Consistent with both the “place of contracting” and “interest-weighing” approaches to choice-of-law questions, a federal magistrate judge in Rhode Island has recommended to the District Court that Massachusetts law should apply to a Rhode Island plaintiff’s common law claims against ...
Read More »Cannabis and the Municipal Challenge: The Secrets to Successful Permitting
Click here to read this special section, “Cannabis and the Municipal Challenge: The Secrets to Successful Permitting,” sponsored by Smith, Costello & Crawford. The participants in the roundtable discussion were: James E. Smith, moderator and founding partner at Smith Costello; Sira ...
Read More »UBS hit with $1.6M gender discrimination, retaliation award
A financial advisor who claimed she was subjected to gender discrimination and retaliation by UBS Financial Services and its market manager in Boston, James E. Ducey, has been awarded $1,633,019 following arbitration. Christine Carona was awarded damages, attorneys’ fees, and ...
Read More »Missions & Visions: David A. Ephraim, Morrison & Foerster
Click here to read this special Q&A with David A. Ephraim, managing partner of Morrison & Foerster’s Boston office.
Read More »In-house attorneys honored at annual ‘Leaders’ celebration
A crowd of 450 showed up for the annual Leaders in the Law event sponsored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and New England In-House. The cocktail reception and dinner event, held on March 6 at the Renaissance Waterfront in Boston, honored ...
Read More »Mergers & Acquisitions: A Roundtable Discussion
Click here to read this special section entitled, “Mergers & Acquisitions: A Roundtable Discussion,” sponsored by Floyd Advisory. The discussion was attended by the following professionals: Michael W. Phillips, moderator and managing partner at Floyd Advisory; Taylor J. Hart, partner ...
Read More »2018-2019 Directory of New England In-House Counsel
Welcome to the 2018-2019 Directory of New England In-House Counsel, sponsored by McLane Middleton. We are proud to provide you with the most comprehensive catalog of its kind, and we hope you find it to be a valuable reference tool. ...
Read More »Private Equity and Venture Capital: A Roundtable Discussion
Click here to read this special section entitled, “Private Equity and Venture Capital: A Roundtable Discussion,” sponsored by Goulston & Storrs.
Read More »Investing in the future
Day Pitney and the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Northeast chapter recently co-presented a program on ‘The Power of Women with Wealth’ at Day Pitney’s Boston office. Nearly 40 attendees, including general counsel from Greater Boston, participated in a conversation about ...
Read More »Call to action
Day Pitney and the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Women’s Initiative-Northeast Chapter recently co-hosted ‘Talking, Walking, Running: A Call to Action for Women in the Legal Profession,’ at Day Pitney’s Boston office. The program was a continuation of a discussion that ...
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