News
Gurtman Attended the 2012 Project Finance Tutorial in New York
This year’s program addressed structuring and financing renewable energy projects including (i) managing developer and lender risk in project documentation (PPA, EPC, Turbine/Panel Supply Agreements, O&M) (2) emerging structures in post-tax grant era (sale lease-back, partnership flip) and (3) perspectives on capital and loan markets in renewable project finance.
McAndrew and Cohen Obtain Very Favorable Decision from the Vermont Supreme Court
April 2, 2012. Karen McAndrew and Linda Cohen recently obtained a very favorable decision from the Vermont Supreme Court in a difficult case involving a sizeable Medicaid lien. The Court’s decision resulted in a significant reduction for the State’s claims and thus a substantial savings for our client.
McAndrew and Andreson Successfully Defended the Mountain School of Milton Academy
April 2, 2012. Karen McAndrew and Nicole Andreson successfully defended The Mountain School of Milton Academy in a catastrophic injury claim brought by a former student. A federal District Court jury in Rutland, Vermont returned a defendant’s verdict after a three-week trial.
Dinse Obtains Partial Summary Judgment
Scott Fewell and Tim Connolly obtained partial summary judgment on behalf of commercial tenant in landlord tenant dispute.
Dinse Obtains TRO on Behalf of Employer
Scott Fewell and David Scherr obtained a TRO and PI against employee in breach of non-competition agreement in Chittenden Superior Court.
Nolan Does Two Presentations at Nationally-Broadcast Symposium
On March 28, 2012, Jeff Nolan of Dinse’s Higher Education Practice Group did two presentations at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Higher Education Safety Symposium, which combined an on-site audience and a live-streamed web cast. The first, which addressed standards of care and best practices for campus threat assessment teams, was viewed by approximately 3,850 participants on over 80 campuses, in addition to the on-site audience. The second, which addressed what campuses should be doing to better respond to sexual violence issues on campus, was viewed by approximately 3,000 people on over 60 campuses. Web-archived recordings of the presentations are available here (campus threat assessment) and here (sexual violence response).
Nolan Presenting at Title IX Compliance Conferences
On November 9 and 10, 2011 in Philadelphia, Jeff Nolan of Dinse’s Higher Education Practice Group will be presenting at the second of several conferences on “Navigating Legal Issues Under OCR’s 2011 Dear Colleague Letter.”. The conference focuses on what colleges and universities need to know to handle sexual harassment and sexual violence issues on campus, in light of recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. The curriculum, which was first presented in Boston on September 20 and 21, was co-developed and co-presented by DKM and Margolis, Healy & Associates. More information regarding registration for the Philadelphia conference is available at: http://www.margolis-healy.com/index.php/seminars/detail/title_ix_compliance_seminars/.
Best Lawyers Recognizes Sixteen Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew Attorneys
Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew announces that sixteen of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) in sixteen different practice areas. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an annual peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other attorneys in their practice areas.
The practice areas and the attorney(s) listed in each area are as follows:
- Commercial Litigation: Ritchie Berger, Samuel Hoar, Jr., Karen McAndrew
- Corporate Law: Jeffrey McMahan, Brian Murphy
- Employment Law – Management: Robert McKearin, Jeffrey Nolan,
- Amy McLaughlin
- Healthcare Law: Spencer Knapp
- Immigration Law: Leigh Cole
- Insurance Law: Barbara Cory
- Litigation – Environmental: Samuel Hoar, Jr.
- Litigation – Intellectual Property: Shapleigh Smith, Jr.
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants: Ritchie Berger
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law: Spencer Knapp, Brian Murphy
- Non-Profit/Charities Law: Brian Murphy
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants: Ritchie Berger, Karen
- McAndrew, John Monahan
- Real Estate Law: Austin Hart, Molly Lebowitz
- Tax Law: Mark Langan
- Technology Law: Jeffrey McMahan
- Trusts and Estates: Mark Langan
Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., with offices in Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York, is one of the oldest and largest law firms serving Vermont and the Adirondack Region of upstate New York. For over 90 years, the firm has served its clients in important cases, transactions and legal developments.
Dinse Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Attorneys in New England
Dinse is pleased to announce that Karen McAndrew and Molly Lebowitz have been included by Super Lawyers in the Top 50 Women Attorneys in New England. Karen is senior litigation counsel at Dinse focusing on Complex Litigation and Higher Education Law. Molly is head of the commercial real estate practice at the firm.