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• Donna M. Brewer served as co-counsel with the Atlanta firm of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan in the defense of a client sued by a private equity firm for alleged breach of contract.  The plaintiff alleged that the client failed to close on proposed acquisition financing and instead completed the acquisition through seller financing.  There were highly contested issues concerning the meaning of the contract terms and whether the client’s conduct caused any loss to the plaintiff.  After an 11-day trial in federal court, a jury returned a verdict in favor of our client.

• Congratulations to Marc E. Fitzgerald, a Partner, in the Probate & Family Law Group, who was recently re-appointed to the Massachusetts Bar Association Family Law Section Council for 2009 - 2010. Mr. Fitzgerald was again selected and recommended by his peers for this post due to his advocacy and reputation within the community. Mr. Fitzgerald will again join a sixteen member panel that is charged with analyzing and preparing legislation, developing educational and professional development programs, producing articles and formulating and recommending policy and legislative positions to the House of Delegates.

• Robert E. Cowden III and Richard C. Allen, of the firm's Nonprofit Organizations Law Practice, are serving, by invitation, on the Advisory Committee of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Nonprofit Organizations/Public Charities Division.
  
  
• The Firm is pleased and proud to congratulate Amy Lyn Blake upon her elevation to the bench of the Probate and Family Court. Amy is presiding as an Associate Justice of the Essex Division.
  
  
• Several lawyers have been recognized for excellence in their fields of expertise by their peers. Named in 2008 New England Super Lawyers®: Richard C. Allen (nonprofit organizations), Peter A Caro (real estate), Robert E. Cowden III (business and nonprofit organizations), Haskell A. Kassler (family and probate), Charles M. Hamann (trusts and estates), Terrance J. Hamilton (litigation), Douglas K. Mansfield (litigation), Patrice E. Morse (family and probate) Stephen M. Perry (litigation) and James D. Takacs (family and probate). Additionally, three colleagues have been named in 2008 Rising Stars: Marc E Fitzgerald (family and probate), Nicole M. Jorge (family and probate) and Sandy Tarrant (business and nonprofit organizations).
  
  
• Congratulations to Marc Fitzgerald, a Senior Associate, in the Probate & Family Law Group, who was recently appointed to the Massachusetts Bar Association Family Law Section Council for 2008 - 2009. Mr. Fitzgerald was selected and recommended by his peers for this post due to his advocacy and reputation within the community. Mr. Fitzgerald will join a sixteen member panel that is charged with analyzing and preparing legislation, developing educational and professional development programs, producing articles and formulating and recommending policy and legislative positions to the House of Delegates.
  
  
• Congratulations are in order to several of the firm's lawyers whose excellence has been recognized by their peers. Haskell A. Kassler, Robert E. Cowden, Charles M. Hamann, and Richard C. Allen have been selected for inclusion in the 25th anniversary edition of The Best Lawyers in America in their specialty. Mr. Kassler has the added distinction of being included for twenty-five years.
  
  
• Richard C. Allen was elected to the Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE).