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Hinckley Allen Grows With Strategic Hires


Hinckley Allen has added four new attorneys to its construction and corporate groups, including naming corporate law expert Michael Prescott as a partner.

“We continue to pursue strategic growth opportunities to best meet the needs of our clients and build upon the roster of talent we have here at the firm,” said David J. Rubin, Managing Partner at Hinckley Allen. “In particular, with the addition of Mike we’ve expanded our partnership with someone that has a diversity of experience in law and is uniquely suited to help our clients address many of the business challenges and opportunities they face in today’s market.”

Michael has more than 25 years of experience in corporate law, both at law firms and in-house settings. He is a former Senior Vice President and General Counsel at IGT/GTECH and then served as Senior Advisor and Special Counsel to Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo. Michael is an Adjunct Professor at Roger Williams School of Law, where he teaches contract drafting and negotiation.

Michael is based in the firm’s Providence, Rhode Island office and has bar memberships in Rhode Island and Connecticut.

The firm also announced that Joseph Muccio has joined as an associate in the firm’s construction group. Joseph joins the firm’s Albany office and brings experience representing domestic and foreign auto manufacturers, distributors, and dealerships in commercial litigation disputes involving a wide variety of breach of contract, breach of warranty, consumer protection, and fraud disputes across multiple states.

Joe earned a B.A., cum laude, from University of Miami, and his J.D. from Boston University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and Virginia.

In addition, the firm welcomed two first-year associates, both of whom are alumni of the firm’s Summer Associate Program.

Emily Covey is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Connecticut. Emily most recently served as a fellow at the Kalon Law Firm. She joins the Boston office as a member of the Corporate Practice.

Mark Hochberg is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law and earned a B.A., cum laude, from University of Massachusetts Amherst in Political Science. He was a senior editor for the Northeastern University Law Review, and served as a judicial intern for both the Massachusetts Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Mark joins the Boston office as a member of the Construction Practice.