Jeremy Weltman was selected by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a 2022 Go To Business Litigation Lawyer. Jeremy’s business litigation practice focuses on complex commercial disputes from across the business cycle for a variety of clients, including small to midsize businesses and Fortune 500 corporations. Jeremy has earned a strong reputation for successfully counseling business clients…
Jeremy Weltman Named Go To Business Litigation Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
POSTED IN: Corporate & Business, Litigation, News
Thomas P. O’Neill, III Joins Ruberto, Israel & Weiner
RIW is pleased to announce that Thomas P. O’Neill, III has joined the firm as an associate in the Trusts & Estates Practice Group and Corporate & Business Department. Thomas P. O’Neill, III concentrates his practice on estate planning and the administration of trusts and estates. Tom represents trustees, fiduciaries, and beneficiaries in all phases of trust and estate settlement,…
POSTED IN: Corporate & Business, News, Trusts & Estates
RIW Alert: Voters Say Yes to “Massachusetts Fair Share Amendment,” a.k.a. “Millionaires Tax”… What’s Next?
Proponents of the so-called “Millionaires Tax” won a hard-fought victory in their effort to enact a progressive state income tax for high earners. With this new tax slated to become law, taxpayers and their advisors are likely to take a fresh look at what income is subject to Massachusetts state income tax for both residents…
POSTED IN: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate & Business, News, Tax Law
RIW Alert: Mid-Market Businesses Get a New Tool for Surviving Spiking Interest Rates
On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed S. 3823, also known as the “Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act” into law, amending the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (the “SBRA”) to increase the eligibility debt cap for businesses filing under subchapter V of chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (“Subchapter V”) from $2,725,625.00…
RIW Attorneys Named Boston Magazine Top Lawyers 2021
Ruberto, Israel & Weiner congratulates our colleagues on receiving Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers of 2021 designation.
POSTED IN: Commercial Real Estate, Construction Law, Corporate & Business, Litigation, News, Tax Law
Rachel M. Wassel Joins Ruberto, Israel & Weiner’s Trusts & Estates Group
RIW is pleased to announce that Rachel Wassel has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Trusts & Estates Practice Group. Rachel’s practice focuses on all aspects of estate planning as well as the administration of trusts and estates. She emphasizes a collaborative approach to estate planning and works closely with clients’ financial, legal and tax advisors. In…
POSTED IN: Corporate & Business, News, Trusts & Estates
RIW Attorney Michael D. Rosen Named A Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2021 Commercial Real Estate “Go To Lawyer”
Congratulations to RIW attorney Michael D. Rosen on being selected as a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2021 Commercial Real Estate “Go To Lawyer” honoree. Check out the special feature highlighting the 2021 Real Estate “Go To Lawyers” in the June 28th edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and the August edition of New England In-House. Read article…
POSTED IN: Articles & Quotes, Commercial Real Estate, Corporate & Business
Eric M. Sigman Joins Ruberto, Israel & Weiner’s Corporate & Business Law and Hospitality Practice Groups
RIW is pleased to announce that Eric Sigman has joined the firm as a Shareholder in the Corporate & Business Law and Hospitality Practice Groups. Eric focuses his corporate practice in the areas of corporate formation, capitalization, succession planning, commercial leasing, and mergers and acquisitions. His transactional practice includes counseling clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, asset…
POSTED IN: Corporate & Business, Hospitality Practice Group, News
The Effect of COVID-19 on Risk Allocation in Commercial Leases: Recent Superior Court Decision Provides Guidance
In one of the first written decisions from the Massachusetts Superior Court on the practical impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had in the commercial real estate space, the Business Litigation Session in the case of UNMV 205-207 Newbury, LLC v. Caffe Nero Americas Inc. not only denied an attempt at summary judgment by the Lessor, but also…
POSTED IN: Corporate & Business, COVID-19, Litigation, News
Client Alert: Biden Administration to Push Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
In December, President-Elect Biden released his “Plan for Strengthening Worker Organizing, Collective Bargaining, and Unions” (the “Plan”), outlining the incoming administration’s labor and employment policy goals. Among the Plan’s proposals are the “eliminat[ion] of non-compete agreements, except the very few that are absolutely necessary to protect a narrowly defined category of trade secrets, and [an]…
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