- In 2009, Steven Manchel and Julie Brennan were again recognized as Massachusetts Super Lawyers by Boston Magazine and Law & Politics.
- On February 9, 2008, Lisa Cooney organized and moderated a panel for the Holy Cross Lawyers Association titled Hanging Your Shingle: How To Start And Operate A Successful And Profitable Law Practice.
- Manchel & Brennan is pleased to report that Dr. Ian Lane Davis, the founder and CEO of our client Mad Doc Software, LLC, was recently named the 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Mad Doc Software, located in Andover, Massachusetts, is a leader in the video game industry, with a particular emphasis on the application of sophisticated artificial intelligence techniques to computer game development. Our congratulations go out to Dr. Davis for this honor.
- The December 18, 2006 issue of BusinessWeek, “Best and Worst of 2006,” quoted Steven Manchel regarding his observations concerning recruiting trends in an article entitled, “OK, This is a Raid. I Can’t Believe They Took The Whole Team.”
- In 2005 and again in 2006, Steven Manchel was recognized as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer by Boston Magazine and Law & Politics.
- In 2006, Julie Brennan was recertified by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination as a Trainer regarding the issue of disability discrimination.
- The November 19, 2006 issue of the Boston Sunday Globe featured Steven Manchel discussing the practice of scooping up talented groups of workers, now known as “lift outs," in an article titled, “The Business of Lift Outs. Once Taboo, Hiring Away Teams Is Getting Popular.”
- On October 17, 2006, Lisa Cooney participated in a seminar conducted by the New England Business Collaborative. She spoke on drafting employee handbooks, conducting internal investigations, and the new Massachusetts Healthcare Act.
- On September 13, 2006 and September 20, 2006, Lisa Cooney conducted seminars on drafting employee handbooks for two local chapters of The Alternative Board, local business groups.
- The April 2006 issue of New England In-House featured an article written by Steven Manchel titled, “Absence of Non-Compete Doesn’t Mean Your Company is in the Clear,” click here to read the full article.
- The March 3-9, 2006 issue of the Boston Business Journal featured Steven Manchel discussing alternative dispute resolution. Click here to read the full article, “ADR A ‘Burgeoning’ Sector, But It Isn’t A Legal Cure-all.”
- The February 3-9, 2006 issue of the Boston Business Journal featured Steven Manchel discussing noncompete and nonsolicitation lawsuits. Click here to read the full article, “Tiptoeing Through The Noncompete Legal Minefield.”
- In 2005, Heather Lacey was recognized as a Massachusetts Rising Star Super Lawyer by Boston Magazine.
- The December 2005 issue of Fast Company featured Steven Manchel discussing moving from one job to another en masse. Click here to read “Engineering the Great Escape.”