ranked in the 2020 Edition of Chambers USA
When: April 23, 2020
People: Patrick P. Dinardo, David A. Guadagnoli, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese and Amy E. Sheridan
Media Coverage - MAM Software Acquisition
When: September 4, 2019
People: Benjamin J. Armour, David E. Danovitch, Michael DeDonato and David A. Guadagnoli
What to Know About Financial Audits Filed with Form 5500s
When: May 20, 2019
People: David A. Guadagnoli
Sullivan Ranked in the 2019 Edition of Chambers USA
When: April 25, 2019
People: Patrick P. Dinardo, David A. Guadagnoli, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Amy E. Sheridan and Douglas S. Stransky
Employment & Benefits Group Awarded NEEBC Employee Benefits Best Practices Award
When: December 12, 2018
People: David A. Guadagnoli and Amy E. Sheridan