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| | Address | | One Turks Head Place, Suite 1200 | | Providence, Rhode Island 02903 | | (Providence Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 401-455-0700 | Fax: 401-455-0701
Email: msweeney@duffysweeney.com
Email: cscott@duffysweeney.com | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.duffysweeney.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Duffy Sweeney & Scott, Ltd practices in the following areas of law:
BUSINESS LAW and LITIGATION. Securities and Capital formation, Broker-dealer litigation, Internet and E-commerce Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Complex business litigation, Securities and Shareholder litigation, Technology and Intellectual Property Law, Licensing and Franchising, Transportation, Antitrust, Employment and Executive Compensation Law. | Firm Profile:
The firm represents publicly traded and closely held businesses of all sizes, entrepreneurs, financial institutions and investors in the entire spectrum of business and corporate finance transactions, from start up to capital raising, public and private securities offerings, complex business litigation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection, employment, executive compensation and human resources, licensing, franchising, patent, trademark and copyright, joint ventures and commercial transactions. | | Firm Size: 13 |
Other Office Locations of Duffy Sweeney & Scott, Ltd
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Robert M. Duffy (Partner) born Framingham, Massachusetts, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1990, Rhode Island; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 2000, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Providence College (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Author, "Internet Law," National Business Institute, January, 2001; Author, "Internet for Lawyers," National Business Institute, July 1999; "The Negotiated Rates Act of 1993," Associated Industry of Massachusetts Journal, October 1994. Staff Member, Suffolk University Law Review, 1986-1987. Member, Rhode Island Federal and Superior Court Bench/Bar Committees. Member: Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Shapiro v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co, 91 F.3d 121 (1st Cir. 1996); Bogosian v. Woloohojian, 86 F.3d 1146 (1st Cir. 1996); Murray v. Ross-Dove Co., Inc., 72 F.3d I (1st Cir. 1995); Connecticut National Bank v. Barsamian, 70 F.3d 110 (1st Cir. 1994); Murray v. Ross-Dove Co., Inc., 5 F.3d 573 (1st Cir. 1993); Haft v. Eastland Financial Corp. (1st Cir. 1992); Bogosian v. Woloohojian Realty Corp., 923 F.2d 898 (1st Cir. 1991); Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. v. Garrity, 884 F.2d 1510 (1st Cir. 1989); PA Acquisition, Inc. v. Paramount Cards, Inc., NO. C 01-0865 VRW, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 2001 U.S. Dist. Lexis 22110, December 28, 2001, Filed; Bogosian v. Woloohojian, C.A. No. 88-373-L, C.A. No. 93-0348-L, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, 2000 U.S. Dist. Lexis 22275, July 6, 2000, Decided; Bogosian v. Woloohojian, 93 F. Supp. 2d 145 (D.R.I. 2000); United States v. Davies, 31 F. Supp. 2d 45 (D.R.I. 1998); Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. PJC Contractors, Inc., et al, 24 F.Supp.2d 212 (D.R.I. 1998); United States v. Davies, 20 F. Supp. 2d 326 (D.R.I.1998); United States v. Davies, 1 F. Supp. 2d 125 (D.R.I. 1998); Omni Video Games. Inc. V. Wling Co., 754 F. Supp. 261 (D.R.I. 1991); Polytop Corp. v. Chipsco, Inc., No. 2002-194-Appeal., Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 2003, R.I. Lexis 129, May 22, 2003, Opinion Filed; Purvis Sys. Inc. v. Am. Sys. Corp., 99-290-Appeal., Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 788 A 1112; 2002 R.I. LEXIS 16, January 24, 2002, Opinion Filed; Providence Gas Co. v. Malachowski, 656 A.2d 949 (R.I. 1995); Furia v. Furia, 638 A.2d 548 (R.I. 1994). Practice Areas: Broker-Dealer Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Internet and Computer Law; Antitrust; Securities and Shareholder Litigation; Transportation; Construction Law. Email: Robert M. Duffy | | Michael F. Sweeney (Partner) born White Plains, New York, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Rhode Island; 1990, Massachusetts. Education: Providence College (B.S., 1985); St. John's University (J.D., 1988). Senior Staff Member, St. John's Law Review, 1986-1988. Author, Comment, "The Attorney Work Product Doctrine: Approaching Absolute Immunity, Shelton v. American Motors Corporation," 61 St. John's Law Review 652 (1987). Member: Rhode Island (Chairman, Committee on Business Organizations, 1998—; Member, 1989—), Massachusetts and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Venture Capital; Commercial Transactions; Business Succession Planning; Government Relations. Email: Michael F. Sweeney | | Craig M. Scott (Partner) born New York, New York, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Rhode Island; 1990, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit ; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Clark University (B.A., cum laude, 1985); George Washington University (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Rhode Island, Massachusetts and American (Member, Intellectual Property Law and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Craig M. Scott | | Roger W. Hood (Partner) born Fall River, Massachusetts, 1946; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1998, Texas; 2000, Rhode Island. Education: Northeastern University (B.S.B.A., 1970); Suffolk University (J.D., 1975). Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Licensing; Employment; OSHA; Consumer; Product Liability; Antitrust; Environmental and Real Estate. Email: Roger W. Hood | | Stacey P. Nakasian (Partner) born Bronxville, New York, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania; 1993, Rhode Island. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., cum laude, 1984); George Washington University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics. Law Clerk to the Honorable George H. Revercomb, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Author: "Execution Provisions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act," 21 George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics (1991). Adjunct, Temple University Law School, 1992-1993. Member: Director, Rhode Island Legal Services Corporation (1997—). Member: Rhode Island Bar Association; Federal Bar Association (Secretary, Rhode Island Chapter). Practice Areas: Litigation; RICO; Professional Liability; Shareholders Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Stacey P. Nakasian | | Christine K. Bush (Partner) born Yokosuka, Japan, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Rhode Island; 1997, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Boston College (J.D., 1996). Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Christine K. Bush | | Patrick A. Guida (Partner) born Rome, New York, January 3, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1983, Rhode Island; 1986, Massachusetts. Education: Union College (B.A., with departmental honor in Political Science, cum laude, 1973); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1976). Associate Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1974-1975. Elected Fellow, Rhode Island Bar Foundation. Member: Ohio State, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations (Member, Section on Business Law). Practice Areas: Banking(100%). | | Jean A. Harrington (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1990, Connecticut; 2000, Rhode Island. Education: Brown University (B.S., with honors, 1984); Boston College Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Member: Rhode Island Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Lending; Securities Law. Email: Jean A. Harrington | | ASSOCIATES | | Rachelle R. Green (Associate) born Havelock, North Carolina, March 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and Rhode Island; 1999, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1991); Northwestern University School of Law (1996-1997); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, 1995-1997 and Associate Student Writing Editor, 1996-1997, Georgia State Law Review. Member: Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Rachelle R. Green | | Byron L. McMasters (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Court of International Trade. (Not admitted in Rhode Island). Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Mathematics, 1999); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2002); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 2003). Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Securities; Real Estate; Labor and Employment; Intellectual Property; Tax Law. Email: Byron L. McMasters | | Christine L. Rossi (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, May 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts; 1999, Rhode Island. Education: Providence College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997); Suffolk University School of Management (M.B.A., cum laude, 2001). Member: Rhode Island, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Professional Liability Defense; Medical Liability; Civil Rights Defense; Product Defects; Employment Discrimination; Construction Litigation; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate. | | Charles M. Henderson, III (Associate) born New London, Connecticut, July 7, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts and New York. Education: American University (B.A., 1992); Northeastern University (J.D., 2001). Transactions: Assisted the representation of a yacht engine manufacturer in a lawsuit brought as the result of a yacht explosion off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, MA. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trademark Infringement; Copyright Infringement. | | John Scholhamer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., Classics/Archaeology, 2003); New England School of Law (J.D. 2006);. New England Scholar (2005-2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Real Estate; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Organization; Corporate Reorganization; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations. | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert D. Emerson (Of Counsel) born Providence, Rhode Island, 1957; admitted to bar, 1991, Rhode Island; 1992, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts; Harvard University (A.B., Biology, cum laude, 1979); Boston College (J.D., 1991). Member: Rhode Island (Committee on Business Organizations, 1999) and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property. Email: Robert D. Emerson | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Mia A. Caetano (Senior Counsel) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts; 2004, Rhode Island. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Associate Editor, Albany Law Review. Member: Boston, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Corporate Finance; Commercial Transactions; Business Formation; International Law. Email: Mia A. Caetano | | Charles T. Schmidt (Senior Counsel) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 2000, Massachusetts. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.A., 1985; M.A., 1989); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Rhode Island and American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property Law; Business Law) Bar Associations; American Corporate Counsel Association; New England Corporate Counsel Association; Computer Law Association. (Counsel and Assistant Secretary). Practice Areas: Technology Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Technology Licensing; Corporate Governance; Employment Law; Real Estate; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Charles T. Schmidt | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Boston, Massachusetts Office: 150 Federal Street, 12th Floor. Telephone: 617-261-9606. Fax: 617-261-9605.
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