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D&S Recognized by Best Law Firms in 17 Practice Areas for 2025
Duffy & Sweeney again was included in the “Best Law Firms” list compiled by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers for Rhode Island for 2025. The firm was recognized for professional excellence in the following 17 areas: Business
Jean Harrington Joins Panel on Exit Planning
Jean Harrington, chair of the business law team at Duffy & Sweeney, recently joined Jamie Hilton, Ramsey Goodrich and George Warner for a program entitled “How to Exit Your Business” held at the Audrian Motorsport Clubhouse in Newport. The panel
Congratulations to D&S Attorneys Named Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2024
Congratulations to firm attorneys named to Super Lawyers and to Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2024. Super Lawyers: ????Joshua Celeste: Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Business & Corporate ????Robert Duffy: Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, General Litigation, Securities Litigation ????Patrick
Lawyers of Year & Best Lawyers & Ones to Watch for 2025
Congratulations to Stacey Nakasian and Josh Celeste who were named Lawyer-of-the-Year in the practice area of Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (respectively). Additional shout-outs to the D&S partners — Bob Duffy, Mike
D&S Attorneys Robert Duffy & Stacey Nakasian Achieve Landmark Ruling
Litigation partners Robert Duffy and Stacey Nakasian achieved a landmark ruling, recently hailed by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a meaningful contribution to the development of Massachusetts law on two issues of first impression pertaining to statutory appraisal rights, obtaining summary
D&S Attorneys Robert Duffy & Andrew Blais Prevail in Trustee Matter
After a four-day bench trial before Judge Brian P. Stern, Robert M. Duffy and Andrew Blais of Duffy & Sweeney successfully represented several trust beneficiaries, obtaining an order removing the trustee named in the trust instrument. The case centered on