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Patent

Burns & Levinson’s patent practice has the technical and legal skills necessary to advise clients on the creation, maintenance and enforcement of patent rights. Licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), our team procures patent protection for our clients’ innovative ideas and has successfully represented clients in numerous proceedings before […]

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Venture Capital & Emerging Companies

Emerging companies and investors in those emerging companies, whether angels, strategic corporate investors, family offices or venture capital firms have been working with Burns & Levinson over the years as a trusted business and legal advisor to guide and bring innovative ideas into commercial fruition and successful exits throughout the life cycle of the company. […]

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Executive Compensation & Counseling

Burns & Levinson advises high level executives in their compensation arrangements and management negotiations. We understand that executive compensation has become increasingly complex due to government regulations and market pressures, and we’re adept at helping clients manage the impact of both. We have extensive experience advising on the complex issues that often arise with equity […]

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Franchise

Burns & Levinson’s Franchise group has experience representing both franchisors and franchisees across a broad spectrum of industries and substantive matters. The Franchise group incorporates a team-oriented, cross-disciplinary approach to ensure our clients receive the necessary levels of experience required in every aspect of their franchise matters. Burns & Levinson’s Franchise group is made up […]

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Environmental

Burns represents businesses and individuals in all areas of environmental law. We prosecute, defend, and mediate hazardous waste cases under the federal Superfund law and its Massachusetts counterpart, Chapter 21E, the Clean Air Act, and several other environmental statutes. We negotiate agreements and settlements with the EPA, state and local environmental authorities under hazardous waste, […]

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Nana Atsem

An associate in the Corporate group, Nana Atsem works closely with startup and later-stage companies across the corporate life cycle, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, securities offerings, and general representation and counseling. Nana is on the cutting edge of legal strategies that expand development opportunities, helping companies meet their objectives and take their […]

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Evelyn A. Haralampu

Evelyn A. Haralampu advises businesses, executives, corporate boards, and not-for-profit organizations on executive compensation, employee benefits, and related tax and fiduciary issues. She also represents parties and investors in vetting compensation and benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions. She counsels clients on a broad range of issues as they arise in employment agreements, separation agreements, […]

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George N. Tobia, Jr.

George Tobia is a Partner and Chair of the firm’s Entertainment and Media practice. He represents clients in both the traditional and emerging media arenas. George handles contracts and other arrangements involving book publishing, motion picture, television, radio, podcasting, online/digital content, copyright and trademark licensing, MCN (multi-channel network) projects, commercial endorsements, speaker services, brand funded […]

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Alan E. Lipkind

For more than 35 years, Alan Lipkind has counseled and advocated for clients facing a wide variety of real estate issues. He is experienced in litigation, arbitration, and mediation processes, representing his clients’ interests in court and alternative dispute resolution proceedings as well as before local permitting boards. Alan’s clients often face disputes regarding property […]

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Maria Katherine (Kat) Delos Reyes

Kat Delos Reyes is an associate focused on trademark, copyright, and data privacy law. Creators and entrepreneurs rely on Kat for support in realizing their goals for leveraging their IP assets in the marketplace. “Innovation is always at the center of my work,” says Kat. “Here, fierce advocacy comes in many forms. Client concerns related […]

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Client Advisory: Executive Compensation and Clawbacks

By: Evelyn A. Haralampu, Partner Background Clawback compensation has been a longstanding tool for both public and private companies to recoup excesses paid to employees after the occurrence of certain untoward events. For example, it is not uncommon to find clawback clauses in separation agreements of public and private companies that operate to take back […]

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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy This Privacy Notice describes how Burns & Levinson LLP (“we” or “our”) collects, uses and discloses the information we collect about you when you interact with our websites, including www.burnslev.com, http://www.blasset.com/, https://beyondthewill.blog/, http://www.cannabusinessadvisory.com/, https://covid19legalinfo.com/, http://www.divorcelawmonitor.com/, and http://www.in-houseadvisor.com/ (collectively, the “Site”). This Privacy Notice also explains your choices and rights have regarding your personal […]

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Careers

culture counts Explore an amazing experience that begins with you. start your career today summer associates & law clerks Burns & Levinson hires summer associates and law clerks on a periodic basis based on the projected needs of our practice groups. Our summer associates and clerks are assigned to a specific practice group, receiving work […]

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About Us

overview At Burns & Levinson, we practice law differently. While our attorneys agree that results drive our business, building relationships with our clients and providing value added service is the key to our success. We work hard to provide the legal experience and industry knowledge you need, as well as the personal attention you deserve […]

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Expanding Your Trademark Portfolio Overseas: Filing Strategies to Consider

Trademark rights are jurisdictional, meaning a trademark registration issued in the U.S. may be all but worthless in trying to stop infringement in say, Australia. If you do business outside of the U.S., pursuing trademark registrations in other countries may be valuable. U.S. trademark owners have several options with respect to pursuing international trademark rights […]

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Ephron’s Legacy: A Message for Women Authors, Inventors and Creators

Last night, Nora Ephron passed.   Already the internet andblogosphere are filled with this news and discussion of the loss of an incredibly prolific, comical and impactful artist.  While she is associated with a broader feminist agenda, her real contributions were in giving comic and touching voice to life experiences that happened to be shared primarily by women.   Her clarion […]

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U.S. Trademark Office Heightens Scrutiny of Trademark Applications and Registrations

A relative outlier compared to the trademark regimes in most of the world, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) only permits registrations to be maintained for goods and services that are actually being provided in the U.S. and only allows registrations to issue based on a future “intent to use” in limited circumstances.  […]

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What It Takes to Register a Trademark

The process to apply for a federal trademark registration is a separate and more involved examination process than registering a business name with a state’s Secretary of State. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) conducts a months-long examination of every trademark application to ensure all statutory and regulatory requirements are met and that the […]

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Holding Onto The House– The Buy or Sell Dilemma in Divorce

Ah, home sweet home.  Home is your happy place where you can rest and unwind.  It is the place you selected to start your family and where you and your family make memories. There is justifiably so much sentimental value tied up in the marital home, which is why deciding on the final disposition of […]

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Beth Myers at the Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers’ Recovery Day

On May 11, Beth Myers will speak at the Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, Massachusetts’ 10th Annual Recovery Day. The event brings together lawyers to share their experiences with substance use and mental health and promotes well-being and resilience in the legal profession.

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Fundraising Boot Camp

Burns & Levinson, in collaboration with Life Science Nation, hosted a complimentary Fundraising Boot Camp designed to teach professionals how to launch and execute a fundraising campaign.

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Burns & Levinson Sponsors WBF “Whoop it Up for Women” Comedy Night

Burns & Levinson LLP is a proud sponsor of the 2024 Whoop it Up for Women Comedy Night hosted by the Women’s Bar Foundation of Massachusetts on May 2 at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Ticket proceeds go directly to the WBF, which provides legal assistance to low-income individuals with critical legal needs. For more information […]

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Clients 1 - 4 of 4

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Heal

Burns helped Heal, a California-based healthcare startup that provides doctor house call on-demand services, get the funding they needed to expand their business.

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Federal Criminal Investigation

Burns successfully defended a middle-market company serving the Northeast region, and the company’s owners and officers in both a federal criminal investigation and parallel federal civil litigation initiated by the company’s competitor in the District of New Hampshire.

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Mattapan Community Health Center

The Mattapan Community Health Center (MCHC) desperately needed new space – it was operating in a small building and temporary trailers – and Burns worked to deliver the solution. Our team helped MCHC purchase eight different land parcels – including an auto body shop, a bar, a former gas station, and a small office building which had a bank as on one of its tenants – from five different owners.

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Burst

Burns began representing Burst, a startup mobile video-technology platform, when the company needed help sourcing initial investors. Later, when Burst was ready to bring on its first large institutional investment, the company turned to us to take it to the next level.

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Industries 1 - 3 of 3

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Life Sciences

Burns & Levinson provides sophisticated legal and business advice to life sciences companies throughout their life cycle – from technology and product licensing, patent and trademark procurement and enforcement, and strategic partnering and acquisitions to public and private financings, cross-border transactions, and export regulation compliance. We represent life sciences companies and entrepreneurs around the globe […]

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Nonprofits

Nonprofit Law & Governance group for representation in all aspects of nonprofit corporate, tax, regulatory, and charitable trust law.  Our clients include educational, healthcare, human service, environmental, arts, philanthropic, advocacy, trade, and professional organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad. In addition, Burns & Levinson’s other practice groups provide extensive experience and expertise in nonprofit employment […]

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Energy & Clean Tech

Burns & Levinson specializes in managing the challenging and diverse legal needs of clients in the energy and cleantech industry as they navigate complex regulations and requirements in the energy and renewable energy space. We serve as both outside general counsel to energy companies and special counsel in project development, transactional, intellectual property and regulatory […]

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