Although FDH has grown considerably over the last 35 years, we maintain our founders’ commitment to “doing it right”—for our clients, our team, and our profession. We are never complacent; we strive to stay ahead of the competition to ensure that FDH provides excellent legal services for our clients while adhering to our core values.
OUR CLIENTS
FDH’s success stems from our ability to deliver sophisticated legal counsel to our clients while offering efficiencies and personalized service that larger peer firms cannot match. We measure our success by the depth and breadth of our client relationships and are honored to serve as counsel to some of the country’s most prominent private equity and venture capital firms. Chambers USA has named FDH a top-ranked corporate and M&A firm every year since 2003, when such rankings began, and a top-ranked white-collar litigation firm since 2020.
OUR TEAM
FDH has adopted a team-centered approach to serving our clients’ legal needs, drawing from a deep bench of experienced attorneys with diverse areas of practice. We value our people and strive to promote a healthy work-life balance for our attorneys and staff. Indeed, our respect for our people is central to who we are. Despite the firm’s significant growth, we maintain the same camaraderie that has always infused FDH through firm traditions like our annual ski trip, client events, and firm retreats. The firm’s culture allows us to regularly attract top-notch talent, including a former U.S. attorney for Connecticut, senior leaders of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and attorneys from Am Law 50 law firms.
OUR PROFESSION
FDH adheres to the highest ethical standards and takes our responsibilities seriously as members of the legal profession. We view the practice of law as a privilege that brings with it a responsibility to give back to our community. We have an extensive pro bono practice, through which we provide legal assistance to veterans and refugees, advice to local non-profits, and serve as counsel in federal civil rights lawsuits. We are equally and deeply committed to promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion in the legal profession, and are among a group of midsize law firms nationwide seeking Mansfield Rule certification. We are proud to count among FDH alumni a current Connecticut state court judge and the Attorney General of Connecticut.
The common thread that runs through our client work, our team approach, and our firm culture is a commitment to “doing it right”—providing the highest quality legal services while continuing to adhere to the core values on which FDH was founded.
