BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The Berkshire Bank Foundation issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Berkshire Bank, invested more than $350,000 in communities across its five-state footprint through grants and other giving in the third quarter of 2024. From July to September, the foundation invested in 100 nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont, including: In Massachusetts: * Berkshire Unite  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Goodwin Public M&A team advised the Special Committee of Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. ("Clearwater Analytics") in the company's definitive agreement to terminate its Tax Receivable Agreement ("TRA") for one-time settlement payments totaling $72.5 million. These settlement payments will resolve all accrued and potential liabilities related to the TRA, including $28.8 million in TRA liabilities re  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2024: On November 12, 2024, the International Court of Justice ("ICJ") issued two Judgments on the preliminary objections raised by the parties in the parallel cases Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Armenia v. Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan v. Armenia). Foley Hoag LLP is part of the legal team representing Armenia in these proceedings.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP announced that David G. Lazarus, a former prosecutor at the United States Department of Justice, has joined the firm as partner in the White Collar Crime & Government Investigations practice. He will be resident in the Boston office. Lazarus is an experienced defense attorney who represents companies and senior executives in False Claims Act matters and other white collar litigation. He also reg  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Noah Bilenker and Christine Murphy have joined the firm as partners in the Real Estate Industry practice, both resident in the New York office. These strategic hires further Goodwin's preeminent global real estate practice. "Noah and Christine provide an impressive combination of expertise in the real estate industry, and their vertically-integ  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 13 -- The city of Miami issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2024: The City of Miami has been selected to participate in the prestigious MIT Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (REAP), an initiative led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. Miami will be part of Cohort 11, joining a select group of global cities committed to accelerating innovation-driven entrepreneurship. "Miami's selection for MIT's Regional Entreprene  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 13 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed an amicus brief today at the U.S. Supreme Court, along with 17 other attorneys general, to protect students' First Amendment free speech rights. The brief from the attorneys general asks the Supreme Court to hear L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts "Free speech is a fundamental freedom, a foundation for all our liberties. The Supreme Court has l  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News There's no doubt that exercise does a body good. Regular activity not only strengthens muscles but can bolster our bones, blood vessels, and immune system. Now, MIT engineers have found that exercise can also have benefits at the  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 13 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: * * * The initiative intends to turn research into products, technologies and treatments. * * * The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Maine and its partner universities $15 million to create the New England Region Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub to accelerate the conversion of scientific discoveries into meaningful economic and societal advances. As part of an effort to expa  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- Regis College issued the following news: Regis College announces the launch of Regis Access Advantage, a new initiative to expand access to higher education for financially disadvantaged Catholic high school graduates. Beginning with the incoming Class of 2029, Pell Grant-eligible students who graduate from any Catholic high school in the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territories and who apply and are accepted to Regis will be eligible for full tuition co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised Apollo Therapeutics in a licensing agreement with Sunshine Lake Pharma Co., Ltd., a member of China's HEC Group, pursuant to which Apollo Therapeutics will receive exclusive ex-China rights to develop and commercialize HEC88473, a clinical-stage FGF21/GLP-1 dual receptor agonist developed by Sunshine Lake that has potential in multiple disease areas. The transaction was announced on Nov  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a friend-of-the-court brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court, along with 17 other states, to protect students' First Amendment free speech rights. A middle school student in Massachusetts wore a t-shirt to school that had the message, "There are only two genders." School officials told the student he couldn't wear the sh  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group issued the following news release: * * * Agreement Includes Seven Lines of Business in 22 States; Allows Each Company to Grow Their Respective Core Business * * * Safeco Insurance, a Liberty Mutual company and a leading provider of personal lines insurance solutions, has entered into a book transfer agreement with Main Street America Insurance, a well-established property and casualty carrier currently offering commercial and f  more