News & Press Releases

Law360 reported that Mintz has added Kari K. Harris as Member in the firm’s Corporate Practice in Boston and Ayaz R. Shaikh as Member and Co-chair of the firm’s Project Development & Finance Practice in Washington, D.C.

In an article published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Mintz Member and Co-chair of the Construction Law Practice Samuel M. Tony Starr was among construction lawyers quoted on the implications of a recent Superior Court decision in Tocci Building Corp. v. IRIV Partners, LLC, et al., which involved the state's Prompt Payment Act.

The American Lawyer reported that Mintz has added Kari K. Harris as Member in the firm’s Corporate Practice in Boston and Ayaz R. Shaikh as Member and Co-chair of the firm’s Project Development & Finance Practice in Washington, D.C.

In Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw, Vice President of ML Strategies Christian Fjeld was quoted on the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, which establishes security standards for IoT devices owned or controlled by the federal government and was recently signed into law by President Trump, and its potential “spillover effects” into the private sector.

In an article published by Bloomberg Law, Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Environmental Law Practice Jeffrey R. Porter criticized draft guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) clarifying permitting requirements for pollution discharges into federal waters, which was issued in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s April ruling in Country of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund. 

Mintz Member Jennifer B. Rubin authored an article published by Law360 that examined legal challenges employers face as they contemplate the impact of the coronavirus vaccine on the workforce, and how mandatory vaccination programs may create a workforce of immuno-haves, or those who have received the vaccination, and potentially expose employers to employment and consumer claims.