West Hill was founded on the simple premise that your business needs lawyers that understand and care about your business and its success. Seems simple enough, but in our experience, other lawyers don’t always deliver. They’ve never worked in your industry and therefore don’t understand the day-to-day challenges you face. The college to law school to large law firm track may qualify them to deal with any “bet the company” problems you may face. But, unfortunately, the legal fees these lawyers charge make you dread picking up the phone to request a quick contract review – the exact thing you need to keep you out of trouble in the first place!
This is where West Hill comes in. Our clients report that they actually enjoy calling us. We are upbeat, efficient and, over time, become just another member of the team. There are no automatic ¼ hour billing entries every time we think about your company. Instead, we are focused on creating value for your business with every entry on an invoice. Refreshing, don’t you think?
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President
West Hill Technology Counsel, Inc.
Louise Leduc Kennedy is a business law attorney with extensive experience advising technology companies on strategic and commercial matters including: software commercialization, cloud computing, strategic alliances and all aspects of on-line business and contracting. She has advised start-ups, mid-sized private and public companies as well as Fortune 100 enterprises in a variety of matters that also include mergers and acquisitions, employment law issues and open source software strategies.
Louise particularly enjoys working with small and medium-sized entrepreneurial businesses. Advising highly creative professionals who are excited about their products and services is, quite simply, fun. Before launching West Hill, Louise determined that these were the types of companies that were most in need of her unique skills. Under her leadership, West Hill is dedicated to advancing work-life as a business strategy by integrating work, family and community into its definition of success. Accordingly, the firm offers vast business and legal experience at reasonable rates and with innovative billing arrangements in exchange for the opportunity to work with these exciting companies on a flexible schedule.
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Of Counsel
HR Consultant
West Hill Technology Counsel, Inc.
Megan Taylor is an experienced business and employment lawyer and HR consultant. She has over 10 years experience as in-house counsel and HR Director for a multinational software development company, prior to which she advised small to medium-sized businesses on HR and employment matters. She has joined West Hill on an Of Counsel basis.
From a legal standpoint, Megan will continue her focus on employment and HR issues, including helping companies draft policies, handbooks and compliance documents and advising on hiring, retention and terminations of employment. From an HR vantage point, Megan will provide insight and advice for creating the right corporate culture for growing technology companies. A proponent of ROWE (Results Only Work Environment), she has developed a keen interest in creating accountable, flexible and inspiring work environments for her clients.
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Associate
West Hill Technology Counsel, Inc.
Robin Stein is an experienced civil litigator having represented clients before courts, administrative agencies and municipal boards, in wide range of areas including land use, municipal, employment, commercial and estate matters.
Ms. Stein joined West Hill Technology Counsel, in Beverly, Massachusetts, a boutique law firm advising businesses that create and use new and emerging technologies, in February 2011. Robin conducts complex legal research and counsels clients on a variety of business, contract and dispute resolution matters. Ms. Stein is also the Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Salem, Massachusetts, where she represents the City on matters related primarily to land use, zoning and planning.
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Office Manager
West Hill Technology Counsel, Inc.
Kim Biggs supports West Hill Technology Counsel with more than 10 years of office administration experience. Her responsibilities as the Office Manager include financial and organizational tasks as well as communication with clients and within the business. She maintains and oversees the day to day functions of West Hill Technology Counsel and works closely with Louise Kennedy.
Prior to joining WHTC, Kim worked for 10 years as an Administrative Assistant to the Legal Department at IBM in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She supported a team of attorneys, providing continual support and organization through scheduling, travel, file and database management.
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