Welcome to GTC Law Group

GTC was founded in 2002 on the belief that the traditional law firm model should be redefined in order to attract the most innovative legal minds and truly partner with clients. We created a distinctly different firm, organized to be as efficient and nimble as the growth enterprises we serve.

Our Passion & Your Success

Our results have been exceptional. We have helped early stage companies achieve significant exits and serve as M&A, IP strategy and IP transactions counsel to some of the world’s largest companies and investors.

OUR EXPERTISE

Our Team Is Your Team

We are a tight-knit team of lawyers and technologists working seamlessly together from coast to coast. Our aim is, and always has been, to help our clients compete better and responsibly achieve extraordinary outcomes.

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    Sean Belanga

    Sean Belanga is a shareholder and co-founder of GTC and has over 20 years of experience in M&A and intellectual property transactions.

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    Lisa Trainor

    Lisa Trainor is a member of GTC’s M&A and business transactions groups and currently serves as the firm’s Managing Member.

  • John Monocello

    John Monocello

    John leads the strategy and prosecution efforts for companies in many different technology areas and has extensive corporate and private practice experience in the life sciences and medical technology domains, including deep experience in the digital health and wearable spaces.

  • Michael Webber

    Michael Webber

    Michael Webber specializes in corporate transactions and the corporate representation of technology companies and investors, with a particular emphasis on venture capital financings.

  • Anthony Decicco

    Anthony Decicco

    Tony focuses on strategic development of patent portfolios, open source software compliance and due diligence, with a focus on mergers, acquisitions and technology-related transactions.

  • Thomas Hemnes

    Thomas Hemnes

    Thomas Hemnes is a prominent Boston intellectual property attorney and an internationally recognized expert on intellectual property law.

MEET OUR TEAM

Recent News

  • Update: FinCEN Limits the Scope of the CTA Reporting Requirements

    As suggested by our recent trail of client alerts, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) has been the center of controversy, with back and forth rule making and litigation focusing on the Act’s beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting requirements. Please see our client alert from November 5, 2024 for basic information about the CTA filing requirements and the penalties for failing to comply. Our most recent update from March 11, 2025, covered the U.S. Treasury Department’s announcement declaring that they would not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the BOI reporting rule against U.S. citizens, domestic reporting companies, or their […]

  • Update: CTA Saga Continues

    As we reported in our client alert from November 5, 2024, the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires “reporting companies” to file beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). There has been a relentless back and forth of rulemaking and litigation efforts initiated last year to halt enforcement of the CTA, as indicated in our previous alert of February 20, 2025. The CTA has civil and criminal penalties for failure to comply, including fines of up to $10,000 and imprisonment of up to 2 years. Or, to be more precise, the CTA used to have these […]

  • Update: CTA Filing Requirement Back in Effect (Again)

    On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas stayed the final nationwide injunction preventing enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The recent decision in Smith, et al v U.S. Dept. of Treasury, has allowed the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) to reinstate the CTA’s beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting requirements. As a result, existing companies that are required to submit their BOI reports must now do so by March 21, 2025. Please see our client alert from November 5, 2024 for basic information about the CTA filing requirements and an overview of the […]

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