Our Team
Meet our fantastic team of business lawyers and professionals.
Louise Leduc Kennedy
Founding Attorney, IP & Strategic Transactions Counsel
Practice Areas
Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., with honors
Smith College, B.A. Economics
Smith College, B.A. Economics
Shehla Syed
IP Strategist & Litigator, Trademark, Copyright & Patent Attorney
Practice Areas
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.
Johns Hopkins University, B.A. Biology & Economics
Johns Hopkins University, B.A. Biology & Economics
Kim Prior
Business & Finance, Transactional Attorney
Practice Areas
Education
Suffolk University Law School, J.D.
Gordon College, B.A. Psychology, Cum Laude
Gordon College, B.A. Psychology, Cum Laude
Thomas J. Kennedy III
Patent Agent
Practice Areas
Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D.
Western New England University, M.B.A. Finance
University of Saint Joseph, M.S. Chemistry
University of Connecticut, B.S. Biology
Western New England University, M.B.A. Finance
University of Saint Joseph, M.S. Chemistry
University of Connecticut, B.S. Biology
Hayley Duquette
IP & Business Transactions Attorney
Practice Areas
Contracts and Negotiations
Intellectual Property
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Data Privacy and Security
Education
Suffolk University Law School, Doctor of Law J.D. Cum Laude
Endicott College, B.A. English, Magna Cum Laude
Endicott College, B.A. English, Magna Cum Laude
Justine E. Black
Technology Transactions Attorney
Practice Areas
Education
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D. Business Law Certificate
New York University, B.A. with Honors in History & Politics, Cinema Studies Minor, Magna Cum Laude
New York University, B.A. with Honors in History & Politics, Cinema Studies Minor, Magna Cum Laude
Kathleen Shaffer
IP Paralegal
Practice Areas
Education
Notre Dame of Maryland University, B.A. Economics, Magna Cum Laude
Stevenson University (formerly known as Villa Julie College), A.A. Paralegal Studies, Magna Cum Laude
Stevenson University (formerly known as Villa Julie College), A.A. Paralegal Studies, Magna Cum Laude
Kimberly Biggs
Office Manager
Education
A.S. Early Childhood Education, Mount Ida College
Gina M. McCusker
Director of Operations
Education
B.A. Accounting, Concordia College
Jennifer Soldner
Director of People & Culture
Education
B.S. Sociology, Western University