Part of what makes Sullivan such a unique place is our people, so we'd like to introduce you to some of them in a series of posts. We asked associates around the firm why they chose Sullivan and how their experiences have been since joining us.

Summer at Sullivan 2019 kicked off with an all-hands welcome reception where partners, associates and staff all convened in our conference center space for a catered (and of course, bartended) evening to chat with our summer associates in this casual meet and greet. This was the first of many formal and informal events designed to encourage our summer associates to get to know their colleagues and become familiar with the firm’s many practice areas.

Part of what makes Sullivan such a unique place is our people, so we'd like to introduce you to some of them in a series of posts. We asked associates around the firm why they chose Sullivan and how their experiences have been since joining us.

Mike Palmisciano is an associate in the Corporate Department of Sullivan's Boston office. His practice focuses on the clearance, prosecution, enforcement and commercialization of intellectual property. Mike regularly advises clients on issues relating to domestic and international trademark portfolio management and enforcement, copyright protection and fair use, domain name acquisitions and disputes, and gaming, e-sports and advertising. His experience includes drafting and negotiating software, data, and merchandise license agreements, preparing website terms of use and privacy policies and conducting intellectual property diligence for transactional matters.

Sullivan takes pride in the real-world projects it provides to its summer associates. In fact, if the summer associates were not here working on these projects, the projects would be covered by first and second year associates. Not only is the work intended to give the summer associates a taste for what they will be doing when they return as first year associates, but it is intended to provide the summer associates with opportunities to work with and get to know attorneys of all levels in as many of the firm’s practice areas and offices as the summer associates would like.

We are pleased to announce that Darwin Conner, a Corporate partner in the firm's New York City office, has been named to the Lawyers of Color's inaugural "Nation's Best" list. The list recognizes law firm partners and senior-level in-house corporate counsel who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

In April 2019, the Treasury and IRS released of a second set of proposed regulations regarding the Opportunity Zones program ("Second Guidance"). The agencies also requested comments and suggestions from the public on many of the Second Guidance's key aspects.

The latest development in the long-running dispute over Germany's famed Guelph Treasure, and whether its 1935 sale by Jewish art dealers to the Prussian government was made under duress, could see the case before the US Supreme Court. Germany is challenging the case on jurisdictional grounds, claiming that it should not be decided in a US court.

Thank you to everyone who attended our kickoff recruiting event of the season last week. Our "What Sets Sullivan Apart?" panel featured Ojen Sirin, Brian Hammell, Arinze Onugha, Ben Armour and Michelle Janer, each of whom discussed what brought them to Sullivan and why they've stayed.

Diverse cultures and experiences strengthen and enrich us all. Both within the legal profession and beyond, we are honored to support the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion efforts everywhere.

Boston Uncornered, a program of long-time Sullivan pro bono client College Bound Dorchester, was recently featured on NBC Nightly News.