Our mid-year update shows our stripes and highlights our stars.
Michael Sweeneyparticipated as a panelist at Middle-Market Forum with US Trust for a group of privately held business owners, reviewing the M&A landscape and succession planning.
Patrick Guida was a featured speaker at the annual American Law Institute's Commercial Lending program on "Intellectual Property Security Interests.” See his blog post here.
Our new Hospitality Group represents craft breweries, premium spirit distillers and wineries; luxury resorts and multi-state-hotels; and restaurant groups and distributors.
Our litigators were successful in complex cases in federal and state courts on behalf of our clients in a wide range of matters.
Robert Duffy and Stacey Nakasian, after an 11-day trial in RI Superior Court, successfully defended trustees against fiduciary claims and obtained an award of both executor and trustee compensation.
Robert Duffyand Christian Jenner, after a 9-day arbitration, successfully defended a boat manufacturer against claims of fraud, defect and product liability arising out of the manufacture of three large passenger ferries.
Robert Duffyand Christian Jenner successfully prosecuted to settlement, on the eve of trial, claims on behalf of a technology client arising out of a failed SAP global ERP implementation.
IN THE NEWS
D&S attorneys continue to be at the forefront of leading business and legal news, sharing our insights and perspectives.
Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly profiled a case in which litigators Stacey Nakasian and Will Wray succeeded in a jurisdictional issue, getting a lawsuit transferred to a client’s home state.
Providence Business News featured Stacey Nakasian’s by-lined guest article on protecting trade secrets.
Duffy & Sweeney was proud to again be included in Best Law Firms for 2017.
Amy Oakley joined the board of Skills for Rhode Island’s Future, a nonprofit public-private partnership working to match businesses with unmet hiring needs with qualified, unemployed and underemployed job seekers.
We were proud to sponsor a variety of additional events for organizations that represent the fabric of our community including Roger Williams Park Zoo's Zoobilee, Trinity Rep's Pell Awards, Special Olympics' golf tournament, and and Boy Scouts of America's Distinguished Citizens Award Luncheon, among others.
