Updike Kelly & Spellacy Law Firm is a major Connecticut-based law firm with a comprehensive legal practice and deep roots in the state’s legal, business, and political landscape. With three offices throughout Connecticut and over five decades of experience, the firm stands out through its MERITAS™ membership, which extends its capabilities nationally and globally, and its strategic affiliation with FOCUS Government Affairs @ UKS, LLC for legislative and public affairs services.
The firm provides proactive and innovative representation, addressing the complex needs of a diverse clientele including businesses, financial institutions, government entities, and individuals. Its attorneys are known for their breadth of expertise across multiple legal and governmental areas, offering tailored solutions in both litigation and transactional matters with a distinctively Connecticut focus yet global reach.
Services Offered
- Business & Corporate Services
- Commercial Lending & Banking
- Employment Law
- Financial Institutions & Financial Transactions
- Franchise & Distributorship
- General Corporate Counsel
- Healthcare Law
- International Business Transactions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Taxation
- Trust & Estates
- Government Investigations & Criminal Defense
- Litigation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate & Complex Litigation
- Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Insurance Coverage & Defense Litigation
- Product Liability & Toxic Torts
- Professional Liability
- Restructuring & Workouts
- Real Estate, Environmental & Energy
- Energy & Utilities
- Environmental Law
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Finance & Leasing
- Residential Real Estate
- Technology and Venture Capital
- Intellectual Property
- Technology & Emerging Companies
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Governmental
- Administrative Proceedings
- Election Disputes
- Government Guaranteed Lending
- Government Relations & Public Affairs
- Municipal Law
- Property Valuation/Tax Appeal
- Public Finance
- Pro Bono Legal Services
The firm serves clients throughout Connecticut, across the United States, and internationally via its MERITAS network, with capabilities in government affairs at federal, state, and local levels. It maintains a strong commitment to community involvement, diversity and inclusion, and pro bono service, reinforcing its established reputation over fifty years of practice.
