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BY Strang Scott
March 3, 2016
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Proposed Noncompete Legislation Could Reshape Employment Relationships in Massachusetts

At a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast this week, Massachusetts House Speaker DeLeo proposed compromise legislation regarding non-compete agreements. The Speaker’s proposal included three points: limiting non-competes to twelve months; requiring employers to provide employees notice that a non-compete will be required before employment begins (and inform employees of a right to counsel), and […]...

BY Strang Scott
February 29, 2016
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Contractors Will Soon Be Able to Apply for Certification for Public Construction Online

The Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) recently announced that contractors will soon be able to utilize an online application process for certification. It will include the ability to pay fees online as well as online access to documents such as Certificates of Eligibility. The website is expected to be ready in […]...

BY Strang Scott
February 24, 2016
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Boston Globe Features Strang Scott Client, Mass Innovation Labs

Our friends at Mass Innovation Labs were once again featured in the Boston Globe. Mass Innovation Labs is changing the world of how companies lease and utilize laboratory space. Meet the chief encouragement officer in Kendall Square ...

BY Strang Scott
February 22, 2016
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The Choices That Led Small Business Owners to Wealth

Our friends and clients who are entrepreneurs and small business owners will appreciate the insight in this recent New York Times article: The Choices That Led Small Business Owners to Wealth ...

BY Strang Scott
February 4, 2016
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Boston Bar Foundation Adams Benefit

Strang Scott was honored to be a part of the 2016 Boston Bar Foundation’s Annual Adams Benefit. This year, over 1,000 attendees joined the Boston Bar Foundation at the Museum of Fine Arts, raising over $600,000 for legal aid services. Our friends at The Danger Booth were at the event doing what they do best:...

BY Strang Scott
January 21, 2016
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Strang Scott Prevails In Arguing that Public Awarding Authorities Have a Duty to Verify Validity of Payment Bonds

A Superior Court judge recently ruled in Kapiloff’s Glass, Inc. et.al. v. University of Massachusetts (UMASS), et.al., MICV2014-08766, that Massachusetts awarding authorities on public construction projects do, in fact, have a duty to confirm that the payment bonds submitted by general contractors are valid.Strang Scott brought suit on behalf of four subcontractors who provided labor […]...

BY Strang Scott
December 7, 2015
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Strang Scott Announces Hiring of New Associate

Strang Scott is pleased to welcome first-year associate Andrea Jacobs to the firm. Ms. Jacobs is a 2015 graduate of Boston University School of Law, and worked with Strang Scott as a Summer Associate in 2014. While in law school, Ms. Jacobs also worked with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and the Boston University Office of […]...

BY Strang Scott
December 3, 2015
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Partner Chris Strang Argues the Commonwealth Has a Duty to Verify Payment Bonds on Public Construction Projects

In a case of first impression, the court in Kapiloff’s Glass, Inc. et.al. v. University of Massachusetts (UMASS), et.al., MICV2014-08766 will consider whether the public awarding authority has a duty under M.G.L. c. 149, §29 to ensure that the payment bond provided by the general contractor on public construction projects is valid.On the University of […]...

BY Strang Scott
October 29, 2015
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StrangScott Partners Selected as recipients of 2015 Super Lawyer Awards

We are proud to announce the selection of Christopher Strang as a 2015 Super Lawyer and Jordan Scott as a 2015 Rising Star by the New England edition of Super Lawyers. Mr. Strang is being recognized for his outstanding work in construction litigation for the seventh year in a row, while Mr. Scott earned his first recognition for employment and labor work. Both […]...

BY Strang Scott
October 5, 2015
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Christopher Strang Receives Young Lawyer’s Chair from BU

On Saturday, September 26, 2015, partner Chris Strang received a 2015 Silver Shingle Award (Young Lawyer’s Chair) from his alma mater, Boston University. Boston University School of Law is honored each year to present several outstanding alumni and friends with Silver Shingle Alumni Awards. These awards, a tradition at the School of Law since 1967, […]...

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