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On October 23, 2019, UKS Attorneys Evan S. Goldstein, Richard M. Dighello, and Jeffrey E. Renaud attended the Connecticut Bar Association’s 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Summit at Quinnipiac University School of Law in North Haven, CT.  The Summit provided an innovative and collaborative professional development experience designed to empower leaders in the legal profession to take action toward making Connecticut a more diverse and inclusive bench and bar.  The Summit addressed retention and a ...

Burlington, VT, October 3-4, 2019 – Attorney Evan S. Goldstein has been appointed to the University of Vermont Alumni Association Board of Directors for a three year term and is the Co-Chair of the UVM Athletics Committee.  The UVM Alumni Association Board’s purpose is to foster lifelong relationships between alumni and the University; facilitate the exchange of information and ideas between the University (Admissions, Affinity Groups, Athletics, Career Services, Diversity and Inclusion and Stud ...

On Saturday, October 12, 2019, two teams from Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, including attorneys John J. Alissi, Julia E. Class, Evan S. Goldstein, Kevin J. McEleney, Michael J. Paciorek, and Jeffrey Renaud, participated in the 2019 Eversource Hartford Marathon Team 26.2 Relay. Together, each team completed the full marathon course distance of 26.2 miles in legs ranging from 2.9 to 11.1 miles. Competing against 159 relay groups, the Firm’s teams finished the event in an impressive 13th and 19th p ...

Attorney Christopher L. Brigham will be a featured speaker at the Connecticut Association of Independent School’s Annual Conference on Business, Legal and Facilities Affairs at the New Haven Lawn Club on October 25, 2019.  Attorney Brigham will be speaking about Conducting Workplace Investigations. Attorney Brigham offers a variety of training programs and seminars for schools and companies and can be reached at cbrigham@uks.com if you are interested in exploring a speaking engagement.  Click he ...

On September 26, 2019, Attorneys David Monz and Susan Hays attended the 2019 Greater New Haven Chamber Annual Business Leadership Awards Luncheon. 415 Washington Ave Partners, LLC , a joint venture of Rabina Properties and Hillwood Development Company and a client of the firm, the Town of North Haven and Amazon were awarded the Developer Investment Award for their role in the development of the new Amazon “fulfillment center” in North Haven, CT. The 858,000 sq. ft. distribution center is open fo ...

Jason Martinez is an associate in the Hartford office, where he practices in the Firm’s corporate department. Mr. Martinez received his J.D., with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law. While attending law school, Mr. Martinez took part in the UConn Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic. Through his participation in the Clinic, Mr. Martinez was certified to represent trademark clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and earned the CALI Excellen ...

Shareholder Michael P. Botelho recently served on a panel entitled “SEC Enforcement – Practical Pointers on Disclosure and Compliance Programs and Interfacing with the SEC Staff in the Current Regulatory Environment” at the Workshop conference sponsored by the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) held in Chicago.   Attorney Botelho is Chairman of the firm’s Public Finance practice group and is a former Chairman of NABL’s Tax and Securities Law Institute,  the most advanced conference for ...