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The Connecticut Appellate Court recently affirmed a judgment secured by UKS Shareholder Richard S. Order in Wittman, et al. v. Intense Movers, et al., 202 Conn. App. 87 (2021).  Our clients had a major falling-out with fellow shareholders in Intense Movers, a Connecticut moving company operating in Brooklyn, New York.  After trying for months to resolve the dispute, Attorney Order sued to dissolve the corporation and also asserted shareholder derivative claims to recoup company funds misappropr ...

On November 10, 2020 UKS Attorney Thomas Welsh gave a lecture to the Connecticut Bar Association International Law Section entitled “The Business Lawyer’s International Toolbox: Force Majeure Excuses for Contract Non-Performance – In an Age of Pandemic”. On November 19, 2020 Thomas Welsh was elected as the Chair of the Public Library Building Committee in the City of Meriden, CT. On November 23, 2020 Thomas Welsh gave a lecture to staff of Nippon Steel Trading Americas, Inc. entitled “Battle o ...

UKS shareholder, Christopher Brigham, was recently quoted in an article for the Law360 Pulse concerning the worries and adjustments Connecticut attorneys have to face going into 2021. These include virtual hearings, maintaining firm culture, work-life balance during a pandemic, stalled criminal jury trials and anticipated backlog as courts open fully and cases resume.  Click here for the full article.  Christopher L. Brigham, a Shareholder with Updike, Kelly & Spellacy and Chairman of the ...

On Friday, January 15, 2021, UKS Attorneys Christopher L. Brigham and Valerie M. Ferdon will be guest speakers at a webinar hosted by the Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce titled “Can I Mandate COVID Vaccine in the Workplace?” The webinar will feature discussions on the law behind mandating the vaccine, the pros and cons of doing so, how to do it appropriately and/or how to manage your employees. The program is free and open to all, however, pre-registration is required. You can pre-regis ...