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Attorney Christopher Brigham will be a featured speaker at the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference on Governance. Attorney Brigham, who serves as General Counsel for Deerfield Academy, will be presenting with John Austin, Head of School at Deerfield Academy, on the topic of "Expressive Freedom on Independent School Campuses: An Educational and Legal Perspective. ("CAIS Annual Conference on Governance – 2024 – CAIS PD) Christopher L. Brigham, a Shareholder with Updik ...

UKS is very proud to announce that Associate Olivia L. Benson was awarded the Connecticut Bar Association - Young Lawyers Section's Rookie of the Year Award!   Attorney Benson is very active with the CBA's Young Lawyers and serves as Chair of the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section. The Young Lawyers Section has as its primary goals the promotion of justice, the encouragement of public service, and the promotion of diversity and education of young lawyers and newly admitted practitioners. Atto ...

Updike, Kelly & Spellacy shareholder Michael P. Botelho has been elected to become a Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel (ACBC). Admission as a Fellow of the ACBC is a recognition of the lawyer’s accomplishments and legal expertise in the field of bond law. The American College of Bond Counsel was formed in 1995 for the purpose of recognizing lawyers who have established reputations among their peers for their skill, experience and high standards of professional and ethical condu ...

  Connecticut Paid Sick Leave On April 16, 2024, the House of Representatives voted to pass House Bill 5005 modifying the current law on CT Paid Sick Leave to provide more expansive and inclusive protections for nearly all employees across the state. The new law will become effective on January 1, 2025. Over the next three years, the new law’s coverage will expand to virtually all private sector employers regardless of their size, industry, or non-profit status.  Starting January 1, 2025, th ...

UKS was a leading sponsor of the first Max Hospitality’s Max on Monday event in Hartford on June 24th.  Close to 150 local business leaders attended, and we were excited to partner with the Max Hospitality Group and support such a successful event!  UKS’ Jennifer DiBella and AnnMarie Harding of Max Hospitality Massachusetts pictured in photo. ...

A few days ago, the United States Supreme Court overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 467 U.S. 837 (1984). Chevron was a longstanding precedent holding that the federal courts must defer to a federal administrative agency’s “permissible” interpretation of an ambiguous federal statute. Chevron required a reviewing court to decide initially whether the statute in question was ambiguous. If Congress had spoken clearly on the issue, then the court would interpret the st ...

Summer Associate Bios Kira Burnham: Kira Burnham is a rising 3L at the University of Connecticut School of Law. At UConn, Kira is the Managing Editor of the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal. Prior to law school, Kira earned her bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science from George Washington University and worked as a political scheduler. This summer, she looks forward to gaining experience in Updike, Kelly & Spellacy’s different practice areas from the firm's experienced attor ...

UKS Shareholders Patricia D. Anderson and Jennifer L. DiBella attended the Connecticut Community Bankers Association Annual Meeting at the Saybrook Point Resort & Marina in Old Saybrook, CT on May 30th through June 2nd. This event brought together the CEOs and CFOs, officers, and directors of most of the banks in Connecticut. Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. was a sponsor of the Annual Meeting. Patricia D. Anderson is a Shareholder in UKS’ Hartford office, practicing in the areas of Fina ...

Updike, Kelly & Spellacy Associate Attorneys Jeff Bausch, Stefan Sjoberg, Paige Owens, Elizabeth Fabbri, and Kaydeen Maitland welcomed summer associates Kira Burnham, Felicity Wang, Sofia Rodriguez, and Stephen Pendergast to UKS with a night out at the Clubhouse on Main in Glastonbury. ...

UKS sponsored the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association's 2024 Annual Dinner as a Gold Sponsor. The event took place on Wednesday, May 22nd, at 6:00 PM at the Connecticut Convention Center. At this year's dinner, the 2024 Trailblazer Award was presented to The Honorable Melanie L. Cradle, Judge on the Connecticut Appellate Court, and the 2024 Visionary Award was presented to former UKS attorney Attorney Natalie Braswell, Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor. Kaydeen Maitland, was named Treasur ...