Transactional

Attorney Bennett’s transactional practice was developed after many years of successful results in business litigation and serving as general counsel to small market businesses.  He recently distilled the 10 biggest lessons from his earlier career into the book “Bulletproof Your Business, Ten Tips from 10 Years of Business Disputes.”   Attorney Bennett’s transactional work at Aeton involves all aspects of business transactions for small market business and health care practices.  His transactions include master services agreements, corporate formation and structuring, technology licensing and purchasing, and management and financing agreements. Attorney Bennett’s transactional practice also includes mergers and acquisitions on a regular basis. Attorney Bennett’s purchase and sale transactional practice steadily increases each year as many of his long-time business clients either acquire a new business or sell their existing business.  His most recent transactions include seller representation for the sale of a healthcare technology company to a strategic acquirer and buyer representation for purchase of an ambulatory surgery center.

Litigation & Trial

Attorney Bennett tried his first jury trial case on the day he passed the bar exam more than 20 years ago. He has been in and out of courtrooms ever since on all types of cases throughout Connecticut and in multiple states. He started his career as a prosecutor in a jurisdiction with significant levels of serious crime. He received training in trial practice and investigative tactics from senior trial attorneys both locally and nationally. He has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases to verdict and questioned hundreds of witnesses under oath in court proceedings.

Attorney Bennett moved on from his job as a prosecutor to join one of Connecticut’s largest litigation and trial firms. There, he gained extensive training and experience in civil litigation working alongside and under the supervision of notable veteran attorneys. After several years of practice and reaching the status of Partner, Attorney Bennett moved on to form his own law firm, Aeton Law Partners.

Attorney Bennett has represented several companies and business owners in matters involving breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits, employment claims, shareholder rights and protection of trade secrets. He has handled litigation and trial matters involving financial investors, minority and majority shareholders, dissolution proceedings, and shareholder disputes.  He has acquired significant case handling experience in the area of shareholder rights, including both the defense and prosecution of claims for shareholder oppression, breach of fiduciary duty, and dissolution.  He has also represented nurses, physicians, and other health care practitioners in all types of disputes concerning ownership rights and business matters as well as cases with employers involving compensation, termination, and medical staff privileges.

Law Firm Management and Technology

Early in his career, Attorney Bennett adopted the newest legal technologies to increase his service level to clients. He has continued to stay on the leading edge in the use of legal technology.  Aeton Law Partners was one of the first firms to use only digital files and cloud based practice management.  Aeton’s use of technology in the practice of law is well known and Aeton was picked as the first firm to conduct a purely remote trial during the pandemic.  Attorney Bennet was also an early adopter in the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law firm management and practice. He has implemented several AI-driven solutions at Aeton for attorneys and staff with the future goal of fully autonomous tasks and next generation employee self-help solutions.  The Connecticut Bar Association has appointed Attorney Bennett as co-chair of the new committee addressing the impact of AI on the practice of law in Connecticut.

Industry Knowledge and Publications

Attorney Bennett is the author of the recently published book “How to Bulletproof Your Business, Ten Tips from 10 Years of Business Disputes.”  The book includes an easy to use checklist and features very practical advice on avoiding lawsuits for small to midsize business owners.  Attorney Bennett is also the publisher of the Connecticut Business Litigation Blog. The blog is in its ninth year and covers a variety of legal topics impacting business in Connecticut. Attorney Bennett also has been featured on video or quoted in the news media on his own cases or for opinions on other legal matters.