Hartford Business Journal

22 Hartford Business Journal • December 21, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE SHIPMAN & GOODWIN'S CUNNINGHAM ELECTED TO INTERLAW BOARD OF DIRECTORS Glenn M. Cunningham, chair of Shipman & Goodwin LLP's Business Litigation and Intellectual Property prac- tices, has been elected to the board of directors of Interlaw Ltd., one of the world's leading global networks of inde- pendent law firms. Cunningham represents publicly traded and privately held companies in intel- lectual property and technology cases throughout the United States. His trial work includes the prosecution and defense of unfair competition, non-competition agreements, trade secrets, trademarks, patent and copyright cases. Interlaw's board consists of attorneys from the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. • • • ROBINSON+COLE'S MORAN RECEIVES 2015 BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD Brian E. Moran, a business litigation partner at Robinson+Cole, received the CAPP Business Leadership Award at the Ninth Annual Communion Breakfast for Business Leaders at Fairfield University. Moran was recognized for his significant contributions to the community through his philanthropic work. In addition to serving as a board member of the Inner City Foundation and previ- ously serving as chairman of United Way of New Canaan and board member of the New Canaan Community Foundation, Moran also champions major community causes. • • • S/L/A/M COLLABORATIVE NAMED TOP RANKED GREEN DESIGN FIRM IN CONNECTICUT The S/L/A/M Collaborative jumped 23 spots reaching No. 46 on the rankings of the top 100 green design firms as ranked by Engineering News-Record. SLAM also ranked as the top green design firm in Connecticut. The firms are ranked according to revenue for design services gen- erated in 2014 from projects that have been registered with, or certi- fied by, a third-party organization. SLAM had $20.5 million in design revenue with 30 percent of time spent on projects that incorporated green practices. • • • BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES RECEIVES HOME BUILDERS AWARD Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties received two 2015 Home Builders Industry Awards from the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut in the marketing category. The Home Builders Industry Awards (HOBI) is one of the state's most prestigious housing industry awards programs, recognizing excel- lence in new construction, land development, remodeling, sales and marketing, and home financing. Since 2005, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices has won 16 sales and marketing HOBI awards. Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be sent to news@HartfordBusiness.com. For more information about the Hartford Business Journal's Accolades Page, please visit www.HartfordBusiness.com. ACCOLADES & MORE ▶ ▶ Manchester accounting firm Borgida & Co. recently held its 10th annual fall food drive to help the Manchester Area Conference of Churches Food Pantry. Donations were collected from Oct. 1, 2015 through Nov. 13, 2015. The company raised over 1,500 pounds of food along with $1,600 in donations. Pictured (left) is Borgida & Co. CPA Thomas Scanlon. BORGIDA & CO. HOLDS 10TH ANNUAL FALL FOOD DRIVE ▶ ▶ Manchester accounting firm MMNT held its second annual "Beards and Beers" 5K road race in Manchester and South Windsor. More than 320 runners and 30 volunteers participated in the race, which benefitted the Curtis D. Robinson Center for Health Equity. The Center for Health Equity addresses racial disparities in health care by reaching out to African-American, Latino and other underserved communities and providing community engagement, patient education and health screenings, particularly in the areas of prostate cancer and diabetes. Pictured (from left) are: Philip Nemphos, partner MMNT; Matthew Tierinni, partner, MMNT; James Torello; Curtis Robinson, Center founder; Sheila Robinson; Courtney Gilrein, run host and director, MMNT; Karl Badey; and Christine Badey. MANCHESTER ACCOUNTANTS HOST 'BEERS AND BEARDS' 5K ▶ ▶ KBE Building Corp. recently held their seventh annual "Gift of Gobble" event where volunteers assembled 40 meal kits containing all the ingredients of a classic Thanksgiving dinner. The kits included turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, corn, beans, potatoes, yams, rolls, apple pie, pumpkin pie and a roasting pan. KBE purchased all food items from Bozzuto's Inc., and W.B. Mason donated the boxes. (Shown above) KBE Building Corp.'s Northeast regional office preparing Thanksgiving meal kits. KBE BUILDING CORP. PROVIDES 200 FAMILIES WITH THANKSGIVING DINNERS Glenn M. Cunningham Brian E. Moran

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