At Your Service Newsletter: February 2017
At Your Service Newsletter: February 2017
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Tenant Estoppel Certificates in Restaurant Leasing
What is a Tenant Estoppel Certificate? Usually, an estoppel certificate is requested by either the landlord or tenant whenever it is selling or refinancing property. In either case, the effect of the estoppel certificate is to bind the executing party to certain statements of fact and representations relative to the lease for the benefit of…
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4 Ways Contractors Can “Stay Out of the Weeds” When Building a Cannabis Facility or Retail Store
With passage of the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative in 2012 and the more recent Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act of 2016 which legalized recreational marijuana. Massachusetts is on its way to becoming the east-coast hub for the marijuana industry. As growers and dispensaries scramble to become operational and seek experienced contractors to build their…
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RIW Client Wahlburgers Announces Major Expansion Plan
Congratulations to RIW client Wahlburgers on their major expansion plan. Full article.
POSTED IN: Hospitality Practice Group, News
RIW Real Estate Attorney Michael Rosen to Moderate Panel on Restaurant Development
RIW Real Estate Attorney Michael Rosen will moderate a panel on Restaurant Development at Bisnow’s Restaurant Development Summit on February 9, 2017. The event will take place at District Hall starting at 4pm. Click here for more details or to register. Friends of RIW can use discount code to receive 20% off registration: BHR20I1wNA.
POSTED IN: Commercial Real Estate, Events, Hospitality Practice Group
At Your Service Newsletter: October 2016
At Your Service Newsletter: October 2016
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Massachusetts Equal Pay Act Increasing Employee Liability for Gender Based Pay Inequities
In August, Governor Charlie Baker signed the comprehensive pay equity bill into law which was unanimously passed by both the Massachusetts House and Senate (the “Equal Pay Act”). The new law amends Massachusetts’ equal pay law, which was originally passed in 1945. The bill is designed to better define comparable work and to ensure that…
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RIW Attorney Chris Agostino to Moderate Panel at NEREJ Summit
RIW attorney Chris Agostino will moderate a panel at the 2016 New England Real Estate Journal Retail & Restaurant Summit on November 10th at the Renaissance Boston Patriot Place Hotel. More information.
POSTED IN: Events, Hospitality Practice Group
RIW Hospitality Practice Group Attorney Kelly Caralis to Moderate at Boston Magazine’s Top New Restaurants Event
RIW’s Hospitality Practice Group attorney Kelly Caralis will moderate the panel at Boston Magazine’s Top New Restaurants Event on October 25th at the magazine’s Boston headquarters. Joining the panel will be Jefferson Macklin the business manager and partner at Bar Mezzana, Meghann Ward the Chef and Owner of Tapestry Restaurant, and Eric Papachristos Co-Owner of Porto. More information.
POSTED IN: Events, Hospitality Practice Group
Adam Barnosky Joins RIW in the Commercial Real Estate and Hospitality Practice Groups
RIW is pleased to announce that Adam Barnosky has joined the firm in the Commercial Real Estate, and Hospitality Practice Groups. His practice is concentrated in representation of restaurateurs, hotels, real estate developers, and hospitality industry clients in Boston, Greater-Boston & New England. Adam represents clients in all phases of operations including: acquisitions, dispositions, financing, negotiating leases, land use…
POSTED IN: Commercial Real Estate, Hospitality Practice Group, News