News & Press Releases

Veteran legislator Brian S. Dempsey, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, is joining ML Strategies. Mr. Dempsey will serve as Senior Vice President and COO.

Scott Pinarchick, a Member and business lawyer in the Mintz Boston office, was quoted in a Boston Globe article highlighting a U.S. Tax Court decision allowing the Bruins to deduct the cost of all meals eaten by the team while traveling for games.

The Food and Drug Administration quietly announced and enacted significant organizational changes. FDA and Health Law attorney Joanne Hawana is quoted in this article discussing the potential impacts of these changes could include faster FDA factory inspections and audits.

Jen Rubin, a Member in Mintz’s San Diego office, authored this piece about California’s new Ban the Box regulation. The piece notes that the regulation raises the bar employers must clear in order to inquire about past convictions when speaking with applicants and employees.

Susan Cohen, founder and Chair of Mintz’s Immigration Practice, was featured in The American Bazaar discussion of the new visa protocol, Form DS-5535.

Member and Chair of Mintz’s Immigration Practice Susan Cohen was quoted in this article from The America Bazaar on new requirements that visa applicants provide all of their social media and email account information from the past five years.