DarrowEverett LLP

10/17/2026

DarrowEverett was proud to sponsor this year’s Light the Way with Day One - Rhode Island's Sexual Assault & Trauma Resource Center, and our attorneys Laura Nicholson, Tim Conlon, and Julia Nasiek were there to support the cause.

Together, the community raised more than $179,000 for survivors of sexual assault and their families.

Day One, Rhode Island’s Sexual Assault & Trauma Resource Center, supports victims of sexual assault and their families, and serves as a resource for the larger community on issues relating to sexual assault and child sexual abuse.

Julia, Laura, and Tim have years of experience representing survivors of child sexual abuse, and we’re grateful for the care Day One provides to children and families across Rhode Island.

10/16/2026

A proposed nationwide class action lawsuit against Amazon alleges that pregnant warehouse workers were denied chairs, bathroom breaks, and time off for prenatal appointments, and that some were later fired for exceeding unpaid leave limits.

The case puts the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act front and center. HR Executive asked Hannah Sfameni, Senior Associate and Director of Compliance, for her take.

She argues that if a system can’t tell the difference between someone slacking off and someone taking a protected break, that’s a compliance gap that can turn a process problem into a federal case.

Employers, now is a good time to ask whether your attendance and productivity systems account for protected accommodations.

Proposed nationwide class action alleges pregnant warehouse workers were denied chairs, breaks and time off, raising questions about employer obligations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

10/15/2026

A private investment firm sought to acquire a flagship country club and a neighboring developable parcel in a single coordinated transaction. The deal required layering real estate debt with warrant-based equity participation and revenue-sharing mechanics, and a simultaneous sign-and-close left no margin for delay or misstep.

Led by Zachary Darrow, Andrew Mello, Samantha Vasco, Esq. and Jeff Christensen, our team built out the entire transaction in tandem while ensuring the property acquisition closed within the same timeline.

The result:

✔ Term loan and security documents executed

✔ Property acquisition closed in tandem

✔ Warrant and revenue participation in place

10/14/2026

In private credit, warrants, Payment-In-Kind (P*K) notes, and equity kickers are the deal features that make a structure attractive.

However, they are the same ones that create Original Issue Discount (OID) complexity.

In this , Julie Bradlow breaks down where the tax exposure lives and why getting the analysis wrong at closing is expensive to fix later.

Debt instruments issued together with warrants or other equity kickers are becoming more common in the private credit market. Both issuers and holders, Warrants, P*K interest, and equity kickers complicate OID in private credit. Learn when a debt instrument becomes a CPDI and what it means for tax.

10/13/2026

Our Chairman & CEO Zachary Darrow was featured in Bloomberg’s coverage of Oaktree Capital Management’s $1.5B preferred equity deal with United Wholesale Mortgage, sharing his view on why structured equity keeps gaining ground.

Read it here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-22/oaktree-s-1-5-billion-uwm-deal-shows-new-zeal-for-complex-bets

10/09/2026

We are pleased to welcome Ian Goldfarb to DarrowEverett.

Ian will be joining our Affordable Housing & Community Development Practice Group as a Partner.

With over 16 years of experience at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ian's career has focused on affordable housing finance, federal grant programs, and complex commercial real estate transactions, giving him deep expertise in both the policy and deal-making sides of community development.

He is admitted to practice law in Florida.

Learn more about Ian here: https://darroweverett.com/lawyers/ian-goldfarb/

Read his South Florida Business Journal "People on the Move" listing here: https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/potmsearch/detail/submission/6579339/Ian_Goldfarb

10/09/2026

Congratulations to our Partner Michael Burke, who has been invited to serve on the Boston Bar's Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Digital Law Steering Committee!

The 10-member committee is made up of leaders in the internet privacy legal field and plans programming for BBA members focused on cybersecurity, privacy, and digital law/AI.

The invitation recognizes Michael's extensive internet privacy litigation work. In 2025 alone, he handled more than 60 matters involving claims under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the California Invasion of Privacy Act, and other state privacy statutes.

Read the full announcement: https://darroweverett.com/michael-p-burke-named-to-boston-bar-associations-privacy-cybersecurity-and-digital-law-steering-committee/

10/08/2026

Does your arbitration agreement contain a clause delegating arbitrability to the arbitrator? Our appeal to the Fourth Circuit could decide whether it encompasses non-signatories.

In Commonwealth of Virginia v. Waller, DarrowEverett LLP asks the court to resolve a circuit split: When an arbitration agreement has a delegation clause, who decides if it governs non-signatories, the court or the arbitrator?

We argue it must be the arbitrator.

Led by Partner Ashwini Jayaratnam, our brief argues:

✔️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. It decided arbitrability and then used that answer to hold that it, not the arbitrator, should decide arbitrability.
✔️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝. The agreements incorporate the AAA Rules, the equivalent of a delegation clause in the Fourth Circuit. The Commonwealth failed to challenge it: under Supreme Court precedent Rent-A-Center and Henry Schein, an unchallenged delegation clause must be enforced.
✔️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. A valid contract exists, so the scope question belongs to the arbitrator.
✔️ 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝. Isernia, Rogers, and Sessoms conflict with Supreme Court precedent and with the approach of the Second, Third, Sixth, and Tenth Circuits.

The Supreme Court is considering the same question. A cert petition from the Ninth Circuit, Olson v. FCA US, LLC (No. 26-228), is set for conference on Oct. 9.

The outcome will shape the jurisdictional reach of courts versus arbitrators over the threshold question of non-signatory arbitrability.

We are proud to be advancing an issue of national importance to arbitration law.

10/07/2026

At DarrowEverett, building a better firm is an ongoing commitment.

We always say that we are a business that happens to be a law firm, and at its core, that means we must be anticipating innovation.

It means equipping every attorney and paralegal with the tools they need to provide our clients with the best and to stay competitive in a profession that's changing fast.

That's why DarrowEverett has selected Laurel as its AI timekeeping platform, deploying the technology across all eight of our offices to every attorney and paralegal in the firm.

"Laurel is the latest layer of technology that allows our practice to evolve, grow, and stay competitive," says Andrew Adams, Partner and Chief Administrative Officer.

https://www.laurel.ai/

10/05/2026

The political debate around private equity ownership of single-family homes is ongoing.

The legal risk is already creating liability.

In his latest hashtag , Brian Boland discusses what sponsors and their counsel need to track right now.

Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on PE ownership of single-family rentals. Part 2 covers enforcement under existing law and the tax and Private equity ownership of single-family rental homes is drawing growing legislative scrutiny. Attorney Brian Boland breaks down ownership caps...