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June,
2009 |
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The Business Law Department represents many nonprofit corporations and foundations. In particular, the Firm's attorneys work with "homeowner association" entities, including tax districts. Recently, Harry Peden III advised members of an histrocially significant waterfront association with regard to expanding and updating use and other property restrictions for homeowners in the community, a measure designed to maintain the quality of life and ultimately the value of properties within the association. |
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February,
2009 |
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Whitman Breed Partners have been named “ Connecticut
Super Lawyers” for 2009. |
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Super
Lawyers, limited to five percent of Connecticut attorneys, are
selected through peer nominations and independent research and
evaluation by Law & Politics. Terry Coates (Estate Planning/Trusts)
and Charles Pieterse (Business Litigation) were again named
Super Lawyers as they were in 2006, 2007 and 2008. |
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January,
2009 |
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Whitman Breed is pleased to announce that Michael R. Gaico has joined the Firm as an associate in the Business Law Department. |
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Michael graduated, cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law in May 2008, where he was also Executive Editor of the Syracuse Law Review. |
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November,
2008 |
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Whitman Breed Partners have been named “ New England
Super Lawyers” for 2008. |
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Terry Coates (Estate Planning/Trusts)
and Charles Pieterse (Business Litigation) were named
New England Super Lawyers in the same year that they were also named Connecticut Super Lawyers. |
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October,
2008 |
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Whitman Breed is pleased to announce that Christopher J. Holland has joined the Firm as an associate in the Litigation and Real Estate Departments. |
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Chris graduated, cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law in May 2008. |
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September,
2008 |
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Rod Saggese
has been appointed Vice President of the Greenwich Bar Association. |
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Kristina Kelly
has been appointed Co-Chair of the Greenwich Bar Association’s
annual Law Day luncheon. |
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June,
2008 |
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The Firm represented a large Greenwich developer in a commercial loan transaction related to the redevelopment of a parcel of land in the Byram area of Greenwich from commercial use to residential condominiums. The Firm also represents the developer in the ongoing formation and development of the same residential condominium complex, which includes a marina and boardwalk. |
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June,
2008 |
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Kevin A. Walsh, a member of the Board of Directors of Family Centers, Inc., represented Family Centers on a pro bono basis in connection with the merger of HealthCare Connections, Inc. into Family Centers effective July 1, 2008. Family Centers is a non-profit organization headquartered in Greenwich, CT offering education and human services to children, adults and families living in Lower Fairfield County. HealthCare Connections, a nonprofit organization based in Stamford, CT, maintains four programs – the School Based Health Centers, Stamford CARES, Care to Care and the TLC Health Center at Kids in Crisis – which will remain intact. HealthCare Connections was represented on a pro bono basis by David Salm from Oracle Corp. |
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March,
2008 |
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The Firm successfully defended clients against claims for damages and injunctive relief at the Connecticut state trial and appellate court levels. The claims arose out of the sale of a Connecticut corporation. After trial, the Superior Court found that the plaintiff was not entitled to credits against the purchase price and had not tendered certain funds pursuant to the early payoff provision in the subject promissory note. The plaintiff was therefore found to not be entitled to a release of the security on the note and, consequently, not entitled to damages or a judgment that he was no longer liable to defendants for further payments under the note. The Appellate Court affirmed this holding in a decsion released March 11, 2008.
Curcio v. Bax, 106 Conn. App. 307 (2008). |
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February,
2008 |
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Whitman Breed Partners have been named “ Connecticut
Super Lawyers” for 2008. |
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Super
Lawyers, limited to five percent of Connecticut attorneys, are
selected through peer nominations and independent research and
evaluation by Law & Politics. Terry Coates (Estate Planning/Trusts)
and Charles Pieterse (Business Litigation) were again named
Super Lawyers as they were in 2006 and 2007. |
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February,
2008 |
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John Shaban was appointed Chairman of the Redding Water Pollution Control Commission, which is currently overseeing the construction of a $12 million, 245,000 gallons per day plant being constructed as part of the Georgetown Wire Mill Redevelopment project headed by Greenwich developer Stephen Soler. |
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January,
2008 |
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Whitman Breed is pleased to announce that Rod Saggese has been named a partner in the Litigation Department of the Firm. |
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Rod joined the firm in 2004 as an associate, and he practices in the areas of commercial litigation, general civil litigation and intellectual property.
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January,
2008 |
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The Firm represented a seller in a purchase and sale transaction of a $30 million residential property in Greenwich, which to that date was the highest priced sale of a single parcel of residential property in Greenwich. |
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September,
2007 |
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Rod Saggese
has been appointed Treasurer of the Greenwich Bar Association. |
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September,
2007 |
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WHITMAN BREED HAS MOVED TO NEW OFFICES IN GREENWICH !
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Please note that our Greenwich office is now located
at 500 West Putnam Avenue. Whitman Breed has moved to newer and
larger offices with more convenient client access. Please click for directions.
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Whitman Breed is pleased to announce that Donna
Castronovo has joined the Firm as a partner in the Real Estate and
Trust and Estates Departments.
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Donna brings
to the Firm and its clients twenty years of experience gained in
running her own successful law practice in Greenwich. She has
particular expertise in real estate law, probate matters and elder
law, and she has been recognized by the American and Greenwich Bar
Associations for both her pro bono work and her volunteer efforts
on behalf of the legal profession.
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The Firm represented the owners of Public Energy
Solutions (“PES”) in a sale of PES to Comverge, Inc., a public company
involved in energy conservation and load management
businesses. Kevin Walsh was assisted by Katherine Dowd in
closing the $13.4 million transaction, which also provides for
further cash payments and stock distributions if future revenue and
earnings targets are met.
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Whitman Breed Partners have been named “ Connecticut
Super Lawyers” for 2007.
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Super
Lawyers, limited to five percent of Connecticut attorneys, are
selected through peer nominations and independent research and
evaluation by Law & Politics. Terry Coates (Estate Planning/Trusts)
and Charles Pieterse (Business Litigation), both of whom were also
Super Lawyers in 2006, have repeated as Connecticut Super Lawyers
for 2007, as listed in Connecticut Magazine.
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December,
2006 |
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The Firm effected dismissal of claims brought by a group of payphone operators against the City of Bridgeport, which were made pursuant to the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. The decision created new law in the District of Connecticut and Second Circuit regarding private rights of action under the FTA.
Tel Comm Technologies, Inc. v. City of Bridgeport,
2006 WL 3791383 (D. Conn. 2006). |
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September,
2006 |
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After a three-day hearing before the Connecticut Superior Court, the Firm won the discharge of a large mechanic's lien. The builder appealed, but failed to effect a timely stay of the discharge order pursuant to the relevant lien statute. The Firm moved to dismiss the appeal, arguing a lack of subject matter jurisdiction and due process grounds. The Connecticut Supreme Court adopted the Firm's position and dismissed the appeal.
Lichtman v. Beni, 280 Conn. 25 (2006).
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September,
2006 |
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Rod Saggese
has been appointed Secretary of the Greenwich Bar Association. |
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As part of an American Bar Association program addressing
pressures on utility regulatory frameworks in the 21st century,
Tony Macleod moderated a panel entitled “Water: The last monopoly?
Will capital demands change the regulatory structures?” The program
was held at the Annual Spring Meeting of the ABA 's Section of
Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law in Washington
, D.C. , on April 10, 2006 .
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The Firm represented a management advisory firm
in the acquisition of its business for $25 million, with bonuses
and possible earn-outs bringing the potential value to principals
to over $45 million. The transaction involved a complex earn-out
formula and required the resolution of a number of issues governing
the management of the business going forward
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Four Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan partners have
been named “Connecticut Super Lawyers” for 2006.
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Super
Lawyers, limited to five percent of practicing attorneys in
Connecticut, are selected through a process of peer nominations,
blue ribbon panel review and independent research and evaluation by
Law & Politics. The Firm’s Super Lawyers for 2006, as listed in
Connecticut Magazine, include Terry Coates (Estate
Planning/Trusts), Tom Hartch (Real Estate Transactions), Tony
Macleod (Public Utilities) and Charles Pieterse (Business
Litigation).
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The Firm won a substantial damage award for its client
in a case involving mental incapacity and estate administration issues.
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The Firm represented the decedent's son, who alleged
that his mother, while mentally incapacitated, had been induced to
transfer assets worth more than $1 million. After a multi-day trial
involving lay and expert testimony, the Superior Court ruled in
favor of the Firm's client with respect to all of the transactions
at issue.
Busak
v. Obuchowski , 2005 WL 3112735 ( Conn. Super. 2005).
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In a significant transaction for Westchester County,
the Firm represented an Estate client in a transaction that
resulted in the transfer, and the preservation as open land, of 400
acres to a group composed of the Westchester Land Trust, the Town
of Lewisboro and New York City.
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This
transaction continues the Firm's involvement in major transactions
involving the preservation of open space parcels, including regulatory
approvals obtained on behalf of a water company client in 2002 for
the transfer of fee simple title and conservation easements in
18,316 acres of land in 28 municipalities to the State of
Connecticut and the Nature Conservancy, the largest open space
transaction in state history.
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Our Busienss Law Department recently completed the
divestiture of SND Electronics, Inc. based in Greenwich,
Connecticut, from its German parent, ce Consumer Electronic AG.
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Ce is
publicly traded on the German stock market and issued an Ad-Hoc disclosing
the divestiture in October, 2005. SND and ce operated an integrated
electronic chip brokerage business with locations throughout the
Americas, Europe and Asia. The legal aspects of the worldwide
divestiture were coordinated through our Greenwich office. The
companies will continue their respective operations independently.
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September,
2005 |
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Rod Saggese
has been appointed Co-Chair of the Greenwich Bar Association’s
annual Law Day luncheon. |
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Whitman Breed was pleased to represent the Greenwich
Family YMCA in the August 1, 2005 issuance of $20,165,000 State of
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority Revenue
Bonds, Greenwich Family YMCA Issue, Series A (the “Bonds”).
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The Bonds were
secured by a Letter of Credit issued by The Bank of New York. The
Bond proceeds are being used to expand and renovate the Y’s
facilities, including adding a new Olympic-size swimming pool,
renovating the existing historic building and building a new childcare
center.
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May,
2005 |
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Acting as pro bono counsel, John T. Shaban represented an indigent individual who had lost his commercial property due in part to its alleged contamination from a municipal landfill and former Superfund site. The client, however, had already lost in state court, where he had brought a claim against the municipality. John asserted a new claim for the client in federal court, arguing that the state court decision was not res judicata against a new CERCLA claim based on jurisdictional inadequacy in state court and a remedial reading of the federal statute. The Court permitted the case to proceed and established new federal precedent in the District of Connecticut.
Doyle v. Town of Litchfield, 372 F. Supp. 2d 288 (D. Conn. 2005).
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In a case of national interest to the utility
industry, the Connecticut Siting Council approved a 69 mile 345 kV
transmission project proposed by The Connecticut Light & Power
Company and The United Illuminating Company to address power system
inadequacies in Southwestern Connecticut, one of the country’s most
energy-congested areas.
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The project will
include 24 miles of extra high voltage underground cable, the
longest suc |
