Blog Posts by Robert A. Finkel

On April 23, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule banning certain noncompetition agreements in the United States. Many clients have been asking how this new rule impacts noncompetition agreements entered into in connection with the sale of a b …

Robert Finkel Congratulates Client Park-9 Dog Bar on Their Grand Opening KCL attorney Robert Finkel is pleased to congratulate our client, Park-9 Dog Bar on the grand opening of their Everett, Massachusetts location. Park-9 is  a new, innovative dog park and d …

Robert Finkel is pleased to congratulate: Caritas Communities on their purchase of 17 affordable housing units in Quincy, Massachusetts. Robert represented Caritas in connection with their due diligence, financing and purchase of the property. Scrub-A-Dub Auto …

Down Under School of Yoga and Life Alive have opened a new joint concept location together in Harvard Square under the name Life Alive + Down Under at 22 John F. Kennedy St., with Down Under contributing two yoga and meditation studios, an Ayurvedic consultati …

KCL partner Robert Finkel recently served as the Chair of the business mentoring group of the City of Newton’s Economic Development Commission (Newton’s EDC). Over the past few months, Newton’s EDC has surveyed and interviewed Newton businesses and developed r …

Written by Robert Finkel, Jeff Fink and Milton Kerstein While COVID-19 continues to spread, the Federal Government has taken a number of steps and adopted many new programs to help businesses meet their needs in the face of today’s economic challenges. Paychec …

Owner’s title insurance is an optional, one-time charge that insures title to real estate for as long as the insured owns the property, subject to policy provisions. Clients often ask whether they need this coverage, whether lender’s title insurance suffices a …

Robert Finkel has represented the owner of a self-storage facility real estate portfolio in connection with the buyout of a partner’s interest, the closing on a $12 million defeasance, the refinancing of a mortgage loan, and a reworking of the company’s corpor …

Robert Finkel has represented the owner of a self-storage facility real estate portfolio in connection with the buyout of a partner’s interest, the closing on a $12 million defeasance, the refinancing of a mortgage loan, and a reworking of the company’s corpor …

The latest issue of KCL Insights includes recent client wins and blog posts. KCL Congratulates Our Client ScrubaDub on Their Expansion and Profile in the Boston Business Journal – Robert Finkel Winter conditions claim frozen in its tracks: equity does not trum …

KCL Partner Robert Finkel recently represented ScrubaDub Auto Wash Centers in connection with their purchase and financing of a new facility in Chelsea, Massachusetts. ScrubaDub now operates 18 locations across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Isl …

With the beginning of spring, our thoughts turn to great weather, baseball, holidays and of course real estate! Recently, a client was selling a vacation home on the Cape, and was surprised to find a problem with an old deed in which Mom had tried to deed the …

Attorney Robert Finkel has been elected Vice-Chair of the City of Newton’s Economic Development Commission.The Economic Development Commission’s mission is to promote and develop business and industry for the purpose of strengthening the local economy, providi …

A new issue of KCL Insights is now available. This issue includes articles on: Annual Reporting School Suspensions in Massachusetts Tax Deadlines Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Massachusetts Department of Revenue Voluntary Disclosure Program Attorney Spotlight: …

Each year Massachusetts corporations (and many non-Massachusetts corporations doing business in Massachusetts) must file an Annual Report with the Corporations Division of the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth within two and one half (2½) months afte …

Kerstein, Coren & Lichtenstein partner Robert A. Finkel has been appointed to the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston’s Board of Trustees. Attorney Finkel also serves as Chair of the school’s Strategic Facilities Committee. Schechter is a premie …

Massachusetts Governor D Patrick is to be congratulated for his continued efforts to promote business relationships between Massachusetts and the State of Israel. This June, Massachusetts and Israel launched a new partnership designed to finance joint R&D …

This week the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court came down with its long-awaited ruling in a case that has been termed “a major victory for Massachusetts homeowners” (Real Estate Bar Association (REBA) vs. National Real Estate Information Services (NREIS). T …