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Statement on Events at the Capital on January 6th, 2021

1/12/2021

 
​Images of the assault on the Capitol in Washington D.C., on January 6, 2021, are now indelibly etched in our nation’s memory.  Appropriately, reaction has been swift to the defilement of the halls where the people’s representatives express the people’s will through the enactment of our laws, and the rebukes have been pointed. Commentary has ranged from inspired invocations of democratic principles with enduring quotes from history, to strongly worded calls for the President’s removal coming from political and business leaders alike. At the heart of all of these is the quintessentially American value: the rule of law.  
 
The rule of law flows from the people and serves as a restraint on the arbitrary exercise of power. It is a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are promulgated publicly, enforced equally, and adjudicated independently, consistent with our Constitutional and human rights principles. It is the core principle of a government of, for and by the people in which no person or institution is above the law.

In recent years, months and days, and particularly since the Presidential election on November 3, 2020, our independent judiciary has stood as a guardian of our freedoms.  However, unchecked rhetoric, untethered to truth, and easily spread to and believed by millions, led to the violent threat to the rule of law we witnessed on January 6.  Thankfully the attack was unsuccessful, but it should never have been encouraged or have occurred in the first place.
 
Like so many dates in our nearly 250-year journey as a nation, January 6, 2021, should live in the annals of our history as an inflection point - the point when we pulled back from the precipice and reaffirmed our values as a free people, self-governed by the rule of law. To ensure history sees it that way, each of us, in word and deed, individually and on behalf of our institutions and businesses, must insist upon and be guided by truth and the law in all of our dealings.
 
Since its founding in 1977, the New England Legal Foundation has stood for the rule of law and the upholding of our federal and state Constitutions.  NELF joins all others in denouncing in the strongest possible terms what occurred at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.  We also affirm our support of freedom of expression, informed by facts and respect for differences of opinion. We are proud of our reputation for the pursuit of truth in our courts, reasoned decision-making under the law, and a society that is free and just for all.  We reaffirm today our dedication to these principles, and urge our fellow citizens and the leaders of our federal and state government to join us in working to ensure the smooth transition of power on January 20, 2021 and that scenes like those we witnessed at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, will never be repeated.  

New England Legal Foundation Spring Breakfast Seminar

3/9/2020

 
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New England Legal Foundation Spring Breakfast Seminar

2/24/2020

 
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New England Legal Foundation's 6th Annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner

1/7/2020

 
On October 16, 2019, New England Legal Foundation held its sixth annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston.  The evening’s honoree was Susan H. Alexander, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Biogen, Inc.
Photos by Kory Addis

Platinum Sponsorship ($35,000)
Biogen Inc.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.
Ropes & Gray LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Gold Sponsorship ($20,000)
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Foley Hoag LLP
Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Silver Sponsorship ($10,000)
Goodwin Proctor LLP
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
PwC LLP
​Waters Corporation

Bronze Sponshorship ($5,000)
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Association of Corporate Council America
Baker Botts LLP
Boston Red Sox
Bernstein Shur
Carbonite
Cummings Properties LLC
Dentons
Fidelity Investments
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
Indigo AG, Inc.
Jackson Lewis
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP
Progress Software
Raytheon Company
Robins Kaplan LLP
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Solane & Walsh LLP
Susan Alexander
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Half Table ($2,500)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 
Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP
Patners HealthCare System, Inc.
The Russel Group
Sarepta Therapeutics

Other Attendees
Correnti & Darling LLP
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
First  Republic Bank
Hamel Marcin Dunn Reardon & Shea, PC
Holland & Knight LLP
Locke Lord LLP
Moderna
Partners Healthcare System, Inc. 
Patricia Wolfe
Sherin and Lodgen LLP

6th Annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner

9/16/2019

 
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Tickets are $500 each and can be purchased online at 2019nelfgala.eventbrite.com.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
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Save The Date For NELF's 6th Annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner!

4/17/2019

 
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New England Legal Foundation's 5th Annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner

2/5/2019

 
On October 23, 2018, New England Legal Foundation held its fifth annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston.  The evening’s guest of honor was Mark T. Beaudouin, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Waters Corporation.​

 LtdPlatinum ($35,000) 
Ropes & Gray LLP

Cocktail reception ($20,000) 
Ernst & Young LLP

Gold Sponsorship ($20,000)
Waters Corporation

Silver Sponsorship ($10,000)  
Goodwin Procter LLP
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
McCarter & English, LLP
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.
PwC LLP
Raytheon Company
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Womble Bond Dickinson

Bronze Sponsorship ($5,000)
Beaudouin Family Fund
Bernstein Shur
Biogen Inc.
Boston Red Sox
Carbonite
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP
Cummings Properties, LLC
Fenwick & West LLP
Fitch Law Partners LLP
Foley Hoag LLP
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
Holland & Knight LLP
Indigo AG, Inc.
Jones Day
Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC
Kekst and Company Incorporated
Latham & Watkins LLP
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
New England Legal Search Ltd
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Progress Software
Robins Kaplan LLP
Robinson & Cole LLP
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Sloane and Walsh, LLP
The Colony Group
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Centerpieces ($2,500)
Upland Advisory LLC

Half Table ($2,500) 
Fidelity Investments
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Pierce Atwood LLP
Rockland Trust

Other Attendees 
Cumberland Farms, Inc.
DGC (DiCicco, Gulam & Company)
Donoghue Barrett & Singal
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.
Jackson Lewis P.C.
Locke Lord LLP
Morrison Mahoney LLP
Pay Governance

Santamarina y Steta, S.C.
Serafini, Darling & Correnti, LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
 
Verrill Dana LLP


Donations 
Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP
Uber Technologies 

NELF's 5th Annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner

10/15/2018

 
Purchase Tickets Online Here
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NELF's 2017 Year In Review

9/5/2018

 
The report for 2017 details another year of solid accomplishments both in our traditional litigation work
and in our other activities.

The descriptions of our work and initiatives last year highlight NELF’s continued
importance as the only nonpartisan, nonprofit, public interest law firm in New England
dedicated full-time to advocating a balanced economic approach that recognizes the
central values of our free enterprise system.

To View Full Report Click Here
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ABA Roundtable Conference Wednesday, July 18, 2018

7/11/2018

 
                             "Defendants in Wonderland: Due Process and Other Concerns
​                                            Affecting 'Conspiracy Theory' Jurisdiction"

                                                         
     ABA section of Litigation 
                                         Commercial and Business Litigation Committee
                                                Wednesday July 18, 2018 
12:00-1:00 PM
Benjamin Robbins, senior staff attorney at NELF, will be a panelist at the ABA Roundtable Conference on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. The roundtable will disscuss whether the conspiracy theory of personal jurisdiction should be struck down as violative of due process. ​To the extent the theory remains viable, the panel will address the pleading and evidentiary standards that are or should be required of plaintiffs to establish personal jurisdiction based on alleged conspiratorial acts. 
For more information and to register Click Here 
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