Paul F. Ware is a partner and former Chairman of the Litigation Department from 1996-2010. Mr. Ware has been a member of the firm’s Executive and Management Committees. As a senior trial partner, his practice has included substantial criminal, civil and intellectual property litigation. He has also served as Independent Counsel to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court for investigation of corruption in state government; as Trial Counsel for prosecution of a CIA defendant in the Iran‑Contra Investigation; as Special Counsel to the Massachusetts Attorney General for investigation and prosecution of defendants as a result of the “Big Dig” tunnel collapse; and other public assignments.