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Lawyers Weekly and New England In-House recently hosted more than 400 guests at the annual Leaders in the Law reception and awards dinner at the Boston Park Plaza. The evening honored the 2016 Lawyers of the Year and the 2017 ...

This article was originally posted by Foley Hoag Last week, the Supreme Court provided much-needed clarity to U.S. companies concerned about their potential liability for supplying a single component of a multicomponent invention abroad.  The Court’s decision in Life Technologies ...

An out-of-state corporation could not reasonably anticipate being subject to personal jurisdiction in Rhode Island based on its Internet marketing and a sales contract derived from that advertising, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. The Rhode Island plaintiff brought ...

The Association of Corporate Counsel Northeast Chapter’s Committee on Practice & Career Management, together with the law firm of Verrill Dana, held a program in Boston at which corporate counsel shared tips on communicating with “the board” and their c-suite ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently held that the FAAAA preempts the second prong of the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute as applied to certain delivery drivers.  Although the Court limited the scope of its decision, the decision is ...

Law firm Prince, Lobel & Tye recently held its first annual diversity event for law students. Close to 70 students from local law schools attended the panel discussion featuring industry leaders of diverse backgrounds. Prince Lobel partner Craig M. Tateronis ...

The Boston NAACP has selected an in-house lawyer from Cambridge to replace Michael Curry, who is stepping down after six years as the branch’s president. Genzyme attorney Tanisha M. Sullivan, who was the initial investigator into allegations of racial discrimination ...

Click here to access the 2016-2017 Directory of New England In House Counsel, which is sponsored by Goulston & Storrs. Click here to access a PDF version of the directory.

The Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts recently held its In-House Counsel Spring Social at the offices of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart in Boston. Photos by: Scott Ziegler and Maura Bastarache        

In this special section, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly and New England In-House celebrate the accomplishments of our 2016 In-House Leaders in the Law. The 26 honorees selected this year were chosen for a variety of reasons. Many played a major role in ...