News & Press Releases

Matthew Howsare, Co-chair of Mintz’s Consumer Product Safety Practice, is featured in this article discussing Mintz’s commitment to their blogging efforts and how that not only is catching clients’ attention but also that of potential lateral hires such as himself.  

This article notes that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) upheld claims in a Straight Path IP Group patent matter. The coverage notes that the decision follows a rare reversal by the Federal Circuit that found the PTAB used an incorrect claim construction previously.

This American Lawyer article highlights the findings of an Altman Weil report, “Law Firms in Transition.” Bob Bodian, Mintz’s Managing Member, is one of the legal industry sources quoted in this article. Bob’s comments provide insight into how Mintz maintains its efficiency.

Mintz Members Abraham Reshtick, Dan Gaquin, and Jeff Moerdler authored a Law360 column discussing the IRS’s general legal advice memorandum addressing the impact of nonrecourse carve-out guarantees (or ‘bad boy’ guarantees) on nonrecourse real estate mortgage financing transactions.

Mintz's Patricia Moran authored this Law360 column on the “broad swath of substantive as well as reporting and disclosure requirements under the Affordable Care Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act” to which employee benefits are often subject.

Stephen Silveira, an ML Strategies’ Senior Vice President and former Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority (MBTA) official, provides commentary in this Boston Globe article on the MBTA’s contracting process for the Green Line may run into problems.