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Client Alerts Corporate & BusinessCorporate Transparency Act Update: Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Resumes After Court Stays Preliminary Injunction

December 24, 2024

By Lawrence Sheh, Brian Reilly, and Madeline Ursini On December 23, 2024, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of the nationwide preliminary injunction granted earlier this month blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). As a result, reporting companies’ beneficial ownership reporting obligations are once again enforceable. As...

Client Alerts Litigation & DisputesAppeals We’re Watching: Recent Appeal Potentially Sets Up SCOTUS Ruling on the Constitutionality of Whistleblower-Controlled False Claims Act Litigation

December 18, 2024

By Christian Jenner and Christopher Wildenhain In October of 2024, the United States appealed the federal district court’s judgment in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC.[1] In that case, the court held that the statute authorizing whistleblowers to sue in the name of the United States to recover for false claims...

Employment & Labor Press ReleasesAttorney Sean Fontes Appointed to the Merit Selection Panel for the New Federal Court Magistrate in RI

December 18, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI, December 18, 2024 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that Attorney Sean M. Fontes was appointed by Federal Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. to the Merit Selection Panel to assist in selecting the new United States Magistrate Judge. The panel of 13 lawyers...

Litigation & Disputes Press ReleasesCo-Managing Partner Paul Kessimian Named to the Roger Williams University School of Law’s Board of Directors

December 17, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI, December 17, 2024 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH) Co-Managing Partner and Chair of the Litigation Practice, Paul M. Kessimian, has been elected to the Roger Williams University School of Law’s (RWU Law) board of directors. The RWU Law Board of Directors includes leaders of the bench, bar and non-profit and business sectors...

Client Alerts NonprofitKey Considerations for Creating a For-Profit Subsidiary of a Public Charity

December 16, 2024

By Elizabeth Manchester, Russell Stein, Brian Reilly, and Madeline Ursini OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research nonprofit, has recently garnered media attention for considering a restructuring strategy involving the formation of a taxable subsidiary. The establishment of for-profit taxable subsidiaries by nonprofit organizations qualified as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 501(c)(3)[1] has been a...

Litigation & Disputes Press ReleasesPSH Partner Travis J. McDermott Appointed to the Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association Board of Directors

December 12, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI, December 12, 2024 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH) a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that Travis J. McDermott has been appointed to the Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association (RIMBA) board of directors. Travis has been a member of RIMBA and has served on the organization’s Legislative Committee for the past...

Client Alerts NonprofitA Break for Massachusetts Nonprofits: Lowering the Demand for Financial Reporting and Providing Incentives for Board Members to Serve

December 11, 2024

By Elizabeth O. Manchester, Russell J. Stein, and Kelley J. O’Donnell The Massachusetts legislature and Governor Healey recently passed into law An Act Relative to Strengthening Massachusetts’ Economic Leadership (the “Act”)[1]. The Act provides significant changes in the nonprofit space which will alleviate financial reporting requirements for small and mid-sized Massachusetts nonprofits as well as...

Employment & Labor Press ReleasesEmployment Partner Alicia Samolis Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article on Massachusetts Salary Range Law

December 9, 2024

Partner & Employment Chair Alicia Samolis has been featured in a Bloomberg Law article titled “Massachusetts Employers Brace for ‘Lose-Lose’ Salary Range Law.” The article explores the implications of Massachusetts’ newly enacted salary range law, which requires employers to disclose salary ranges in job postings. The law aims to promote pay equity but has sparked concern among...

Litigation & Disputes Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn’s Daniel E. Burgoyne to Present, “Modifications and Restructuring, Forbearance Agreements” on NBI Webinar

December 6, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI, December 6, 2024 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that Attorney Daniel E. Burgoyne will present, “Modifications and Restructuring, Forbearance Agreements,” on the National Business Institute (NBI) webinar, “Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts: Top Risks and Remedies.” The webinar takes place on Friday, December 20...

Client Alerts Corporate & Business Intellectual PropertyThe USPTO’s Final Trademark Fee Changes Go Into Effect January 18, 2025

December 6, 2024

By: Lawrence J. Sheh, John E. Ottaviani, David M. DiSegna, and Hannah Y. Amadei The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced new fees that will go into effect on January 18, 2025. These changes will impact 28 different trademark fees, including those for trademark applications, maintenance fees for keeping trademark registrations active, petitions and letters of protest...

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