When a client asked if we’d register their company name and catch phrase as federal trademarks across multiple industries, we did. Shortly after the marks were officially registered, we discovered another company profiting from the mark in another state.
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October 19, 2015
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July 23, 2015
In June 2015, Ferriter Scobbo attorneys Michael D. Vhay and Matthew C. Campbell assisted a prominent developer and commercial property owner in forming a subsidiary responsible for the ownership, operation, and maintenance of a 724-kW solar array on one of the owner’s office developments.
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July 14, 2015
In June 2015, Ferriter Scobbo attorneys Michael Vhay and Valerie Moore filed a complaint with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development against the City of Newton, MA on behalf of two developers of affordable housing. The complaint recounts the City’s violations of the federal Civil Rights Act and the federal Fair Housing Act, including the City’s false certifications that it is affirmatively furthering fair housing.
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July 08, 2015
Last month, attorney Valerie Moore was featured on the Environmental Business Council's 25th Anniversary video. As a member of their Young Professional Group, Valerie spoke on the future of the environmental business in New England. The video was presented at EBC's annual awards event.
Check out the video here.
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June 30, 2015
Shareholder Mike Vhay (second from the left), with past colleagues, at a Boston Bar Association end-of-year reception for committee leaders.
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June 18, 2015
The Boston Globe recently had a featured opinion article about Newton's 40B projects, including our client, Cabot Cabot & Forbes' proposed project.
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April 10, 2015
Ealier this week, Ferriter Scobbo's guests for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce was introduced to Senate President Stan Rosenberg.
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April 07, 2015
In conjunction with our client’s pooled loan program, Ferriter Scobbo prepared the necessary documents to complete the advance of the first loan to a member. In addition to preparing the Loan Agreement and Note, Ferriter Scobbo drafted the documents needed to unwind existing contractual arrangements between the member and another enitiy. Ferriter Scobbo prepared numerous documents to terminate existing multi-party arrangements – including leases and sub-leases - in order to ensure that the pooled loan program transaction could be completed free of encumbrances and on a tax exempt basis.
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March 24, 2015
Last year we shared that, with Ferriter Scobbo providing the legal support, a municipal light department client successfully submitted to an initial town vote the authority to establish a municipal gas department. Ferriter Scobbo provided its client with an analysis of the alternative methods by which a municipal gas department potentially could be formed and helped its client to understand and complete the statutory process successfully, which included the town votes and requ
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March 12, 2015
Photos Courtesy of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's Flickr photo stream
