Pierce Atwood LLP

Firm partner and Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) #publicpolicy counsel Elizabeth Frazier will participate in a presentation on historical and existing barriers to #housing creation. Presenters will also examine recent legislative wins and preview legislative efforts currently underway to address #Maine's housing shortage. Please visit MEREDA for more info: https://lnkd.in/dwsEqNWr

At the upcoming National Association of REALTORS® NXT Conference, firm #realestate, #zoning, and #landuse attorney Kathleen Heyer will join a panel to discuss the barriers that impede housing development, and share their insights on how the federal government might help communities tackle those issues. Please click here for more info: https://lnkd.in/erDiVQgh

In a closely watched decision, the #Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has rejected the theory that third-party #website #tracking #technology violates G. L. c. 272, § 99, the Massachusetts Wiretap Act. Firm #litigation and #privacy attorneys Melanie Conroy, Vivek Rao, and Kathleen Hamann have the details here: https://lnkd.in/ecnHB-yM

We were pleased to host the Maine Estate Planning Council (MEPC) Program, “Issues for Clients Moving to and from Maine” in our #PortlandMaine office last evening. Attendees heard from firm tax attorney Olga Goldberg, as well as trusts and estates attorneys Griff Leschefske and Barbara Wheaton. It was great to see a full house … thank you to MEPC and all the attendees!

Firm #energy attorney Joe Donovan, executive director of the Transformer Manufacturers Association of American (TMAA), discussed how and when TMAA was created, the trade group’s goals, government policies that impact the supply chain, the need to build out more production capacity for “churning out” #transformers, and more. https://lnkd.in/efE4VRMD APC MEDIA, IEEE Power & Energy Society

We’re pleased to be a top sponsor of Boston Bar Association's 2024 #Privacy, #Cybersecurity, and #DigitalLaw Conference, taking place on 12/5/2024. Firm partner Kyle Glover will participate in a panel discussion on “Contracting for #AI Solutions Against an Evolving #Regulatory and #Compliance Landscape,” and partner Vivek Rao is on the steering committee that planned and organized this year’s event. Please visit BBA for more information and registration instructions. https://lnkd.in/ejXi6tdU

Firm attorneys Olga Goldberg, Griff Leschefske, and Barbara Wheaton will be panelists at this upcoming Maine Estate Planning Council (MEPC) program discussing #tax, #estateplanning, and #trustadministration for those moving into and out of #Maine. We are pleased to host this event in our #PortlandMaine office. Please visit MEPC for more info: https://lnkd.in/gHc3rj2A

We recently welcomed Boston College Law School alumni at a reception in our #PortlandMaine office. Thank you to Professor Ingrid Hillinger for organizing such a wonderful event!

The Federal Trade Commission has appealed a Texas federal district court decision invalidating its rule governing #noncompetition agreements. For more information about the Texas decision, #noncompete agreements generally, or any #employmentlaw question or concern, please contact Jim Erwin, Peter Hale, Suzanne King, Katy Rand, Daniel Strader, or Katherine Porter. https://lnkd.in/eN8huhDQ

We’re pleased to be a sponsor of the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law Fall Meeting, taking place October 23-25 in Pittsburgh, PA. Our own Tom Dunn is on the Forum’s Governing Committee. Click here for more information: https://lnkd.in/eVeSmKWE