Last week, PS&H Associate Joshua D. Xavier was given the honor of being appointed to the Merit Selection Panel for The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The panel’s mission is to review the performances and office operations of U.S. Magistrate Judges Lincoln D. Almond and Patricia A. Sullivan, who are being...
Intellectual PropertyNewsCybersecurity Legislation Expressly Applicable To The Insurance Industry Is Coming Sooner or Later, Rhode Island. Are You Ready?
January 12, 2020
Hackers are not going away. Media reports of massive data breaches at banks, retailers, credit card companies, credit bureaus, and others have become a near-daily occurrence. And insurance companies collect large amounts of sensitive, non-public information, including personally-identifying information. There is little doubt that insurers are ripe targets for cyberattacks. As a result, in 2014...
NewsGetting Ready To Run
January 7, 2020
PS&H Counsel René Moniz, who is based in the firm’s New Bedford office, is quoted in the January 2020 issue of The South Coast Insider, in their article on the South Coast Business Alliance and the popular program for young girls, Girls on the Run. René serves as Vice President of the South Coast Business...
Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn Elects Christian Jenner To Partner and René Moniz To Counsel
January 1, 2020
Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H) is pleased to announce that the firm has elected Christian Jenner to Partner and René Moniz to Counsel. Jenner practices out of both the firm’s Providence and Boston offices. Moniz is based primarily in the firm’s New Bedford office. “Christian and René are gifted, talented and dedicated attorneys and an...
Client AlertsCorporate & BusinessReal EstateFinal Opportunity Zone Treasury Regulations Released
December 23, 2019
By Russell J. Stein On Thursday, December 19th, the U.S. Department of Treasury released the long-awaited final Opportunity Zone Treasury Regulations (the “Final Regulations”). The Final Regulations and explanatory materials that span 544 pages, are quite extensive and give some needed clarity into how the Opportunity Zone tax rules work. This client alert is intended...
Media MentionsCompany Behind Mattress Fundraisers Not Compliant With State Regulations For Years
December 20, 2019
PSH Of Counsel Russell Stein shared his thoughts with WFXT’s Boston25 News on Friday evening’s broadcast about a popular fundraising program at Massachusetts schools whereby students and student groups raise funds by helping to sell mattresses. As it turned out, there’s a commercial company making a profit from these types of fundraisers – in this...
Client AlertsCorporate & BusinessNewsThree Things: The Future of Privacy Legislation
December 17, 2019
By Naveed Cheraghchi & Brian J. Reilly With the start of the New Year comes the enforcement of one of the country’s most anticipated pieces of legislation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In many ways, the CCPA is similar to its European counterpart, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This edition of Three Things provides a...
Client AlertsLitigation & DisputesNewsThree Things: Data Hygiene
December 6, 2019
By Christian R. Jenner & Paul M. Kessimian Given the ubiquity of technology in the workplace, and the staggering amount of data that we produce and process every day, every company should develop and abide by an “information governance” policy that is tailored to meet its business and legal requirements. To help in this matter,...
Press ReleasesPaul Kessimian Elected to Secretary of Rhode Island Chapter of Federal Bar Association
November 13, 2019
PS&H partner, Paul Kessimian, was recently elected Secretary of the Federal Bar Association Rhode Island Chapter. The Rhode Island Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is an organization committed to the interests, education, and professional development of all federal court practitioners. Click here to view the full list of Officers, and learn more about the organization.
Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn Named in Benchmark Litigation’s 2020 Rankings and Stars
November 8, 2019
Partridge Snow & Hahn is proud to be recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2020 Rankings and Stars. Benchmark Litigation is the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys. Benchmark focuses exclusively on litigation in the US. Recommendations for the Rankings and Stars are based on interviews with the nation’s leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel. These interviews...
