Shipman & Goodwin Attorney Paul Sanson Serves as a Panelist in National ALI/ABA Teleseminar

HARTFORD, Conn. (June 3, 2010) - Shipman & Goodwin Partner Paul Sanson was one of three panelists in a national teleseminar yesterday put on by the American Law Institute/American Bar Association (ALI/ABA) entitled "Mac's Shell Service: The Supreme Court's Ruling on Constructive Termination/Nonrenewal Has Broad Implications for Distribution and Franchise Relationships." The 90-minute seminar was designed for all litigators and business lawyers who represent manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, refiners, suppliers, franchisors, franchisees, distributors and dealers in all industries. It examined the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mac's Shell Service and its potentially wider implications, and discussed strategies for pursuing and defending constructive termination and nonrenewal claims under federal and state laws governing franchisees, distributors and dealers. The seminar was taped and is available from ALI/ABA, along with written materials provided by the panelists.

Attorney Sanson was the lead trial attorney for Shell in the Mac’s Shell Service case and argued the appeal to the First Circuit. He has over 30 years of litigation experience and practices in complex business and commercial matters, particularly in franchising, antitrust and trade regulation, and petroleum marketing. He has represented clients, including national and regional distributors and franchisors, major oil companies, and national corporations in jury and bench trials in both state and federal trial courts, and has argued cases before the Court of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits and the Connecticut Supreme Court. Attorney Sanson can be reached in our Hartford office at (860) 251-5721 or psanson@goodwin.com.