Hanify & King, Professional Corporation has named attorneys Theodore J. Folkman, Michael T. Marcucci and Christopher M. Morrison and as Shareholders. The three attorneys, all Associates with the firm, work in Hanify & King’s Government Investigations and Business, Securities, and Intellectual Property Litigation practices.

Boston (October 14, 2009)—Hanify & King, Professional Corporation, today announced that attorney Roberto “Trey” Tepichin has joined the firm as an associate in the Boston office. Tepichin’s work will focus on complex business and commercial litigation matters.

Deadline Extended Until March 1, 2010

Citing concessions to the burdens placed on small businesses, on August 17, 2009, the Commonwealth's Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation ("OCABR") again revised the so-called identity theft or privacy regulations, further extending the date for compliance until March 1, 2010.

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Hanify & King, Professional Corporation today announced that Attorney Sean Phelan has joined the firm as an associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Hanify & King, Professional Corporation announced today that Judge Joel B. Rosenthal of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Worcester ruled yesterday in favor of its client 219 Forest Street, LLC and 201 Forest Street, LLC and against LBM Financial, LLC concluding a two-year dispute between two Chapter 11 debtors and their lender. Hanify & King Attorney Charles R. Bennett, Jr. represented the Forest Street entities in the litigation.

Boston – (May 29, 2009) – Hanify & King, Professional Corporation announced today that attorney Stephanie Scruggs has been named a firm shareholder. Scruggs is an accomplished intellectual property attorney practicing in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She joined the firm as an associate in April 2008 when the firm’s Washington D.C. practice was founded.

A group of approximately a dozen former and current MIT and Harvard professors and other individuals are suing the developer of 303 Third Street for apparently reneging on its promise to establish a new condominium community in Cambridge. The complaint was recently filed in Suffolk Superior Court by the plaintiff’s attorney Jeffrey Upton of Hanify & King.

Hanify & King, Professional Corporation announced today that Attorney Harold B. Murphy, Esq. has become a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. The College, an invitation-only organization, is dedicated to the advancement of the highest standards for the Bankruptcy and Restructuring profession and to the pursuit of educational and pro bono bankruptcy endeavors.

Developments in the employment law area over the past few months have been dizzying. We’ve heard from several clients that, despite the number of emails in your in-box, you do want to know more about these developments and how they will affect your business. For 2009, we have developed an e-newsletter to keep you informed. As always, if there are topics which you would like to see included here, or have questions about any of the topics covered below, please let us know.