Susan Berson and Brent Henry Recognized as Health Care Trailblazers by the National Law Journal

Gil Samberg, a Member in Mintz’s New York office, published an article in Law360 on February 15th on the recent efforts made by Second Circuit courts to begin grappling with issues surrounding the viability of class arbitration in U.S. jurisprudence, something the Supreme Court has yet to do.

Meghan Burke, a Member and leader of Mintz’s Public Finance section, has been named Vice President of Women in Public Finance, a national organization focused on advancing women’s leadership opportunities in the public finance industry.

In light of the climbing rate of borrowers buckling under the weight of student loan debt, the Massachusetts Bar Association launched the Student Loan Bankruptcy Assistance Project to convince attorneys to represent borrowers in bankruptcy trying to have their debt wiped on a pro bono basis.

Mintz is proud to announce that William Hill, a Member in the firm’s Boston office, has been named this year’s recipient of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Distinguished Service Award. The AMC is a 90,000-member conservation and outdoor recreation organization.

Bay Point Advisors has expanded its footprint in the coal sector as the firm advanced a $6.6 million term loan to Coking Coal Financing, LLC.  The loan provides funds to acquire and stockpile coal for resale, and to launch its receivables factoring program. Mintz served as Bay Point’s legal team.

Two Members in the Mintz San Diego office, litigators Andrew Skale and Ben Wagner, wrote an article published in QRS magazine on the topic of restaurant décor, specifically the importance on the part of restaurant owners to protect trade dress.