Eric Shediac recently joined RIW in the Banking, Finance & Lending Department and the Commercial Real Estate Group. His practice represents institutional lenders in a wide range of credit facilities including asset-based loans, equipment leasing, commercial and industrial-based loans, real estate and asset acquisition loans, and construction loans. He also advises his lending clients through…
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RIW congratulates its client Sublime Systems on securing a site for its first commercial manufacturing facility in Holyoke, a Massachusetts city known for its history of industrial developments. The Somerville-based company, recently named to TIME magazine’s list of America’s top green tech companies for 2024, created a process to make an environmentally friendly decarbonized cement that replaces traditional…
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On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released OMB Memorandum M-24-10, titled “Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence.” OMB issued this Memorandum pursuant to President Biden’s October 30, 2023, Executive Order concerning Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) (which I previously addressed in a prior article). The…
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RIW congratulates its client Egeria on completing its acquisition of The Whitney Hotel in Boston’s Beacon Hill. The five-story, 65-room boutique hotel opened in 2019 and has quickly become a landmark in the historic neighborhood, featuring luxury accommodations and upscale dining at Peregrine, its Mediterranean-style restaurant and bar. RIW’s Commercial Real Estate attorneys Christopher Agostino, Adam Barnosky,…
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Megan Dean recently joined RIW as an associate in the Trusts & Estates group. Her practice focuses on estate and tax planning for individuals and families ranging from young clients who are beginning to acquire wealth to high net worth clients seeking to preserve multigenerational wealth. Why did you become a lawyer? I became a…
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In issuing its opinion in Babaletos v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc., et al., 493 Mass. 460 (2024), the SJC held that a judge “has broad discretion over setting a schedule for the presentation of evidence, so long as exercise of that discretion is reasonable and does not interfere with a party’s right to present his…
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For International Women’s Day, our female attorneys took time to reflect on the life experiences that brought them to where they are today and how that experience lends itself to success in their various practice areas. Read more below: Kelly Caralis Co-Chair: Hospitality Practice Group; Member: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate & Business, Emerging Companies,…
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Colby Trace recently joined RIW’s Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Banking Groups as an associate. He guides private businesses through complex change of control transactions, representing buyers and sellers in both strategic and financial transactions. Learn more about him and his career path in this Q&A. Why did you become a lawyer? I became a…
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A leading authority on the Massachusetts Prompt Payment Act after obtaining the first judgment under that statute in the 2022 landmark case Tocci Building Corporation v. IRIV Partners, LLC, RIW was extensively quoted in this week’s Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in an article about a similar pending case. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral argument…
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Best Lawyers® has released its 2024 Best Law Firm national rankings and Ruberto Israel & Weiner’s Construction Litigation Practice Area achieved “Tier 1,” the highest ranking given. “It’s an honor to be included among the top law firms in the country for construction litigation,” noted RIW President and Litigation Department Chair, Bradley Croft. “This recognition…
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