Our Practices At A Glance

The firm’s core practices are Professional Liability, Business Litigation, Insurance and Tort Litigation, Real Estate, Employment Practices, Environmental, Immigration, Government Relations, and Corporate Law.

  • Business Litigation
    The firm’s Business Litigation Group represents clients in commercial disputes, including intellectual property disputes such as patent, trade secret, trade dress, copyright and trademark litigation.
  • Construction Law
    Donovan Hatem LLP’s Construction Law practice employs decades of extensive risk management, dispute resolution, and litigation experience with intimate knowledge of the technical, legal and regulatory standards and principles required to develop and implement the timely and efficient strategic approaches necessary to meet our clients’ business objectives and deliver results..
  • Corporate Law
    The Donovan Hatem LLP Corporate Law Group principally focuses on representing start-up, emerging growth and middle market companies in several industry sectors including the architectural, design and engineering services, biotechnology, computer software and services, and defense industries. Our expertise includes the structuring, negotiation and documentation of transactions at each stage of a company’s growth cycle.
  • Employment Practices
    Our Employment attorneys represent clients before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. We also assist in the development of employee manuals to cover the evolving risks associated with the use of social media, personnel policies, and other guides that are helpful both in avoiding disputes and providing an affirmative defense should disputes arise. The firm also drafts agreements and covenants that cover compensation, severance, non-compete and non-disclosure contracts, and other related issues—all designed to protect both the employer and employee when it comes to resolving differences
  • Environmental Practices
    The nature of our clients’ business affairs requires them to be well-advised on a variety of environmental concerns, and this abiding interest has led Donovan Hatem LLP to develop considerable and highly practical expertise in the area of environmental law.
  • Government Relations
    The Government Relations practice at Donovan Hatem LLP assists clients in their varied relationships and interactions with public entities that range from the federal government to local boards and commissions, with particular emphasis on public procurement and contracting and the acquisition of government licenses, permits or other approvals. We provide public clients with legal advice and guidance, including litigation services on all aspects of municipal law.
  • Insurance & Tort Litigation
    Our Insurance and Tort Litigation group defends businesses, corporations, professional associations and individuals in complex and often high exposure tort claims involving general negligence, product defects, premises liability, motor vehicle negligence, construction defects and employment torts.
  • Product Liability
    The Donovan Hatem Product Liability group has extensive product-specific knowledge, a deep understanding of the law, and access to experts in many disciplines allowing for comprehensive and cost-effective representation for a diverse range of products, including watercraft; automobiles, heavy trucks, consumer goods and appliances, and industrial products.
  • Professional Practices
    Our Professional Practices Group represents architects and engineers and other professionals, including lawyers, accountants, stockbrokers, financial planners, directors and officers and real estate agents and brokers.
  • Real Estate
    Our Real Estate practice group represents clients on a full range of real estate issues, including land use, zoning, real estate development, acquisitions and sales, environmental matters, commercial lending, commercial loan servicing and commercial leases.