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Articles EnergyAmple Opportunities: Financing Options and Ownership Models for Microgrids and Energy Efficiency Projects

October 1, 2018

By Christian F. Capizzo and David M. DiSegna Microgrids have been gaining attention with increased frequency in recent years, and it is expected that the microgrid industry will expand quickly in the years to come. However, financing microgrids can present unique challenges due to the upfront costs of development and the overall complexity of a microgrid’s interwoven...

Articles Employment & LaborAre You Ready To Steal Employees From Your Mass. Competitors

September 28, 2018

(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part column. See part 2 here.) By Alicia J. Samolis Massachusetts has recently enacted a law that will render some restrictive covenants unenforceable. The law starts by broadly defining noncompetition agreements as any agreement between a company and a worker in which the worker “agrees that he or...

Press ReleasesPS&H Partner Colin Coleman is panelist at 2018 Cybersecurity Summit

September 26, 2018

Colin Coleman, a partner at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, is a panelist at PBN’s Cybersecurity Summit on Thursday, October 11th. Topics to be discussed include: Identifying your cybersecurity vulnerabilities and adapting your business model accordingly Budgeting for a robust cybersecurity plan Evaluating suppliers and vendors and their impact on your security Exploring cyber insurance...

Press ReleasesPS&H Partner Alicia Samolis speaks at NBI Seminar on Problem Employees

September 25, 2018

PS&H Partner, Alicia Samolis speaks on Wednesday, October 3rd, at NBI Seminar on Problem Employees . Alicia, a partner with Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, presents Managing Mental Health Issues in the Workplace. Alicia chairs the firm’s employment and labor practice group. Her focus is on employment law, representing employers in litigation and compliance matters. She...

Articles Corporate & BusinessLegal Pitfalls To Avoid In Social Cause Marketing Campaigns

September 21, 2018

Social cause marketing, where a business teams up with a charity to promote a product or a charitable cause, has become increasingly popular over the last few years. As the holiday season approaches these types of campaigns become more visible across all types of media, including television, print and the internet. A social cause marketing...

Articles Employment & LaborCourt of Appeals Upholds Termination of Airport Security Employee

September 20, 2018

PS&H employment partner and Chair of the Labor & Employment Group, Alicia Samolis, provided comment to RI Lawyers Weekly on the recent 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Bonilla-Ramirez v. MVM, Inc., et al. The Court’s decision upheld the termination of an employee of a private security company providing services to U.S. Immigration and...

Press ReleasesPS&H Partner Jack Partridge Spoke at Providence Art Club

September 17, 2018

PS&H Partner, Jack Partridge spoke at the Providence Art Club’s Artist Night meeting on Wednesday, September 26th. Jack spoke to the membership and guests with respect to issues relating to artists, their work, and estate planning. Jack has many artists as clients, and has faced a number of their issues with regard to inventory of work and how best to...

Articles Corporate & BusinessSouthcoast Opportunity Zones Provide Opportunities for Investors To Defer And Possibly Exclude Capital Gains From Federal Income Taxation

September 11, 2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law late last year created a tax incentive aimed at increasing economic development in low-income communities. Both real estate developers and investors can benefit from the new Opportunity Zone tax incentive program enacted as part of that legislation, presenting the opportunity for significant tax savings. Developers and...

Articles Employment & LaborU.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Teacher’s Firing

September 6, 2018

PS&H employment partner and Chair of the Employment & Labor Group, Alicia Samolis, provided comment to RI Lawyers Weekly on the recent 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Richard v. Regional School Unit 57. In a split decision, the Court upheld the lower court judge’s decision, after a bench trial, that the teacher’s termination was not...

Client Alerts Commercial & Public FinanceSEC Adopts Amendments to Municipal Securities Disclosure Rule 15c2-12

August 28, 2018

By Eugene G. Bernardo II and David M. DiSegna Paragraph (b)(5) of Rule 15c2-12 (17 C.F.R. 240.15c2-12) prohibits a participating underwriter from purchasing or selling municipal securities in an offering unless it has reasonably determined that an issuer or obligated person of the municipal securities has undertaken in a continuing disclosure agreement to provide certain...

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