Skip to content

Main Navigation

McLane Middleton
  • Contact Us
  • Payment Portal
  • The Firm
      • About Us
          • About Us
          • Our Mission
          • Community
          • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
          • Pro Bono Work
          • Technology & Security
          • Firm Awards & Recognitions
      • News
          • News

            Check out the latest news about McLane Middleton and its team of attorneys.

            Click here to see our latest news.

      • Events
          • Events

            McLane Middleton attorneys often present on the latest regulatory updates and legal trends to help keep you and your business informed.

            Click here to see our upcoming programs.

      • Locations
          • Manchester, NH
          • Woburn, MA
          • Concord, NH
          • Portsmouth, NH
          • Boston, MA
      • Careers
          • Careers
          • Current Openings
          • Law Students
          • Lifestyle and Culture
          • Benefits
          • Leadership and Professional Development
          • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • People
      • Our People
          • People

            With over 115 attorneys and 25 paralegals, our progressive approach and team enables us to work with all types of clients, and to deliver customized, cost-effective solutions.

      • Attorneys
      • Paralegals
      • Trust Services
      • GPS
      • Management Team
      • Firm Governance
  • Practice Areas
      • Corporate
          • Corporate
          • Mergers and Acquisitions
          • Representation of Management Team Interests in Rollover Transactions
          • Securities Offerings & Regulation
          • International Business
          • Cybersecurity and Privacy
          • Artificial Intelligence
          • Corporate Finance
          • Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights
          • Government Litigation and Enforcement
          • Business Tax & Tax Exempt Entities
          • Immigration
          • Non-Profit Organizations
          • Sports Practice Group
            • CLIENT NOTICE: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Compliance RequirementMarch 31, 2026
            • Know the Law: Forming a NH NonprofitMarch 7, 2026
            • Know the Law: Does Structure Follow Substance? Evaluating Asset Purchases Beyond Liability ProtectionFebruary 23, 2026
      • Trusts & Estates
          • Trusts & Estates
          • Trusts & Estates Planning
          • Asset Protection
          • Probate Litigation
          • Elder Law and Special Needs Law
          • Tax Planning
          • Trust Services
            • You Left Massachusetts – Your Real Estate Didn’tMay 1, 2026
            • Know the Law: Estate Planning with Dementia DiagnosisDecember 20, 2025
            • Know the Law: Is Massachusetts Real Estate Subject to Massachusetts Estate Tax for Non-ResidentsOctober 4, 2025
      • Trial Practice and Litigation
          • Trial Practice and Litigation
          • Complex Business Litigation
          • Appellate
          • Environmental Litigation and Environmental Toxic Tort Defense
          • Probate Litigation
          • Employment Litigation
          • Product Liability
          • Government Litigation and Enforcement
          • Intellectual Property Litigation
          • Divorce and Family Law
          • Real Estate Litigation
          • Construction Litigation
          • Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Litigation
          • Criminal Law
            • Know the Law: My Dad Was Swindled by His StockbrokerMay 2, 2026
            • Qualifying Conditions for Therapeutic Cannabis: A Patient-Focused EvolutionJanuary 22, 2026
            • Know the Law: Estate Planning with Dementia DiagnosisDecember 20, 2025
      • Tax
          • Tax
          • Federal Tax Planning
          • Retirement Plans and Employee Benefits
          • Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
          • Executive Compensation Planning
          • State & Local Tax Planning
          • Tax Controversy
          • Tax-Exempt Entities
            • Employee Compensation Risks in a Business SaleApril 15, 2026
            • 2026 Changes to Workplace Benefits: What Employers Need to KnowFebruary 18, 2026
            • OBBBA Changes to the QSBS Regime under Section 1202: A Comprehensive OverviewFebruary 17, 2026
      • Employment & Labor
          • Employment & Labor
          • Risk Management
          • Employee Benefits
          • Cybersecurity and Privacy
          • Employment Litigation
          • Immigration
          • Wage and Hour Claims
          • Discrimination and Harassment
          • Wrongful Termination
          • Education
            • An Employee has Filed a Complaint: Your HR RoadmapMay 18, 2026
            • Employee Compensation Risks in a Business SaleApril 15, 2026
            • NH WARN: What Employers Need to Know About Layoff NoticesApril 10, 2026
      • Intellectual Property
          • Intellectual Property
          • Trademark
          • Intellectual Property Litigation
          • Patent
          • Copyright
          • Trade Secrets
          • Artificial Intelligence
            • Copyright Risks in the Digital Age: Persistent Challenges and Emerging ComplexitiesJune 18, 2025
            • Navigating Intellectual Property Ownership Issues in Non-IP ContextsJune 20, 2024
            • The Danger of the “Deemed Export”June 7, 2024
      • Cybersecurity and Privacy
          • Cybersecurity and Privacy
          • Artificial Intelligence
            • CLIENT ALERT: Canvas/Instructure Data Breach – Action Items for Independent SchoolsMay 8, 2026
            • The Compliance Trap in Lead Generation ServicesApril 10, 2026
            • $2.75 Million Record Settlement with Disney and California DOJMarch 2, 2026
      • Energy & Environment
          • Energy & Environment
          • State and Federal Environmental Permitting and Defense of Enforcement Proceedings
          • Compliance and Counseling
          • Environmental Due Diligence
          • Environmental Appeals
          • Energy Facility Siting
          • Environmental Litigation and Environmental Toxic Tort Defense
          • Utility Regulation
            • Are Microplastics and Nanoplastics the Next Emerging Contaminant of Concern?May 1, 2026
            • The New England Energy Market: Rising Demand, Transmission Constraints, and the Push for Regional SolutionsMarch 27, 2026
            • Client Notice EPA Memorandum: Reinforcing a “Compliance First” Orientation for Enforcement ActivitiesJanuary 5, 2026
      • Real Estate & Land Use
          • Real Estate & Land Use
          • Construction
          • Construction Litigation
          • Real Estate
          • Land Use and Zoning
          • Condominium Law
            • Two Federal Courts, One Rule in Limbo: Navigating the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule on AppealMay 20, 2026
            • Know the Law: How Do New Hampshire’s ADU Law Changes Affect Property Owners?April 3, 2026
            • Real Estate Tax Considerations in New HampshireDecember 22, 2025
      • Government Affairs and Regulation
          • Government Affairs and Regulation
          • Government Overview
          • Legislative Counsel
          • Government Regulatory Agencies
          • Mclane GPS
          • Government & Public Affairs Strategy
          • Lobbying
          • Crisis Communications and Media Relations
          • Strategic Messaging
          • Coalition Building and Community Relations
          • Policy and Advocacy
            • NH Legislators Are All Ears: Young Professional AdvocacyFebruary 16, 2021
      • Education
          • Education
          • Risk Management and Counseling
          • Crisis Response
          • Consulting and Investigations
          • Trainings
          • Expert Witness
          • Governance
          • Corporate
          • Real Estate & Land Use
          • Trusts & Estates
          • Tax
          • Cybersecurity and Privacy
          • Intellectual Property
          • Trial Practice and Litigation
            • CLIENT ALERT: Canvas/Instructure Data Breach – Action Items for Independent SchoolsMay 8, 2026
            • An Employee Handbook Refresher Course for Independent SchoolsApril 23, 2025
            • Student Handbooks – Essential Updates for the New School YearMarch 26, 2025
      • Personal and Family Representation
          • Personal and Family Representation
          • Divorce and Family Law
          • Criminal Law
          • Probate Litigation
          • Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
          • Trusts & Estates
          • Tax Planning
          • Immigration
          • All Practice Areas A-Z
            • Know the Law: Protecting Gifts Left to Married Children in the Event of DivorceDecember 5, 2025
            • The Edge of Tomorrow – Electronic Issues in Family LawNovember 20, 2024
            • Know the Law: How Do I Protect My Business Through a Divorce?October 20, 2024
  • Industries
      • Government
          • Government

            McLane Middleton has a deep bench of attorneys and professionals with experience at the highest levels of state government. Our team includes three former Attorneys General, two former Assistant Attorneys General, a former Chair of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, and former Chiefs of Staff to the New Hampshire Senate and two Governors.

      • Education
          • Education

            McLane Middleton's education group represents a large number of colleges and independent schools in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and provides consultation and training services to schools and school associations in New England and nationwide. The group has extensive experience in understanding the unique nature of educational institutions as well as in handling sensitive student, parent, employment, or governance issues that may arise.

      • Health Care
          • Health Care

            McLane Middleton offers a full range of expertise assisting health care clients in effectively navigating the complexities of the industry. Our health care law group combines our expertise in health care with our strengths in various aspects of the law - including tax, corporate, employment, privacy and data security, and real estate – to develop practical resolutions for our clients.

      • Manufacturing
          • Manufacturing

            McLane Middleton’s defining experience in providing legal services to manufacturing companies spans from our inception in 1919 and the representation of Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester, at the time, the largest textile manufacturing facility in the world.

      • Utilities & Telecom
          • Utilities & Telecom

            McLane Middleton has provided extensive representation to the public utilities, energy and telecommunications industries for over 80 years. Today, we represent a wide variety of clients in these industries, in New England as well as before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and appellate courts.

      • Financial Services
          • Financial Services

            McLane Middleton’s deep-seated attorneys know how highly complex and greatly regulated the financial services industry persists. Our legal team is devoted to ensuring that financial institutions grow their worth, while adhering to the rules, and protecting themselves and their customers.

      • Privately Held Family Owned Businesses
          • Privately Held Family Owned Businesses

            McLane Middleton attorneys expertly guide clients through each stage of developing a business, ensuring that all of their needs are thoroughly met.

            Our corporate lawyers rank with Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Chambers and Martindale-Hubbell and are highly experienced in dealing with sophisticated transactions and offer deep knowledge on all legal needs for the company and its owner.

      • Non-Profit Organizations
          • Non-Profit Organizations

            While facing many of the same business challenges as for-profit enterprises, nonprofits are subject to unique regulatory, governance, and funding issues. Given these special concerns and the high expectations of multiple constituencies, legal counsel with deep nonprofit experience is essential.

      • Retail
          • Retail

            McLane Middleton knows how fast moving things are in the retail world and our able attorneys keep pace, ready to act on the many different legal challenges that may arise for retail companies.

      • Franchises
          • Franchises

            McLane Middleton attorneys are extensively experienced with franchise transactions.

            Our lawyers review all documentation and give clients a complete interpretation of the brand, concept, financial stability and viability of the franchise. We assist in guiding our clients through Federal Trade Commission regulations and local state laws.

      • Dental
          • Dental

            McLane Middleton offers a full range of expertise to assist our dental clients effectively navigate the complexities of the rapidly changing industry.

             

            Our attorneys combine their insights and knowledge of the dental industry with  our strengths in various aspects of the law – including business structure, employment, tax, and real estate/commercial lending.

      • Real Estate
          • Real Estate

            McLane Middleton is deeply immersed in New England real estate matters, helping clients to achieve their goals in a wide range of transactions. We represent investors, lenders, and developers of real estate projects. We also work with companies that are acquiring, expanding, leasing, financing, or selling their business locations.

  • Our Insights
      • Insights
          • McLane Middleton's attorneys are frequent contributors to a variety of publications throughout New England.

          • LATEST INSIGHTS
            • Two Federal Courts, One Rule in Limbo: Navigating the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule on AppealMay 20, 2026
            • An Employee has Filed a Complaint: Your HR RoadmapMay 18, 2026
            • CLIENT ALERT: Canvas/Instructure Data Breach – Action Items for Independent SchoolsMay 8, 2026
      • Featured Categories
          • Corporate
          • Cybersecurity and Privacy
          • Employment & Labor
          • Energy & Environment
          • Intellectual Property
          • Personal and Family Representation
          • Real Estate & Land Use
          • Education
          • Tax
          • Trusts & Estates
          • LATEST INSIGHTS
            • Two Federal Courts, One Rule in Limbo: Navigating the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule on AppealMay 20, 2026
            • An Employee has Filed a Complaint: Your HR RoadmapMay 18, 2026
            • CLIENT ALERT: Canvas/Instructure Data Breach – Action Items for Independent SchoolsMay 8, 2026
      • Podcasts
          • A podcast dedicated to business, legal, and community news in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

          • McLane Middleton Minutes
      • More from McLane Middleton
          • Employment Law Business Guide
          • Probate Trial
          • Artificial Intelligence Attorneys

Department of Labor’s New Guidance on Unpaid Internship Provides More Flexibility for Employers

Posted on March 20, 2018 (October 23, 2021) by wedu
Featured Image - Employment

Just about everyone is familiar with the image of the unpaid intern as the lowly office gofer sent to fetch coffee and do other menial tasks in exchange for nothing

Posted in Employment & Labor

Using an Advisory Board as a Planning Tool

Posted on March 20, 2018 (October 14, 2021) by wedu
Insights - Featured Image - Corporate

Only a third of family businesses survive from the founding generation to the next. They often struggle with planning for the retirement, death or incapacity of the founder, or with

Posted in Corporate

Hiring and Documentation

Posted on March 16, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu

Take time to know the DOL requirements when taking on a new employee Published in NH Business Review (3/16/2018) Your business advertised for an open position and you just interviewed

Posted in Uncategorized

Guide to Wills and Estate Planning

Posted on March 15, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu
News - Featured Image - Trusts-and-Estates

Caitlin McCurdy was interviewed in an article for NH Magazine called, “Guide to Wills and Estate Planning.” To read the article, click here.

Posted in Trusts & Estates

Watch NH Business: Gig Economy (interview on WMUR, 3/11/2018)

Posted on March 12, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu

McLane Middleton attorney Jennifer Parent joins Fred Kocher on March 11, 2018 on WMUR to discuss how the gig economy is changing the marketplace. Click here to watch the interview.

Posted in Uncategorized

Know the Law: Preventing Unfair Behavior Claims

Posted on March 12, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu

Published in the Union Leader (3/12/2018) Q: I am the president of a company that has around 60 employees. Since the “#metoo” movement got started, all my male managers are

Posted in Uncategorized

Highlights of Benefits and Compensation Changes in the 2017 Tax Act

Posted on February 26, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu
Featured Image - Employment

In addition to the well-publicized tax cuts for individuals and corporations contained in the federal tax legislation enacted on December 22, 2017, informally known Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of

Posted in Employment & Labor, Tax

Know the Law: Buying Art Doesn’t Mean You Own Rights

Posted on February 25, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu
Image of Intellectual Property box

Q. If I paid someone to create artwork for me, does that mean I own it and can use it in any way that I want? A: Not necessarily. The

Posted in Intellectual Property

Data Security Threats Evolve

Posted on February 16, 2018 (October 23, 2021) by wedu
Insights - Featured-Image - Information-Privacy-Security

How much do you really worry anymore about a breach of your credit card? If your card is lost or your number is stolen, a thief might make a purchase

Posted in Cybersecurity and Privacy

Opioids, Marijuana and Substance Abuse Issues Present Both Familiar and Groundbreaking Challenges to Employers

Posted on February 15, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu
Featured Image - Employment

It’s on the news; it’s the subject of PSA’s; it’s on signs on city streets warning citizens against giving money to panhandlers because it might result in their deaths from

Posted in Employment & Labor

Know the Law: Can We Establish a STABLE Account for My Son?

Posted on February 12, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu
News - Featured Image - Trusts-and-Estates

Q: I have a disabled son who was injured in an accident and he has his own special needs trust created with proceeds from his settlement. Can he use assets

Posted in Trusts & Estates

New EPA Enforcement Guidance Emphasizes Deference to States

Posted on February 12, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Assistant Administrator issued a memorandum to all of EPA’s Regional Administrators in late January, entitled Interim OECA Guidance on Enhancing Regional-State Planning and Communication on Compliance

Posted in Energy & Environment

Everything is Not Terminator: The Importance of Regulating AI As Soon As Possible

Posted on February 9, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu
Insights - Featured Image - Corporate

Recently, at Google’s second annual Go North conference, Shivon Zilis, the Director of OpenAI, and Tim Hwang, the AI Fund Director of Ethics and Governance, discussed policy decisions and public

Posted in Corporate, Employment & Labor, Intellectual Property

European Privacy Regulations Cross the Atlantic

Posted on February 6, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu
Insights - Featured-Image - Information-Privacy-Security

Entities conducting international business can be subject to the law. May 25, 2018 is the deadline for compliance with a European Union law called the General Data Privacy Regulation, or

Posted in Cybersecurity and Privacy

Know the Law: Key Commercial Lease Terms Tenants Should Consider

Posted on January 29, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu
Real Estate Featured Image

Q.  I’m expanding my business and looking at leasing a new commercial space.  What are the key lease terms I should be aware of? A.  A commercial lease is an

Posted in Real Estate & Land Use

Understanding the “Chain of Liability” Under HIPAA and How Business Associate Agreements Allocate Risk and Protect Your Practice

Posted on January 26, 2018 (October 24, 2021) by wedu

Published in NH Bar News (1/17/2018) While lawyers and law firms are generally well versed in complying with the privilege and confidentiality rules, many fail to recognize their parallel data

Posted in Uncategorized

Posts navigation

  • Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • …
  • 107
  • Next

Recent Posts

  • Two Federal Courts, One Rule in Limbo: Navigating the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule on Appeal
  • An Employee has Filed a Complaint: Your HR Roadmap
  • CLIENT ALERT: Canvas/Instructure Data Breach – Action Items for Independent Schools
  • Know the Law: My Dad Was Swindled by His Stockbroker
  • You Left Massachusetts – Your Real Estate Didn’t

Recent Comments

    McLane Middleton
    Get the latest news and updates from McLane Middleton

    Receive timely emails on recent case law and legal trends, as well as educational event invitations.

    Join our email list east
    • Government & Public Strategies
    • Proud Member of Terralex
    • The Firm
    • Insights
    • Our People
    • Contact Us
    • News
    • Locations
    • Careers
    • Technology & Security
    • Practice Areas
    • Corporate
    • Trusts & Estates
    • Trial Practice and Litigation
    • Tax
    • Employment & Labor
    • Intellectual Property
    • Cybersecurity and Privacy
    • Energy & Environment
    • Government Affairs and Regulation
    • Education
    • Personal and Family Representation
    • All Practice Areas A-Z

    © 2026 McLane Middleton

    • Privacy Policy
    • Privacy Rights Request Form
    • Disclaimer
    • Sitemap