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Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Massachusetts Superior Court Business Litigation Session: Accomplishments and Future Promise

11/26/2014

 
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Photo by the Boston Bar Association
On November 18, 2014, the New England Legal Foundation and the Boston Bar Association hosted a panel in celebration of the Business Litigation Session’s 15th anniversary. 

Since its inception in October of 1999, the Massachusetts Superior Court Business Litigation Session has demonstrated the effective use of targeted management of complex business cases within the courts. Today, the BLS provides a statewide forum not only for commercial and corporate disputes, but also for consumers in actions brought by the Attorney General as well as by private parties. It has gained recognition locally and nationally for both its efficiency and the quality of its decisions.     
 
The panel, composed of the five present and former Administrative Justices of the BLS, discussed the Session’s purpose, its accomplishments, and its ongoing dedication to meeting the needs of litigants involved in complex business disputes.  After the panel discussion, Joseph M. Tucci, CEO and Chairman of EMC Corporation, commented on the Business Litigation Session’s accomplishments.   

Moderator:
Paul T. Dacier, Esquire, Executive VP and General Counsel, EMC Corporation
 
Panelists:
Hon. Ralph D. Gants, Chief Justice, Supreme Judicial Court
Hon. Janet L. Sanders, Associate Justice, Superior Court
Hon. Judith Fabricant, Associate Justice, Superior Court
Hon. Margaret T. Hinkle, Associate Justice, Superior Court (ret.)
Hon. Allan van Gestel, Associate Justice, Superior Court (ret.)

Comments:
Joseph M. Tucci, CEO and Chairman, EMC Corporation

New England Legal Foundation 1st Annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner

11/3/2014

 
On October 21, 2014, New England Legal Foundation held its 1st Annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner in Boston.  The 2014 honoree was Jay B. Stephens, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Raytheon Company. The award is given to an individual whose work reflects a steadfast commitment to the advancement of free enterprise principles in our community both in public discourse and our courtrooms.

The 1st Annual John G.L. Cabot Award Dinner was an outstanding success and NELF would like to thank the following for their sponsorship and attendance:


Platinum ($25,000)

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Raytheon Company


Cocktail Reception ($20,000)

Ernst & Young LLP


Gold ($15,000)

Cabot Corporation

Hunton & Williams LLP

Jones Day

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Waters Corporation


Silver ($10,000)

Bingham McCutchen LLP

Clifford Chance LLP

EMC Corporation

Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Littler Mendelson, P.C.

McCarter & English LLP

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Staples, Inc.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP


Bronze ($5,000)

Alston & Bird LLP

Arnold & Porter LLP

Boston Red Sox

Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

Cummings Properties, LLC

Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP

Day Pitney LLP

DLA Piper US LLP

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP

Foley Hoag LLP

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Holland & Knight LLP

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi LLP

Ropes & Gray LLP

Sidley Austin LLP

Sloane and Walsh, LLP


Centerpieces ($5,000)

Partners HealthCare Systems, Inc.

Upland Advisory LLC


Other  Attendees

Baker & McKenzie

Bank of America

Biogen Idec, Inc.

Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, LLP

Cetrulo LLP

Foley & Lardner LLP

Gilbert and Renton LLC

Gordon Brothers Group LLC

Grant Thornton LLP

Haemonetics Corporation

LeClairRyan

Major, Lindsey & Africa

Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP

Robinson & Cole LLP

Sherin and Lodgen LLP

Sidley Austin LLP

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

Todd & Weld LLP

Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co LLP

Succeeding in China (Spring Breakfast Meeting 2014)

4/30/2014

 
Our spring breakfast program in April 2014 was entitled “Succeeding in China,” and addressed the current legal landscape in China, lessons learned, and strategies for success in that rapidly developing country. It also provided an overview of what a legal practitioner needs to know about the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

Moderator:
Pauline M. Booth
, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal Global Forensic and Dispute Services, LLC 

Panelists:
Kenneth R. Berman,
 Partner, Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP
Lewis Ho, Partner, Dechert, LLP (based in Hong Kong and Beijing)
Michael McGowen, Chief Counsel, Reinforcement Materials & Asia Pacific, Cabot Corporation
Glen Weinstein, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, iRobot

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