I was pleased to join Adrienne Walker from Mintz and Lindsay Zahradka Milne from Bernstein Shur on a business panel yesterday hosted by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Our focus was on strategies for trade creditors to obtain (and keep)
Forward Thinking Advocate
Forward Thinking Advocate, published by Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, focuses on legal issues related to business disruption, insolvency, and restructuring. The blog covers topics such as bankruptcy law, business reorganization strategies including Chapter 11 and subchapter V, dispute resolution and mediation in financial distress contexts, fiduciary duties of corporate officers and directors, and the impact of economic uncertainty on contractual relationships. It also addresses sector-specific challenges in industries like technology, education, and finance, providing insights on navigating complex legal and business challenges during periods of disruption and change.
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Building Resilient Businesses — Fall 2018 Collaborations
As noted on the About page, this blog focuses on essential aspects of building resilient businesses: protecting assets, navigating change, solving problems, and getting deals done effectively.
Key components of resiliency are awareness and openness to change. Denial is absolutely not a…
Developments in Blockchain and the Law
Three years ago, The Economist ran a cover story called “The Trust Machine” focused on the possibility of the blockchain technology behind bitcoin transforming the economy. The article provided an excellent discussion of the distinction between bitcoin and…
Filing Urges Supreme Court To Decline Review of Case Involving Trademark Rights After License Rejection
Although there has been much attention on the Supreme Court this week, a filing made earlier today will draw little popular notice. Yet, the filing could have significant impact on whether the Court decides to accept a case this term…
A Visionary for Financial Literacy
Last week, I had the privilege of joining with other volunteers to help provide financial literacy training for a group of high school students interning this summer with the judicial branch.
Those students followed in the footsteps of thousands of…
All Inn
The Pine Street Inn recently held a graduation ceremony to honor individuals who have completed the Inn’s job training program. Both the Boston Globe and Boston Herald captured photos. The Inn has been offering the training program for 20 years…
Paying it Forward: Helping Veterans Build Successful Small Businesses
Lee Goldberg is a former Army Officer who served in Vietnam. He is also an experienced business executive who has guided hundreds of companies through a variety of financial, operational and governance issues. Because Lee understands the value of a professional network, decades
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