Staff Profiles
I concentrate my practice in two general areas, business law and real estate development law.
For my business clients, I act as out-sourced general counsel; I assist in the full life-cycle of non-profit, traditional and high-technology ventures including employment matters, privacy regulation and compliance, choice of entity and formation decisions, tax-exempt status, partnership, capitalization and financing, contracting, licensing and intellectual property matters, and the resolution of business disputes and other challenges.
For my real estate development clients I focus on real estate development, affordable housing, permitting, land use and zoning matters, as well as the corporate, partnership and other business and litigation issues inherent in the business of development.
In addition, I am an Adjunct Professor of Law at the New England School of Law where I teach Legal Research and Writing.
I am also active in my community, serving as a coach for a U10 girls soccer team. When not injured, I play soccer and am a bicyclist and jogger (when not recovering from soccer injuries). I serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals in Framingham and am proud to be a Member of the Board of the Michael Lisnow Respite Center in Hopkinton. In the past, I have served as President of the Board of the Dismas House of Massachusetts, as a Mock Trial Coach in the Worcester Middle Schools and as a Human Rights Committee Member for Charles River Health Management.
Specialties
• Non-profit formation, exemption and governance
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation
• Privacy Regulation, Compliance and Consulting
• Employment Law
• Regulatory and Administrative Compliance
• Real Estate Site Acquisition and Permitting
• Litigation Management
Data Privacy
Data Privacy and Information Security Competencies and Credentials: Certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as an Information Privacy Professional (CIPP). Lecturer on data privacy compliance, policies, implementation and monitoring. Areas of competence and familiarity include:
• Massachusetts Data Privacy Regulations
• HIPAA compliance and Health Information Management
• AICPA/CICA Privacy Framework
• Gramm-Leach-Blily Act and the Safeguards Rule
• EU Privacy Directive and Safe Harbor Provisions
• FACTA and Red Flags Rule
• APEC Privacy Framework
