Gilbert F. Whittemore currently works with the Business and Finance Practice Group, Education and Non-Profit Law Group and the Health Law Practice Group.

With a lifelong interest in areas where science and law intersect, including a Ph.D. in History of Science from Harvard, Gil focuses his own practice on areas of law which deal with challenges posed by scientific development. This has included negotiating contracts, scientific misconduct proceedings, and working with the Business and Finance Group on transactions involving high-tech companies. He also practices in the area of bankruptcy law, representing clients in adversary actions, and has experience in municipal law.

Prior to joining the firm, Gil combined college level teaching with working at the law firm of Stalter & Kennedy of Boston, MA. Gil has also worked as an attorney for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. In 1994-1995 Gil served as a Senior Policy Analyst on the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments.  He was co-organizer of a two day conference held in October 2003 on Genetics and the Law sponsored by the American Bar Association, the American Medical Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Gil is currently Vice-Chair of the Section of Science & Technology Law of the American Bar Association  and Co-Chair of the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists.  Gil serves as a trustee of the American Precision Museum in Windsor, VT, which is devoted to the history of precision machine tool manufacturing. In past years Gil taught courses at Harvard, MIT and Brown. Gil currently teaches legal writing in the Harvard Extension School.