|   | | Law Firm in Boston, Massachusetts | A Limited Liability Partnership including Professional Corporations |
| | Address | | Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street | | Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8004 | | (Suffolk Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 617-973-6100 | | Fax: 617-367-2315 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.pbl.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Banking Law, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Business Litigation, Business Planning and Formation, Civil Litigation, Debt and Equity Financing, Dispute Resolution, Employee Benefits, Employment and Labor, Environmental Law, General Liability Defense, Health Care, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Trade Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Professional Liability Defense, Real Estate, Regulatory Compliance, Securities, Space Law, Tax Law, Technology Law, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Venture Capital. | | Year Established: 1980 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1980, Posternak distinguishes itself by providing sophisticated and practical advice in complex business, real estate and litigation matters, while preserving close client relationships, responsiveness and partner-level attention. Our clients range from start-up ventures to half-billion dollar publicly traded companies and from individuals to institutions, and turn to us for legal services in all aspects of corporate law, real estate development and finance, litigation and dispute resolution, employment, health care, securities, intellectual property, environmental, tax planning and trusts & estates. | | Firm Size: 55 | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | + Erik Lund (Senior Counsel) born Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Massachusetts; 1963, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1973, U.S. Tax Court; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, Maine. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1957); Harvard University (LL.B., 1961). Chairman, Planning Board, Town of Lexington, 1969-1971. Director, 1984-1989 and Chairman, 1988-1989, Bowdoin College Alumni Fund. Member: Boston Bar Association (Co-Chairman, Senior Lawyers Section, 2001-2003); Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Professional Liability Defense; Zoning Law; Environmental Litigation. Email: Erik Lund | | + Richard K. Blankstein (Senior Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 4, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Massachusetts. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1960); Harvard University (LL.B. cum laude, 1963). Phi Beta Kappa. Past President: Jewish Family & Children's Service of Boston; Association of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies. Board Member: New England Sinai Hospital; National Association of Health & Human Service Organizations. Member: Boston (Member, Executive Committee), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Computer Law; Corporate Law; Finance; Environmental Law. Email: Richard K. Blankstein | | + Noel G. Posternak (Senior Counsel) born Lawrence, Massachusetts, September 24, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Massachusetts. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1958); Harvard Law School (LL.B., cum laude, 1961). Law Clerk, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1961-1962. Director, 1989— and Chairman, 2000—, Parametric Technology Corporation. Director, TA Associates Realty Fund. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Securities; Finance. Email: Noel G. Posternak | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | + Donald H. Siegel, P.C. (Member) born Brookline, Massachusetts, April 23, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Massachusetts. Education: Roxbury Latin School and Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1969); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Venture Capital; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Contracts. Email: Donald H. Siegel, P.C. | | David M. Saltiel (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 27, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts (A.B., magna cum laude, 1959); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1962). Phi Kappa Phi. Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1961-1962. Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Transactions; Project Finance; Leasing; Privatization; Equity Finance. Email: David M. Saltiel | | Ira J. Deitsch (Member) born Springfield, Massachusetts, September 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1981, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American (Chairman, Subcommittees on Important Developments and Publications of the Real Estate Tax Committee, Section of Taxation, 1984-1988) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; Corporate Law. Email: Ira J. Deitsch | | Rosanna Sattler (Member) born New York, New York, January 10, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Massachusetts; 1984, New Jersey; 1988, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard University (J.D., 1978). Past-President, Boston Inn of Court, 1994-1995. Charter Member, Board of Directors, Space Enterprise Council, United States Chamber of Commerce. Chair, Board of Directors, ProSpace, Inc. Member, Space Frontier Foundation. Member: Boston (Member: Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Environmental Law), Massachusetts (Member: Sections on: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) and American (Member: Sections on: Air and Space Law; Employment Law; Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Environmental Law; Insurance Coverage; Space Law; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Rosanna Sattler | | Russell K. Dunning (Member) born Lowell, Massachusetts, December 25, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Massachusetts; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston University (A.B., 1968); Boston University Law School (J.D., 1971). Member: Boston Bar Association; Massachusetts Conveyancers Association; Real Estate Financing Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Leasing; Zoning Law; Land Use. Email: Russell K. Dunning | | Gerald J. Billow (Member) born New York, New York, June 17, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Massachusetts. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, 1967); Harvard University (J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law. Email: Gerald J. Billow | | Lawrence L. Athan, Jr. (Member) born Little Rock, Arkansas, September 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts. Education: Middlebury College (A.B., cum laude, 1974); Georgetown University (M.A., 1976); Boston University (J.D., 1979; LL.M. in Taxation, 1985). Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Boston Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Probate; Employee Benefits; Tax Law. Email: Lawrence L. Athan, Jr. | | Catherine J. Savoie (Member) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, October 3, 1950; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois; 1985, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1972); DePaul University (J.D., 1984). Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Catherine J. Savoie | | Dustin F. Hecker (Member) born Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, July 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1985, District of Columbia; 1987, Massachusetts. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1978; J.D., 1983). Member, 1981-1982 and Notes Editor, 1982-1983, Virginia Journal of International Law. Member: Boston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Dustin F. Hecker | | Valerie C. Samuels (Member) born Bronx, New York, March 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Massachusetts; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Vassar College (A.B., cum laude, 1979); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1986). Contributing-Author: "Report of the Fair Labor Standards Act Subcommittee," American Bar Association, 1997; "The Fair Labor Standards Act," BNA, 1999. Co-Author: "Insurance Coverage for Employment Claims," Chapter in Employment Law Conference, 2000 (MCLE 2000). Mediator Training: Community Dispute Settlement Center, 2001. Certified Trainer: Harassment and Disability Discrimination, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Member: Boston (Member, Steering Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section), Massachusetts and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section) Bar Associations; United States District Court, Massachusetts, Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Mediation; Arbitration; Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Valerie C. Samuels | | Michael L. Andresino (Member) born Garden City, New York, November 7, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Virginia (J.D., 1988). Member, Virginia Environmental Law Journal, 1986-1988. Speaker for: Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, Boston Bar Association, E-Trade and Transcentive, Inc. on securities law and executive compensation. Member: Boston Bar Association (Steering Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1989-1995); American Bar Association; National Association of Stock Plan Professionals (Founding Member). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Venture Capital; Executive Compensation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Michael L. Andresino | | Lauren Jennings (Member) born Ames, Iowa, July 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Harvard College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Formation. Email: Lauren Jennings | | Steven S. Broadley (Partner) born Sacramento, California, November 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1983, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1970); Southern Connecticut State College (M.S., 1975); Northeastern University (J.D., 1983). Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Regulatory Law; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Health Care Litigation. Email: Steven S. Broadley | | Jo-Ann M. Marzullo (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, March 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Education: Northeastern University (B.A., with highest honors, 1981); Boston University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Author: "Dealing with Insurance Exclusions in Response to Terrorism," Probate and Property, American Bar Association, September/October 2002. "Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Building Leases," Probate and Property, American Bar Association, November/December 2000. Member: American Bar Association (Group Vice-Chair, Real Estate Transactions and Management Group, Real Property and Trust Section; Vice-Chair, Real Property CLE Committee); New England Women in Real Estate (Member, Steering Committee, Boston Chapter, Commercial Real Estate Women Network); International Council of Shopping Centers (Member, Editorial Board, Retail Law Strategist). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Construction Law; Land Use; Mortgage Finance; Telecommunications Law. Email: Jo-Ann M. Marzullo | | Deborah DiVerdi Carlson (Partner) born Petersburg, Virginia, December 11, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Massachusetts. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1983); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1986); Boston University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Planning; Business Organization; Tax Law; Tax Exempt Financing. Email: Deborah DiVerdi Carlson | | James M. Lyle (Member) born Melrose, Massachusetts, August 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., cum laude, 1979); Babson College (M.B.A., with distinction, 1982); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards: Property; Legal Writing and Drafting. Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use Permitting; Corporate Finance; Health Care Finance; Secured Finance. Email: James M. Lyle | | Joseph P. Crimmins (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, May 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Massachusetts; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1986); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1990). Member: Boston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Professional Malpractice Defense. Email: Joseph P. Crimmins | | Nicholas J. Nesgos (Member) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., 1983); Cornell Law School (J.D., 1988). Author, "Pacific Gas & Electric v. Public Utilities Commission: The Right to Hear in Corporate Negative and Affirmative Speech Rights," Cornell Law Review, Volume 73, Number 5, July, 1988. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Legal Malpractice. Email: Nicholas J. Nesgos | | Kevin J. O'Connell (Partner) born Framingham, Massachusetts, April 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit; 1991, Rhode Island; 1997, New York. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1986); Boston College (J.D., 1989). Pi Sigma Alpha. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Kevin J. O'Connell | | Frank D. Aronson (Member) born Malden, Massachusetts, July 26, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Massachusetts. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1969); Columbia University (J.D., 1972). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1970-1971; 1971-1972. Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Programs on Real Estate Law, 1995-1999. Co-Author, Lease Smart Guidebook. Member: Boston Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Environmental Law; Banking Law; Loans; Mortgages; Zoning Law; Corporate Real Estate. Email: Frank D. Aronson | | Gary W. Smith (Member) born Binghamton, New York, January 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1980); Northeastern University (J.D., 1987). Editorial Board, American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, 2001-2004. Author: "Patenting Business Methods in Cyberspace: 2B or Not 2B," Boston Bar Journal, March/April 2001. "In Small Steps, Law Catching up with Web Problems," Mass High Tech, The Journal of New England Technology, January, 2000; "Fighting Back: Successful Use of Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims in Patent Cases," IP Litigator, September/October, 2000. Contributing author: "The Franchise and Dealership Termination Handbook," American Bar Association, 2004. Member: Boston Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; MIT Enterprise Forum; New England - Canada Business Council (Technology Committee member). Practice Areas: Software Licensing; Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights; Patent Litigation; Business Law; Franchise Law. Email: Gary W. Smith | | Steven A. Meyer (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, November 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Massachusetts. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1967); Suffolk University (M.B.A., 1970; J.D., 1972); Boston University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1978). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Tax Controversies; Corporate Law. Email: Steven A. Meyer | | James P. Hawkins (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, December 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts. Education: Northeastern University (B.S.B.A., 1979); Boston College (J.D., 1988). Member: Boston (Member: Health Law Committee, 1994—; Exempt Organization Committee, 1999—) and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Law; Tax Exempt Organization Law; Antitrust Law; Corporate Law. Email: James P. Hawkins | | Kerry T. Scarlott (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 15, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, New Hampshire; 2001, Massachusetts. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.S., 1986); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1994); University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (M.P.P., 1994). Executive Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1993-1994. Recipient, Faculty Award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1994. Member: Boston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Kerry T. Scarlott | | David L. Woronov (Member) born Providence, Rhode Island, January 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Rhode Island; 1991, Massachusetts. Education: Duke University (B.A., with honors, 1982); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member, Moot Court. Adjunct Professor, Providence College, 1990-1992, 1995-1996, 1998—. Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers, 1988-1999. Member: Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Languages: French, Welsh. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Law; Real Estate; Intellectual Property; Corporate Finance. Email: David L. Woronov | | Richard D. Bickelman (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1978, Nevada; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1972); Boston College (J.D., 1975). Law Clerk to the Justices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1979-1980. Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; Transportation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Litigation; Transportation; Animal Rights Law. Email: Richard D. Bickelman | | Barry L. Mintzer (Member) born Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 21, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Massachusetts; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1967); Boston University (J.D., 1970). Vice-President for Public Policy, 1981-1983 and Vice-President for Financial Development, 1988—, Massachusetts Association for Mental Health. Transactions: Has represented hundreds of health professionals before professional licensing authorities. Clients include: North American Family Institute, Inc.; National Association of Social Workers (Mass. Chapter); Town of Sharon, Massachusetts; Riverside Community Care; American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, Inc.; Neurobehavioral Associates, Inc. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Administrative Law. Email: Barry L. Mintzer | | David M. Barbash (Partner) born Framingham, Massachusetts, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1995, Connecticut; 1998, Massachusetts. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Author: "Same Boss Different Rules: An Argument for the Extraterritorial Extention of Title VII," 30 Va. J. Int'l L. 479. Practice Areas: Business Law. | | Christopher C. Tsouros (Partner) born Worcester, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1980, Massachusetts; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Boston College (J.D., 1980); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 1984). Adjunct Professor, Boston College Law School, 1999. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Financing Law; Litigation; Business Law. Email: Christopher C. Tsouros | | David J. Reier (Partner) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B.; 1975; M.A., 1977; Ph.D., 1981); Harvard University (J.D., 1985). Member: Boston Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation; Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: David J. Reier | | Brian R. Marinelli (Partner) born Quincy, Massachusetts, November 12, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Massachusetts. Education: Bentley College (B.S., 1990); Suffolk University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Certified Public Accountant, Massachusetts, 1994. Executive Editor and Author, Suffolk Transnational Law Review. Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Finance. Email: Brian R. Marinelli | | Kathryn Groothuis Graber (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., 1989); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Property; Contracts. Email: Kathryn Groothuis Graber | | ASSOCIATES | | Joseph W. Corrigan (Associate) born April 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Maine, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, District of Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Colby College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Articles Editor, Maine Law Review, 1999-2000. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Technology; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Joseph W. Corrigan | | Nancy J. Puleo (Associate) born January 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts; 2002, Connecticut. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member, Moot Court Honor Board, 1998-2000. Member: Boston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Nancy J. Puleo | | Matthew Sherrill (Associate) born July 30, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A. in Economics, 1999; J.D., 2002). President, Federalist Society, 2001-2002. Member, Banking Institute, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Technology. Email: Matthew Sherrill | | Marija Jankovich (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts. Education: Tufts University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1996); Suffolk University (J.D., 2002). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. Languages: Serbo-Croatian. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing. Email: Marija Jankovich | | Wendy K. Thomas (Associate) born Clearfield, Pennsylvania, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2006, Massachusetts. Education: Slippery Rock University (B.S., 1998); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 2001); Florida State University School of Social Work (M.S.W., 2001). Member, Christian Legal Society, 2003-2005. Author: "American City and Country," Church Business, Vol. 9, Issue 9, Sept. 2004; "American City and Country," Illinois Real Estate Journal, Vol. 7, No. 7, July 2004. Member, Chicago Bar Association, 2002-2005. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Wendy K. Thomas | | Ian H. Moss (Associate) born Uppingham, Rutland, United Kingdom, February 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 2003, Massachusetts; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Kingston Upon Hull, Hull, United Kingdom (B.Sc., 1990); Boston College (J.D., 2003). Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Ian H. Moss | | Todd L. Tisdale (Associate) born October 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts. Education: Wheaton College (A.B. magna cum laude, 1995) Phi Beta Kappa; Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Todd L. Tisdale | | Laura Otenti (Associate) born Durango, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts; 2005, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Laura Otenti | | Kristen L. Foley (Associate) born Brockton, Massachusetts, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Delaware; 2006, Massachusetts. Education: Bridgewater State College (B.S., 2000); Villanova University (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: Kristen L. Foley | | Uyen Le Kry (Associate) born Vietnam; admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1995); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2003). Languages: Vietnamese. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law. Email: Uyen Le Kry | | Daniel Kibler-Stearns (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, May 3, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Massachusetts. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 2001); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Securities. | | OF COUNSEL | | Ann M. Sobolewski (Of Counsel) born Concord, Massachusetts, July 31, 1970; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); Boston College (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 2002— and Chair, 2003-2004, Planning Board, Plympton, Massachusetts. Member: Boston Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law Section). Reported Cases: Fieldstone Meadows Development Corp. v. Conservation Commission of Andover, 62 Mass. App. Ct. 265 (2004); Becker v. Federal Railroad Administration, 999 F.Supp. 240 (D.Ct. 1996). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Zoning Law; Litigation. Email: Ann M. Sobolewski | | Thomas S. Brennan (Of Counsel) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, August 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland. (Not admitted in Massachusetts). Education: The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1990); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1999). Order of the Coif. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Venture Capital. Email: Thomas S. Brennan | | Jon C. Cowen (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., November 30, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1983); Lunds Universitet, Sweden; Cornell University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Editor, Cornell International Law Journal, 1987-1988. Author: "The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986: Faulty Drafting May Defeat Efforts to Bring Terrorists to Justice," Cornell International Law Journal, Winter, 1988. Member: Boston and American Bar Associations. Languages: Swedish. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Jon C. Cowen | | Donald M. Bloch (Of Counsel) born Lynn, Massachusetts, May 16, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Massachusetts. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., cum laude, 1960); Harvard University (LL.B., 1963). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Town of Framingham Charter Commission, 1977-1978. Director: South Middlesex Association for Retarded Citizens, 1980-1988. Greater Framingham Mental Health Association, Inc., 1984-1995. Member, Massachusetts Advisory Committee, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1991-1993. Director, MaryAnn Morse Healthcare Corp. Member, Town of Framingham Finance Committee. Board of Directors, Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly, Inc. Practice Areas: Leases and Leasing; Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Donald M. Bloch | | Ruselle W. Robinson (Of Counsel) born Neptune, New Jersey, September 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Vermont; 1977, Massachusetts. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., 1971); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1975). Member: Massachusetts Bar Association (President, 2004); Boston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Care Law. Email: Ruselle W. Robinson | | Susan S. Riedel (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1978); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Professional Liability; Insurance Coverage; Administrative Law; Social Services; Special Education. Email: Susan S. Riedel | | Robert Somma (Of Counsel) born 1944; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1966); Northeastern University (J.D., 1976). U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of Massachusetts, 2005-2008. Practice Areas: Workout; Reorganization; Bankruptcy; Business Law. Email: Robert Somma | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Richard R. Walsh (Executive Director) born Quincy, Massachusetts, April 25, 1947; Education: Bentley College (B.S., 1969); Babson College (M.B.A., with honors, 1974). Email: Richard R. Walsh | | + Denotes lawyer whose professional corporation is a member of the partnership |
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