Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H) is pleased to welcome Joshua D. Xavier to the firm as an Associate in the firm’s Employment & Labor Practice. He represents employers in a wide range of counseling and litigation matters, including discrimination, retaliation, misclassification, minimum wage, overtime and harassment claims, leave acts, unemployment benefits, and severances. Xavier also...
Client AlertsIntellectual PropertyUSPTO Proposes to Require US Attorneys to Prosecute Trademark Applications Filed by Non-US Applicants
February 25, 2019
Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a proposed rule to require all applicants who have their domicile or principal place of business outside the United States to hire an attorney who is licensed to practice law to represent them in trademark matters before the USPTO. The new rule would apply to applicants filing...
Client AlertsCorporate & BusinessIntellectual PropertyLimit Your Risk of Data Breach Liability: 13 Important Considerations Before Providing Data to a Third Party
February 21, 2019
By Colin Coleman, John Ottaviani, and Brian Reilly Does your business provide company or customer data to any of its vendors? If so, do you know what contractual provisions are in place to protect your business in the event of a data breach by your vendor? Vendors typically try to limit their liability under their contracts...
New to the angel or seed investing world? If the answer is yes, then looking at potential investment opportunities can be a daunting task – especially if you are in a market like Boston, Silicon Valley, or New York City, where there are large, well developed startup ecosystems and lots of investment opportunities. PSH Partner,...
Corporate & BusinessNewsPublic Benefits, Corporate Burdens: Is A Benefit Corporation Right For You?
February 15, 2019
By Brian Reilly Thirty-three states, including Rhode Island, allow a for-profit entity to form as a benefit corporation in lieu of a traditional corporation. The downside is officers and directors of benefit corporations face burdens and costs that leaders of traditional corporations do not. Because benefit corporations are for-profit entities, officers and directors must consider...
For Decades corporations have incorporated mandatory arbitration provisions into contracts in an effort to control litigation expense and uncertainty and to secure the adjudication of disputes in the forum of their choosing. Reliance on contractual arbitration provisions to obtain these outcomes in cases which involve claims directly against employees may be unwise as a result...
NewsReal EstateWhat Construction Attorneys Must Know About Drones
February 13, 2019
PS&H partner Drew Colby, who co-chairs the firm’s Construction Group, was quoted by Law360 in an article discussing what construction attorneys need to know about the use of drones on construction projects, in light of the fact that regulations haven’t yet caught up with how the technology is being used. Invasion of privacy continues to...
Press ReleasesR.I. State Senate Appoints Partridge Snow & Hahn Partner Melissa E. Darigan To Fill Superior Court Vacancy
February 7, 2019
Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H) is proud to announce that following Tuesday’s vote by the Rhode Island State Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and yesterday’s full Senate vote, PS&H Partner, Melissa Darigan, has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Rhode Island Superior Court. Though a date has not yet been set, she is...
The International Trademark Association (INTA) Roundtable discussion to be hosted at the Providence offices of Partridge Snow & Hahn, on Thursday, February 7th from noon to 2:00 pm. The topic is 2018 U.S. Trademark Case Law Review. The discussion is led by PS&H Partner and Chair of the Intellectual Property and Technology Group, John E. Ottaviani. INTA...
Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn Welcomes Amy Oakley
February 5, 2019
Partridge Snow & Hahn (PS&H) is pleased to welcome Amy T. M. Oakley to the firm as a Partner in the firm’s Business Law Practice group. She focuses her practice on commercial finance, commercial real estate, tax credit finance, and general corporate matters. Oakley has garnered significant experience in all areas of commercial finance. She...
