News & Press Releases

Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Scott Ford was quoted in an article published by Law360 detailing high-profile Massachusetts cases to watch in 2022. Specifically, Mr. Ford reflected on potential changes in enforcement priorities following a changing of the guard at the U.S. attorney's office in Boston, with former Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins taking over as top prosecutor.

Mintz Member, Chair of the firm’s Corporate Practice, and Co-chair of the Securities & Capital Markets Practice Megan Gates was quoted in an article published by Bloomberg Tax on auditors joining investors, regulators, rating agencies, and others in increasingly scrutinizing companies’ voluntary environmental, social, and corporate governance disclosures.

Mintz Member Jennifer Kiely was featured in a Q&A for Law.com’s “How I Made Partner” series, which features conversations with legal industry leaders about how they climbed the ladder of success and what they learned along the way. In the profile, Ms. Kiely discussed the importance of being able to identify, understand and anticipate a client's most important needs, having a good mentor to provide the tools, support, and feedback you need to thrive in your career, and, how with discipline and focus, obstacles will never hold you back.

In an article published by Law360 Pulse, Mintz Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Narges Kakalia discussed the importance of law firms facilitating psychological safety in the workplace in order to retain minority lawyers.

Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Matthew Hurley, Member and Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Division Michael Renaud, and Associate Oliver Ennis co-authored an article published in the November/December 2021 issue of IP Litigator exploring why arbitration has become an increasingly attractive alternative for resolving IP disputes. The authors wrote that while arbitration isn’t the right fit (or even available) in all situations, IP rights holders should consider adding it to their enforcement strategies.

Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Division Michael Renaud was quoted extensively in an article published by Law360 examining the potential impact for standard-essential patent (SEP) owners of the U.S. Department of Justice’s and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s draft policy statement concerning licensing negotiations and remedies for SEPs subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments.