Ben Lund Presents Webinar on Remote Work to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers

On February 24, 2021, partner Ben Lund joined a panel convened by the American College of Real Estate Lawyers for a webinar on “The Remotest Idea: Remote Work and the Paperless Office (Best Practices and Ethics).” The panel offered real-world advice to business lawyers on how to cope with the difficulties of remote work and...

Peter Brann Serves as Expert Speaker on Ranked-Choice Voting

On Oct. 23, 2020, partner Peter Brann was the featured speaker in a webinar entitled: Ranked-Choice Voting: the Maine Experience. The webinar was being sponsored by Alaskans for Better Elections, a grass roots organization behind a referendum campaign to bring ranked-choice voting to Alaska. In addition to Alaska, Massachusetts is also considering a November referendum...

Peter Lowe and Hannah Wurgaft Address Kennebec Valley HR Association

B&I partner Peter Lowe and attorney Hannah Wurgaft offered an employment law update to the Kennebec Valley Human Resources Association on September 9, 2020. Entitled, “What’s New in Employment Law? A Practical Guide for Keeping HR Up to Date,” their presentation addressed the latest developments, including the landmark LGBTQ+ Supreme Court ruling; legal issues arising...

B&I Attorney Presents at ACMA Webinar on California Consumer Privacy Act

On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, B&I partner David Swetnam-Burland participated in a webinar sponsored by the American Catalog Mailers Association on the “California Consumer Privacy Act: Are You Fully Prepared?” Swetnam-Burland spoke to a diverse group of catalog retailers and related businesses on the compliance requirements of the first-of-its-kind state privacy law; what businesses and...

B&I Publishes Employment Law Updates on Cloth Coverings, Reopening

B&I has added two employment law updates to its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. The first offers an overview of federal and state guidance on cloth face covering requirements in Maine. The second responds to employer questions arising out of a webinar on “The Realities of Re-opening,” hosted by B&I and Career Management Associates, and should...

B&I Attorney Presents to American College of Real Estate Lawyers

On May 20, 2020, Brann & Isaacson partner Ben Lund participated in a panel presentation to members of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers from all across the United States. The subject was “Remote Legal Work and the Paper-less Legal Office.” The program covered the ins and outs of remote legal work, including routines...

B&I Attorneys Present Webinar on the Chaos in State Tax Law, Post-Wayfair

On April 30, 2020, Brann & Isaacson senior partner George Isaacson, partner Nathaniel Bessey, and associate Jamie Szal, were featured presenters at a webinar on “Confronting the Chaos of State Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Environment,” offered by the Institute of Finance & Management. Isaacson, who represented Wayfair in the Supreme Court in South Dakota v....

B&I Attorneys To Hold Webinar on COVID-19 Challenges for Family Businesses

On Thursday, April 16, 2020, from 8:00-10:00 AM EDT, Brann & Isaacson partners Peter Lowe and Dan Stockford will participate in a webinar sponsored by the Institute for Family-Owned Business (IFOB) called, “How To’s for Family Business: COVID-19 Challenges: Legal, Communications, and HR.” Lowe and Stockford will go over the latest legal news in response...

COVID-19 Legal Update: B&I Attorneys Offer Webinar for Employers

On March 24, 2020, Peter Lowe and Dan Stockford presented a webinar in which they addressed a myriad of issues arising out of the current pandemic that impact the workplace, including: pay, leaves, quarantine, return to work, travel bans, medical notes, confidentiality, and disability rights.  In the webinar, they discussed new federal statutes instituting paid...

COVID-19 Legal Update: B&I Attorneys Offer Webinar for Business Leaders

On March 23, 2020, Brann & Isaacson attorneys presented a webinar to provide business leaders with real-time tools to address the threats to their businesses and their employees posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.  In the webinar, Kevin Haley and Michael Carey focused on the following critical areas: (1) the impact of the outbreak on existing...