Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo

Mintz, formally known as Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo and also referred to as Mintz, is a U.S. law firm whose history began in Boston in 1933. The firm’s official history traces its origin to Lowrance & Levin, founded by attorneys including Benjamin Levin, Haskell Cohn, and John Lowrance. The firm served individuals, banks, and private companies from an office at One Federal Street. John Lowrance left by the end of that first year. The firm’s name and organization developed as attorneys joined and became partners. In 1937, Herman Mintz joined, and the firm became Mintz, Levin and Cohn. The firm’s official history says its name was based on the year each person graduated from law school. Its clientele grew to include real estate companies, theaters, motion-picture chains, shoe manufacturers, and retailers. By 1939, the firm had five attorneys, including three partners and two associates. Mintz’s work expanded geographically and into government relations in the 1940s, according to the firm’s timeline. Its current practice and industry listings describe a broad commercial law practice, including intellectual property, life sciences, bankruptcy and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, projects and infrastructure, real estate, securities and capital markets, tax, and venture capital. The firm also identifies industries it serves such as technology, health care, financial services, energy and infrastructure, real estate, retail and consumer products, and education and nonprofits. The firm’s current website features legal analysis and client work, including coverage of AI-related cybercrime enforcement and a reported government-law and appellate victory concerning a Massachusetts rent-control ballot initiative. It also announced that it guided Potentia in closing an investment in the Heartland Industrial Park development in Indiana. The supplied materials do not specify the firm’s ownership structure, current leadership, complete office network, or exact present-day market footprint.

Mintz traces its history to 1933, when Lowrance & Levin began operating in Boston. The firm’s history page names Benjamin Levin, Haskell Cohn, and John Lowrance among the attorneys in the new firm. It served individuals, banks, and private companies from office space at One Federal Street. John Lowrance left by the end of 1933. In 1937, Herman Mintz joined the firm, which then became known as Mintz, Levin and Cohn. The firm says the name reflected the year each person graduated from law school. The addition of clients in real estate, theaters, motion-picture chains, manufacturing, and retail demonstrates the broadening of its client base beyond its original description. Herman Mintz became a full partner in 1939; at that point, the firm had five attorneys, comprising three partners and two associates. In 1940, Mintz, Levin and Cohn moved to 50 Federal Street in Boston. The firm’s timeline records that new associates joined in 1946 and that its clientele expanded beyond New England, including into government relations. William Glovsky joined as a first-year associate in 1947, and Richard Mintz, Herman Mintz’s son, joined as a first-year associate in 1948. Richard Mintz became a partner in 1954. The supplied portion of the firm’s history page begins a timeline extending through 2025, but does not include the details of most later entries. The firm’s present-day practice and industry pages show a substantially broad range of legal services, spanning intellectual property, life sciences, corporate and financial transactions, restructuring, real estate, infrastructure, litigation, technology, health care, and other industries. Current website material also illustrates its public-facing work through legal alerts, reported litigation and appellate outcomes, and transactional representations. The available evidence does not establish a complete account of subsequent name changes, office openings, leadership transitions, or ownership arrangements.

• 1954

  Richard Mintz becomes a partner

• 1948

  Richard Mintz joins the firm

• 1947

  William Glovsky joins the firm

• 1946

  Clientele expands beyond New England

• 1940

  Firm moves to 50 Federal Street

• 1939

  Herman Mintz becomes a full partner

• 1937

  Herman Mintz joins; firm becomes Mintz, Levin and Cohn

• 1933

  Lowrance & Levin begins in Boston

A broad-practice commercial law firm serving businesses and organizations across transactional, litigation, regulatory, and industry-specific matters.

• Intellectual Property

  Practice areas listed include patent litigation and prosecution, portfolio strategy, IP transactions, trade secrets, trademarks, copyright, and post-grant proceedings.

• Corporate and Financial Transactions

  Listed services include mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, securities and capital markets, and investment funds.

• Litigation and Dispute Resolution

  The practice listings include patent litigation, federal appellate matters, bankruptcy and restructuring disputes, and other litigation-related services.

• Projects, Infrastructure, and Real Estate

  Listed services include major project development, sustainable energy and infrastructure matters, real estate transactions, and real estate finance.

1. 1Mintz | Attorneys | Corporate | Litigation | IPmintz.com
2. 2Our History | Mintzmintz.com
3. 3Practices | Attorneys | Mintzmintz.com
4. 4Industries | Attorneys | Mintzmintz.com