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All rights reserved is joining a new firm that's taking on the president Cohen announced on LinkedIn that she's joining the new firm launched by Abbe Lowell an attorney who's represented an array of prominent Democratic Party figures Cohen will be the strategic and external affairs coordinator at Lowell and Associates "Some lawyers and law firms aren't prepared to meet the current moment," she wrote and I'm hopeful that firms like ours choosing to lead the way will bring others down the path with us." Later that month, Skadden made a deal with Trump agreeing to donate $100 million in pro bono work to causes the administration supports who quit her position as a Skadden associate after it signed the deal with Trump if my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law then I cannot ethically continue to work for them," Frey wrote on LinkedIn at the time Lowell is also leaving the world of Big Law where he co-chaired a white collar defense practice at Winston & Strawn Lowell plans for his new firm to represent people Trump has singled out a former Trump administration official who has criticized the president The firm is also representing New York Attorney General Letitia James A press release from the firm said it will also represent organizations that have had funds revoked by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency Catelynn has a different perspective on the adoption and her and Tyler's families' lack of participation Over nearly 40 years of legal practice, Abbe Lowell has seen a lot He's represented the son of former President Joe Biden and the son-in-law of President Trump He's defended members of Congress from both major political parties and super lobbyists Lowell is doing something new: he's starting his own small law firm "Our first and foremost obligation will always be to zealously represent an individual client," Lowell said "But by zealously representing an individual client if we can be a force to strengthen the overall rule of law some of the individuals Lowell represents have also drawn the ire of the current president "We are not trying to make a political statement What we're trying to do is respond to the moment One difference is the attention on law firms. Trump has said these firms are abusing the legal system and pursuing baseless partisan attacks Some of those firms are fighting his orders in court. Many others are striking deals with the White House The president talked about some of those deals an in interview with ABC News this week "These are the most powerful firms in the world," Trump said "And they just signed whatever I put in front of 'em I'm — I'm actually surprised myself in a certain way." The settlements have been controversial, including among young lawyers. Two of them — Rachel Cohen and Brenna Trout Frey — used to work at the Skadden firm But they resigned recently, as Skadden agreed to do $100 million of pro bono work with Trump in March Become an NPR sponsor Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Game Recap: Softball | 5/2/2025 5:57:00 PM Emily Riggs opened the first game with a 2 RBI home run and went 3-4 with two runs. Kya Matter picked up her 13th win on the season striking out seven batters and only allowing two hits in the shutout Luginbill opened the second game with a single through the left side to score Jerzie Nutile in the first inning Nutile and Carroll both homered in the second game for the Retrievers Nutile picked up her second win on the mound with nine strikeouts while only allowing three hits and one earned run The Retrievers had a strong sixth inning and scored four runs to take a 7-0 lead before UMass Lowell scored two runs to prevent the shutout The Retrievers will conclude the last regular season game against UMass Lowell on Saturday with a 12 p.m Thanks for visiting launches Lowell & Associates with lawyers who quit over Trump orders A prominent lawyer in Washington who defended Hunter Biden against criminal charges has launched a new law firm to represent former government officials and others targeted by the Trump administration which will defend clients including individuals institutions and others that are “facing politicized investigations The new firm also includes two former lawyers at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom who quit over its response to Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the legal profession. which restricted their business over the president’s claims that they had “weaponized” the legal system against him or his allies said there is a need for attorneys “willing to stand up to the government when it oversteps” Two other lawyers are also joining the new firm from Winston & Strawn Lowell is representing the New York attorney general, Letitia James, after the Trump administration referred her to the justice department for allegedly falsifying real estate records The new firm said it was also representing clients fighting the cancellation of grant funding by the so-called “department of government efficiency” and the federal government Lowell represented Hunter Biden, former president Joe Biden’s son, against criminal gun and tax changes before he was pardoned in December. His clients have also included the former US senator Bob Menendez, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. The establishment of the new firm comes amid a broader effort to mount and sustain legal challenges to the Trump administration. Read moreThere are more than 200 lawsuits opposing key Trump policy initiatives including efforts to curtail transgender and immigrant rights which has filed more than 50 legal actions since the election a former partner at Mayer Brown and a top attorney in the Biden-era justice department Netter said in a statement that he was joining the organization during “what may be the most consequential moment in the history of the US courts” Game Recap: Baseball | 5/4/2025 4:46:00 PM LOWELL, Mass. – Senior Conor Kelly (Hopkinton Mass.) went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI 8-13 AE) fell in the final meeting against the UAlbany Great Danes (16-27 "Obviously a disappointing weekend," said Head Coach Nick Barese "To get swept at home is never acceptable We have to get right over the next set of non-conference games if we want to play postseason baseball Sophomore Ryan Strand (Goffstown, N.H.) posted one hit and two runs, while senior Alex Luccini (Hopedale N.C.) went 3.0 innings while adding two strikeouts The Great Danes got out in front early, posting two runs in the top of the first before Zarnoch got a strikeout swinging for the third out. Although senior Brandon Fish (Londonderry N.H.) ripped a two-out single to center for the first hit of the day for the River Hawks UAlbany used a trio of singles and a triple to increase their lead to 6-0 LeFrancois made quick work of the opposition getting three outs on only nine pitches to send his squad up to bat The bottom of the third began with Strand getting hit by a pitch allowing the sophomore to steal both second and third only moments later driving the ball up the middle and sending Strand home LeFrancois continued his strong outing into the fifth forcing a double play before collecting his first strikeout of the afternoon to end the top of the frame Although Luccini and Kelly drew two-out walks in the home half of the fifth UAlbany was able to escape the jam to keep it a five-run game not allowing a base runner while racking up a pair of strikeouts the River Hawks host UMass Amherst in the last contest of the eight-game homestand in Lowell Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Softball | 5/3/2025 2:13:00 PM Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 5/2/2025 10:45:00 PM Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Baseball | 5/2/2025 9:38:00 PM LOWELL, Mass. – Senior Brandon Fish (Londonderry 8-11 AE) fell in game one of the series against the UAlbany Great Danes (14-27 "Credit to Dylan Banner," said Head Coach Nick Barese "He was fantastic on the mound for Albany and they did a really good job of timely hitting We need to regroup and even the series tomorrow." Sophomore Scott Donahue (Medfield, Mass.) recorded one hit and one RBI, with sophomore Rowan Masse (Manchester, Ct.) and junior Carlos Martinez (Coamo The starting pitcher in the game was sophomore Alfred Mucciarone (Franklin, Mass.), throwing 7.0 innings with four strikeouts. Senior Andres Hulfachor (Nashua adding two strikeouts with just one hit and no earned runs The Great Danes jumped out in front to begin the first collecting three runs from an RBI triple and a single for a 3-0 lead The River Hawks responded with a single from Martinez After closing the top of the second on a groundout the River Hawks began the home half with a leadoff double from Fish Masse then moved him over on a single of his own before Donahue stroked a base hit to right field giving Fish time to tag home to cut the margin to 3-1 as Mucciarone added a strikeout swinging in the visitors half Mucciarone would also strike out the lead-off hitter in the fourth before forcing a groundout directly after Two batters hit by a pitch and a single loaded the bases hurling two strikeouts over the next two frames to give the River hawks one last look at a late-rally in the ninth Martinez reached on a walk in the home half of the ninth sealing the 6-1 final result on Friday night Thanks for visiting Search autocomplete is currently not responding The Office of the Mayor and the Lowell City Council and the Office of the City Manager invite you to honor our fallen soldiers by placing flags for Memorial Day Flags represent every brave service member from Lowell who gave their life defending our coun.. 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Sign In Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting LOWELL, Mass. – Following this past Saturday's performance on the bump against Binghamton in game two of the series, redshirt junior Brendan Holland (North Andover Mass.) has been named River Hawk of the Week Holland started in his 11th game during Saturday night's clash against the Bearcats throwing 6.0 innings with nine punchouts to earn the win in a 5-4 final result The Massachusetts native's efforts on the mound helped him collect his third win of the season The pitcher allowed five hits and walked just three batters with two earned runs After letting up only one hit over two innings Holland took care of business in the third striking out all three batters to retire the side Holland has posted a team-high 59 strikeouts over 56.1 innings pitched The "River Hawk of the Week" is chosen in voting by the UMass Lowell Athletic Communications staff based on performance during the previous week of competition Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Baseball | 5/4/2025 3:14:00 PM Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Baseball | 5/3/2025 4:26:00 PM Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Baseball | 5/2/2025 8:18:00 PM Thanks for visiting Brooke Coupal, communications, economic impact and research development specialist, Brooke_Coupal@uml.edu, and Nancy Cicco, assistant director of media relations, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu LOWELL, Mass. – Startups seeking to revolutionize plastics recycling and hydrogen transportation won top prizes at the fourth annual Clean Green Challenge, hosted by the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub The competition designed for entrepreneurs working on breakthrough sustainability solutions drew 38 applications from nearly a dozen states 11 finalists pitched their solutions to a panel of seven judges vying for more than $10,000 in cash prizes and in-kind support including social media coaching and intellectual property consulting trying to fund it to the next stage…It takes a lot of courage,” said Clean Green Challenge judge Joe Vaillancourt ’90 founder and managing partner at Venture Enterprises and member of the Robert J MacroCycle Technologies received one of the top cash prizes of the night – $5,000 sponsored by Venture Enterprises Massachusetts startup upcycles low-quality plastic waste into high-quality plastic products using a novel low-energy chemical process “We will utilize those financial resources to buy equipment that can recycle plastics better and help our chemistry scale faster,” said Jan-Georg Rosenboom co-founder and chief technology officer at MacroCycle Technologies we are grateful to be able to raise funds and support.” MacroCycle Technologies also won a $1,000 cash prize from Casella an intellectual property consulting session with an attorney at Hamilton and a one-year membership to the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub a premier co-working space that provides the benefits of a top-tier research university “UMass Lowell has one of the best plastics engineering programs and faculty with tremendous experience in plastic processing,” Rosenboom said we really want to tap into the expertise here.” A $5,000 cash prize sponsored by multinational corporation Saint-Gobain went to OmniPath H2 which seeks to alleviate the high costs and inefficiency of hydrogen transportation through a novel palladium-based membrane reactor The technology has the potential to positively impact the environment as hydrogen is a promising clean energy source The company also won an intellectual property consulting session with an attorney at Hamilton Smith & Reynolds and a technology value proposition discussion with David Sudolsky president and chief executive officer of Anellotech “The competition is so great because it brings us into the same room with other like-minded startups that are also in the early stages,” said Devan Solanki co-founder and chief technology officer of OmniPath H2 which provides a path for university-owned innovation to become a startup “At UMass Lowell’s New Venture Development we are proud to lead the transformation of cutting-edge research into real-world solutions that address critical global challenges,” said UMass Lowell Associate Director for New Venture Development Hakim Hammach “The launch of OptionV Energy and H2 Everywhere is a testament to the entrepreneurial spirit we foster and the strength of our strategic partnerships with MassCEC Climate Tech Studio and FedTech These ventures exemplify how academic innovation can create impactful startups that advance a more sustainable and energy-resilient future.” Rist Institute for Sustainability & Energy UMass Lowell New Venture Development and Withum “The Clean Green Challenge is a powerful catalyst for innovation providing critical resources to entrepreneurs as they develop bold scalable solutions to our most urgent environmental problems,” said UMass Lowell Executive Director for Innovation and New Ventures Mary Ann Picard “We are thankful for our partners whose sponsorship supports these visionary founders.” in Lowell serves as an incubator for sustainability-focused startups the Innovation Hub has provided dozens of startups with the space resources and mentorship needed to succeed we’re proud to foster a collaborative environment where entrepreneurs can thrive,” said UMass Lowell Innovation Hub Associate Director Lisa Armstrong “We’re continually inspired by the creativity and determination of the startups in our community that are driving meaningful progress toward a more sustainable future.” Map and Directions Contact Us UMass System Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Accessibility Statement For an optimum web experience we recommend the latest version of Firefox Please use one of the links below to install a supported browser Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 5/2/2025 10:06:00 PM Thanks for visiting