4/10/2025 1:11:03 PM Executor Nominated by Decedent Deemed Unfit to Serve By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less When is the executor nominated by the decedent in a will deemed unfit to serve as executor? Rarely – but a recent decision in Surrogates...
4/10/2025 1:02:21 PM Land Court’s Invalidation of Deed as the Result of Undue Influence Affirmed By Charles Jacob III Jennifer Mikels Molly Quinn Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less What constitutes undue influence sufficient to invalidate a deed? In Erikson v. Erikson, 105 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 (February 24, 2025), the...
4/9/2025 1:39:12 PM Massachusetts Targets Founder’s Share Sale After Move…To New Hampshire By Martha Nahill Frahm Matthew Hillery Nancy Samiljan The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has ruled that, in some situations, a former resident of the Commonwealth can be liable for...
4/1/2025 3:21:15 PM Goulston & Storrs Expands NYC Team Across Key Practice Areas By Rae Berger Steven Ficurilli Alison Freudman Behzad Malek-Madani Hara Perkins +2 more... Show less Goulston & Storrs has strengthened its New York office with the addition of four attorneys specializing in real estate, litigation, and...
3/24/2025 7:20:36 PM Corporate Transparency Act 2.0 – Narrowing Reporting Requirements By Mark Christopher David Coombs Vaishali Goyal Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule that significantly changes the...
3/3/2025 7:09:24 PM U.S. Treasury Halts Corporate Transparency Act Penalties for Domestic Entities, Shifts Focus to Foreign Companies By Mark Christopher David Coombs Vaishali Goyal Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it will not impose penalties on any failure to comply with the...
2/20/2025 5:00:14 PM Corporate Transparency Act Back in Effect and Extended Deadline By Mark Christopher David Coombs Vaishali Goyal Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less March 3, 2025, UPDATE: On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it will not impose penalties on any failure to...
2/6/2025 4:32:43 PM Pre-Onboarding for Law Firm Partners. What is it? Why Does it Matter? By Karen Kupetz What does it take to ensure successful lateral partner integration in the evolving landscape of legal talent? Karen Kupetz, Senior...
2/4/2025 8:05:13 PM Lenders and borrowers tussle over personal guarantees on distressed deals By Zev Gewurz Lenders are increasingly enforcing personal guarantees on distressed real estate loans, using them as leverage in negotiations, while...
1/16/2025 4:20:47 PM Appeals Court Shines Light on Solar Panel Protections By Joel Antwi Sydney Cramer Mariana Korsunsky Kevin O'Flaherty Gary Ronan +2 more... Show less Kearsarge Walpole LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Walpole involved a dispute over where a large-scale solar array could be placed in...
1/6/2025 8:48:59 PM Navigating Rising Legal Fees: What Legal Sales and Service Professionals Can Learn from Top Firms’ Pricing Practices By Brian Carrozza Director of Client Development, Brian Carrozza, and Senior Manager of Client Relations, Jill Zwetchkenbaum, shared insights with The...
12/27/2024 6:40:27 PM Corporate Transparency Act Update: Injunction Reinstated By Mark Christopher David Coombs Vaishali Goyal Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less On December 26, 2024, the merits panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order effectively...
12/24/2024 6:00:56 PM CTA Update: Injunction Lifted and Filing Deadlines Extended By Mark Christopher David Coombs Vaishali Goyal Gary Ronan +1 more... Show less On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted the injunction issued earlier this month that had...
12/23/2024 4:00:42 PM Memorable Moments from the Massachusetts Conference for Women By Karen O'Malley Carla Reeves Leah Segal Julia Rosequist Nicole Moniz Rebecca Tunney +3 more... Show less We recently had the privilege of attending this year’s Massachusetts Conference for Women. It reminded us how powerful it can be to come...
12/20/2024 2:55:00 PM 'Tis the Season for GoulstonGiving By Marianne Monagle It’s beginning to look a lot like… the season of giving! In that spirit, GoulstonGiving, our year-round volunteer and donation...
12/12/2024 2:47:32 PM Top 10 Legal Malpractice Defenses As Claims Tick Up By Richard Zielinski Jennifer Mikels Attorneys Richard Zielinski and Jennifer Mikels, writing for Law360, detail ten key defenses law firms can use to effectively combat...