Douglas R. Chamberlain
Douglas R. Chamberlain is a senior member of Sulloway & Hollis, advising business and professional groups, particularly in the health-care field, on matters such as formation and governance, contracts, and mergers and acquisitions. He also practices extensively in the employee-benefits field, assisting clients with tax and ERISA issues involving their 401(k) and other retirement plans, as well as fringe benefit programs of all types.
He has practiced law in New Hampshire since 1976, and been a member of the firm since 2002.
- Business Law
- Heath Care
- Employee Benefits
- A.B., Harvard College, cum laude
- J.D., Columbia University School of Law, Harlan F. Stone Scholar
- Serves as long-time employee benefits counsel to a Boston-based IT consulting firm with several thousand employees world wide
- Negotiated the acquisition of three physician-practice groups by hospitals in Manchester and the North Country
- Led a team of lawyers drawn from the firm’s Healthcare Group in creating a joint venture between a New Hampshire hospital and a major physician specialty practice group, to acquire, expand and operate an ambulatory surgery center
- Advised clients with respect to the formation of New Hampshire-based investment advisory and architectural consulting firms, as well as the acquisition of a Nashua insurance agency
- Advised clients in the North Country, Seacoast and Concord areas concerning the restructuring of long-established family businesses, positioning them for continued success under the guidance of members of the next generation of family members
- Assisted a major New Hampshire-based non-profit organization in redesigning its 403(b), pension and executive deferred compensation programs to meet current financial challenges and future business needs
- Worked with a Manchester-based specialty physician group and a Seacoast-area hospital to create a joint venture to facilitate a satellite practice location in that area, positioning them for success under the leadership of the next generation
- Chair, New Hampshire Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board
- Vice-Chair, New Hampshire Bar Association Legislation Committee
- New Hampshire Medical Group Management Association
- Vestry member and Committee Chair, Grace Episcopal Church, Manchester
- Director and Secretary/Treasurer, The Harvard Club of New Hampshire
- Northern New England Regional Director, Harvard Alumni Association
- Docent, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
Has authored numerous articles for various legal and business publications, primarily in the employee benefits field.
- AV, Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America, since 1987 for employee benefits law
- New England Super Lawyers, since 2007 for business/corporate law
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