(September 12, 2008. Boston, MA.) - The law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA is pleased to announce that Shareholder Maria E. Recalde has been named as one of the '20 on the Move, Hispanic Executives Making an Impact in Boston.'
The award is a first sponsored by the Boston Business Journal in partnership with El Planeta, a regional Hispanic newspaper based in Boston. With over 100 nominations submitted, the 20 finalists were chosen by a panel of judges from the Boston Business Journal, El Planeta and the Greater Boston business community. All recipients serve in high-ranking positions throughout Massachusetts, representing companies and civic organizations across a wide spectrum of industries.
Recalde's practice concentrates on the rapidly changing areas of technology and intellectual property litigation, transactions and counseling. She also provides strategic counseling on the wide range of issues facing emerging companies today. Recalde regularly lectures and writes on intellectual property, Internet, e-commerce, electronic communications and related topics.
Recalde was recognized in 2003 by the Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys with its Las Primeras Award "for her unique contributions, vision and leadership with the Latino community in Massachusetts". She has repeatedly been named a Massachusetts and/or New England "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics and was selected as one of the "Top Ten Women Lawyers in Boston" by Women's Business Boston in 2007. She also received the 2007 "Diversity Heroes Award" given by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and the Massachusetts Bar Association.
Recalde has been active in a number of community organizations. She is a former Trustee of the Boston Bar Foundation, has chaired the Boston Bar Journal's Board of Editors and served on the council of the Boston Bar Association. She also chaired the Internet/e-commerce committee of the Hispanic National Bar Association. She is a past President of the President of the South Shore Women's Business Network and a former member of its Board of Directors. She serves on the Wellesley Development and Outreach Council, an advisory council to the Board of Trustees, the President and the Office of Resources and Public Affairs of Wellesley College. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Boston Chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. She is a former member of the International Institute of Boston's Board of Directors.
Recalde was born and raised in Managua, Nicaragua. She is a 1985 graduate from Wellesley College and is a 1988 graduate from Boston College Law School. She is a resident of Hingham, Massachusetts.
The '20 on the Move' recipients will be recognized at a breakfast on October 17, 2008 from 7:30am-9:30am at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, MA.
Founded in 1937, Sheehan Phinney has grown to 59 attorneys with four offices throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The firm provides a full range of legal services to businesses, institutions and non-profits throughout New England and the United States. The firm is known for professional excellence, practical counsel and commitment to both its clients and the communities it serves. Sheehan Phinney is the exclusive member in New Hampshire of Lex Mundi the world's leading association of independent law firms. |
