Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian served as co-counsel to longtime client Boston Basketball Partners, led by the Grousbeck family, in the definitive agreement to sell the […]
How Two Litigators Tackled $800K Verdict Against UMass Boston
One chance encounter during an orientation meeting at the Baltimore prosecutor’s office over a decade ago served as the foundation for two litigators on opposite ends of the […]
Lecturer’s ‘Delayed Payment’ Suit Proceeds Against Boston University, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge has declined to consider the terms of a collective bargaining agreement in a $5 million class action, leaving Boston University to defend itself against claims […]
State High Court Reinstates Boston University’s Suit Over Faulty Athletic Field Design
A New York-based engineering firm is still on the hook for a negligence claim over an allegedly faulty athletic field design at Boston University because the action was […]
Mass Tort Firm Seeger Weiss Bows Out of Boston
Mid-Atlantic plaintiffs firm Seeger Weiss has exited the Boston legal market after four years. Former Seeger Weiss environmental practice chair Matthew Pawa, who helped launch the firm’s Boston […]
Federal Judge Sides with Boston College, Blocking University’s Attempt to Sell Church
A federal judge in Missouri granted Boston College’s motion to block a Christian college in Missouri from selling a chapel on its campus grounds, as a contractual dispute […]
Investment Banker Cleared to Seek Multi-Million Bonuses Against Former Boston Employer
A former Goldman Sachs managing director’s suit is moving forward against healthcare investment bank for allegations that the new employer failed to pay $10 million in a promised […]
Cozen O’Connor, Blank Rome Expand in Boston
Philadelphia-founded firms are embracing Boston as a growth opportunity, with Am Law 100 stalwarts Blank Rome and Cozen O’Connor both announcing attorney hires on Wednesday aimed at bolstering their presences […]
Blank Rome Recruits 25 Burns & Levinson Lawyers to Launch Boston Office
Philadelphia-founded Blank Rome opened for business in Boston Wednesday after landing the bulk of the corporate lawyers and all of the cannabis lawyers at Boston’s Burns & Levinson. The incoming group—which […]
Simpson Thacher Plans Boston Office, Hires Skadden Funds Partner
Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett is planning to open a Boston office, the firm said Wednesday, with the hiring of Kenneth Burdon, a registered funds partner from Skadden, Arps, […]