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Russell Beck is participating on the panel in the following two upcoming MCLE seminars: 

• Confidentiality Agreements: New England In-House Counsel Briefing
  September 29
• Protecting Proprietary Information
  October 7

Click on the titles to sign up. 

Over the next several months, Beck Reed Riden LLP attorneys will be panelists in a variety of other seminars. Check back soon for updates.

Employee Non-Compete Agreements and Job Creation: The Status of Law Reform a Year Later

The Boston Bar Association will be hosting a symposium on noncompete reform. The panelists will discuss the current law, proposed changes, and the policy behind each, after which the panel will open the floor to a questions and answers.

On the panel are:

• Russell Beck, lead drafter and advisor on the pending noncompete legislation
• Representative Will Brownsberger, sponsor of the pending noncompete legislation
• Representative Lori Ehrlich, sponsor of the pending noncompete legislation
• Andrew Botti, Chair of SBANE
• Steven Chow, drafter of the pending legislation to adopt the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
• Hon. Gordon Doerfer (Ret.), moderator
• Prof. Matt Marx, researcher on use of noncompetes in high-tech industries

To see the current noncompete bill, click here.

For more information, click here to view the Boston Bar Association’s event detail.

Steve Riden is quoted in the latest edition of the Boston College Law School Magazine on the developing role of social networking in the legal industry.

The article, written by Tracey Palmer, profiles Steve’s efforts to unite BC Law’s alumni, students, professors, and staff in one extensive online community.

From the article:

Stephen Riden ’99, a partner in the new firm Beck Reed Riden in Boston, experienced the power of LinkedIn when he created a BC Law School group on the site in May 2008. In the beginning, he had modest expectations. “My hope was to attract at least 100 people to the group. I thought that would be enough members to generate some interesting discussions,” says Riden. “It was a complete surprise when the first 50 people joined. I never imagined that more than 1,000 people would want to be a part of this. Every single day there’s at least one new request to join the group—including weekends and holidays.”

Two years later, Riden’s LinkedIn group has nearly 1,300 members and hosts five subgroups for those interested in particular practice areas, including Estate Planning, Probate, and Elder Law; HealthCare; Intellectual Property; Public Interest Programs; and Solo Practitioners and Small Firms. “Members are using the site to reconnect and find others who have an interest in their various subspecialties,” says Riden. “When we promote an event, the attendance is high, and I see in the discussion groups that people are connecting with one another and sharing things like referrals and job information. So people are definitely engaged.”

In addition to the main BC Law LinkedIn group, Riden manages regional groups for alumni located in Boston, New York, Chicago, and Washington, DC. “The group has exceeded every one of my expectations,” adds Riden. “There are a variety of topics up on the discussion boards addressing everything from upcoming alumni events to career advice about becoming a law librarian. It’s great to see so many people drawing upon the collective knowledge of the BC Law community.”

On July 15, 2010, Stephen Reed will be on the faculty for MCLE’s Mock Trial of an MCAD Disability Discrimination & Reasonable Accommodation Case: Representing employees and employers in a public hearing. Sign up directly at MCLE.

Over the next several months, Beck Reed Riden LLP attorneys will be panelists in a variety of other seminars. Check back soon for updates.

Russell Beck’s book, Negotiating, Drafting and Enforcing Noncompetition Agreements and Related Restrictive Covenants (MCLE 2009), has hit MCLE’s bestseller list. The book is available from MCLE here.

Russell Beck was honored in the June 2010 Chambers USA Guide for his litigation, trade secrets, and noncompete experience. Chambers USA recognized Russell’s litigation practice in the area of complex commercial litigation, including high-tech and IP matters, unfair competition claims, land use cases and healthcare disputes.

“There’s a new law firm in town and it’s called Beck Reed Riden LLP.”  Read the story by Lisa van der Pool about BRR’s opening in the June 4, 2010, edition of the Boston Business Journal.

Boston lawyers Russell Beck, Stephen B. Reed, and Stephen Riden have left their respective firms to come together to form Boston’s newest litigation boutique.
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