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Harvey E. Bines

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2007
  • Recognized in:
    Corporate Compliance Law
    Corporate Governance Law...
  • Law School:
    University of Virginia
  • Website:
    https://www.sullivanlaw.com
  • E-mail:
    hbines@sullivanlaw.com
  • Location:
    One Post Office Square
    Boston, MA 02109
"Mr. Bines is the smartest lawyer I have ever known. He is also among the very smartest, savviest people I have known. He has been my attorney for years and has never let me down. I trust him explicitly to optimize outcomes for my company and me."

-Jack Maguire (Maguire Associates, Inc.), Concord

"Harvey Bines is a brilliant, outstanding lawyer. He is very creative. He works extremely hard to serve client interests."

-Lionel L. Fray (AOA Geophysics, Inc.), Lexington

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Lawyer Bio

 

Harvey practices primarily in the areas of international and domestic corporate finance and domestic corporate governance, investment management law, securities law, including the Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act, and corporation, limited liability company and partnership law. Harvey counsels domestic and foreign clients, and advises clients respecting domestic and offshore investments and transactions.

Harvey was formerly an associate professor of law at The University of Virginia School of Law (investment law, torts) and an adjunct professor at Boston College Law School (corporate finance). Harvey has advised and lectured in Israel, Ireland and Central and Eastern Europe. He has served as a board member of an NYSE-listed company and of an NASD company. Harvey has lectured in the United States and in China, England, the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary on private-equity investment, institutional investment and public and private investment companies and other collective investment vehicles.

 

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Education:

  • University of Virginia , J.D., graduated 1970
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS, graduated 1963

Bar Admissions:

  • Virginia, Virginia Bar (Associate Member)
  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar
 

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States

Affiliations:

  • BBA Comments on Opinion Accord - BBA Drafting Committee
  • Ch. 156C Limited Liability Company Act - BBA Drafting Committee,
  • Albert Schweitzer Fellowship - Trustee and Treasurer
  • American Law Institute - Member
  • Massachusetts, Virginia, and Boston Bar Associations - Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Corporate Compliance Law, Boston (2020)
  • Corporate Compliance Law, Boston (2015)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
 

Awards:

  • Who’s Who in America
  • Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004, 2005, 2007-2009, 2011, 2012)

Special Focus:

  • Corporate Governance
  • COVID-19
  • Emerging Business
  • Fiduciary Duties
  • Partnership and Limited Liability
 

Additional Information:

Experience
  • Represented public and private clients, including regulated entities, in domestic and offshore mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, asset dispositions and equity financings, refinancings and restructurings, in large and small transactions
  • Advised institutional investors on issues arising under the Investment Company Act, the Investment Advisers Act, the prudence and prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA, and the Prudent Investor Rule under common law and state and federal statutes
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"Mr. Bines is the smartest lawyer I have ever known. He is also among the very smartest, savviest people I have known. He has been my attorney for years and has never let me down. I trust him explicitly to optimize outcomes for my company and me."

Jack Maguire, Maguire Associates, Inc., Concord

"Harvey Bines is a brilliant, outstanding lawyer. He is very creative. He works extremely hard to serve client interests."

Lionel L. Fray, AOA Geophysics, Inc., Lexington

"Mr. Bines is my company's corporate counsel and he is, without question, the best business-minded attorney I have ever worked with. Mr. Bines combines a superb legal acumen with a practical, results-driven approach and he is unparalleled at negotiation, formulating legal strategy, thinking through issues and potential pit-falls, and structuring innovative transactions. If you need a smart, tough, practical lawyer who protects your company's interests, this is your man"

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Sullivan & Worcester LLP
https://www.sullivanlaw.com
 
Headquarters
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 338.2800
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