Recent News

• JANUARY 29, 2018
• Middlesex Superior Court Justice Kenneth Fishman denied the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction and dismissed the Complaint filed against the firm's client, Google, LLC, finding that the claim against Google, filed by a biotech company claiming to be defamed by a post on Google, was barred by the immunity provisions of the Communications Decency Act of 1997. The case was litigated by Alan D. Rose, Meredith Doty, and Laura Kirshenbaum.
• SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
  The firm filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of Harvard University, Boston University, Boston College, and 15 other Massachusetts colleges and universities, in support of the position of MIT in a precedent-setting case in the Supreme Judicial Court, Estate of Nguyen v MIT, et al. The team that wrote the brief included Alan D. Rose, Aidan Flanagan, and Anthony Moriello.
• MARCH 17, 2016
  Massachusetts Appeals Court affirms dismissal of defamation and Lanham Act case filed against the firm's clients.
• MARCH 23, 2015
  State Ethics Commission clears the firm's client, a public official. Alan D. Rose, Jr. represented the public official in a lengthy investigation into municipal corruption.
• MARCH 16, 2015
  United States Court of Appeals affirms jury verdict for the firm's clients in precedent-setting False Claims Act case. Alan D. Rose and Brian Lipkin had won the jury verdict in 2013.
• FEBRUARY 26, 2015
  Middlesex Superior Court denied an injunction sought against the firm's clients, sales managers in the surgical laser industry. The Court refused to impose employment restrictions on the firm’s clients.
• NOVEMBER 2014
  The firm wins dismissal of case against a lawyer and his firm alleged to have disparaged a company that was under investigation for not paying employees properly under federal and state law.
• SEPTEMBER 2014
  The firm obtains summary judgment in Dukes County Superior against the Edgartown Historic District Commission. Judge rules that the Commission violated its own bylaws with respect to the redevelopment of a residential parcel.
• SEPTEMBER 2014
  Our Managing Partner, Alan D. Rose, has been named in The Best Lawyers in America for 20 consecutive years and is currently listed as a “Best Lawyer” in the following five categories: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Education Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment.
• AUGUST 25, 2014
  Judith Sizer, adds her views to the debate on campus sexual assault as a contributor to WBUR’s Cognoscenti.
• MAY 6, 2014
  Our new Senior Counsel, Judith Sizer, reflects on her move to the firm in New England In-House Magazine.
• MARCH 10, 2014
  Judy Sizer, formerly General Counsel at Brandeis University, joins the firm as Senior Counsel.
• JANUARY 2014
  Our firm’s partners have been named Massachusetts “Super Lawyers” for 2014: Alan D. Rose, Sr. (Employment Litigation, General Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar), Alan D. Rose, Jr. (General Litigation, Business Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar).
  
  Our partner Meredith Wilson Doty is named “Super Lawyers-Rising Stars” for 2014: Meredith W. Doty (Business Litigation, Employment Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar).
• APRIL 9, 2013
  Federal district court jury returns defense verdicts for the firm's four clients in False Claims Act case, finding no scientific misconduct by the two hospitals and two academic researchers. The precedent-setting case was tried following remand from the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which reversed a summary judgment the firm had obtained for its clients in 2010. See earlier decisions (750 F.Supp.2d 358 and 678 F.3d 72). The firm’s trial team included Alan Rose, Brian Lipkin, and Anna Andreeva.
• SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
  Alan D. Rose has been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in five categories: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Education Law and Litigation - Labor & Employment. This is the fifteenth year that Mr. Rose has been selected for this honor.
  
  Selection for Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprised of more than 4 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. Our annual Best Lawyers publication has been described by The American Lawyer as “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” Because no fee or purchase is required, being listed in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
• MARCH 21, 2012
  Supreme Judicial Court rules for Tufts University in Massachusetts Civil Rights Act case;
  Court upholds and refers to the firm's amicus curiae brief on behalf of eleven Massachusetts colleges and universities in support of Tufts’ position.
• NOVEMBER 10, 2011
  United States District Court dismisses False Claims Act case against the firm's client.
• SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit considers whether allegedly false statements on a National Institutes of Health grant application for federal funding can support a False Claims Act case. Alan D. Rose, Sr. presents oral argument on behalf of defendants-appellees.
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• JULY 2011
  Alan D. Rose Sr. is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2011 for his expertise in Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, and Labor and Employment Litigation.
• JUNE 24, 2011
  First Circuit Court of Appeals appoints Alan D. Rose, Sr. Chair of the First Circuit Rules Advisory Committee.
• MAY 25, 2011
  Boston Bar Association announces the appointment of Lisa A. Tenerowicz as Co-chair of the College and University Section for 2011-2013.
• MAY 13, 2011
  A Massachusetts state court judge rules that a Boston entrepreneur's case against defunct social media site ConnectU Inc. and its founders and key shareholders, including the Winklevoss twins, can move forward.
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• APRIL 22, 2011
  The firm's files amicus curiae brief with Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of eleven colleges and universities in Massachusetts Civil Rights Act case.
• FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  Alan D. Rose, Sr. and Amy R. Silverman win contract case for Vertex Pharmaceuticals in First Circuit Court of Appeals.
• NOVEMBER 11, 2010
  Alan D. Rose, Sr. and Lisa A. Tenerowicz win summary judgment for defendant in federal court in federal whistleblower fraud case.
• NOVEMBER 2010
  Alan D. Rose, Sr., and Alan D. Rose, Jr. are recognized by Massachusetts Super Lawyers and New England Super Lawyers. Alan D. Rose, Sr. is selected as one of the Top 100 lawyers in Massachusetts.
• JULY 2010
  Alan D. Rose, Sr. is recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the following practice areas: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation, Criminal Defense - White-Collar, and Education Law.
• MAY 17, 2010
  In May 2010, the First Circuit Court of Appeals appoints Alan D. Rose, Sr. to its Rules Advisory Committee for a three year term.
• AUGUST 28, 2009
  Massachusetts Appeals Court affirms the firm's summary judgment victory for Boston businessman in breach of contract/securities case.