Firm Clients

Our attorneys represent over 10,000 companies, professionals, and individuals in a number of industry sectors as evidenced by the following list of representative clients.

A. H. Harris & Sons, Incorporated
Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc.
Gartner, Inc.
Konover Properties
M Cubed Technologies, Inc.
National Conveyors, Inc.
Open Solutions Inc.
Shell/Motiva
SI Venture Fund
Stanadyne Corporation
Trinity College
Waste Management
Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.

A. H. Harris & Sons, Incorporated is a Newington, Connecticut based value-added distributor of specialty construction products in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. With 38 facilities in 9 states and over 400 employees, Harris is a full-service client of the firm. Our representation of Harris includes counseling on general corporate matters, work on a management buy-out, a subsequent leveraged buy-out by a private equity fund, senior and mezzanine debt financings, numerous acquisitions, employment counseling and litigation, unionized employee relations, non-compete, trade secret and general litigation matters, and supply and general contracting matters. Top

Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc. specializes in providing medical supplies to the home. It works closely with healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations to assure the seamless coordination and efficient delivery of critical medical supplies to the customer's doorstep. Product focus includes brand name products for the treatment and care of ostomies, diabetes, urology/incontinence and chronic wounds. Our representation of Byram includes general corporate matters; mergers and acquisitions; equity and debt finance matters; government reimbursement and medical regulatory issues; distribution and supply agreements; employment counseling; pension and employee benefit work; and real estate matters. Top

Founded in 1979, Gartner, Inc. is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and has 3,700 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 75 countries worldwide. Gartner offers consulting services to corporations, government agencies, technology companies and the investment community through Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events. Shipman & Goodwin represents Gartner in a wide variety of areas which include general corporate, security and Blue Sky regulation, mergers and acquisitions, general contract negotiation with customers and suppliers, state and federal taxation, leasing and subleasing transactions, employment issues, intellectual property, employee benefits, and state and federal litigation. Top

Konover Properties is a multi-faceted real estate company with properties from New England to Florida. Founded over 45 years ago and still led by Simon Konover, Konover Properties and its affiliates focus on the development, acquisition, construction, management and ownership of real estate across market segments, including office, hotel, residential, retail and mixed use. Shipman & Goodwin provides real estate, tax and general business representation to Konover Properties and its affiliates. Top

M Cubed Technologies, Inc., based in Monroe, Connecticut, is a manufacturer of advanced composite materials used in light-weight armor systems and in semiconductor capital equipment. Our representation of M Cubed includes general corporate matters; venture capital and debt financings; development, licensing and supply agreements; employment counseling and unionized labor relations; and patent and intellectual property litigation matters. Top

National Conveyors, Inc. designs, assembles and sells waste oil and scrap metal extraction and sorting systems for major manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and in some foreign countries. Our representation includes general corporate matters; distribution and supply agreements, including foreign joint venture agreements; major customer purchase and financing agreements; employment counseling; pension and employee benefit work; and general litigation. Top

Open Solutions Inc., a publicly-held company trading on NASDAQ under the symbol OPEN, offers a fully featured strategic product platform that integrates core data processing applications built on a single centralized Oracle relational database, with Internet banking, cash management, CRM/business intelligence, financial accounting tools, imaging, digital documents, Check 21, interactive voice response, network services, Web hosting and design, and payment and loan origination solutions. Shipman & Goodwin's representation of Open Solutions includes general corporate counseling; mergers and acquisitions; intellectual property protection; pension and employee benefit work; and real estate matters. Top

Shell/Motiva is a global energy producer that explores for, produces, and markets oil, natural gas, and chemicals. Best known to the public for their service stations and for finding and producing oil and gas on land and at sea, Shell is actually a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, operating in more than 140 countries and territories, employing approximately 109,000 people. In the United States Shell began as a gasoline marketer on the Pacific Coast and an oil producer in the Midwest. Today, Shell is one of America’s leading oil and natural gas producers, oil and natural gas marketers and petrochemical manufacturers, with operations in 50 states employing more than 22,000 people.

Shipman & Goodwin has represented Shell/Motiva since 1984, beginning with its first dealer termination case in Connecticut. The firm is one of twenty-seven strategic partners of Shell and has most recently represented Shell and Motiva in an action involving 33 current and former dealers in New York. Top

SI Ventures is a Venture Capital firm focusing on information technology and communications infrastructure companies. Shipman & Goodwin represents SI Venture Fund in connection with various private equity matters, including the sale of portfolio companies, follow-on equity investments and bridge financings and fund administration matters. Top

Stanadyne Corporation, an Exchange Act reporting company with facilities in Connecticut, North Carolina, Florida, France, Italy, India and Brazil and almost $300 million in annual sales, is a worldwide designer and manufacturer of fuel filtration systems, fuel pumps, fuel injectors and valve train components. Our representation of Stanadyne includes general corporate counseling, Exchange Act reporting, debt financings, environmental counseling, pension and employee benefits counseling, general litigation matters, and extensive contracting and counseling with respect to procurement matters and product development, supply and distribution. Top

Founded in 1823, Trinity College is an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college located in Hartford, Connecticut, and is consistently ranked among the nation's best colleges. The firm assists Trinity in many ways, including labor negotiations and defense of employment claims, tenure issues, student discipline, building constructions and real estate development, intellectual property, executive compensation, and a variety of policy matters. We also advise Trinity's Board of Trustees on governance issues. Top

Waste Management is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company's network of operations includes 413 collection operations, 370 transfer stations, 283 active landfill disposal sites, 17 waste-to-energy plants, 131 recycling plants, 95 beneficial-use landfill gas projects and 6 independent power production plants. These assets enable Waste Management to offer a full range of environmental services to nearly 21 million residential, industrial, municipal and commercial customers. Our representation of Waste Management includes breach of contract and collections claims; claims of race discrimination before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities; claims brought by former employees challenging their terminations; actions for theft of trade secrets and unfair competition; advice and counsel on all aspects of environmental compliance. In addition, the firm obtained all local zoning and state DEP approvals and handled all legal aspects of the successful development, permitting and construction of a state-of-the-art ash landfill in northeastern Connecticut. Top

Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of lighting and warning safety devices with facilities in Chester, Connecticut and Charlestown, New Hampshire. The firm acts as general counsel for Whelen Engineering, handling matters related to corporate governance and stockholder relations; sales representative, distribution and dealer agreements and policies; antitrust and trade regulation issues; employment counseling and labor relations; pension plans and employee benefits; international, federal, state and local tax planning and related issues; intellectual property protection and the prosecution and defense of infringement claims; environmental counseling; and real property and leasing issues. Top

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