The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce APEX Awards Luncheon recognizes three local businesses that have made a difference within the community and impacted the local economy. They will pay tribute to a local large businesses, small business and non-profit/educational institution as they all make valuable contributions to the region both economically while continuously bettering...
Client AlertsLitigation & DisputesBankruptcy Bar Assesses Supreme Court Nixing of Structured Dismissal
April 13, 2017
Bankruptcy attorneys see the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision rejecting a “structured dismissal” in a trucking company’s Chapter 11 case as potentially having a greater impact than the narrow holding might suggest. In Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., a Delaware bankruptcy judge approved a proposed structured dismissal that would have violated the Bankruptcy Code’s priority rules...
CannabisClient AlertsHigh Hopes Dashed — Challenges in Protecting Trademarks for Marijuana-Related Products and Services
April 10, 2017
BluHawaii. Purple Kush. Willie’s Reserve. Kiva. California Finest. Altai. Are these the names of new beverages? To the contrary, these are some brand names for competing strains of marijuana. Legalized marijuana sales in the United States exceeded $5.8 billion in 2016, and the market is predicted to grow to over $21 billion by 2020. Like...
CannabisClient AlertsHigh Hopes Dashed — Challenges in Protecting Trademarks for Marijuana-Related Products and Services
April 10, 2017
Like other industries, businesses selling marijuana-related products are turning to branding and marketing to help distinguish their products and services from those of their competitors, and to build brand loyalty and credibility. However, marijuana businesses face a problem that most other retail businesses do not encounter. Read the PS&H Client Advisory on the topic here.
A glamorous evening of dinner and dancing set on the transformed theater stage for its third annual spring fundraiser.
PS&H Partner Drew Colby is among a panel of experts at the April 7 REBA Construction Law Section Meeting in Boston. Drew is joined by Joe Battaini and Jeff Hendricks of Marsh & McLennan Agency and will discuss the pros and cons of bonds verses subcontractor default insurance, including their relative costs and coverage differences....
CannabisClient AlertsTSA prohibition of medical marijuana in carry-on and checked baggage forces users to make difficult choices
April 5, 2017
The Marijuana Industry touches on so many people, and just as many industries. Earlier this month, the Transportation Security Administration updated its webpage to explain that passengers are allowed to carry marijuana on flights with them. That notice was not long lived, however as shortly after it was posted, it was modified to remove reference...
Proceeds from this event supported their Women’s Shelter and other programs that benefit women at Crossroads.
CannabisClient AlertsCommercial real estate booming where marijuana sales are legalized
April 1, 2017
Legalized marijuana is turning the commercial real estate market upside down, and creating opportunities for property owners to charge tenants in the business of marijuana premium rates. Some are paying above market rates for properties that meet the demands of this growing industry. The New York times highlights property in Quincy, MA in this article.
Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn LLP Announces New Managing Partner and Other Firm Leaders
April 1, 2017
Partridge Snow & Hahn is pleased to announce that the firm has elected commercial litigation lawyer Howard Merten as its new Managing Partner. Merten replaces David Gilden who has served in the role since April 1, 2000, and announced his intention to step down this past October. Gilden, a commercial real estate and business lawyer,...
