Murphy & King, P.C. announced today that 16 of the Firm’s attorneys were chosen for the inaugural 2021 Top Lawyers list published in Boston Magazine.  Murphy & King attorneys on the 2021 Top Lawyers list are engaged in the practice areas of Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense/White Collar and Mediation.  The...

Murphy & King, P.C. announced today that the Firm received national and regional recognition as a top tier law firm in the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation and Commercial Litigation. U.S. News & World Report and Best...

Murphy & King Shareholder Steve Veenema participated in a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly sponsored web cast where he and fellow attorneys discussed how employers can prepare for and avoid COVID-19-related litigation. You can view this free on-demand webcast by registering here:...

Murphy & King, P.C. was honored by the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project with the 2019 PAIR Project Pro Bono Detention Award at the 2019 PAIR Gala Celebration. The 2019 PAIR Gala celebrated 30 years of the PAIR Project, which provides free immigration services to indigent asylum-seekers and detained...

Effective October 1, 2018, Massachusetts will have a new statute regulating employers' enforcement of non-competition agreements. This article briefly summarizes key provisions of this new law, which applies to agreements entered into on or after its effective date. Summary of Statute Most notably, the statute requires that employee...

Most attorneys representing closely held companies in Massachusetts likely took note of the recent decision in Baker, et al. v. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, et al., in which the Appeals Court allowed the non-client minority members of an LLC to pursue breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims against the company’s counsel. The...

Murphy & King, Professional Corporation announced today that Attorney Steven M. Veenema has been elected a Shareholder of the firm. After beginning his career at a large Boston firm, Veenema has been practicing at Murphy & King since 2012. He represents clients in complex business disputes, focusing on shareholder, intellectual property...

Attorney Steve Veenema’s legal work for Vietnam War Veteran Doug Lietzau was highlighted in Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen’s article “

Steve Veenema is a commercial litigator at Murphy & King with a focus on intellectual property law.  A man of hidden talents, his interests range from the independence of the media to the changing legal landscape for data privacy and commerce. 1.  What brought you to Murphy & King? Murphy & King offered me the opportunity to...