N. Kane Bennett
Partner
Neyah Kane Bennett is the managing partner of Aeton Law Partners LLP. Attorney Bennett’s practice at Aeton includes representation of individuals and businesses in trial and transactional matters. He is AV judged rated by Peers and Judges. The AV Rating is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. In 2014-2022, he was awarded the Super Lawyer designation for business litigation. He recently published “How to Bulletproof Your Business, Ten Tips from Ten Years of Business Disputes.” The book includes an easy to use checklist and features very practical advice on avoiding lawsuits for small to mid-sized 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.
Connecticut Business Litigation Blog
Litigation and Trial Experience
Attorney Bennett tried his first jury trial case on the day he passed the bar exam more than 25 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, trade practices, and protection of trade secrets. He has handled litigation and trial matters involving financial investors, minority and majority shareholders, dissolution proceedings with partnerships, and corporate 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 various licensed professionals including lawyers, physicians, and engineers in all types of business and contractual disputes concerning ownership rights, compensation disputes, partnership break ups, and buy-out proceedings.
Transactional Experience and General Counsel Services
Attorney Bennett serves as outside general counsel to many small market businesses and their owners and operators. Attorney Bennett’s guidance is often informed by his handling business disputes for clients over many years. He recently distilled the 10 biggest lessons from his career into the book “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 navigating risks for small to midsize business owners. In addition to general counsel services, Attorney Bennett frequently represents small market businesses in transactional matters to include drafting and negotiating complex agreements, corporate governance, and purchase and sale. Attorney Bennett’s purchase and sale practice steadily increases each year as many of his clients either acquire a new business or sell their existing business. His more 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.
Law Firm Technology and AI Based Practice Tools
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.
Education
- J.D., Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Honors: Law Review
- University of Connecticut
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Vistage – 5 Year Member
Published Works and Seminars
- Virtual Panel – Small Business and Artificial Intelligence (2023)
- How to Bullet Proof Your Business – Ten Tips from Ten Years of Business Disputes (2019)
- Co-Author of the Business Torts section of CT Civil Discovery Form, CT Law Tribune (2012)
- Head in the Clouds: The Ethical and Practical Considerations for Attorneys in Cloud Computing (2013)
- Dare to Go Digital: How a 21st Century Law Firm Can Increase Productivity and Profits by Smart Use of Technology, Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting (2011)
- Design and Management of the Lean Law Firm, CT Bar Association Small Firm Management Section (2011)
- Alternative Fee Arrangements: Where Are We Now and How Are Firms Changing to Implement AFA’s, New England Legal Marketing Association (2011)
- Firm Future, Practice Management and Legal Technology, The Warren Group (2010)
- Find It Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web, National Business Institute (2010)
- Flash Forward or Lost: How Technology is Changing the Practice of Law, and What’s Next? Connecticut Bar Foundation (2010)
- Commercial Litigation Roundtable, Managing Litigation, Council on Litigation Management (2010)
- The Business of Law: Does It Have to Be Profits v. Ethics? A Discussion of Alternative Fees. New Jersey Institute for Legal Education (October 2010)
- Technology Basics for Solos and Small Firms, New Haven County Bar Association (2009)
- Don’t Get Caught Operating Without A License, For the Defense (DRI 2008)
- Product Liability Defenses: A State-by-State Compendium, Connecticut Chapter, (DRI 2007)
- Speech Recognition Software More Reliable Than Ever, CT Law Tribune (2007)
- A Better Option for Viewing Transcripts Electronically, CT Law Tribune (2006)
- Sore Thumbs Up to Lawyer Mobility, CT Law Tribune (2006)
- When is it Timely to Bring a Third-Party Indemnification Action in a Product Liability Case, The Defense, Journal of Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association (2005)
- Low Digital Prices Facilitate Video Depositions, CT Law Tribune (2005)
Community Involvement
Attorney Bennett is a proud contributor of various groups including the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. Aeton is committed to charitable work each quarter with the goal of supporting the preferred charity for all Aeton employee’s. Aeton features its work in its newsletters updates to clients.
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