Burns & Levinson Is Closing, Prepping to Wind Down Operations

Boston-founded firm Burns & Levinson is closing, the firm announced Friday.

The announcement follows a steady loss of attorneys from the 64-year-old firm.

“Ultimately, as a partnership, we have decided that it is better for our amazing attorneys to move on to different firms where each of our practices can thrive and our clients can—and will—be well served,” managing partner Paul Mastrocola said in a statement.

The firm’s talent has been raided by Big Law competitors that expanded into the Boston market recently. The firm lost 17 people to ArentFox Schiff and another 25 corporate and finance lawyer team to ...