Attorneys serving Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Laura L. Carroll

Partner

Office Phone: 617.345.3339
Location: Boston, MA
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Practice:

Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts
New Hampshire
U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Experience:

Ms. Carroll concentrates her practice in intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, trade dress, trade secret and unfair competition matters. She also handles other business litigation matters, and has extensive trial experience in federal and state courts, arbitration, and mediation. Her clients are in the manufacturing, medical, electronics, and food industries. She regularly serves as outside legal counsel to a number of Massachusetts and New Hampshire companies, and also serves as U.S. legal counsel for several Canadian companies.

Memberships:

American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
New Hampshire Bar Association
Phi Beta Kappa

Additional Information:

Ms. Carroll is a member of several Canadian trade organizations, including the New England - Canada Business Council.
Ms. Carroll serves as a board member and legal counsel to the Charlestown Mothers Association, a non-profit organization which seeks to improve the historic Charlestown neighborhood of Boston.
Ms. Carroll also serves on the editorial board for The Park Parent, a monthly publication of The Park School, an independent day school in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Education:

J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1979
A.M., Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1976
B.A., with highest honors, the University of California at Santa Barbara, 1973

Awards:

Ms. Carroll has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system.
Ms. Carroll was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® (2012-2013) in the field of Litigation - Intellectual Property. Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys throughout the country cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor.
Ms. Carroll was selected for inclusion in Massachusetts Super Lawyers® (2006, 2005 and 2004). Super Lawyers and Rising Stars employ an annual jurisdictional selection process. Only five percent of lawyers in the state were selected to the Super Lawyers list and 2.5 percent to the Rising Stars list. The listing appears annually in the November issue of Boston magazine and in New England Super Lawyers.

Quotes:

7/24/2005, Commercial Lending Litigation News - "Laura L. Carroll: Boston Litigator Makes Complex Cases Seem Simple"
Laura Carroll was a featured profile in this issue.

Recent Articles and Publications:

Defending Against a Patent Infringement Claim: A Primer
New England In-House, January 2007

U.S. Supreme Court Favors Innovation, Even if at Expense of Patent Rights
Intellectual Property Update, June 2005

Speaking Engagements:

International Boston Seafood Show, 3.10.2013
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibit Center
Role: Speaker
Topic: Brand That Fish! How to Distinguish Your Seafood Products and Services in a Crowded Marketplace

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Legal Issues to Consider When Doing Business in the U.S., 3.7.2011
Location: Canadian Consulate
Role: Presenter
Laura Carroll presented to the New Brunswick Export Partnering Mission.

Nova Scotia Trade Mission, 12.4.2009
Location: Canadian Consulate
Role: Speaker

Legal Issues to Consider When Doing Business in the U.S., 7.9.2009
Location: Canadian Consulate, Boston MA
Role: Presenter
Laura Carroll was a speaker at an Educational Seminar to New Exporters from Nova Scotia.

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