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| | Address | | Reservoir Place, 1601 Trapelo Road | | Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 | | (Middlesex Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 781-622-5930 | | Fax: 781-622-5933 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.mbbp.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Business, Corporate, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property (including Copyright, Trademark and Trade Secrets), Tax, Immigration, Employment and Labor, Technology Licensing and Intercompany Agreements, Executive Employment, Start-Up and Emerging Growth Companies. | | Year Established: 1993 | Firm Profile:
Boutique business law firm with services in general corporate, licensing, venture capital financings mergers and acquisitions, private equity fund formation, intellectual property protection, immigration, taxation and employment and labor; Clients include start-up and emerging growth technology companies, public corporations, venture capital and financial service firms, life science and medical device companies. | | Firm Size: 27 | | MANAGING PARTNER | | Donald W. Parker (Managing Partner) born New York, N.Y., September 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1988); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., Tax, 1995). Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Immigration; Tax. Email: Donald W. Parker | | MEMBERS | | Peter N. Barnes-Brown (Member) born Rutland, Vermont, August 22, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia; 1979, New York; 1985, Massachusetts. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1970); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1976). Former Secretary and Founding Director, New England-Latin America Business Council, Inc. Member: Boston, Massachusetts (Member, Sections on: Business Law; High Technology), New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Business; International Law; Practice; Science and Technology; Inter-American Law Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Start-Up Businesses; Emerging Growth Companies; Electronic Commerce; Internet Law; Information Technology; Telecommunications Law; Software and Computer Law; Biotechnology; Intellectual Property; International Law; Joint Ventures; Strategic Alliances; Corporate Finance; Securities; Executive Employment; Business Dispute Resolution. Email: Peter N. Barnes-Brown | | Jeffrey P. Somers (Member) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, February 27, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Massachusetts. Education: Kenyon College and Boston College (A.B., 1965); Boston College (LL.B., 1968). Member: Boston (Chairman: Business Law Section, 1993-1995; Securities Law Committee of the Business Law Section, 1989-1993), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Securities Law; International Business Law; Investments; Broker-Dealer Regulation. Email: Jeffrey P. Somers | | Charles A. Wry, Jr. (Member) born Passaic, New Jersey, May 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Arizona; 1985, Massachusetts; 1992, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1980); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1984); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1988). Practice Areas: Private Equity; Pass-Through Entities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation; General Business Representation. Email: Charles A. Wry, Jr. | | Howard G. Zaharoff (Member) born Bronx, New York, April 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Massachusetts; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Johns Hopkins University (M.A., 1975; Ph.D., 1979); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Chair, Boston Bar Association Arts and Entertainment Law Committee, 1996-1998; Computer and Internet Law Committee, 1997-1999; Intellectual Property Law Section, 1999. Member: Boston, Massachusetts, American and International Bar Associations; Computer Law Association; Copyright Society; Licensing Executives Society. Practice Areas: Information Technology; Publishing and Intellectual Property Law. Email: Howard G. Zaharoff | | Mary Beth Kerrigan (Member) born Cresskill, New Jersey, February 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Staff Member, 1990-1991 and Executive Lead Articles Editor, 1991-1992, New England Law Review. Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Securities Law; Corporate Finance. Email: Mary Beth Kerrigan | | Jonathan D. Gworek (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, February 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1996, California. Education: Brown University (B.S., 1985); University of Connecticut (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member, Connecticut Law Review, 1988—. Author: "The Imposition of Use Tax Collection Liability on Mail-Order Retailers: What Happens When the Bellas Hess Barrier is Removed?" 23, Connecticut Law Review 1087, 1991. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Intellectual Property. Email: Jonathan D. Gworek | | Carl F. Barnes (Member) born Waynesboro, Virginia, November 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Technology Business Startups; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Law. Email: Carl F. Barnes | | Jeffrey P. Steele (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); Brown University (A.M., 1989); Cornell University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: General Corporate; Securities; Venture Capital; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Jeffrey P. Steele | | Joseph C. Marrow (Member) born Beverly, Massachusetts, January 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1986); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Start-Ups; Securities. Email: Joseph C. Marrow | | Robert M. Shea (Member) born Oyster Bay, New York, February 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan; 1987, District of Columbia; 1990, Massachusetts. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); National Law Center, George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Formerly with Nixon Peabody LLP. Member: Boston Bar Association (Co-Chair, Section on Labor and Employment, 1998-2000); American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Robert M. Shea | | Mark H. Burak (Member) born Northampton, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.B.A., 1987); Boston University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Formerly with Nixon Peabody, LLP. Member: Boston Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Mark H. Burak | | Shannon S. Zollo (Member) born Worcester, Massachusetts, January 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Massachusetts. Education: Brigham Young University (Sc.B., 1991); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Judicial Law Clerk, Massachusetts Appeals Court, 1994-1995. Member: Boston Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Licensing. Email: Shannon S. Zollo | | Thomas F. Dunn (Member) born Alexandria, Virginia, January 29, 1961; admitted to bar, 1998, Massachusetts. Education: Skidmore College (B.A., 1983); Northeastern University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Trademarks; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Rights. Email: Thomas F. Dunn | | Lisa M. Treannie (Member) born Columbus, Georgia, June 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Massachusetts; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., Microbiology and Public Health, with honors, 1991); Northeastern University (J.D., 1994). Alumni Distinguished Scholar, Michigan State University. Member: Boston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Procurement; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management. Email: Lisa M. Treannie | | Robert M. Finkel (Partner) born Springfield, Massachusetts, October 8, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Massachusetts; 1989, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.B.A., cum laude, 1982); Boston University Law School (J.D., 1985; LL.M., 1994). G. Joseph Tauro Scholar and Edward F. Hennessey Scholar. Co-Author: "Real Estate Tax Abatement Practice," MCLE, 2003. Adjunct Professor: Boston University School of Law Graduate Tax Program, 1995—; Radzymer Law School (Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel), 2005-2007. Member, Executive Committee, Boston University School of Law Alumni Association, 1988. Formerly with: Senior Partner, Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittman; Senior Trial Attorney, IRS Chief Counsel's Office. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association (Member, Tax Law Section Council). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Business Law; Tax Controversies; Tax Planning. Email: Robert M. Finkel | | Michael J. Cavaretta (Partner) born Warwick, Rhode Island, 1962; admitted to bar, 1996, Massachusetts. Education: Worcester State College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); Northeastern University (J.D., 1996). Certified Licensing Professional, Licensing Executives Society (LES). Founder, MIT Enterprise Forum Interactive Entertainment SIG, International Game Developers Association Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Intellectual Property Law Section; Computer Gaming Committee). Practice Areas: Licensing; Intellectual Property; Contracts Law; Corporate Law. Email: Michael J. Cavaretta | | OF COUNSEL | | Richard S. Morse, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Newton, Massachusetts, September 15, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Massachusetts. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1963); Boston University Law School (J.D., 1970). Advisory Board Member of Boston Private Bank & Trust Company. Trustee, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Former Trustee, Noble & Greenough School. Former, Chairman of the Board and acting chief executive office, Newell Health Corporation and its principal affiliate, Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Former Director and Member of Audit Committee, West Newton Savings Bank. Practice Areas: Start-Up Businesses; Emerging Growth Companies; High Technology Companies; Mergers and Acquisitions; Executive Employment; Business Dissolutions. Email: Richard S. Morse, Jr. | | John J. Gallini (Of Counsel) born Springfield, Massachusetts, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1985); New England School of Law (J.D. 1991). Formerly with Sullivan and Worcester LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, 1991-1994; John J. Gallini, Attorney at Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994-1999; Palmer and Dodge, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994-1996, 1999-2000; Testa, Hurwitz and Thibeault, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, 2000-2004; McNamara Koenig & McCarthy, PC, 2004-2005. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization. Email: John J. Gallini | | Mark J. Tarallo (Of Counsel) born Worcester, Massachusetts, May 3, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1988); New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Mark J. Tarallo | | Lea B. Pendleton (Of Counsel) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, August 3, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Massachusetts. Education: Yale College (B.A., 1963); Yale Law School (LL.B., 1966). Law Clerk to the Hon. Andrew A. Caffrey, U.S. District Judge, Boston, Massachusetts, 1966-1967. Overseer (Former Trustee and Secretary), Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. Member: Boston (Member, Corporate Law Committee); Massachusetts (Member, Business Section) and American (Member, Business Section) Bar Associations. [Captain, US Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1967-1971]. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Business Startups. Email: Lea B. Pendleton | | ASSOCIATES | | Christina Fernandes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.B.A., 1999); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law. | | Megan M. Stride (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 1995, Colorado. Education: Colgate University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Boston University (J.D., 1993). Member: Boston, Massachusetts and Women's Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Finance Law. | | Ashley K. Long (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts. Education: Alfred University (B.A., magna cum laude); New England School of Law (J.D., 2005). Associate, New England School of Law Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2003-2004. Attorney Instructor, Law Tutors, LLC. Legal Intern, Casa Myrna Vazquez, Boston, 2004. Practice Areas: Trademarks; International Trademarks; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Protection; Trademark Registration. Email: Ashley K. Long | | Emily F. Hayes (Associate) born Tacoma, Washington, May 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Massachusetts. Education: Colby College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Emily F. Hayes | | Scott J. Connolly (Associate) born Worcester, Massachusetts, June 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Harvard College (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Boston College Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Former Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP. Author: "Individual Liability for supervisors for Sexual Harassment Under Title VII," 42 Boston College Law Review, March 2001. Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. [Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, 1991-1996]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Immigration Law. Email: Scott J. Connolly | | Jennifer P. Fuller (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Massachusetts. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Jennifer P. Fuller | | Diana C. Española (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1990); Boston College (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member: Boston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Pass-Through Entities; Corporate Law. Email: Diana C. Española | | Joseph R. Martinez (Associate) born Victoria, Texas, October 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1990); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Joseph R. Martinez | | Daniele Ouellette Levy (Associate) born Lewiston, Maine, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Massachusetts. Education: Bates College (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, 1993); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Daniele Ouellette Levy | | David M. Czarnecki (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Delaware; 2001, Massachusetts. Education: Clarkson University (B.S., 1994); Washington University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Business Law(100%). Email: David M. Czarnecki |
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