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Client Alerts Commercial & Public FinanceLenders Take Notice – A New Bankruptcy Subchapter Goes Into Effect February 19, 2020 – Increased Filings Expected

February 13, 2020

The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) goes into effect on February 19, 2020. The SBRA creates a new Subchapter V to Chapter 11, expanding access to bankruptcy relief for small businesses. With a debt ceiling of approximately $2.75 million, small business owners can take advantage of the new subchapter’s streamlined procedures and powerful tools to...

Articles Employment & LaborUber Contractor/Employee Status to be Determined by Federal Jury

February 6, 2020

PS&H Employment Partner Michael A. Gamboli, who is based in the firm’s Providence office, is quoted extensively in the February 6 Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly talking about the new “gig economy” and a highly anticipated decision from the federal District Court in Rhode Island, on the issue of whether Uber drivers are employees of the company or...

Client Alerts NewsThree Things: Business Partnerships

February 5, 2020

By Colin A. Coleman Like any relationship, business partnerships require ongoing care and maintenance in order to flourish. This edition of Three Things provides things to consider in order to maximize the potential of your business partnerships. Having a strong business partnership will facilitate better relationships with your employees and customers and will help avoid acrimonious...

Press ReleasesHuman Resource Law: The Ultimate Guide

February 5, 2020

PS&H partner, Alicia Samolis, and attorney, Sheridan King, to present at the Human Resource Law Seminar hosted by NBI on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Alicia and Sheridan will present Bulletproof Hiring Practices and Agreements, Wage and Hour Law, and Employee Leave Strategies as a part of a full two-day agenda of topics also presented by other well-respected attorneys. This...

Articles Corporate & BusinessR.I. Supreme Court Holds No Duty to Defend Additional Insured Outside Policy Coverage

January 15, 2020

The Rhode Island Supreme Court this summer ruled in Bacon Construction Co., Inc. v. Arbella Protection Ins. Co., 2017-350 (R.I. June 4, 2019) that a trial court did not err in finding that a subcontractor’s liability insurer was not obliged to provide coverage to the general contractor for personal injuries suffered dby a worker at a construction project, when...

Press ReleasesJoshua D. Xavier Appointed to Panel Assessing U.S. Magistrate Judges

January 14, 2020

Last week, PS&H Associate Joshua D. Xavier was given the honor of being appointed to the Merit Selection Panel for The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The panel’s mission is to review the performances and office operations of U.S. Magistrate Judges Lincoln D. Almond and Patricia A. Sullivan, who are being...

Articles Intellectual PropertyCybersecurity Legislation Expressly Applicable To The Insurance Industry Is Coming Sooner or Later, Rhode Island. Are You Ready?

January 12, 2020

Hackers are not going away. Media reports of massive data breaches at banks, retailers, credit card companies, credit bureaus, and others have become a near-daily occurrence. And insurance companies collect large amounts of sensitive, non-public information, including personally-identifying information. There is little doubt that insurers are ripe targets for cyberattacks. As a result, in 2014...

ArticlesGetting Ready To Run

January 7, 2020

PS&H Counsel René Moniz, who is based in the firm’s New Bedford office, is quoted in the January 2020 issue of The South Coast Insider, in their article on the South Coast Business Alliance and the popular program for young girls, Girls on the Run. René serves as Vice President of the South Coast Business...

Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn Elects Christian Jenner To Partner and René Moniz To Counsel

January 1, 2020

Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H) is pleased to announce that the firm has elected Christian Jenner to Partner and René Moniz to Counsel. Jenner practices out of both the firm’s Providence and Boston offices. Moniz is based primarily in the firm’s New Bedford office. “Christian and René are gifted, talented and dedicated attorneys and an...

Client Alerts Corporate & Business Real EstateFinal Opportunity Zone Treasury Regulations Released

December 23, 2019

By Russell J. Stein On Thursday, December 19th, the U.S. Department of Treasury released the long-awaited final Opportunity Zone Treasury Regulations (the “Final Regulations”). The Final Regulations and explanatory materials that span 544 pages, are quite extensive and give some needed clarity into how the Opportunity Zone tax rules work. This client alert is intended...

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