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I am a lawyer in Wellesley, Massachusetts who strives to provide local, national and international clients with large firm quality and responsiveness in a small firm setting.  I work in three three main areas:  business and commercial law, alternative dispute resolution for business and family law ADR.. Business Law:. In addition to serving as outside general counsel to clients in a number of industries, I advise on discrete projects including:. •Business and commercial law. •Contract preparation and review. •Business organizations (business formation and dissolution, including corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, representing early stage, venture-backed and established companies). •Partner and shareholder disputes. •Mergers and acquisitions of private companies. •Business financing and other transactions. •General negotiation advice. Alternative Dispute Resolution:. •Settlement counsel. •Mediation. •Arbitration. •Collaborative law (Collaborative business law). •Faciliitation of group disputes. Family Law:. •Divorce mediation. •Collaborative divorce law. •Review of mediated separation agreements. My litigation practice is limited to a strategic or litigation management mode.  I do not make court appearances.

Libbie Howley concentrates her practice in business and finance law including business planning, transactional matters, financing, corporate and regulatory compliance issues, and business succession planning. Libbie recently worked on the acquisition by major Northeastern convenience store and gas station operator of all of the stock of a company owning multiple convenience store and retail gas station locations, including extensive due diligence.. She is actively involved with the Venture Forum in Worcester, Massachusetts. Libbie is a 2013 recipient of the Suffolk University faculty-awarded Leo J. Wyman Memorial Award for dedication to the advancement of the civic and professional responsibilities of a lawyer.

I was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1968 and  practiced law in Boston until 1971. I have practiced law in Hyannis, MA (Cape Cod) since 1971.. Presently I am dedicating my practice to performing mediations and arbutrations in various areas such as domestic disputes, construction disputes, will contests, contract disputes, and real estase disputes --- just to name a few.  My varied and general practice of law since 1968 has provided me with knowledge and know how to become a very succesfull and effective mediator and arbitrator.