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Tenley Beals and Joshua Celeste Join The Firm
(July 2008) We welcome lawyers Tenley Beals and Joshua Celeste to our firm as associates. Tenley practices in the area of intellectual property and technology law. She spent three years in the intellectual property group of a national law firm (ranked in the top 100 by American Lawyer). Josh has eight years of broad-based corporate law experience including numerous complex business and real estate transactions.
Six Partners Recognized As Leading Lawyers for Business
(July 2008) Partners Robert Duffy, Michael Sweeney, Craig Scott, Roger Hood, Christine Bush and Jean Harrington were recognized as leading attorneys in Rhode Island by world-renowned Chambers and Partners' America's Leading Lawyers for Business Directory. All attorneys named won strong endorsement from clients and peers. Some of this year’s comments included "stalwart approach and fine negotiation skills" and "distinguished Rhode Island reputation yet continues to build successfully on its reputation further afield." Firm partners have been included in Chambers for the last six years.
Partner Christine Bush Name to PBN's 40 Under Forty List
(July 2008) Kudos to Chris Bush who was named a winner of this year's "40 Under Forty" contest sponsored by Providence Business News. The competition honors the next generation of business leaders. Selection is based on career success, community involvement and commitment to making a difference.
Firm Defends Client Against Fraud in Intellectual Property Dispute
(June 2008) Attorneys Craig Scott and Christine Bush recently prevailed in federal district court where a Wisconsin company was ordered to pay more than $1.3 million to firm client Emissive Energy Corporation, a North Kingstown designer and manufacturer of LED lighting products, in defense of an alleged infringement of a flashlight patent. The plaintiff company and its owner were found to have committed fraud on the federal court and the United States Patent and Trademark Office by falsifying documents to maintain the flashlight patent.
Four Partners Chosen For 2008 New England Super Lawyers
(June 2008) Robert Duffy, Michael Sweeney, Craig Scott and Patrick Guida were selected as 2008 Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers lists outstanding lawyers from more than 60 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers magazine highlights attorneys in each state who received the highest point totals. This year, Craig Scott received additional recognition in the exclusive group of Super Lawyer Rising Stars.
Partner Stacey Nakasian Elected to Visiting Nurse Board
(June 2008) Congratulations to Stacey Nakasian who was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Visiting Nurse Service of Greater Rhode Island. The agency provides nursing, certified nurse assistant, social worker, rehabilitation and hospice services in patients' home, averaging 90,000 visits to approximately 2500 patients each year.
Four Partners Name 2008 Best Lawyers in America
(June 2008) Robert Duffy, Michael Sweeney, Craig Scott and Roger Hood were again selected for Best Lawyers in America®. Best Lawyers uses exhaustive and rigorous peer-review surveys comprising more than 2 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys in the country. Firm attorneys have been recognized in Best Lawyers for the last six years.
Patrick Guida Appointed to State Committee for Civil Rights
(April 2008) Partner Patrick Guida has been named to the Rhode Island State Advisory Committee on Civil Rights, a state committee that operates under the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The Commission is an independent bipartisan federal agency that conducts research and advises the President and Congress on issues about civil rights. State committees receive reports, suggestions, and recommendations from individuals, public and private organizations, and public officials, and forward advice and recommendations to the Commission.
Duffy Sweeney & Scott Joins Preeminent Licensing Group
(April 2008) Led by partners Craig Scott and Roger Hood, Duffy Sweeney & Scott has joined the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association. LIMA fosters the growth and expansion of licensing, representing the interests of its membership worldwide by providing a forum for networking, serving as a source of education and information, establishing standards of ethical and professional conduct, and recognizing excellence and achievement in the industry.
Firm Serves as Local Counsel in Victory for Inventor v. Hasbro
(March 2008) After a week-long patent trial in the federal district court for the District of Rhode Island, a jury returned a verdict of $446,182 to inventor Michael Bowling, owner of Arizona-based Crystal Caste, LLC, against Hasbro, Inc. The jury found that Hasbro's unauthorized use of crystal-shaped dice in a 1999 premium edition of the Monopoly® board game warranted a monetary award to fairly compensate Mr. Bowling. Partners Craig Scott and Christine Bush served as local counsel for the Minneapolis office of Merchant & Gould.
Roger Hood Selected for Chief Executives Board
(January 2008) Partner Roger Hood was recently named to the Board of Advisors of the Chief Executives Club. (Rhode Island chapter) The CEC is an exclusive group of top business leaders who share challenges, discover solutions, and interact with a wide variety of top national thought-leaders. It is designed by and for Rhode Island area chief executives to broaden their business knowledge, expand their business contacts, and sharpen their competitive edge.
Duffy, Sweeney and Scott Named Super Lawyers
(November 2007) Firm partners Bob Duffy, Mike Sweeney and Craig Scott were selected as Super Lawyers and recognized in the publication New England Super Lawyers for 2007. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 60 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers magazine names attorneys in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through independent research.
Patrick Guida Joins Firm As A Partner
(November 2007) We welcome Patrick A. Guida as a partner in our Business Law group. A seasoned banking and real estate practitioner with more than two decades of experience, Mr. Guida will continue to represent banks, non-bank lenders, real estate developers and other business clients in a wide range of sophisticated transactions and financings. Mr. Guida holds the Martindale Hubbell rating AV, the highest rating given to attorneys, as well as several notable professional awards and distinctions.
Michael Sweeney Featured Speaker At Bar Association Business Event
(October 2007) Michael Sweeney recently served as a speaker on business law and national trends that impact business for the Rhode Island Bar Association’s “Recent Developments in the Law” day-long program. Mike is a regular speaker/moderator at RIBA forums on business law. He is the past chair of the Business Organizations Committee of RIBA where he led the three-year initiative to enact the new Rhode Island Business Corporation Act, which took effect on July 1, 2005. For complete PowerPoint presentation, click here.
Charles Henderson Joins Litigation Team
(October 2007) We welcome Charles Henderson, III, to Duffy Sweeney & Scott as a litigation associate. Chad concentrates his practice in business and commercial litigation including intellectual property. Chad spent five years at the New York City law firm of Quirk and Bakalor where he represented clients in commercial, intellectual property, product liability, and general liability disputes. Prior to law school, Chad spent six years at the United States Senate in the Office of the Sergeant at Arms. He is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law, American University and Choate Rosemary Hall.
Five Partners At Firm Recognized in Best Lawyers in America
(September 2007) Four partners at Duffy Sweeney & Scott were recently selected for the 25th anniversary edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Best Lawyers uses exhaustive and rigorous peer-review surveys comprising more than 2 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys in the country. Because no fee or purchase is required, being listed in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Robert Duffy was recognized for the specialty of Commercial Litigation, Michael Sweeney for Corporate Law, and Craig Scott and Roger Hood for Intellectual Property Law. Firm attorneys have been recognized in Best Lawyers for the last four years.
Christine Rossi Joins Duffy Sweeney & Scott Team of Business Attorneys
(September 2007) We are pleased to announce that Christine Rossi has joined the firm, handling general corporate law and commercial transactions as well as a wide range of real estate matters. With six years of business law experience, Ms. Rossi is admitted to practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Providence College, her law degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School, and her MBA from the Suffolk University School of Management. For full biography, click here.
Five Attorneys Recognized By Chambers USA in 2007 America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
(August 2007) Partners Robert Duffy, Michael Sweeney, Craig Scott, and Christine Bush as well as senior associate Ralph Gaboury were recognized as leading attorneys in Rhode Island by world-renowned Chambers and Partners’ 2007 America’s Leading Lawyers for Business Directory. All attorneys named won strong endorsement from clients and peers. Some of this year’s comments from clients included “never happier with a law firm” and “six mental steps ahead of everyone else” and “terrific negotiators with phenomenally perceptive people skills.” For full press release, click here.
Partner Stacey Nakasion Wins Case of First Impression In Wickford
(July 2007) Rhode Island Superior Court Associate Justice Judith Savage broke new legal ground by adopting a standard for what constitutes a "willful or knowing" violation of the Open Meetings Act. “The Court's recent decision is the first in Rhode Island to address the standard for proving a willful or knowing violation of the Open Meetings Act,” said Duffy Sweeney & Scott’s Stacey Nakasian. The decision came in phase two of the action Ohs v. North Kingstown School Committee, et al. After the first trial, Judge Savage found that the School Committee and its Superintendent violated the notice provisions of the Open Meetings Act when it voted in May 2005 to close the historic Wickford Elementary School. For complete press release, click here.
