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Neighborhood Health contracts with PLDO Strategies for legal counseling

Health Services 01/28/2024

SMITHFIELD – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island has signed a contract with PLDO Strategies LLC, a Johnston-based government relations firm associated with Pannone...

Judge rules downtown clothing store Franklin Rogers owes landlord $65K

Law 10/11/2023

PROVIDENCE – One of downtown's last remaining men's clothing shops has been evicted from its space and now owes its landlord thousands of dollars,...

Benjamin L. Rackliffe joined Johnston-based Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC as an attorney in 2011. In addition to his traditional corporate transactions practice, he founded and chairs the firm’s Cannabis Law Advisory Group. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Find balance in mentoring

One Last Thing 09/29/2023

Benjamin L. Rackliffe | Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC partner There is a famous Winston Churchill quote: “We make a living by what...

TALENTED GROUP: Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC managing principal Gary Pannone says incorporating diversity and inclusion in the law firm’s philosophy has resulted in hiring the most talented individuals from day one. Pictured at the firm’s Johnston office are, from left, William Trezvant, senior counsel; Regina Costa, senior counsel; and Cristina Irizarry. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Fundamental philosophy allows law firm to develop diverse staff organically

Law 12/10/2021

PBN Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2021 Legal: Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC At Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC, diversity and inclusion aren’t just...

KEVIN MATTA, center of the stage, head of diversity and inclusion for Thielsch Engineering Inc., leads the discussion among panelists at Providence Business News' 2021 Diversity & Inclusion Summit and Award program at Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick on Thursday. The other panel members are, from left, Dorca M. Paulino, diversity director for the R.I. Judiciary; Peter Rodriquez, executive director/plant manager for Amgen Rhode Island in West Greenwich; Neil D. Steinberg, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Foundation; and Lawrence E. Wilson, managing director at The Wilson Organization. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: ‘Every conversation is crucial’ in diversity efforts

PBN Summit 12/02/2021

WARWICK – Top-down leadership, organizational involvement, empathy and persistent efforts are essential to increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, according to business...

SEEKING A REMEDY: One of the panel discussions at Providence Business News’ 2021 Fall Health Care Summit focused on the COVID-19 vaccine and the workplace. Participating was, clockwise from top left, Matthew Reeber, partner at at Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC; Thomas McCarthy, executive director of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 Response Team; Dr. Christopher Ottiano, medical director at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island; Michele Lederberg, executive vice president, chief administrative officer and chief legal officer at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; Lisa Abbott, Lifespan Corp. senior vice president for human resources and community affairs; Dr. Robert MacArthur, chief medical officer at Commonwealth Care Alliance; and moderator PBN Editor Michael Mello.

Summit: Firms should try outreach to reduce COVID-19 vaccine refusals

Focus 10/29/2021

Private businesses with more than 100 employees could learn a lesson from Rhode Island’s health care facilities. When Gov. Daniel J. McKee set an Oct....

Help workers fight vaccine hesitancy

Coronavirus 10/29/2021

Misinformation still abounds on the health risks associated with COVID-19 vaccines, but local businesses facing a pending federal vaccination-or-testing rule for workers do have...