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Renee Inomata

Renee Inomata

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Office Phone: 617.345.3340
Location: Boston, MA
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Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Experience:

In the employment law area, Ms. Inomata’s practice focuses on counseling clients on workplace solutions, including developing and applying employment policies, including anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies; negotiating and drafting employment, noncompetition and nondisclosure agreements; advising on electronic communications and privacy in the workplace; investigating discrimination and harassment claims; and training employers on hiring, disciplining and terminating employees. She has also litigated employment disputes involving claims for discrimination and harassment, failure to grant leaves of absence, wrongful termination, failure to pay wages, breach of noncompetition and nondisclosure agreements, theft of trade secrets, and breach of contract.

In her intellectual property practice, Ms. Inomata handles all aspects of securing, obtaining, enforcing and maintaining trademark, service mark, trade dress and trade secret rights and copyrights, including registration, licensing and enforcement at the state, federal and international levels and proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Her intellectual property experience also includes various e-commerce and Internet matters related to website development, trademarks, service marks and copyrights and patent infringement litigation.

Ms. Inomata has written on various legal issues, including electronic communications in the workplace, enforcement of noncompetition agreements, independent contractor classifications, employee training and securing foreclosure surpluses. She has also developed and conducted educational workshops and training for harassment and discrimination awareness for managers and non-managers and has spoken on a broad array employment issues.

Ms. Inomata is co-publisher of The In-House Advisor blog, which is designed to provide practical commentary on a variety of legal issues that many in-house decision-makers face, regardless of the business in which their companies engage. To visit the blog, click here.

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Quotes:

  • 9/2/2012, Business Insurance - NLRB confidentiality ruling may hamper complaint investigations
    Renee Inomata was quoted in this article by Judy Greenwald.
  • 9/2/2012, Business Insurance - NLRB confidentiality to be determined on a case-by-case basis
    Renee Inomata was quoted in this article by Judy Greenwald.
  • 3/16/2012, Boston Business Journal - Advancing Women: Women in business creating their own paths to leadership roles
    Renee Inomata was quoted in this article by Keith Regan.
  • 5/2/2008, Boston Business Journal - "Downturn has laid-off workers calling lawyers"
    Renee Inomata was quoted in this article.

Recent Articles and Publications:

Inside the Minds: Complying with Employment Regulations
Aspatore Books, 2012
Renee Inomata authored the chapter titled, "Perils of Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors."

United States of America (Chapter in Protecting Brands Online)
The European Lawyer Reference Series, 2012

Introduction to Trademark Law
Intellectual Property Practice, MCLE, October 2011
Editor: Jerry Cohen. Burns & Levinson contributing authors: Sara Beccia, Renee Inomata, Deborah Peckham and Mark Schonfeld.

.XXX Is Here. Have You Prepared Yourself?
Intellectual Property Update, October 2011

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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Driving Forward: Automotive Dealer Trends Program, 10.31.2012
Location: Rockland Trust Building, Hanover, MA
Role: Speaker
Paul Harris will speak on the topic, "Addressing Consumer Issues: Best Practices, Insurance, Lemon Law, Spot Deliveries" and Renee Inomata will discuss, "Hot Topics in Employee Relations."
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Boston Bar Association IP Section Lunch Program, 4.21.2011
Location: Boston Bar Association
Role: Speaker
Topic: Employee risk to trademark value: Being a better gatekeeper.

Boston Tooling & Machining Association's Annual Meeting, 4.13.2010
Location: Woburn, MA
Role: Speaker
Topic: Employment Law Updates