Rhode Island -- September 17, 2019 -- Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announces that Katherine D. Bishop has joined the firm as Associate. Attorney Bishop focuses her practice on providing legal support across the firm’s practice areas, including as a...
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PLDO Attorney Bruce H. Tobey is a Featured Speaker at the Florida Water Environment Association Regional Seminar on “Understanding Collection Systems”
Rhode Island -- September 17, 2019 -- Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Of Counsel Bruce H. Tobey, a leading authority on water law and utility infrastructure technologies, is a featured speaker at the Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA)...
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara and Citrin Cooperman Release Full Series of Cybersecurity for Business Podcasts in Preparation of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Rhode Island -- September 10, 2019 -- Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC (PLDO) and Citrin Cooperman, a full-service assurance, tax and business advisory firm, announce the release of the final two episodes in their original six-part series of cybersecurity...
THE STRONG PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR OF ARBITRATORS’ AWARDS
The Rhode Island Supreme Court once again adhered to its long-standing precedent that arbitration awards will not be overturned but for exceptional circumstances. In ABC Building Corporation d/b/a Advanced Building Concepts v. Ropolo Family, LLC, the plaintiff-general...
FLORIDA CANNABIS LAWS UPDATE
While Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made clear his opposition to legalizing recreational cannabis use in Florida, trends certainly seem like they are going in that direction. For example, in April, the state doubled the number of licenses available to cultivators...
COMPREHENSIVE CHANGES TO LAND USE AND ZONING LAWS
As part of the 2023 legislative session, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed numerous laws, all with varying degrees of impact on zoning and land use issues. One such bill changes the standard by which municipal zoning boards judge applications for a dimensional...
IRS TARGETS MONETIZED INSTALLMENT SALES IN PROPOSED REGULATIONS
IRS Commissioner Werfel has continued the theme from the Dirty Dozen list published in early 2023 to promulgate regulations regarding monetized installment sales. This particular brand of transaction has been marketed to high income individuals with the promise of a...
KEYS TO THE KINGDOM: BALANCING MERIT VS. INHERIT MODELS IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS
A recent article published by Harvard Business Review outlines the importance of distinguishing between merit compensation and inheritance.1Â In most family businesses, the second generation inherit positions and compensation, which is usually a formula for disaster....
THE RISE OF THE ROBOTS: ATTORNEY LAMOUREUX TACKLES CHATGPT ON WPRO’S MATT ALLEN SHOW
Since its recent grand entrance to the world stage, ChatGPT has been infiltrating and proliferating past the tech realm and into the business world. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to advance, more companies are turning to these technologies to replace human...