Jon Friedmann obtained a favorable verdict from the Massachusetts Superior Court after a three-day jury-waived trial in a real estate dispute over a property on Martha’s Vineyard. Jon represented the sellers in a case involving buyers who alleged multiple claims, including breach of contract and misrepresentation, stemming from a real estate purchase and sales agreement. […]
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A Massachusetts court recently decided a case involving a commercial lease agreement dispute, which determined that a landlord’s alleged breach does not justify the tenant’s decision to stop paying rent. In this case, the landlord sued its tenant arguing the tenant had no right to terminate its lease or withhold rent. The court agreed with […]
Rudolph Friedmann is pleased to announce Alexander Tsianatelis has been named a partner at the firm. A seasoned transactional attorney, Alex focuses his practice on commercial real estate sales and acquisitions, residential real estate sales and acquisitions, business sales and acquisitions, financings, development and leasing. He has experience representing both sides of each of these […]
Jon Friedmann and Casey Sack successfully secured a decision under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 231, § 6F to have the plaintiff pay a portion of the firm’s attorneys’ fees. The decision arises from a residential construction dispute. Under Chapter 231, § 6F, the court may impose sanctions against a party represented by counsel whose claims […]
Rudolph Friedmann is pleased to announce that eight of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers in over 70 practice areas, who have achieved a high degree of professional achievement and […]
What happens when an unmarried couple who have worked together, lived together and raised children together go their separate ways? This was the issue presented in a case that Jon Friedmann and Sean Cullen recently tried on behalf of one of RF’s clients. The firm’s client, a male entrepreneur, who had immigrated from Egypt, met […]
Rudolph Friedmann LLP is pleased to announce that three of its lawyers have received recognition in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America© and one attorney has been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the […]
Adam Shafran, a partner at the firm, recently represented James Raleigh in an action in Middlesex Superior Court, James Raleigh v. Lighthouse Life Sciences Partners, LLC et al. (Middlesex Superior Court, No. 2281CV00230). James Raleigh (“Raleigh”) was a member and minority owner (10 percent) of Lighthouse Life Sciences Partners, LLC (“Lighthouse”) and worked for the company […]
By Annabelle Hentz, Law Clerk The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts recently upheld a Superior Court’s ruling that rent acceleration clauses are enforceable by commercial landlords against defaulting commercial tenants. Rent acceleration clauses allow for unpaid rent to constitute liquidated damages when a tenant defaults—regardless of the amount of unpaid lapsed time. Case Background Recently, […]
