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Thomas D. Herman concentrates his practice in corporate and international law for the firm. He represents corporations, LLC’s, partnerships, nonprofit organizations, and individuals. His clients include privately held companies, both large and small; start-up, emerging and established technology, manufacturing, and service companies; foundations, and family-owned businesses.
He counsels clients on entity selection, organization and governance, capital structure (including angel and venture capital financing), employment law, executive employment and separation agreements, mergers and acquisitions, trademarks, copyrights, intellectual property protection and licensing, and export compliance (including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, sanctions, embargoes, and export licensing). He also maintains an entertainment practice, representing authors and independent film makers.
Tom began his career as a litigator with WilmerHale and provides attractive, cost-effective alternatives to legal services available at much larger law firms.
For the fourth consecutive year, Boston Magazine has published a curated list of the 1,000 top attorneys in Greater Boston. […]
by Thomas D. Herman, Esq. The Federal Trade Commission on April 23, 2024, passed a new rule with broad application […]
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is a groundbreaking new federal law designed to combat money-laundering and other nefarious activity conducted […]
Best Lawyers® has released its 2024 “Best Law Firms” selections for Metropolitan Boston. Smith Duggan Cornell & Gollub LLP was ranked as […]
Law firms Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP and Cornell & Gollub have combined practices, the firms have announced. The […]
by Thomas D. Herman, Esq. A new 100% subsidy to pay COBRA premiums for former employees electing continued health care […]
Immediate Assistance for Small Businesses The Small Business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program is intended to aid eligible […]
Massachusetts has enacted a new non-competition law that dramatically changes the state of the law in the Commonwealth. The new […]
SecZetta, a provider of the most comprehensive non-employee identity risk and lifecycle management platform, announced on April 17, 2020, that […]
Massachusetts new pay equity law ("MEPA'') went into effectJuly 1, 2018, providing more clarity as to what constitutes unlawful wage […]
Thomas D. Herman, Esq., Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP Massachusetts companies employing fewer than 200 employees are now eligible […]
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of Purchase of Restricted Stock; Section 83(b) Election Thomas D. Herman, Esq., Smith Duggan Buell […]
SecZetta, a provider of the most comprehensive non-employee identity risk and lifecycle management platform, announced on September 12 that it […]
Smith Duggan attorney Tom Herman successfully represented Emerson college professor Jabari Asim in dismissing charges by the City of Newton […]