Manchester, N.H., Woburn, Mass. (December 27, 2022) – The law firm of McLane Middleton is pleased to announce the hiring of attorneys Amy M. Cann and Vineesha S. Sow.
Amy is a member of the Litigation Department and the Employment Law and Cybersecurity Practice Groups. She has an extensive business background with over 20 years of experience as a Human Resources and Safety professional and as a business owner before becoming an attorney. She graduated from the University of Maine School Law and earned a Certificate in Information Privacy from their nationally recognized program. She is also a Certified Informational Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Amy has also been teaching at the University of New Hampshire for the past ten years in their professional development program. Amy is passionate about providing educational opportunities, prevention strategies, risk management, and practical business solutions for her clients. Admitted to practice in New Hampshire and Maine, Amy can be reached in the firm’s Portsmouth, NH office at (603) 334-6913 or amy.cann@mclane.com.
Vineesha is a member of the Litigation Department and focuses her practice on employment and education matters. She has extensive experience advising higher education institutions, public school districts, and independent schools in a full-spectrum of areas, including but not limited to student- and parent-related issues, disciplinary matters, special education and civil rights. Vineesha also has extensive experience representing education institutions in matters before the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, and the Division of Administrative Law Appeals in MA. In the context of employment, Vineesha advises clients on a range of employment matters such as separation agreements, terminations, discrimination/harassment, and she has significant experience conducting workplace investigations. Vineesha has represented a range of clients in arbitrations, collective bargaining and before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Vineesha routinely provides training to clients on a range of education and employment issues impacting daily operations to support legal compliance and mitigate risks. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Vineesha can be reached in the firm’s Boston office at (857) 305-1963 or vineesha.sow@mclane.com.