This article was originally published in the NH Business Review and can be found here. It’s 10 O’clock, Do You Know Where Your Data Is? Using data mapping to comply …
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Estate Planning After the SECURE Act
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Bar News and can be found here. Estate Planning After the SECURE Act By: Michael Panebianco March 18, 2020 In the …
Are Your Estate Planning Documents Ready?
ESTATE PLANNING ALERT March 18, 2020 In these uncertain times, where many clients and their employees are at home, this is a reminder that for those who do not have …
Federal Government Takes Fiscal Actions to Reduce Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses
Print PDF: Federal Government Takes Fiscal Actions to Reduce Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses CLIENT ALERT By: Mark Dell’Orfano and Peter Beach March 18, 2020 Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced, …
Message from Firm President: COVID-19
Dear clients and friends, As our shared experience with the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, I want you to know what we are doing here at Sheehan Phinney to …
SBA Announces Disaster-Assistance Loan Program in Response to Coronavirus
Print page: SBA Announces Disaster-Assistance Loan Program in Response to Coronavirus CLIENT ALERT By: Christopher Candon March 13, 2020 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was formed in 1953 to …
COVID-19: HIPAA Covered Entity and Business Associate Disclosure Rules
Print PDF: COVID-19: HIPAA Covered Entity and Business Associate Disclosure Rules CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew Eills and Jason Gregoire March 13, 2020 With President Trump’s implementation of a travel ban …
COVID-19 Preparedness: Basic Employment Law Questions Answered
Print page: COVID-19 Preparedness: Basic Employment Law Questions Answered CLIENT ALERT By: Mark Ventola and Brian Bouchard March 11, 2020 As more and more cases of COVID-19 appear across the …
NH Legal Perspective: Data Privacy, Security Laws Closing in from all Directions
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Data Privacy, Security Laws Closing in from all Directions By: Doug Verge March …
Managing Political Speech in the Office
This article was originally published in Business New Hampshire Magazine and can be found here. Managing Political Speech in the Office By: Jim Reidy March 3, 2020 Sightings of presidential …
Automile Holdings, LLC v. McGovern
Print page: AUTOMILE HOLDINGS, LLC v. McGOVERN CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Lambert and Deniz Harrison March 3, 2020 Non-competition agreements are a much discussed topic in Massachusetts today, particularly with …
Carefully Safeguarding the Sensitive Data of Your Business
CLIENT ALERT By James P. Harris and Doug G. Verge February 24, 2020 In today’s digital world, there are a host of reasons why businesses need to carefully safeguard the …
NH Legal Perspective: Telemedicine can Assist in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Telemedicine can Assist in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders By: Andrew Eills …
NH Weighs California-like Privacy Law
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. NH Weighs California-like Privacy Law By: JP Harris February 14, 2020 The New Hampshire …
Sheehan Phinney Expands its Paralegal Team
(2/11/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce the addition of Kelly S. Delaney, Joyce M. Skiff and Lusa M. Silva to its paralegal team. Delaney is a …
Firm Penguin Plunge Team Raises Over $17,000
(February 4, 2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to have participated once again in the Special Olympics Penguin Plunge. The 2020 Penguin Plunge took place on February 3 …
NH Legal Perspective: Get Started on Succession and Exit Planning Early
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Get Started on Succession and Exit Planning Early By: Janet Fierman February 8, …
Bedford Land Trust Merges with Piscataquog Land Conservancy
Attorney and Board Chairman of Piscataquog Land Conservancy, Jim Shirley, comments on the merger between Bedford Land Trust Merges and Piscataquog Land Conservancy. Bedford Land Trust Merges with PLC
Sheehan Phinney Names New Director of Information Security and Technology
(2/4/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that Tom E. Mitchell has been named the firm’s Director of Information Security and Technology. “Cybersecurity is one of the …
Budget Law Changes and your Estate Plan
Michael Panebianco | January 31, 2020 In the final weeks of 2019, the federal budget was passed by Congress and signed by President Trump. The new law includes changes to …
NH Legal Perspective: Misrepresenting Data Security Measures Put Businesses at Risk
This article was originally posted in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Misrepresenting Data Security Measures Put Businesses at Risk By J.P. Harris January 25, …
Tom Brady and a Cautionary Tale for Employers
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Tom Brady and a Cautionary Tale for Employers By: Jim Reidy January 17, 2020 Regardless of …
Sheehan Phinney attorney assists Town of Londonderry in Planned Use Development dispute
(Manchester, NH, January 22, 2020) – Sheehan Phinney attorney Michael D. Ramsdell assisted the Town of Londonderry in a dispute over a Planned Use Development master plan. For the full …
Expect Investigators to Probe White- Collar Involvement in the Opioid Epidemic in NH
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Bar News and can be found here. Expect Investigators to Probe White- Collar Involvement in the Opioid Epidemic in NH By: …
Durham Named to the Friends of The Musical Hall Board of Trustees
(1/15/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney attorney Paul J. Durham has been named to the Friends of The Music Hall Board of Trustees, where he will serve for an initial …
Queenan Named Board of Directors Chair of MY TURN, Inc.
(1/9/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney attorney Patrick J. Queenan has been named Chair of the Board of Directors for MY TURN, Inc. Queenan has served on the Board for …
Smoking Weed in the Workplace
Jim Reidy | January 8, 2020 The evolution of the legality of smoking marijuana has kept pace with the other social changes in our society. In today’s episode of You’re …
Recreational pot is legal in 11 states, but laws protecting job seekers are still rare
January 2, 2020 On Jan. 1, Illinois became the 11th state to allow recreational marijuana sales. But despite its increasing availability in the U.S., laws to protect cannabis-using job seekers …
Ramsdell Joins Sheehan Phinney’s Business Litigation Department
(Manchester, NH, December 31, 2019) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to welcome Michael D. Ramsdell to its Business Litigation Department. Ramsdell brings 30 years of experience representing varied clients in …
Walpole Affordable Housing Units Celebrated as Model for Region
Sheehan Phinney’s Affordable Housing team successfully represented developer Jack Franks in the the development and new construction of a 22 affordable housing units, Abenaki Spring, in Walpole, NH. Governor Chris …
Titles Matter
Client Alert By: John Perten Under the Massachusetts Wage Act, employers are liable for up to treble damages for failing to pay wages. Regardless of corporate status, the “president, treasurer …
California Consumer Privacy Act
PRINT PAGE CLIENT ALERT By Doug Verge Are You Ready? As you may already be aware, more and more data privacy and security laws are being enacted, and some carry …
Sheehan Phinney Successfully Wins $2 Million Guardianship Case
(Boston, MA, November 2019) – Sheehan Phinney litigators Charles M. Waters and John-Mark Turner won for their client $2 million in a partial settlement of on-going litigation in Massachusetts Probate …
Sheehan Phinney Successfully Wins in Investment Misrepresentation Case
(Boston, MA, November 2019) – Sheehan Phinney litigators Charles Waters and J.P. Harris successfully represented the owner of a construction company who had made financial investments with a Registered Investment …
NH Legal Perspective: Insider Threats – The Risk You May Never See Coming
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Insider Threats – The Risk You May Never See Coming By: Brian Bouchard …
NH Legal Perspective: New Law Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Low-Wage Employees
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Union Leader and can be found here. By: David McGrath November 2, 2019 updated March 14, 2020 A new law that …
Having Energy When Everyone Else’s Power is Out
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Having Energy When Everyone Else’s Power is Out By: Tom Burack November 8, 2019 …
Sheehan Phinney Ranked in 2020 “Best Law Firms”
(November 1, 2019, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green is pleased to announce that it has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in the 2020 “Best …
Data Privacy Compliance in the 21st Century
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Data Privacy Compliance in the 21st Century By: Doug Verge October 24, 2019 Like it or not, …
The Risks of Working at Home
This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. The Risks of Working at Home By: JP Harris October 24, 2019 Even though employees are …
EPA and the Army Recodify Previous WOTUS Rules
Print page: EPA WOTUS Rules Client Alert CLIENT ALERT By: Lynn Preston Back to the Past… Yesterday, October 22, 2019, the EPA and the Department of the Army published in …
NH Legal Perspective: Proposed Federal Changes Would Remove Obstacles for Substance Abuse Care
This article was originally posted by the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Proposed Federal Changes Would Remove Obstacles for Substance Abuse Care By: Jason Gregoire …
Medical marijuana is legal in NH. But, is its use legal where you work?
Jim Reidy | October 13, 2019 Fred Kocher and Jim Reidy, an attorney at Sheehan Phinney, discuss whether medical marijuana is legal where Granite Staters work. Watch the video here.
Harvest Capital Management Acquired by The Colony Group
Sheehan Phinney congratulates its client, Harvest Capital Management, on its recent acquisition by The Colony Group, a financial advisory firm with locations throughout the U.S. and a partner firm of …
Neighborworks Southern NH Builds 45-Unit Affordable Housing Development in Merrimack, NH
Sheehan Phinney’s Affordable Housing team successfully represented Neighborworks Southern NH in the the development and new construction of a 45-unit multifamily rental housing development in Merrimack, NH. Debt and equity …
The Department of Labor Announces New Rule on Salary Level for White Collar Exemptions
Print page: Salary Client Alert CLIENT ALERT By: Mark Ventola and Jim Reidy On September 23, 2019 the United States Department of Labor (“US DOL”) issued its Final Rule (the …
NH Legal Perspective: Backups – it’s Your Business
This article was originally posted in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Backups- It’s Your Business By: Tom E. Mitchell September 21, 2019 A rule …
Rosenberg Joins Sheehan Phinney Litigation Group
(9/18/2019, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is pleased to welcome attorney Aaron D. Rosenberg to its Boston office. Rosenberg joins the firm’s Business Litigation Department. He handles complex business and …
NH Legal Perspective: Adopting a Proactive Strategy for Employee Mobility
This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can found here. It was also published in the NH Business Review and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: …
Assessing NH’s New Noncompete Law
David McGrath | August 29, 2019 Effective Sept. 8, all noncompete agreements entered on or after that date will be invalid and unenforceable for “low-wage” employees in New Hampshire. The …
NH Legal Perspective: A Review of New Hampshire’s New Alimony Statute
This article was originally published by the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: A Review of New Hampshire’s New Alimony Statute August 24, 2019 On Jan. …
Cook Given Boys Club of New London Beall Award
(Manchester, NH, August 16, 2019) – Sheehan Phinney shareholder Bradford E. Cook, was presented with the William Marbury Beall Award on Aug. 18, 2019, during the annual meeting of the …
Private Equity’s Role in the Future of Healthcare
Fifteen years from now, what will healthcare look like, and what types of companies will be delivering it? Will new technologies shape how we access healthcare? Will new companies emerge …
Sheehan Phinney Named Top in State by Best Lawyers® for 2020; Two Named Lawyer of the Year
(August 15, 2019, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that twenty-five attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® …
Adopting a Proactive Employee Mobility Strategy
Almost every company today — and in New Hampshire in particular — is engaged in something of a multidimensional war. There is as intense a competition for talented employees, skilled …
The Effects of Politics in the Workplace
Attorney Jim Reidy appeared on WMUR‘s New Hampshire Business with Fred Kocher to discuss the legal issues related to free speech and political activity in the workplace. Watch here.
Panebianco Named to Best Buddies Advisory Board
(7/24/2019, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney attorney Michael P. Panebianco has been named to the Best Buddies New Hampshire Advisory Board. Best Buddies is dedicated to creating opportunities for one-to-one …
The Supreme Court Continues Review of FDCPA
In this past term, the United States Supreme Court took action on several cases that may significantly shape bankruptcy and/or insolvency law. Notably, the Supreme Court handed down another significant …
Reidy Presents at SHRM National Conference in Las Vegas
Attorney Jim Reidy recently spoke at the SHRM Annual Conference in Las Vegas. He engaged the audience with a discussion on Legal Issues in Regards to Marijuana and The Employer’s …
Queenan Graduates from Leadership Nashua
(7/11/2019, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney attorney Patrick J. Queenan has graduated from the Leadership Greater Nashua Program. Graduates of the 2018/2019 class were recognized at Hotel Inn, Nashua, NH …