March 31, 2023

Volume XIII, Number 90

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Pierce Atwood LLP

 

Pierce Atwood LLP is a highly regarded full service law firm based in New England, recognized nationally and internationally for its expertise in complex and class action litigation, energy production and distribution, mid-market mergers and acquisitions, information security and technology, commercial real estate development, and complex construction projects. Pierce Atwood provides legal and business counsel to its clients, which range from regional and local enterprises, utilities, financiers, middle-market companies, entrepreneurs, and individuals, to Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, and state and foreign governments. Clients derive superior value based on the firm’s efficient and cost-effective service structure coupled with its high level of sophistication, responsiveness, and industry expertise.

Practice Philosophy

At the Pierce Atwood law firm, our success is built on three core strengths: attracting and retaining superb legal talent, achieving superior client satisfaction, and delivering exceptional value. Our attorneys understand that our clients want creative and timely legal solutions from attorneys who understand their businesses. We also understand that clients want responsiveness and efficiency in the delivery of legal services. Our goal is to deliver all of these.

Diversity & Inclusion

At the Pierce Atwood law firm, we value and respect the differences among all people, believe that our differences enhance our results, and recognize that only a diverse and inclusive workplace can provide the best ideas, the best resources, and the best people to serve our clients.

We believe that diversity means celebrating the differences among individuals. We value the unique characteristics, thoughts and experiences that are shared at our law firm every day. The ideals of diversity are integrated into our law firm's long-established guiding principles of creating a welcoming, caring, and enjoyable place for our attorneys and staff to work.

Contributing authors from Pierce Atwood LLP:

Newell Augur Government Relations Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Newell Augur has nearly 20 years of experience in Maine in the fields of government relations and administrative law, cultivating long-standing relationships with state government officials...
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James M. Avery, energy and environmental lawyer, Pierce Atwood
James M. Avery represents a broad range of utilities, developers, aggregators, and other stakeholders before the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, the Massachusetts Energy...
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Dan Bailey environmental, land use, real estate, and municipal law.
Dan Bailey has more than 30 years of experience in environmental, land use, real estate, and municipal law. He prides himself on offering pragmatic solutions to complicated legal matters....
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Bonnie L. Ball Wahrer Trusts & Estates Attorney Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Bonnie Ball Wahrer is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Trusts and Estates Practice Group where she represents individuals, families, fiduciaries, and institutional clients in all aspects of...
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Pierce Atwood's Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights team is multidisciplinary, drawing upon our banking, litigation, business, mergers and acquisitions and real estate experience to address...
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Mark Beliveau Real Estate Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Combining more than 30 years of experience in environmental and commercial real estate law, Mark Beliveau works with clients to successfully manage environmental risk in the context of...
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Chrisitna Berkow, Pierce Atwood Law Frim, Portland, Corporate Law Attorney
Christina Berkow advises clients on a wide range of corporate and transactional matters, including intellectual property and tax matters.  Her experience includes negotiating and...
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Jonathan Block tax lawyer Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Jon Block represents and advises clients with Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts tax problems. Jon litigates tax cases at the administrative level and through all levels of the court...
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Georgia M. Bolduc Environmental Attorney Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Georgia Bolduc is an associate in the Environmental Practice Group, where she specializes in a broad array of environmental issues, including due diligence and permitting of renewable...
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Kasey Boucher Associate Pierce Atwood Business Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology Transactions & Outsourcing Trademark Intellectual Property & Technology
Kasey Boucher is an intellectual property and business attorney, and works with clients of all sizes, ranging from early-stage companies to leading companies within their respective...
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Nicholas P. Brown Business Litigation & Construction Attorney Pierce Atwood Boston, MA
Nick Brown’s practice is concentrated on business litigation and construction law. He also has experience as a management side labor and employment attorney, having represented and advised...
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John E. Bulman, FCIArb Construction & Commercial Trial Attorney Pierce Atwood Providence, RI & Boston, MA
John Bulman has more than 25 years of experience in construction and commercial trial matters in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and other states. He has served as counsel in trials,...
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Pierce Atwood's Business Group counsels enterprises large and small on both their daily business needs and most crucial business transactions. Known for our core strengths in serving middle...
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Scott A. Cammarn Attorney Banking Law Pierce Atwood Law Firm Portland
Pierce Atwood senior counsel Scott Cammarn has 34 years of banking law experience, focusing his practice on regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions, legislation, and transactions....
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Paul Connolly Energy Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Paul Connolly serves as special counsel in Pierce Atwood's Energy Practice Group. He has a unique background in energy and utility law that includes experience in the public sector as well...
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Melanie Conroy Commercial Litigation Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Melanie Conroy focuses her practice on class action defense and complex commercial litigation. She has represented clients in connection with internal, government, and regulatory...
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For more than 30 years, Pierce Atwood’s construction lawyers have helped clients in heavy civil construction and the building industries achieve successful outcomes on even the largest and...
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Emily Cooke Corporate Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Emily Cooke’s practice focuses on commercial transactions, compliance, and corporate governance for a range of clients, including small businesses, banks, health care organizations,...
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 Keith J. Cunningham Pierce Atwood Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Business Energy
Keith Cunningham is Business Practice Group Chair, as well as Chair of Pierce Atwood's Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights team. Keith has provided business and legal counsel to clients in...
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Michael Daly Litigation Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Mike Daly focuses his practice on representing clients involved in litigation over business, insurance and maritime disputes.  He has tried, arbitrated, and otherwise litigated cases...
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Stephen Del Sesto Corporate Restructuring Attorney Pierce Atwood Providence, RI
Stephen Del Sesto focuses his practice on corporate restructuring, state and federal insolvency proceedings, creditors’ and debtors’ rights, civil business litigation and general corporate...
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Anthony Tony Derosby Immigration Attorney
Tony Derosby leads Pierce Atwood’s Immigration Practice Group. He has advised and supported business immigration clients on immigration and global mobility issues for more than 25 years....
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Paula M. Devereaux Partner Boston Commercial Real Estate Law Real Estate Land Use Environmental
Paula Devereaux is an experienced commercial real estate and land use attorney, focusing her practice on development, zoning, permitting, planning, and environmental regulatory compliance....
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Joshua Dunlap Civil Litigation Attorney
Joshua Dunlap, a member of Pierce Atwood’s Litigation Group and Appellate & Amici team, focuses his practice on civil litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. He appears in...
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Thomas Dunn Construction Attorney Pierce Atwood
Tom Dunn concentrates his practice in construction law and complex business dispute resolution representing clients in various sectors of the construction industry, including power...
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Emily Dupraz Environmental Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Emily Dupraz provides counsel on environmental and land use matters including permitting, compliance, enforcement, and litigation support.  Her broad environmental practice spans the Clean...
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Tess C. Edwards Associate Pierce Atwood LLP
Tess Edwards is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Real Estate Practice Group. Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Tess spent two years as law clerk to the Honorable Robert B. Foster of the Land...
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Kris J. Eimicke, tax lawyer, Pierce Atwood
Kris Eimicke concentrates his practice on tax issues and economic development programs, with a special emphasis on state and federal new markets tax credit (NMTC) programs, renewable energy...
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Charlie Einsiedler Labor & Employment Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm Portland Maine
Charlie Einsiedler is an experienced practitioner in all aspects of labor and employment law. He has an active practice advising employers on a wide range of benefits compliance issues such...
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Employers best manage their risk with well-trained managers and timely, strategic advice and counsel. In today's legal and regulatory environment, however, claims still arise, requiring...
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James Erwin Employment Lawyer Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Jim Erwin leads Pierce Atwood's Employment Group. He has extensive state and federal litigation experience in a wide range of substantive areas at the trial, appellate, administrative and...
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David Fitzpatrick Construction Lawyer Pierce Atwood Law Firm
David Fitzpatrick is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Litigation and Construction Practice Groups. Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, David clerked for Justices Gilbert V. Indeglia and William...
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Jeffrey E. Francis Intellectual Property & Technology Attorney Pierce Atwood Boston, MA
Jeff is an experienced trial lawyer who has successfully represented clients in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation matters throughout the U.S. His practice includes...
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Elizabeth Frazier Govt Relations Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Elizabeth Frazier focuses her practice on government relations, dividing her time between Pierce Atwood’s Portland and Augusta, Maine offices. A native of Maine, Elizabeth grew up around...
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Don Frederico, Litigation Attorney, Pierce Atwood Law Firm, Class Action Defense
Don Frederico leads Pierce Atwood's class action defense practice, which received a National Tier One ranking in the 2017 and 2018 U.S. News-Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" reports. A senior...
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Jonathan Gelchinsky Trademark Lawyer Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Jon Gelchinsky specializes in the protection and enforcement of trademark rights for businesses of all sizes. His diverse trademark practice includes counseling clients on the selection of...
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Lisa Gilbreath, Pierce Atwood, Environmental lawyer
Lisa Gilbreath is an associate in the Environmental & Land Use and Energy Infrastructure Development, Acquisition & Financing practice groups. Lisa works on a wide variety of...
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Nicholas Gladd Partner Attorney Regulation Energy Law Maine D.C. Office Pierce Atwood LLP
Nic Gladd represents clients in complex transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters spanning the energy industry. Nic is experienced in structuring and negotiating commercial...
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Kyle J. Grover Portland Partner
Kyle Glover assists clients with a wide range of matters related to the negotiation of technology and intellectual property transactions, the prosecution and protection of trademarks, and...
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Olga J. Goldberg, Pierce Atwood, tax lawyer
Olga J. Goldberg advises clients in complex state and local tax matters, including transaction planning and tax compliance. She represents clients on tax controversy matters from the...
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Cameron Goodwin Litigation Attorney Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Cameron Goodwin is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Litigation Practice Group. Cameron recently graduated from University of Maine School of Law. While in law school, Cameron was a legal...
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Mary-Laura Greely Business Attorney Pierce Atwood Boston, MA
Mary-Laura Greely has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions involving private and public companies, private equity, venture capital, and general corporate representation. She...
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Valerie L. Green Pierce Atwood Partner DC  Energy Energy Infrastructure Project Development  Finance Litigation
Valerie Green focuses her practice on natural gas, electricity, renewable energy, and regulatory and compliance issues involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other...
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Rebecca West Greenfield Transactional Commercial Real Estate Attorney Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Rebecca Greenfield has a transactional commercial real estate practice involving acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, finance, and title and land use analysis. She also has...
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Peter J. Guffin data and privacy lawyer Pierce Atwood
As chair of Pierce Atwood’s Privacy & Data Security practice, Peter Guffin combines extensive experience in intellectual property, information technology, privacy and data protection...
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John W. Gulliver Partner Energy Energy Infrastructure Project Development & Finance
John Gulliver is a senior partner at Pierce Atwood, member of the Management Committee, and head of the firm's International Group. For over ten years, he was also head of the Energy...
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Kathleen Hamann White Collar Attorney Pierce Atwood Washington, DC
Kathleen Hamann is an internationally recognized authority in the field of white collar enforcement and compliance matters. Drawing on her nearly 20 years of service to the federal...
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Michael C. Hernandez Intellectual Property & Technology Attorney Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Michael Hernandez is an attorney in the firm’s IP & Technology Practice Group.  Leveraging 18 years of prior global experience as a software product manager and brand owner at a large,...
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Kathleen Heyer Land Attorney Pierce Atwood LLP
Kathleen Heyer focuses her practice on land use litigation, representing property owners, developers, and banks in a wide variety of title and land use matters, including boundary disputes...
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Christopher E. Howard Corporate Finance Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm Portland Maine
Chris Howard has a unique combination of technical legal skills and hands-on business and finance experience, enabling him to integrate these disciplines into strategies that match client...
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Andrew Kaplan Energy Attorney
Andrew Kaplan focuses his practice on providers of energy storage, demand response, ancillary services, and electricity and gas transmission and supply, both in the wholesale and retail...
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Katherine Kayatta Litigation Attorney
Katherine Kayatta is an experienced litigator with significant trial experience in state and federal courts in Maine and Massachusetts and focuses her practice on complex commercial...
Dennis C. Keeler Real Estate Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Combining experience and a practical and pragmatic approach, Dennis Keeler helps guide his clients through complex developments and transactional deals. He understands how to get a deal...
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 Ryan F. Kelley Pierce Atwood Banking & Financial Services Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Business
Ryan Kelley provides legal counsel to public and private companies regarding debt and equity financings, commercial transactions and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters.  Ryan...
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Peter H. Kenlan Real Estate Attorney Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Peter Kenlan’s practice includes all aspects of real estate law.  Drawing on his diverse professional experience, Peter helps clients navigate a broad range of complex real estate...
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Michele E. Kenney Litigation Lawyer Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Michele Kenney is the Partner-in-Charge of the firm’s Portsmouth, NH, office and a member of the Litigation Practice Group. She enjoys a diverse commercial litigation practice, and appears...
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Suzanne King, Employment Lawyer, Pierce Atwood
An experienced management-side employment lawyer, Suzanne King counsels employers on a wide range of employment practices, including: hiring, managing employee performance and discipline,...
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Katharine E. Kohm Construction Litigation Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm Rhode Island
Katharine Kohm focuses her practice on business dispute resolution and construction law. In her construction practice, Katie has represented owners, general contractors, design...
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Merrill Kramer, Pierce Atwood, finance attorney
Merrill Kramer is an energy and project finance partner resident in our Washington, D.C. office. Merrill represents some of the most active and innovative players in the energy industry.  ...
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Margaret Coughlin LePage, Employment lawyer, Pierce Atwood
Clients look to Meg LePage for help on a wide range of workplace disputes and seek her counsel when looking to minimize legal risks in connection with hiring, discipline and discharge,...
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Marianna Putnam Liddell Trusts & Estates Practice Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Molly Liddell works with clients to help them plan for complicated personal transitions, which can occur at marriage, birth of a child, transfer of a business, death, or through gifting to...
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Whether confronted with a complex commercial matter or a class action, Pierce Atwood's nationally-recognized litigation attorneys consistently get results for their clients in a practical...
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Kellie MacDonald Immigration Attorney
Kellie E. MacDonald is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Immigration Practice Group. Kellie has significant experience representing immigrants and immigrant family members living abroad and...
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Stephen MacGillivray Real Estate Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Steve MacGillivray has more than 20 years of experience advising companies, high net worth individuals, and organizations of all sizes in matters related to complex litigation as well as...
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Jana Magnuson Trusts & Estates Attorney Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Jana Magnuson deeply engages in her work with individuals (including singles and widowed individuals), couples (including non-married couples and same-sex couples) and families (including...
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Andrea Maker Healthcare Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm Portland
Andrea Maker provides governmental relations services in Maine and in Washington, DC with Maine's Congressional delegation. Her practice includes lobbying, government contracts, and...
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Matthew D. Manahan, Pierce Atwood LLP, Environmental lawyer
Since 1989 Matt Manahan has worked closely with businesses to find innovative solutions to the environmental law issues they face. He provides strategic counsel in regulatory, legislative,...
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Jacob A. Manheimer Pierce Atwood Partner Banking & Financial Services Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Business
Jack Manheimer devotes his practice primarily to the representation of banks and other financial institutions in financing transactions and the workout or collection of troubled and...
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Gavin G. McCarthy Trial Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Gavin McCarthy is a trial lawyer whose practice covers a wide variety of complex commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on class action defense and construction litigation. Gavin...
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Sarah McGarrell, Pierce Atwood Law Firm, Corporate Law Attorney, Boston
Sarah McGarrell is an associate in the firm’s Business Practice Group, working with emerging, growth, and closely held companies. Sarah’s practice focuses on advising startup founders on...
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Katie Nokes Minervino Employment Immigration Attorney
Katie Minervino has been practicing exclusively employment-based immigration law for the past ten years, helping employers and employees create and execute immigration strategies to meet...
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Allan M. Muir Labor & Employment Attorney at Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Allan Muir's labor and employment practice generally focuses on advice and counsel to employers, labor union negotiations, workers' compensation defense, and administrative proceedings...
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Sara A. Murphy Litigation Attorney Pierce Atwood
Sara Murphy is an associate in Pierce Atwood's Litigation Practice Group, where she focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and class action defense. Sara represents clients...
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Kyle M. Noonan, Pierce Atwood Lawyer Maine Litigation
Kyle Noonan is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Litigation Practice Group. He represents clients in complex commercial litigation, including class actions, as well as regulatory...
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Richard Novak Energy Lawyer Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Rick Novak concentrates his practice on commercial and industrial projects for leading renewable and conventional energy producers and technology companies, as well as adaptive reuse...
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Michelle N. O'Brien, Pierce Atwood, environmental attorney
Michelle O'Brien handles environmental and land use permitting and related litigation for various types of developments including residential homes, commercial buildings, waterfront...
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Matthew O'Connor Rhode Island Providence Associate Attorney Commercial Construction Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Matt O'Connor is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Litigation and Business Practice Groups, handling commercial, construction, and ERISA litigation, as well as assisting an active...
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Gareth Orsmond Partner  real estate, land use, environmental and municipal law, real estate financing, affordable housing
Gareth Orsmond is a real estate lawyer with expertise in land use, environmental and municipal law, real estate financing, affordable housing, and large-scale development. Gareth’s practice...
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Mary Clements Pajak Partner Boston  Trusts & Estates
Mary Clements Pajak has more than 25 years of experience in trust and estate planning and administration. She advises clients on their wealth transfer options, offering guidance and support...
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Ariel Pardee IP Attorney Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Ariel Pardee works with the Business Practice Group on a wide range of commercial transactions, and with the IP and Data Security teams in areas including cybersecurity, privacy,...
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Donald R. Pinto, Jr., Pierce Atwood, litigation lawyer
Don Pinto has more than 30 years of experience as a civil litigator, with a focus on complex real estate and land use disputes. He handles cases at the trial and appellate levels in the...
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Mark Pogue Employment Attorney Pierce Atwood
Mark Pogue focuses his practice on employment law and related litigation, representing employers and employees in a full range of employment matters in state and federal courts and...
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Developing and financing energy infrastructure projects requires a wide array of legal expertise. Pierce Atwood is one of a select few firms that offers this requisite expertise in one...
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Alexander Pringle Real estate lawyer Pierce Atwood
Alexander Pringle is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Real Estate Practice Group. Alex’s wide-ranging background includes managing election campaigns for the Maine Senate Democratic...
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Scott E. Pueschel Business Attorney Pierce Atwood Portsmouth, NH
My practice philosophy is simple –  I pride myself on being practical.  I am also a believer that success in the business world is not achieved by playing a zero-sum game, but rather in the...
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Joel Quick Real Estate Attorney Pierce Atwood
Joel Quick focuses his practice on land use and real estate law, providing a full array of legal services for any commercial or residential development project, including analyzing land use...
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Katherine Rand Pierce Atwood Employment lawyer
Having worked in human resources and management in the private sector, Katy Rand brings hands-on experience to her practice.  Her client work primarily involves employment law, with a focus...
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Vivek J. Rao Data Privacy Attorney Boston
Vivek Rao emphasizes client-tailored, practical approaches to helping businesses maximize the tremendous commercial opportunities and evolving legal challenges of the technology economy....
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Robert Ravenelle, Pierce Atwood Law Firm, Portland, Tax Law Attorney
As head of Pierce Atwood's Federal Income Tax practice, Rob Ravenelle has extensive experience in the planning, negotiation and tax structuring for mergers and acquisitions. He works...
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Brian M. Rayback, Pierce Atwood, environmental regulatory lawyer
Brian Rayback focuses his practice on environmental and land use law, with expertise in all aspects of water, air, natural resources, solid waste, and zoning regulation. Brian provides cost...
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Nolan L. Reichl Partner Portland Maine Litigation Appeals Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Nolan Reichl is a partner in Pierce Atwood’s Litigation Practice Group, where he focuses his practice on civil litigation and appellate matters, including commercial disputes and challenges...
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Sarah Remes Employment Lawyer Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Sarah Remes represents clients in complex commercial litigation, including class actions, employment-related disputes, and internal investigations. Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Sarah was...
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Randall S. Rich Pierce Atwood Partner DC Energy Energy Infrastructure Project Development & Finance
Randall Rich is the Leader of our Energy Practice Group and the partner-in-charge of the Washington, DC office. Throughout his over 38 years of experience, beginning in the Office of...
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Lucus A. Ritchie Litigation Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Lucus Ritchie is a partner in Pierce Atwood's Litigation Practice Group. Lucus' practice covers a wide variety of complex commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on class action...
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Ann Robinson, Pierce Atwood Law Firm, Augusta and Portland, Health Care Law Attorney
Ann Robinson is a partner in Pierce Atwood's Government Relations and Health Care Practice Groups. A highly regarded Maine attorney and lobbyist, Ann was a partner and former Chair of the...
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Mark Rosen Banking & Financial Services Lawyer Pierce Atwood Law Firm
Mark Rosen represents clients in high-stakes business litigation and provides counseling on complex legal challenges. Mark focuses on commercial and class action litigation as well as...
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Jared S. des Rosiers energy attorney Pierce Atwood
Jared des Rosiers' practice focuses on complex energy regulatory, infrastructure development and siting, and litigation matters before the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC), the...
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Nicholas H. Salalayko Associate Pierce Atwood LLP
Associate
Nicholas Salalayko is an associate in Pierce Atwood’s Energy Practice Group. Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Nick worked for a small Boston-based energy-focused law firm where he advised...
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Matthew D. Stein Partner Portland ME Technology Transactions & Outsourcing, Intellectual Property & Technology
Partner
Social networking, cloud computing, software development and licensing, data and application hosting, data privacy and security mean that today's businesses, large and small, face an...
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Daniel Strader Pierce Atwood Employment Attorney
Associate
Daniel Strader focuses his practice in the area of employment law litigation and counseling. Dan represents employers in a wide variety of employment matters, including wage and hour...
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Andrea K. Suter Finance and Corporate Attorney Pierce Atwood Portland, ME
Counsel
Andrea Suter represents start-up, family owned, and established companies in a wide range of businesses and industries. Her practice focuses on commercial transactions and contracts,...
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William E Taylor, Pierce Atwood, environmental lawyer
Since joining Pierce Atwood's Environmental Group in 1984, Bill Taylor has devoted his legal practice to matters related to water law, waste discharge, stormwater and natural resource...
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Sarah Tracy Energy Generation Attorney Pierce Atwood LLP
Sarah advises energy generation facilities and industrial and large commercial energy users with respect to energy and regulatory issues and due diligence matters.  Sarah also represents...
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Shannon M. Vittengl Portsmouth Patent Attorney Pierce Atwood
Shannon Vittengl is Counsel at Pierce Atwood's Portsmouth office. She focuses her practice on patent law including patent prosecution, freedom-to-operate studies, patentability opinions,...
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Soyoung Yoon, Pierce Atwood, employment lawyer
Soyoung Yoon is a highly experienced employment and education lawyer, and advises employers and educational institutions (including small businesses, large organizations, independent...
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Pierce Atwood LLP has been named a Go-To Thought Leader in the field of environmental law by the National Law Review. 2022 saw the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which provided substantial resources for many sectors of the US economy, and specifically green energy initiatives. Attorneys Kris J. Eimicke, Merrill Kramer, James M. Avery, Andrew O. Kaplan, and Sarah B. Tracy provided key insights into how this legislation will affect the renewable energy industry going forward, including investment tax credits, environmental justice concerns, energy community bonuses, and more. 

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