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Many of the attorneys in the Law Firm Alliance author articles and thought leadership pieces on important topics and trends covering a wide variety of practices.
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Five Considerations for Retail Operators
March 24, 2020
Mike MacClary is Co-Chair of Burns & Levinson’s Real Estate practice group. Mike’s practice focuses on retail leasing and general commercial real estate. He represents commercial tenants, including restaurant owners and franchisees in various retail industries, as well as landlords in Greater Boston. He also has extensive experience with retail, office and warehouse leases and subleases. He can be reached at mmacclary@burnslev.com or 617.345.3305.
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Important Disclosure Considerations for U.S. Public Companies
March 24, 2020
Robert A. Petitt is a partner in the Burns &Levinson’s Corporate Group, where he focuses on securities law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters for both public and private company clients. Rob advises public companies in connection with capital markets transactions and a variety of securities law matters, and draws on his extensive securities law experience to assist with ongoing SEC reporting obligations. Rob has represented buyers and sellers in a variety of complex M&A transactions, and takes pride in effectively and efficiently representing his clients’ interests. He can be reached at rpetitt@burnslev.com or 617.345.3361.
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Learning from the Past: Navigating the Financial Disruption of the COVID-19 Crisis
March 24, 2020
A partner at Burns & Levinson, Bill specializes in business, finance, M&A, and other key requirements of an outside general counsel. Bill’s practice has spanned the areas of corporate transactions, commercial finance, business workouts and reorganization, and bank litigation, having represented companies, C-level executives, and investors in these areas. He is often enlisted in complex transactions, such as strategic acquisitions, financing and joint ventures, and strives to recognize transformative opportunities for his clients. He can be reach at wsopp@burnslev.com or 617.345.3829.
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401(k) Hardship Distributions Likely to Take on Increased Importance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Employee Benefits Law
Robert W. Patterson, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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New State Requirements and Federal Guidelines Impacting Financial Institutions
Financial Institutions Regulatory
Dori K. Bailey, Mary P. Moore, William L. Owens, and Thomas W. Simcoe, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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A Summary of New York's COVID-19 Leave Law
Labor and Employment Law
Katherine S. McClung, Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Top 5 Pieces of Advice from In-House Counsel
March 23, 2020
Shepard Davidson is a partner and former co-chair of Burns & Levinson’s Business Litigation Group, as well as a current member of its Executive Committee. He also is a member of the Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits practice. Shep concentrates his practice in the areas of complex business torts, contract claims, non-compete litigation and disputes involving closely held businesses. He can be reached at sdavidson@burnslev.com or 617.345.3336.
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COVID-19 Federal Tax Updates
March 23, 2020
Harry Miller is Chair of Burns & Levinson’s Tax and Tax Controversy & Litigation groups. He focuses his practice on tax matters, including corporate and partnership tax matters, mergers and acquisitions, international taxation, nonprofit organizations, and estate planning. He can be reached at hmiller@burnslev.com or 617.345.3236
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Navigating Custody Amid COVID-19
March 23, 2020
As a partner in the firm’s Divorce and Family Law and Probate and Trust Litigation Groups, Elizabeth Crowley represents clients in all aspects of divorce and family law and probate and trust litigation. She blends her deep knowledge of the law and adept advocacy and negotiation skills to advance and achieve her client’s goals. Elizabeth’s tailored approach to her clients is marked by an unwavering commitment to understanding her client’s goals, formulating and executing a strategy, and actively counseling and guiding her clients throughout the process so that they are part of the solution. She can be reached at ecrowley@burnslev.com or 617.345.3203.
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Key Considerations for Commercial Lenders
March 23, 2020
Chad Porter is a partner in the Burns & Levinson’s Finance, Middle-Market M&A and Private Equity, Securities Law, and Business & Transactions groups. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, commercial financing arrangements, private equity investments and transactions, securities transactions and compliance, general business affairs, and business disputes. He can be reached at cporter@burnslev.com or 617.345.3686. Frank Segall leads Burns & Levinson as part of its Executive Committee and as Chair of the firm’s Business, Finance, Restructuring and Venture Capital & Private Equity groups. Known for his business savvy, thoughtfulness and legal expertise, Frank has helped build the firm’s practice and focus on the needs of growing companies. Highly networked and capitalizing on his business acumen along with lawyering skills, Frank has helped his clients create, develop, and build synergies, negotiated highly complex and sophisticated transactions, secured billions of dollars of financing, brokered strategic partnerships and expanded revenues for his clients. He can be reached at fsegall@burnslev.com or 617.345.3684.
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Employee Benefits During COVID-19
March 23, 2020
Evelyn Haralampu is a partner at Burns & Levinson. She specializes in assisting businesses, executives, and non-profit and governmental organizations in designing employee benefits programs and executive compensation to help clients meet their objectives, while saving and deferring costs through tax efficiencies. Evelyn has served on the ABA’s Subcommittee on Government Submissions, recommending regulatory policies to the IRS, and is a member of the Tax Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association, which influences the development of tax legislation in the Commonwealth. She can be reached at eharalampu@burnslev.com or 617.345.3351.
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Estate Planning in a COVID-19 World
March 23, 2020
As a partner in and co-chair of the firm’s Private Client group, Christine Fletcher helps families plan for life’s transitions whether it is moving assets to the next generation, minimizing estate taxes or ensuring assets pass to intended recipients. Estate planning solutions can be simple, but like life, they can also be complicated. Issues arise with second marriages, divorce, blended families and unfortunate family crises. Christine listens to clients’ goals and develops plans for them that meet those goals. She can be reached at cfletcher@burnslev.com or 617.345.3607.
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