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FROM 2010
June 2010 Damian LaPlaca publishes "Legal Implications of the Use of Social Media" on JBTL Proxy, an online extension of the University of Maryland's Journal of Business & Technology Law
May 2010 Donovan Hatem LLP Promotes John W. Dennehy to Partner
May 2010 Kenneth Walton and Seth Pasakarnis will present at the BSA K-12 Educational Facilities Committee Meeting on May 20th
May 2010 David Hatem was quoted in the article, "Integrated Project Delivery Boosters Ignore Many Flashing Red Lights," in the May 10, 2010 issue of ENR
April 2010 Neal Glick elected to the Boston Architectural College 2010-2011 Board of Overseers
April 2010 Design Professional White Paper: "Green and Sustainable Design Part 1: Professional Liability Risk and Insurability Issues for Design Professionals"
By David J. Hatem, PC
March 2010 Neal Glick Elected to Wellesley Planning Board
March 2010 "RFIs and Shop Drawings: How to Manage Risk and Reduce Liability," Legal Perspectives column, March 2010, STRUCTURE Magazine
February 2010 Project-Specific Insurance Advisory: Recent Problematic Trends in Project-Specific Professional Liability Insurance Programs
January 2010 "Cost Estimates, Project Budgets, and the Structural Engineer," Legal Perspectives column, January 2010, STRUCTURE Magazine
FROM 2009
December 2009 Damian LaPlaca recently presented "The Legal Implications of the Use of Social Networking Websites: Minimizing Risk to Companies and Employees" at an ACEC/MA seminar on December 9th.
December 2009 Alert: New Indemnification Language in Connecticut State Courts
December 2009 "Managing Your Practice in a Down Economy," Legal Perspectives column, December 2009, STRUCTURE Magazine
November 2009 "Structural Design Delegation," Legal Perspectives column, November 2009, STRUCTURE Magazine
October 2009 Donovan Hatem LLP Attorneys Recognized as 2009 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 2009 David Corkum to present "Design Professionals' Risks During Construction" at the ACEC Fall Conference on October 8, 2009
September 2009 David Hatem & David Corkum to present on panel discussing "Megaprojects: Rising to the Challenges and Managing the Risk of this Increasingly Common Project Approach" at the ACEC Fall Conference on October 9, 2009
September 2009 Duncan Cameron to present at the ACEC two-day seminar "Applying Expertise as an Engineering Expert Witness" in Dearborn, MI October 29-30, 2009
September 2009 David Hatem to present at the ACEC/MA Megaprojects Dinner Program "Megaprojects: Lessons Learned for Future Work" on September 30, 2009
September 2009 Sa'adiyah Masoud Elected Co-Chair of 2010 NASABA Convention
August 2009 "Standard of Care and the Structural Engineer," Legal Perspectives column, August 2009, STRUCTURE Magazine.
July 2009 "Contracts," Legal Perspectives column, July 2009, STRUCTURE Magazine.
July 2009 Neal Glick to present at a HalfMoon LLC seminar on September 23, 2009 regarding legal issues for Massachusetts architects. He will focus his presentation on current legal issues relating to contracts for green design, mechanic's liens for design professionals and storm water management.
July 2009 David Hatem, PC listed in Boston's Best Lawyers® 2009
June 2009 "Managing Risks to Design Professionals in an Economic Downturn," June 2009, ACEC/MA Insights.
June 2009 "Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation Agreements: Are They the Wave of the Future?," June 2009, ACEC/MA Insights.
May 2009 PoliceOne.com praises Sarah Willey and Damian LaPlaca for defense of MA state trooper
April 2009 Donovan Hatem LLP partner, Duncan Cameron, to present at the ACEC two-day seminar "Applying Expertise as an Engineering Expert Witness" in Philadelphia June 18-19, 2009
March 2009 Donovan Hatem LLP Published the First in a Series of Monthly Risk Management Columns in STRUCTURE Magazine
March 2009 Donovan Hatem LLP Welcomes Two New Litigation Partners to Its Boston and New York Offices
March 2009 Announcement: $25 Million Lawsuit Dismissed Against Architect
January 2009 Alert: Federal Government Tightens Integrity Reporting Requirements for Federal Contractors
January 2009 Donovan Hatem LLP Announces Attorney Promotions and New Attorney Hire in New York
January 2009 Brian Newberry Elected Rhode Island State Representative
FROM 2008
December 2008 Donovan Hatem LLP Welcomes New Litigation Partner Stephen Kesselman to the Firm on December 9, 2008.
December 2008 Donovan Hatem LLP's Wellesley Office Consolidates with Boston Office
November 2008 Donovan Hatem LLP Attorneys Selected as 2008 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
August 2008 David Hatem participates in the Tunnel Business Magazine roundtable discussion, "TBM Roundtable: Design-Build. Will One of the Oldest Construction Models Build Tomorrow's Tunnels?"
July 2008 Alert: New York: Liability Insurance Late Notice Reform—Prejudice Now Required
July 2008 Leading Litigator John J. Ryan, Jr. to Join Donovan Hatem LLP as Partner on July 28, 2008.
July 2008 Alert: Amendment to New York's Wick Law Takes Effect on July 1, 2008
May 2008 David Hatem to Receive ACEC/MA Distinguished Service Award
April 2008 Design Professional White Paper: "Public-Private Partnerships: Opportunities and Risks for Engineers and Constructors Involved in Subsurface Projects"
By David Hatem, PC
April 2008 Alert: Design for Construction Safety Initative
January 2008 Design Professional White Paper: "Design Responsibility in Integrated Project Delivery: Looking Back and Moving Forward"
By David Hatem, PC
FROM 2007
December 2007 Design Professional White Paper: "The Pendulum Begins to Swing Back: Recent Judicial Limitations on the Negligent Misrepresentation Exception to the Economic Loss and the Spearin Implied Warranty Doctrines"
By David Hatem, PC
December 2007 Statement Of Clarification On Recent Press Coverage
November 2007 Donovan Hatem Announces Partner Promotions and Attorney Hires
August 2007

"Killer Contract Clauses"
By David H. Corkum
Tunnel Business Magazine

July 2007 Pursuing Legal Defenses at the Outset of Litigation Can Be the Difference Between Winning and Losing
By Damian LaPlaca
March/April and May/June 2007

"How to Procure a Tunneling Project: Part I,
The Problem; Part II, The Solution"
Co-authored by
David H. Corkum
Underground Infrastructure Management

June 2007 "Suffolk County Jury Awards Troy Industries $505,000, a Verdict In Favor of Proprietary Trade Secrets; Judge Issues Permanent Injunction"
May 2007 "Legal Considerations For Design Professionals Involved In The Identification, Evaluation, And Mitigation Of Geo-Hazards"
By David H. Corkum
Presented by ASCE Metropolitan Section Geotechnical Group, New York City. Click here to view corresponding white paper.
FROM 2006
August 2006 "The Letter of the Law: Experts Discuss Legal Issues in Tunneling"
Co-authored by David H. Corkum
Tunnel Business Magazine