Payal Salsburg facilitates discussion at the BBA’s Women of Color Attorneys Leadership Forum at a program entitled, “Setting Boundaries as Legal Professionals at Work and at Home: Preserving our Mental Health while Advancing our Goals.” The Forum holds monthly informal roundtable discussions about issues impacting the careers and professional development for women attorneys of color. […]
Jessica Conklin presents as a panelist for a March MCLE New England program entitled “Emerging Issues in Title IX Compliance, Investigations and Litigation.” Jessica and her fellow presenters share insights on the many facets of sexual misconduct cases on campus. The program will cover assisting colleges and universities in developing and executing campus policies and […]
Bloomberg Law turned to our partner Payal Salsburg as a resource regarding the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s latest overhaul of the process for defeating a retaliatory lawsuit. The justices revised a process for dismissing cases under the state’s anti-SLAPP law, a law meant to create a quick pathway for courts to throw out meritless lawsuits. […]
Darshana Indira was a featured speaker at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Law School’s Field Placement Seminar on January 30, 2024. UMass Dartmouth law Professor Rontear Pendleton welcomed Darshana back to speak about lawyer wellbeing. She shared her thoughts, experiences, and advice with students as they explore practicing law in various settings. The goal of […]
Payal Salsburg was appointed by the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to serve a three year term on the Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being. Established in January 2020, the committee plans and oversees efforts to enhance the well-being of lawyers, judges, and law students in the Commonwealth. They also implement recommendations made in the […]
Laredo & Smith announces that three of the firm’s attorneys are recognized as 2023 “Top Lawyers” by Boston Magazine. The publication honors 979 of the region’s Top Lawyers in their December 2023 issue. Included from the firm are: Marc Laredo: Business Law Payal Salsburg: Commercial Litigation Jessica Conkin: Criminal Defense & White Collar This is […]
Darshana Indira presented as a panelist for the recent “Practicing with Professionalism” program through the Boston Bar Association. This programming is provided for new attorneys in Massachusetts. Darshana and her panelists hail from different practice areas, practice settings and experiences. They shared important information about the attributes of reputable attorneys and also addressed how to […]
Which is more important – the rights to assembly and free speech or civility? That question was the subject of Marc Laredo’s Case Comment in the November 2023 edition of the Massachusetts Law Review on the Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) recent decision in Barron v. Kolenda. In his Case Comment, Marc reviews the SJC’s ruling that the rights […]
In the case of a broken engagement, who gets to keep the rings? This was the question the Massachusetts Appeals Court recently addressed in Johnson v. Settino, 103 Mass. App. Ct. 291 (2023). In Johnson, the plaintiff had given his fiancé a $70,000 engagement ring and purchased two wedding bands. After he broke off the […]
Laredo & Smith is pleased to be named to the 2024 edition of “Best Law Firms” in the following categories: National Tier 3 firm for Commercial Litigation Metropolitan Tier 1 firm in Boston for Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Commercial Litigation, and Criminal Defense-White Collar. Metropolitan Tier 2 firm in Boston for Employment […]
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