Brian J. Lamoureux
Partner

Contact Information

Phone

Fax

401-824-5123

Email

bjl@pldolaw.com

Biography/Practice Areas

Brian J. Lamoureux is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC and a member of the firm’s Litigation, Employment, Cyber Law and Corporate & Business teams. He is also an Assistant Professor of Practice (Business Law) at Providence College, his alma mater.

His extensive practice areas include complex commercial litigation, employment law, construction law, social media law, and creditors’ rights.  In addition to being an accomplished business litigator, he is a frequent guest speaker, broadcast commentator, and published author on various legal issues, including cybersecurity, social and digital media, data privacy rights, employment law topics, and the pandemic’s impact on individuals and businesses. He was recently appointed to the Rhode Island Judiciary’s Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Commission that oversees all activities of the Education Office related to the MCLE program requirements for the state’s 6,000 licensed attorneys.

His published work and broadcast appearances on topical issues are extensive. His articles have been published in the Providence Journal, Providence Business News, Lawyers Weekly, and several other local or national publications. His guest appearance as a featured legal commentator have been broadcast on WPRI-TV, WJAR-TV, WPRO-AM, MYRI-TV, and NECN-TV.

An accomplished lawyer, leader, teacher and mentor, Attorney Lamoureux’s speaking engagements are extensive and include presentations before Fortune 150+ executives and thousands of other business and industry leaders, students, employers and human resource professionals. Since 2022, he has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in multiple practice areas. Earlier in his career, he was honored for his achievements by Providence Business News with a 40 Under Forty award.

As a Providence College Practitioner Faculty member, he created and teaches an MBA-level course called “Digital and Social Media in the Business Environment.” In 2019, he received Providence College’s Excellence in Teaching award.

Attorney Lamoureux graduated from Providence College with a B.A. in Political Science, cum laude. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Rhode Island and earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Syracuse University College of Law. At the same time, he received a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is qualified to serve as a receiver in Rhode Island Superior Court and is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate, Business, Employment and Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation
  • Social Media Law
  • Cyber Law

Bar Admissions

  • Rhode Island, 2000
  • Massachusetts, 1999
  • U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island
  • U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Honors and Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Providence Business News “40 Under Forty” Award

Education/Professional Associations

Education

  • Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
    • J.D. – 1999
    • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
    • Master of Public Administration – 1999
  • University of Rhode Island
    • M.A. – 1996
    • Major: Political Science
  • Providence College
    • B.A. – 1994
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Major: Political Science

Classes/Seminars

  • Panelist, Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, “Cyber Security Resiliency”
  • Featured Speaker, USI Insurance Services, “Vaccine Mandates: Answers to Employer Questions”
  • Panelist, ASA Equipment Valuation Virtual Conference, “Social Media For Appraisers: Traps and Tips”
  • Featured Speaker, American Society of Appraisers/Boston Chapter, “Social Media Conduct and Content”
  • Featured Speaker, Compass IT Compliance, “Data Privacy Rights for the Greater Good”
  • Panelist, Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Conference, “Social Media Law and Strategy”
  • Frequent Panelist, Providence Business News Summits, Social Media and Marketing Topics
  • Regular presenter to Catholic and public schools on cyberbullying and social media use by children
  • Creator, Digital and Social Media in the Business Environment (MBA 685), Providence College MBA Program
  • Lecturer, Constitutional Law (PSC 471), University of Rhode Island

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Rhode Island Bar Association

Representative Matters

  • Represented a large manufacturing corporation in a complex M&A transaction that involved a multi-disciplinary team approach to successfully close on a ~$50MM acquisition.
  • Regularly provides counsel and advice to state agencies on litigation matters, general corporate and contract advice, as well as guidance with their rules and regulations.
  • Provides employment law advice and recommendations to employers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts on a range of employment related issues, such as hiring/termination, discrimination, discipline, benefits, and compliance.
  • Assists clients and his PLDO colleagues in navigating the rapidly evolving world of social media law by providing litigation support, discovery strategy, and technical assistance in cases or disputes where social media or electronic evidence is in play.
  • Works with clients in closely held companies to resolve disputes through buyouts or litigation.
  • Serves as receiver or special master appointed by the Rhode Island Superior Court to liquidate or manage troubled or insolvent businesses.
  • Regularly represents a not-for-profit student loan guarantor in Rhode Island and Connecticut federal courts in cases where borrowers seek to discharge their student loans in bankruptcy.
  • Created and managed satisfactory settlement of class action which involved several hundred thousand transactions involving millions of dollars of claimed damages.
  • Successfully briefed and argued before the First Circuit Court of Appeals in a case confirming surety’s rights to indemnification.
  • Lead counsel in a successfully resolved certified class action regarding the demutualization of an insurance company before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island.
  • Served as trial co-counsel in one of the largest defense jury verdicts in the Federal District Court in Massachusetts.

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