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On May 11, 2022, Russell Beck will serve as a panelist for the MER Conference on Information Governance. Russell will be speaking on a panel titled "It Is 10:00 PM. Do You Know Where Your Company’s Crown Jewels Are? Does Someone Else? Trade Secrets as an Information Asset." The three-day conference in Indianapolis runs...

On May 10, 2022, Russell Beck will serve as a panelist for The 2022 Sedona Conference on Trade Secrets. Russell will be speaking on a panel titled "Leveraging Internal Assets in the Governance and Management of Trade Secrets." The two-day conference in Denver for the Sedona Conference on Trade Secrets starts on Monday,...

A recent issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly features discussion with Steve Riden in an article titled “Accidentally disclosed draft letter must be returned." The article covers a decision by a Superior Court judge in the Business Litigation Session concerning whether a litigant's accidental disclosure of privileged i...

Massachusetts employers can be liable for treble wages and benefits for any delay in paying terminated employees their final pay. In Reuter v. City of Methuen, No. SJC-13121 (Mass. Apr. 4, 2022), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled that an employer who fails to make a final payment of earned wages and...

Beck Reed Riden LLP is proud to sponsor Boston College Law School’s 2022 Law Day dinner. This event will be held on April 27, 2022, at the Westin Boston Seaport. Registration and additional information can be found here. The Law Day 2022 Honorees include Marianne Short, Executive Vice President, UnitedHealth Group, an...

Russell Beck and Hannah Joseph's article about the doctrine of inevitable disclosure was recently published by the Boston Bar Journal. Their article, titled "The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine In Employment Litigation: Two Perspectives" explores the reasons for and against adopting the inevitable disclosure doctrine i...

Nicole Gage has been recognized as one of the world’s leading trademark lawyers by the World Trademark Review's "WTR 1000" for the eighth consecutive year. WTR 1000 shines a spotlight on the firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding in the areas of trademark prosecution, counseling and enforcement. Nicole coun...

Boston Magazine has included four Beck Reed Riden LLP attorneys in the publication’s first-ever “Top Lawyers” list, which recognizes the top law professionals in Greater Boston. Published as part of the magazine’s December 2021 issue, the 2021 “Top Lawyers” list includes the following Beck Reed Riden LLP attorneys:...

Russell Beck was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about recent state initiatives to regulate the use of noncompete agreements for low-wage workers. The story is titled “Red State Lawmakers Look at Noncompete Bans for Low-Wage Workers.” The February 9, 2022, article was written by Chris Marr, who writes about labor &...

Russell Beck's article about a recent Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice workshop focused on noncompete agreements was published by Law360 under the title, “What New FTC Workshop Revealed About Noncompete Regs.” The FTC workshop follows President Biden's Executive Order on noncompete agreements...

Beck Reed Riden LLP has again received national recognition in U.S News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” publication for 2022. For the fourth time, Beck Reed Riden LLP received a national ranking in addition to several regional rankings. Specifically, U.S. News & World Report designated Beck Reed Riden LLP as a...

Russell Beck, Stephen Riden, Bob Shea, and Nicole Gage have been recognized as Super Lawyers by the 2021 issue of Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine. In addition, Nicole Daly, Hannah Joseph, Jillian Carson, and Kyle Vieira have been recognized as Rising Stars by the Magazine. Super Lawyers Magazine has selected Russel...

Russell Beck and Hannah Joseph will be speaking at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s two-day Trade Secret Summit. The in-person conference, with a remote viewing option, will take place on November 8 and 9, 2021, at the headquarters of SolarWinds in Austin, Texas. Registration and additional informa...

Russell Beck was quoted in a New York Times Opinion article about state and federal initiatives to regulate the use of noncompete agreements. The Opinion story is titled “Why Are Fast Food Workers Signing Noncompete Agreements?” The September 29, 2021, article was written by Peter Coy, who writes about economics for New...

On Thursday, October 21, 2021, Russell Beck will be speaking at Practising Law Institute’s program on noncompete agreements. The program, which will be held online, is titled “Evaluating the Pros, Cons, and Necessity of Noncompetes and Other Restrictive Covenants.” The one-hour program starts at 1 p.m. ET on October 21,...

Russell Beck will appear on a panel of experts assembled by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, titled "Noncompetes and the Biden administration: What comes next." The free event will be held on Friday, August 20, 2021, at 10:00 AM ET on Zoom. More information and registration available here. Anyone who is unable to attend...