Prepare to Succeed
We concentrate in three areas – complex commercial and employment litigation, corporate and fiduciary litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as closely held businesses and astute individuals.
We understand that top-flight legal work must be both effective and efficient. Accordingly, we offer our services at rational hourly rates, devise our strategies to fit the amount at stake, and are open to creative fee arrangements in appropriate circumstances.
We recognize that sound legal strategy must take into account the client’s business strategy. We will never recommend a course of action without considering its impact not only upon a particular case or transaction, but also upon your business as a whole.
We relish the attorney’s role as problem solver. Complicated situations and complex legal issues excite us. Opportunities for creative solutions to legal problems all too often go unrecognized. We strive to think outside the box.
Whether preparing for trial or closing a deal, we provide our clients with innovative but pragmatic representation that not only meets, but also surpasses, their expectations.
OCM Law in the News
March 18, 2013 OCM Partner Sean Carnathan was recently quoted in the March 18, 2013 edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Mr. Carnathan offered his comments on a recent decision involving the obligation of banks to detect fraud by fiduciary account holders. Read more.
March 18, 2013 OCM is pleased to announce that Sharleen Joy Davis has joined the Firm. Ms. Davis is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and received her undergraduate degree from Bates College. Ms. Davis spent 5 years in the Litigation Department of K&L Gates in Boston prior to joining the Firm.
October 15, 2012 OCM Partner Sean Carnathan Prevails at Appeals Court; Appears on Lawyers Weekly Cover. Read more.
October 10, 2012 OCM Partner David Mack Speaks on Commercial Real Estate Disputes. Read more.
October 4, 2012 The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirms the judgment entered in favor of OCM’s client, Mirror Image Internet, on claims to pierce the corporate veil of its subsidiary, Clearway Acquisition, Inc. in an opinion that clarifies important issues regarding the theory of corporate disregard under Massachusetts Law. OCM partner Sean Carnathan was lead counsel for Mirror Image at trial and on appeal. Read more.
March 8, 2012 OCM helps client avoid disaster. Read more.
January 3, 2012 OCM defeats an action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to enjoin its client from pursuing claims in the state court in Connecticut.
January 3, 2012 OCM welcomes new associate Jeffrey Katzenstein. Jeff is a graduate of John Hopkins University and the Villanova School of Law. Jeff served as a clerk to the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas, Wilmington, Delaware.
January 1, 2012 OCM is pleased to announce that Tara J. Myslinski has been elected a partner of the Firm. Tara will continue to focus her practice on complex business litigation.
Litigation 101
Llitigation is a foreign concept to many of our clients and can be a tremendous drain on financial and emotional resources. We understand this, and we communicate with our clients every step of the way, and together manage the expense and risk of litigation. To give you a basic understanding of the process, here are answers to some Frequently Asked Questions about “litigation.”
