Davis, Malm & D'Agostine P.C. Attorneys at Law - Boston Law Firm: Laurence M. Johnson

Practice Focus and Experience

Larry Johnson practices in the Litigation Group and the Business Group. For over forty years he has concentrated his practice in the trial and appeal of complex litigation for individuals and all sizes of businesses, including many Fortune Five Hundred companies. His litigation practice focuses on the areas of securities, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, high technology including computer software licensing and implementation disputes, real estate development and construction, financing, corporate governance, partnership disputes, insurance coverage, executive employment relations, terminations, and estate disputes. Larry has also handled substantial cases involving automotive and other products liability and intellectual property; business venture and professional corporation disputes; environmental claims defense; attorney and accountant errors and omissions, professional liability and discipline; and utility rates.

Representative Matters

Presently representing minority stockholder in large regional concrete supplier in litigation regarding self-dealing transactions engaged in by management/majority stockholders.
Represented preferred stock investor/former CEO of technology company in legal malpractice claim against company's former corporate counsel arising from invalid proposed stock offerings.
Represented stockholders as lead counsel in two securities actions under the Investment Company Act against the investment advisors to families of leveraged, tax-exempt municipal bond funds challenging the legality of advisory compensation agreements which made the amount of the advisors' compensation dependent upon their continued maintenance of the funds' leverage.
Represented a national developer of human resources management software systems in defense of various products/contract claims arising under software licensing and implementation agreements.

Professional

Distinctions: Peer review "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest bestowed rating; Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
Admitted: Massachusetts; numerous Federal District Courts and Circuit Courts of Appeals; United States Court of Claims; United States Supreme Court.
Elected Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Life Fellow and Trustee: Massachusetts Bar Foundation (President, 2008-2009; Vice President, 2007-2008; Treasurer, 2006-2007; Member, Massachusetts IOLTA Committee).
Member: Boston Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; American Bar Association; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of the Boston Bar Association, 1977-present. Elected Member: American Law Institute (Life Member).

Community Involvement

Has taught trial and appellate advocacy courses in numerous law school and trial advocacy programs over the past twenty-five years.
Director of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law for the past thirty-five years.

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