Rhode Island – March 12, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announced today the launch of an online multimedia learning center, Inside Business - Powered Up for Success, dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs, startups and business owners to grow,...
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PLDO Partner Benjamin L. Rackliffe to be a Featured Speaker at Providence Business News “2020 Business of Cannabis Summit”
Rhode Island – February 10, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Benjamin L. Rackliffe, a leading authority and advisor to cannabis industry business owners and investors, will be a featured speaker at the “2020 Business of Cannabis Summit,”...
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara Estate & Trust Attorneys Join Bryant University’s Florida Alumni for Featured Panel on “Essentials of Estate Planning”
Boca Raton, Florida – January 20, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Estate & Trust attorneys have been invited to join Bryant University’s Florida Alumni on Thursday, January 30, 2020 to present a panel discussion on “Essentials of Estate...
PLDO Partners Brian J. Lamoureux and Matthew C. Reeber to be Featured Speakers at an NBI Seminar on “Human Resource Law: The Ultimate Guide”
Rhode Island – January 15, 2020 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partners Brian J. Lamoureux and Matthew C. Reeber will be featured speakers at a National Business Institute (NBI) two-day seminar on “Human Resource Law: The Ultimate Guide,” which is...
IS 2021 THE YEAR FOR RHODE ISLAND? SMOKE SIGNALS POINT TO CANNABIS ADULT USE LICENSING
In 2017, the State of Rhode Island expanded its medical marijuana program by creating a licensing process for the cultivation and manufacturing of cannabis and cannabis products for sale at the State’s three sanctioned compassion centers. By all accounts – industry...
A “NATURAL DISASTER” – THE PANDEMIC’S IMPACT ON CONTRACTS
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we wrote about the legal concept of “force majeure” clauses found in some business contracts. A force majeure clause excuses a party from performing its obligations under a contract based upon some unforeseen and serious event such as a...
IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DURING THE PANDEMIC
It is widely recognized that the system of corporate governance is a key approach to preserving and protecting an enterprise and its stakeholders by checks and balances among the board and officers of a corporation. Strong governance policies make it possible to...
IS 2021 THE YEAR FOR RHODE ISLAND? SMOKE SIGNALS POINT TO CANNABIS ADULT USE LICENSING
In 2017, the State of Rhode Island expanded its medical marijuana program by creating a licensing process for the cultivation and manufacturing of cannabis and cannabis products for sale at the State’s three sanctioned compassion centers. By all accounts – industry...
Cyber Security in a COVID-19 World
A recently published article by the Harvard Law School Forum provides valuable insight to the multiple challenges being faced due to the pandemic. Although businesses have readily discussed the actions to be taken in the event of a pandemic, the scope of challenges...
