BOSTON, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rubin Rudman partners Christine Parise Cordes, David M. Shamberger, and Neal F. Splaine have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America list, which honors "the lawyers who shake the world with the deals they make happen." Christine Parise Cordes is co-chair of Rubin Rudman's Corporate, Business & Tax department and a member of the Finance and Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Companies practice groups, where she represents privately held and family-owned business across a broad range of industries including construction, financial services, real estate, manufacturing, distribution, biotechnology, health care, and hospitality. With over 20 years of experience, including more than three years as the leader of the firm's Corporate group, Cordes has a diverse practice encompassing corporate, M&A, and finance matters. She was named a "2024 Go To Business Transaction Lawyer" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, a Legal 500 Boston Elite for Corporate and M&A (2025), and a Boston Magazine Top Lawyer for Corporate Law (2022-2024). Cordes received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her B.A., cum laude from the University of Delaware.