Business Litigation
Our Business Litigation practice group offers the experience of seasoned lawyers who recognize the value of solving problems to promote your business success.
Complex Tort Defense
Since its founding in 1988, a staple of Conn Kavanaugh’s practice has been the defense of business entities in serious and complex personal injury or property damage actions.Construction
Whether you are the owner, design professional, general contractor, project administrator, subcontractor, or supplier on a construction project, our Construction practice will assist you in achieving a successful project outcome.Corporate / Transactional
Our Corporate/Transactional practice has a broad range of skills. This versatility allows them to remain a principal point of contact with our business clients and to move freely across multiple disciplines to ensure continuity of representation.
Criminal / White Collar / Regulatory
We have extensive experience advising businesses and individuals who are the subject of criminal or regulatory investigations or proceedings.
Employment Litigation / Counseling
Employers and employees alike look to Conn Kavanaugh’s employment lawyers for advice in navigating the increasingly complex web of state and federal statutes,Estate Planning / Administration
Our Estate Planning attorneys help individuals and their families plan for the future and protect their assets. We handle all aspects of estate planning.
Family Law / Probate Litigation
Our experienced Family Law/Probate Litigation attorneys work zealously to ensure rightful asset distributions in these emotionally charged proceedings. Our group handles a wide range of areas including prenuptial agreements, custody disputes, and post-divorce support or estate modifications.
Insurance Litigation
Land Use / Real Estate Litigation
Our Land Use/Real Estate Litigation practice has extensive experience in handling real estate disputes of all kinds and at all levels. We can develop a strategy for your dispute.Mediation / Arbitration
Having litigated hundreds of cases, the Mediation/Arbitration practice is well-equipped to effectively value cases to resolve disputes according to your needs and goals.
Product Liability
Conn Kavanaugh’s lawyers regularly represent manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in defending against product liability claims.Professional Liability
Our trial attorneys are accomplished in defending claims against attorneys, health care professionals, insurance agents and brokers, and other professionals.Real Estate
Our Real Estate practice provides skilled representation in a variety of transactions, including the financing, leasing, acquisition and disposition of commercial properties.
- Business Litigation
- Complex Tort Defense
- Construction
- Corporate / Transactional
- Criminal / White Collar / Regulatory
- Employment Litigation / Counseling
- Estate Planning / Administration
- Family Law / Probate Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Land Use / Real Estate Litigation
- Mediation / Arbitration
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Real Estate
Architects/Engineers
Conn Kavanaugh has a wealth of experience advising and representing architects and engineers in many aspects of their businesses.
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Closely Held/Family Businesses
Conn Kavanaugh’s business attorneys have a broad range of skills and are very experienced in providing legal services to family-owned and other closely-held businesses.
Construction
Conn Kavanaugh has provided an array of services to private and public clients in the construction industry, including the manufacturers of building materials and systems.Financial Services
Conn Kavanaugh draws upon a wide range of disciplines to meet the needs of individual and institutional clients in the financial services industry.
Food and Beverage
Our decades of work in the food and beverage industry, including alcohol regulatory and distribution, have permitted us to gain expertise and insight into the typically fast paced and challenging world of our clients engaged in the food and beverage industry.Government
Conn Kavanaugh provides an array of services to clients in the public sector, including state agencies, municipalities, and public officials.Healthcare
The Conn Kavanaugh team has the skills and experience necessary to successfully maneuver our clients through the increasingly complex and highly regulated environment of the health care industry.Insurance
Our lawyers work with our insurance industry clients in a variety of ways. We represent their insureds in virtually every type of lawsuit for which insurance coverage is available. We represent insurance companies directly in bad faith actions, and in high-exposure losses or losses that present unusual or challenging coverage issues.Law Firms
Since the firm was founded in 1988, our attorneys have been known as “lawyers’ lawyers.”Manufacturing
Conn Kavanaugh has broad experience in representing the interests and needs of various manufacturers.
Real Estate
Conn Kavanaugh has a wealth of experience in the real estate field.Staffing and Recruiting
Staffing companies and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) are playing an increasingly important role in many aspects of human resource management, as employers are relying more and more on staffing companies and PEOs for payroll and employee benefit administration, risk management, and other increasingly complex administrative burdens.
Barry E. Gold
Partner
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Print Full BioBarry has a broad based corporate practice that includes representation of closely-held and family businesses, start-up and emerging enterprises, and professional practices. He also provides advice and counsel to executives of both public and private companies in connection with the negotiation of employment agreements and separation arrangements, including analysis of restricted stock, option, phantom rights, appreciation rights, bonus, deferred compensation and other long-term incentive plans. Barry takes the time and the initiative to learn about the business of each of his clients and their respective operational and growth objectives.
Barry often serves as a business advisor to his clients participating in many decision-making processes and providing general legal counsel. He is a highly experienced business negotiator and draftsperson, having handled successfully numerous acquisitions and sales of companies, strategic partnerships, development, licensing and distribution agreements, vendor and supplier contracts, equity based financings, bank financings, lease transactions and other business matters.
Barry has received an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, the highest rating in both legal ability and ethical standards conferred by The Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers Directory. Barry has been named a "Massachusetts Super Lawyer" by the publishers of Boston Magazine for several years including 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
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Education
- Boston College Law School, J.D. cum laude (1983)
- Connecticut College, B.A. cum laude (1979)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1983
Recognition
- Selected as Massachusetts Super Lawyer by Law & Politics and the publishers of Boston Magazine (2005, 2013 - 2018)
Representative Matters
- Business Acquisitions / Sales
- Represented leading manufacturer of high quality multi-color pressure sensitive labels in effecting sale to private equity backed strategic buyer.
- Represented company with premier student information software system in effecting sale to established educational publisher.
- Represented leading regional IT staffing company and coordinated efforts with accounting and investment banking professionals in effecting sale to a publicly-held industry leader.
- Represented top performing luxury home improvement franchisee in negotiating and closing on sale to affiliate of its Canadian franchisor.
- Represented family member in structuring and acquiring full ownership from first generation of all-girls summer camp and provided ongoing advice and counsel in growth of facilities and campers. Years later negotiated and successfully closed on sale of camp to outside company with aggressive expansion plans for acquisition of New England summer camps.
- Business Counsel
- Represented start-up enterprise software company in effecting development, growth and expansion strategies including structuring of strategic partnerships and license agreements with key customers.
- Represented leading supermarket chain in preparing supply, marketing, own brand development, distribution, publishing, and other vendor agreements.
- Represented national manufacturer and distributor of consumer products in the lawn and garden category in connection with cross-border matters, product and trademark licensing, strategic partnerships, product development, intellectual property, and eventual sale to private equity group.
- Financing / Strategic Partnerships
- Represented technology-based company in the negotiation of a master development and license agreement for position encoders with leading Japanese manufacturer.
- Represented technology-based company in the negotiation of a master development and license agreement for position encoders with leading Japanese manufacturer.
- Control / Separation
- Represented key principals in real estate management firm in connection with succession planning and ownership transition.
- Employment Counseling
- Provide ongoing HR support to many businesses in connection with harassment, hostile environment, discrimination, retaliation and other workplace issues.
- Advise businesses and individuals regarding non-competition, non-solicitation and other restrictive covenants, including the assessment of enforceability and the implementation of effective planning strategies to minimize risk.
- Executive Agreements / Compensation
- Advise numerous C-Suite executives in negotiating employment agreements and separation packages.
Professional Affiliation and Activities
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
- Business Law section of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
- Boston Bar Association, Member
- Intellectual Property section of the Boston Bar Association, Member
- International Trademark Association, Designee Member
