With the rise in valuations of many middle-market companies in recent years, owners of privately held businesses are once again confronting the decision of whether or not to sell. Owners who are not ready to retire completely but want to…
The two faces of Ruth Doug Scamman’s not the only high-ranking state elected official to leave voters’ heads spinning in recent weeks. Scamman had constituents doing their best Linda Blair imitations after deciding that first he would, and then that…
All banks rely on third-party vendors to assist them in their banking business. Banking regulators expect boards of directors and management to oversee bank vendors and manage the associated risks of such use. A bank must conduct adequate due diligence…
On Aug. 8, President Bush signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005 — the first major piece of energy legislation in more than a decade. It includes provisions that are likely to benefit virtually every aspect of the…
Two legislative panels were scheduled to hold a joint meeting Oct. 11 to hammer out their response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial ruling on eminent domain. The separate Senate and House panels studied eminent domain this summer after the…
Practicing in New Hampshire can be like swimming around a fairly small fish bowl. Not infrequently, we bump into fellow real estate practitioners as well as the usual cadre of bankers, lawyers, appraisers, contractors, along with zoning and planning officials,…
I knew I was in for an experience when I saw literally 900 shots of whisky lined up for the Whisky Tasting Seminar at the 2005 New Hampshire Highland Games held at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds. I’ve managed to learn a…
While most New Hampshire lawyers interviewed agree on the traits it takes to make a good judge, which traits they see as most important varies from attorney to attorney and the emphases differ. With President George W. Bush having just…
Riverstone Networks will not be filing a quarterly statement on time, the company revealed Oct. 11 in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The California-based spin-off of Cabletron Systems - once New Hampshire’s largest employer -- has not filed a…
[Updated] Tyco International Ltd. "dumped" more than 77 million pages of documents in the lap of plaintiffs engaged in an ongoing class action being heard in U.S. District Court in Concord, plaintiffs are charging in a filing in the case.…
