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June 23, 2010 -
Ed Barshak and Lisa Goodheart Named in 2010 Chambers Guide SRBC partners Ed Barshak and Lisa Goodheart have again been recognized as leading U.S. lawyers by the annual Chambers legal directory. The 2010 edition names Ed for the fifth straight year as a top commercial litigator, while Lisa is cited for the seventh consecutive year in the ...
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May 12, 2010 -
Trial Victory For Developer SRBC's Dylan Sanders has won a $1.4 million judgment in favor of a subdivision developer in a dispute with the owners of a project site. The landowners failed to comply with a contractual obligation to grant the developer an easement necessary to permit construction of an access road and ...
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May 11, 2010 -
International Lawyers' Group Elects Lisman to Executive Committee The board of directors of the International Senior Lawyers Project has unanimously elected SRBC partner Natasha Lisman to its five-member executive committee. ISLP was founded in 2000 by a group of public-spirited senior partners of global law firms, to create a vehicle through which senior lawyers ...
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April 15, 2010 -
Michael Appel Wins Retrial for Medical Malpractice Plaintiff SRBC partner Michael Appel recently succeeded in persuading a superior court judge that a jury's verdict for the defendant doctor in a medical malpractice case was "against the weight of the evidence," such that the plaintiff was entitled to a new trial.
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March 02, 2010 -
Natasha Lisman Argues Appeal in European Court SRBC partner Natasha Lisman recently became one of the few United States lawyers to argue a case before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
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February 09, 2010 -
Second Win for Emerson in Federal-Court Products Case On February 5, SRBC's David Barry and Serena Madar won a federal-court jury verdict on behalf of Ridge Tool Company, a subsidiary of Emerson Electric Co., in a product-liability case involving a RIDGID crimping tool, a specialized item used by plumbers and other professional pipe workers. The ...
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January 18, 2010 -
Victory for Sears, Emerson in Long-Running Products Case SRBC partners David Barry and William Boesch won a federal-court jury verdict on January 15 in favor of clients Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Emerson Electric Co., in a long-running product-liability case involving a Craftsman table saw. The case, Gillespie v. Sears and Emerson, had previously been ...
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January 15, 2010 -
Doniger: Philosophy of Alimony Changing An article in Lawyers USA, discussing changes afoot in various states' alimony laws, includes an interview with SRBC partner Tony Doniger. Tony discusses the recent landmark Massachusetts case Pierce v. Pierce, in which he represented the husband, and he observes: ...
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December 31, 2009 -
Geismer on Pierce Decision and Other Family-Law Developments On January 28, SRBC partner Alan Geismer will speak at a continuing legal education program sponsored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly entitled "Recent Developments in Family Law: Pierce and More." Panelists will discuss the recent Pierce v. Pierce decision on alimony, ...
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December 30, 2009 -
Doniger and Goodheart Named to “Power List” SRBC partners Tony Doniger and Lisa Goodheart have been included in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's recent "Power List" of the commonwealth's most influential attorneys. View the article here
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December 08, 2009 -
Tony Doniger to Speak on Pierce Decision SRBC partner Tony Doniger will be a panelist at the Boston Bar Association program "Alimony Post-Pierce: Thoughts, Reactions, and Where Do We Go From Here?" on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Tony will discuss the recent decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on the ...
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November 25, 2009 -
Shanel Lindsay Appointed to National Bar Association Post SRBC's Shanel Lindsay has been appointed Deputy Regional Director of the National Bar Association, the country's oldest and largest predominantly African-American bar group. Shanel will be responsible for helping promote the ...
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October 28, 2009 -
Super Lawyers Recognizes Sixteen SRBC Partners The just-released 2009 edition of Massachusetts Super Lawyers, the annual peer-survey-based listing of outstanding lawyers, recognizes sixteen of SRBC's partners. A number of these were named as among the very top lawyers in Massachusetts and in New England. This year's ...
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October 28, 2009 -
Eight SRBC Attorneys Named Super Lawyers Rising Stars Eight SRBC attorneys have been recognized as "Rising Stars" in the 2009 edition of Massachusetts Super Lawyers. The designation is given to the top up-and-coming lawyers in the state who are forty or younger, and have been practicing for ten years or fewer. This year’s list ...
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October 26, 2009 -
Tony Doniger Named to Board of Boston Bar Foundation SRBC partner Tony Doniger was recently named to the Board of Trustees of the Boston Bar Foundation for the 2009-2010 term. The BBF is the charitable arm of the Boston Bar Association. It supports increased access to justice, improved understanding of the legal system, and utilizing the efforts of ...
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October 01, 2009 -
Maria Eliseeva to Chair American Intellectual Property Law Association Committee SRBC of-counsel attorney Maria Eliseeva was recently appointed chair of the International and Foreign Law Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. She previously served as chair of the AIPLA's Electronic Business Committee and vice-chair of its ...
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October 01, 2009 -
Regina Roman Appointed to High Court's Advisory Committee on Ethics Rules SRBC Managing Partner Regina Roman has been appointed by the Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to the court's Standing Advisory Committee on the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct. The committee reviews issues arising under the rules and proposals for ...
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September 29, 2009 -
Victory for SRBC Client in ERISA Case SRBC's Sam Furgang recently won a victory for an employer in a suit by the surviving spouse of a deceased employee, who claimed that the employer failed to meet its contractual obligation to arrange for continuing life-insurance coverage during the employment period. When the employee died, the ...
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September 25, 2009 -
Victory for Plaintiff in Race-Discrimination Case SRBC's Ed Barshak recently won a decision before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination in a case involving racial discrimination against an African-American man who was not hired as an investigator by the Massachusetts Alcohol Beverages Control Commission. The victory came in spite of ...
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September 22, 2009 -
Best Lawyers Again Ranks SRBC No. 1 in Insurance Law For the second year in a row, the peer-review publication The Best Lawyers in America has ranked SRBC the number one Insurance Law firm in Boston and in Massachusetts. Four SRBC partners were recognized for their work in insurance law: Samuel Furgang, Susan Hartnett, Natasha Lisman and ...
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September 01, 2009 -
Lisa Goodheart Takes Office as Boston Bar Association Vice President SRBC partner Lisa Goodheart today assumed her new role as elected vice president of the Boston Bar Association. "I am honored and pleased," Lisa says, "to have this opportunity to serve the BBA in a new capacity."
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August 10, 2009 -
Ten SRBC Partners Named Best Lawyers in America Ten SRBC partners have been named to the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, which describes itself as "the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession," designed to help lawyers and clients find legal counsel in unfamiliar places or ...
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July 27, 2009 -
Tony Doniger Writes in Favor of "Access-to-Justice Czar" Follow this link to read SRBC partner Tony Doniger's recent letter to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly supporting the state courts' appointment of a judge to lead efforts to improve access to justice for all citizens.
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July 27, 2009 -
Matt Welnicki on Legal Claims as Bankruptcy Assets In the current issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, SRBC's Matthew Welnicki writes on the obligation in bankruptcy proceedings to disclose available legal claims as assets, and the implications, for the debtor and others, when the debtor fails to do so. Follow this ...
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July 13, 2009 -
Maria Eliseeva Joins SRBC's Intellectual Property Litigation Team SRBC is pleased to welcome Maria Eliseeva to the firm as Of Counsel. Maria will concentrate her practice on intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, copyright and licensing litigation. She also maintains a separate relationship with Houston Eliseeva LLP, an IP law ...
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June 09, 2009 -
Lisa Goodheart on the Judicial Nominating Process On June 11, SRBC partner Lisa Goodheart will participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the Bristol County Bar Association, "How to Apply for a Judgeship: The Judicial Selection Process." Lisa, who chairs Massachusetts's Judicial Nominating Commission, will join other JNC members and ...
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June 02, 2009 -
Matt Welnicki Among Honorees at BBA Dinner SRBC's Matt Welnicki was among the alumni of the Boston Bar Association's Public Interest Leadership Program honored at the BBA's June 1 Law Day Dinner. The group was given a President's Award in recognition of the members' commitment to pro bono public service. Matt was one of eight ...
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May 27, 2009 -
Summary Judgment Win for Insurer on Prejudice Issue SRBC's Susan Hartnett and Shanel Lindsay scored a recent summary-judgment victory for an insurance-company client, in a case where the insured landlord failed to report a slip-and-fall lawsuit in housing court, and allowed a default judgment to enter against him.
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May 26, 2009 -
Article Cites Natasha Lisman's International Human Rights Work In a recent article on the Miller-McCune magazine website, Ken Stier writes about the groundbreaking pro bono work of the International Senior Lawyers Project, of which SRBC ...
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May 11, 2009 -
SRBC Partners Help Found Reinsurance Bar Association Natasha Lisman, Paul White and Susan Hartnett, all partners in SRBC's reinsurance practice, are among the founders of a new bar group, the Massachusetts Reinsurance Bar Association. MReBA was formed to foster sharing ideas for improving ...
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May 05, 2009 -
Matt Welnicki, Lawyer in the Classroom SRBC's Matt Welnicki is part of a group of volunteer lawyers organized by the Boston Bar Association who, starting this week, will visit Boston Public School classrooms as part of an annual event to promote discussion of civics and the choice of law as a career. This year, ...
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May 01, 2009 -
Tony Agudelo to Appear at Bar Association Health Law Conference On June 5th, SRBC partner Tony Agudelo will be a speaker at the 2009 Massachusetts Bar Association ...
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April 10, 2009 -
O'Neill and Levin Win Dismissal of Case Against Lender SRBC's John O'Neill and Andrew Levin recently won dismissal of a lawsuit by a home buyer against a mortgage company. The buyer complained that she was induced by the mortgage company and other defendants to purchase the house for more than it was worth. After giving the buyer two opportunities ...
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March 06, 2009 -
SRBC's Barry and Levin Win Major Victory for Volkswagen SRBC partners David Barry and Andrew Levin recently won a jury verdict for Volkswagen in federal court in Vermont, in a case arising from a rollover accident in which the plaintiff, a passenger in a 1999 VW Jetta, was rendered quadriplegic. The plaintiff claimed medical and lost-earnings ...
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February 18, 2009 -
Lisa Goodheart on Environmental Expert Witnesses SRBC partner Lisa Goodheart will be a panelist at the Boston Bar
Association’s seminar “Environmental Experts: The Keys to Your Case!” on March
12. The seminar, sponsored by the BBA’s Environmental Law Section, will cover
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February 09, 2009 -
Alan Geismer Expands Divorce Mediation Practice SRBC partner Alan Geismer has joined the divorce mediation panel of Mediation Works, a Boston-based provider of alternative-dispute-resolution services. Alan will serve as a mediator for divorce and probate cases.
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February 09, 2009 -
Lisa Goodheart to Discuss Diversity in the Judiciary On Wednesday, February 11, SRBC partner Lisa Goodheart will serve as a panelist at a program entitled “Obtaining and Retaining a Diverse Judiciary.” The program, presented by the ABA Judicial Division Standing Committee on Minorities in the Judiciary, will discuss developing strategies to ...
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December 17, 2008 -
Early Win for Developer in Subdivision Dispute SRBC's Dylan Sanders recently won an early summary judgment for a developer-client in a dispute involving a Boxborough subdivision. The dispute arose when the defendant landowners failed to comply with a contractual obligation to grant the developer an easement, ...
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December 16, 2008 -
William Benson Joins SRBC SRBC has recently welcomed William F. Benson to the firm as an associate. Bill comes to SRBC from Bingham McCutchen LLP in Boston, where for eight years he had a litigation practice that included general commercial, franchise, construction, bankruptcy, and non-competition ...
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December 03, 2008 -
Jean Musiker Judges at ABA Employment Mock Trial Competition SRBC's Jean Musiker, head of the firm's employment practice group, recently accepted an invitation to serve as a judge at the annual trial advocacy competition sponsored by the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section. The competition gives law students an opportunity to develop ...
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November 05, 2008 -
SRBC Wins Dismissal of Suit Against Condominium Trustees A lawsuit against the trustees of a condominium trust has been dismissed based on a motion for summary judgment filed by SRBC partner John O'Neill. Two units in the condominium complex suffered water damage from frozen pipes. A claim was made against the condominium's property-insurance ...
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September 24, 2008 -
Win for SRBC Insurance Client in Coverage Dispute SRBC's Susan Hartnett and Matthew Lyons obtained summary judgment for an insurance-company client in a case arising from a fight at a night club that resulted in serious injury. The coverage dispute centered on the policy's exclusion for "expected or intended" harm. The court agreed ...
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September 22, 2008 -
Shanel Lindsay Joins SRBC SRBC is pleased to welcome Shanel Lindsay to the firm as an associate. A 2007 graduate of Northeastern University School of Law, Shanel recently completed a term as a law clerk to the justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court. She will concentrate her practice in business, ...
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September 21, 2008 -
Christine Netski Named Co-Chair of BBA Strategic Planning Committee SRBC partner Christine Netski was recently named co-chair of the Boston Bar Association's Strategic Planning Committee. The committee's purpose is to develop a long-range strategic plan for the BBA. Chris also served as the chair of the BBA's Nominating Committee for ...
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September 16, 2008 -
SRBC and Co-Counsel File Fraud Suit On Behalf of Consumers of Dietary Supplements Consumers in sixteen states have filed lawsuits against Canadian company Wellnx Life Sciences, which markets and sells three dietary supplements throughout the United States, and against its owners and senior managers. The cases, which are pending in federal courts and consolidated in ...
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September 10, 2008 -
Christine Netski Named to Trial Lawyer Honorary Society SRBC partner Christine Netski was recently invited to be a fellow of the trial lawyer honorary society ...
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September 09, 2008 -
Boston Bar Association Releases Report on Civil Right to Counsel The Boston Bar Association has released a report of its task force on expanding the right to counsel for indigent litigants in civil cases. SRBC partner Tony Doniger, who completed his term as president of the BBA on September 1, strongly supported the "civil right to ...
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September 08, 2008 -
Michael Appel Elected to American Board of Trial Advocates SRBC partner Michael Appel was recently elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Founded in 1958, ABOTA is a national association of trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation of the right to civil trial by jury. ...
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August 14, 2008 -
Dylan Sanders Elected to Board of The Food Project SRBC's Dylan Sanders was recently elected to the board of trustees of The Food Project, a Boston-based non-profit organization focused on engaging young adults in personal and social change through sustainable agriculture. The organization began ...
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August 12, 2008 -
Lisa Goodheart Elected BBA Treasurer SRBC partner Lisa Goodheart has been elected Treasurer of the Boston Bar Association, effective September 1, 2008. Lisa focuses her practice in environmental, real estate, and general business litigation. She has been recognized for five consecutive years in Chambers USA: America’s Leading ...
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August 04, 2008 -
Dylan Sanders Joins SRBC SRBC is pleased to welcome Dylan Sanders to the firm. Dylan was previously a litigation partner in the Boston office of DLA Piper USA LLP, and before that an associate at Hill & Barlow. He has extensive experience representing developers in zoning, permitting and land-use litigation, including ...
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August 01, 2008 -
Jeff Stern Presents ADR Award At the recent annual meeting of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators (ACCTM), SRBC partner Jeffrey Stern had the honor of introducing and presenting the annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Professor Frank Sander of Harvard Law School, a pioneer in the ADR field. Jeff is a graduate of ...
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June 17, 2008 -
Ed Barshak and Lisa Goodheart Named in 2008 Chambers Rankings SRBC partners Ed Barshak and Lisa Goodheart have been named to the 2008 Chambers USA rankings of top lawyers. Ed is described as “one of Massachusetts’s preeminent trial attorneys.” This is his fourth consecutive year in the ...
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June 16, 2008 -
Alan Geismer Honored by Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, a not-for-profit organization that provides pro bono legal services to artists and arts organizations, honored Alan Geismer at its recent annual benefit with its VLA Founders' Appreciation Award. Alan was recognized for his “leadership, ...
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June 05, 2008 -
Alan Geismer Elected to Board of Family-Law Association The Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts elected SRBC partner Alan Geismer to its board of directors at its recent annual meeting. The AFCC, based in Madison, Wisconsin, is an organization of judges, lawyers and others "dedicated to improving the lives of ...
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June 04, 2008 -
Tony Doniger Dresses to Impress SRBC partner Tony Doniger strode the catwalk at the recent “Dress to Impress” event hosted by Lawyer’s Weekly--a fashion show for the legal community, where local designers (Sara Campbell, Ports & Co., Frank Stella Clothiers, Regan Clothiers Ltd., and Jiwani Custom Clothiers) showed off ...
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April 28, 2008 -
In Tight Economy, Clients Look to Mid-Sized Firms A recent Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article analyzed the effect of difficult economic periods on clients' decisions about retaining lawyers. "A subtle shift may be under way as more moderately sized law firms in Boston and beyond find themselves in greater demand by clients ...
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April 09, 2008 -
Doniger: Let International Lawyers Take the Bar As reported in the April 7 issue of the Boston Business Journal, SRBC partner and Boston Bar Association president Tony Doniger has spoken about the BBA’s call for Massachusetts to relax its rules on admission of lawyers trained outside the United ...
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February 26, 2008 -
Lisa Goodheart Participates in Legal Career Discussion Lisa Goodheart was one of several women attorneys who recently participated in a panel discussion of legal careers involving the commercial real estate industry. The discussion was videotaped for the “CareerZone” section of the CREW (Commercial Women in Real Estate) Network’s website, a ...
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February 22, 2008 -
Jean Musiker to Present at Employment “MasterClass” Jean Musiker will serve as a faculty member at MCLE’s “Employment Law Trial Skills MasterClass”, March 12-13, 2008. Jean will be joining a panel of other experienced trial lawyers and judges, offering practice pointers, techniques, and exercises beneficial to persuading a jury in ...
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February 15, 2008 -
Jeff Stern on the Role of Apology in Mediation Jeff Stern, the chair of SRBC’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice group, was the guest lecturer at a recent Boston University Law School seminar on mediation. Jeff spoke on the role of apologies in mediation, with a particular focus on the wrongful death claim brought against M.I.T. by ...
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February 14, 2008 -
SRBC Launches “Green” Initiative SRBC has made a commitment to improve practices within the firm that have a significant environmental impact. The firm has long recognized the critical importance of limiting energy usage and consumption of resources wherever practical. In past years the firm conducted an “energy ...
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