Russell Beck and Stephen Riden Named Top 100 Lawyers
Super Lawyers Magazine has selected Russell Beck and Stephen Riden as two of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Massachusetts and two of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in New England for 2019. Russell Beck is a business and intellectual property litigator, nationally recognized for his trade secrets and noncompete experience. Russ...
Beck Reed Riden LLP Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
Russell Beck, Stephen Reed, Stephen Riden, and Barry Guryan have been recognized as Super Lawyers by the 2019 issue of Massachusetts Super Lawyers Magazine. In addition, Nicole Daly and Hannah Joseph have been recognized as Rising Stars by the Magazine. Super Lawyers Magazine has also selected Russell Beck and Stephen R...
A Conversation that Every Employer Should Have with Its eDiscovery Vendor
eDiscovery, which encompasses the collection, preservation, analysis, review, and production of electronically-stored information (ESI), is a necessary and often critical component of litigation. Indeed, eDiscovery is not only expected in most cases, but can also determine litigation strategy and outcomes. Given the she...
Russell Beck and Erika Hahn Analyze Noncompete Law in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Russell Beck and Erika Hahn's article analyzing how the “new” Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act deals with the issue of consideration was published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly under the title, "The New Noncompete Law: Compromise Happens." The analysis focuses on how the Commonwealth's noncompete reform la...
New England Super Lawyers Profiles Russell Beck in Cover Story
Russell Beck is the subject of a lengthy profile featured on the cover of this year's New England Super Lawyers. The cover story, titled "Steady Under Pressure," describes highlights from Russell Beck's career in business litigation, starting with his early fascination with the judicial system and the development of his...
Department of Labor’s Final Rule on Overtime Raises Minimum Salary Level to $35,568
On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule significantly increasing the minimum salary level for the “white collar” exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Absent a legal challenge, the new threshold will be effective on January 1, 2020. Under the final rule, the minimum sala...
$91.3M Verdict Serves as Cautionary Tale for Trade Secrets Holders and Prospective Buyers
In the case of Liqwd, Inc. and Olaplex LLC v. L’Oréal USA, Inc., et al., a Delaware jury recently awarded Olaplex $91.3 million after finding that L’Oréal had willfully misappropriated Olaplex’s trade secrets, breached the parties’ nondisclosure agreement (NDA), and willfully infringed two of Olaplex’s patents. In additi...
Russell Beck elected President-Elect of the Boston Bar Foundation
Russell Beck has been elected President-Elect of the Boston Bar Foundation. The Boston Bar Foundation's 2019-2020 leadership team includes President Diana Lloyd of Choate Hall & Stewart, LLP, Treasurer Stephen P. Hall, of Holland & Knight, LLP, and Secretary Suma V. Nair of Goulston & Storrs PC. Founded i...
Nicole Corvini Daly Promoted to Partner at Beck Reed Riden LLP
Beck Reed Riden LLP is pleased to announce the elevation of Nicole Corvini Daly to Partner, effective September 1, 2019. Nicole is an experienced employment and business law counselor and litigator. She enjoys representing both corporate and individual clients on a wide array of issues, including wage and hour, discri...
Beck Reed Riden LLP Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers in America List
Beck Reed Riden LLP is pleased to announce that four of its lawyers have been named to the 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers. Russell Beck, Stephen Reed, Stephen Riden, and Nicole Daly were named to the 2020 Best Lawyers in America list in the following categories: Russell Beck, Commercial Litigation Steve Reed, Comm...
Concise Guide to Maintaining an Employee’s Personnel Record
The Massachusetts personnel records law, M.G.L. chapter 149, § 52C, is lengthy and quite dense, and it leaves most who read it confused as to what must and should be included in (or excluded from) an employee’s personnel record. It’s impossible to create a one-size-fits-all solution to cover every possible personnel-r...
Hannah T. Joseph Promoted to Senior Counsel at Beck Reed Riden LLP
Beck Reed Riden LLP is pleased to announce the elevation of Hannah T. Joseph to Senior Counsel status, effective August 1, 2019. Hannah T. Joseph focuses her practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation, specializing in trade secrets law, restrictive covenants, and matters of employee mobility. She represent...
Stephen Riden Analyzes Appeals Court Decision in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
A recent issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly features discussion with Steve Riden in an article titled “Investor's suit against foreign bank revived." The article covers a decision by the Massachusetts Appeals Court concerning whether a foreign bank had sufficient ties with Massachusetts to be subject to suit within t...
Law360 Publishes Russell Beck’s Analysis of Misconceptions in the Noncompete Debate
Russell Beck's analysis of the misconceptions concerning the impacts of noncompete agreements was published by Law360 under the title, “Misconceptions In The Debate About Noncompetes.” According to Law360, Russell Beck's article is one of the "10 Most-Read" employment Law360 articles of 2019. The analysis focuses o...
Russell Beck Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly on Noncompetes for Lawyers
A recent issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly features Russell Beck in an article titled “Ethical rule fails to free attorney from noncompete.” The article covers a decision by the Business Litigation Session of the Massachusetts Superior Court that the rules of professional conduct governing the practice of law do n...
Landmark SCOTUS Decision Opens Door to “Immoral or Scandalous” Trademarks
Two years ago, in Matal v. Tam, 582 U.S. ___ (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the Lanham Act’s disparagement clause (prohibiting the registration of disparaging trademarks) as unconstitutional under the First Amendment. On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued another landmark ruling in Iancu v....