Team
Steven J. Pacini
Founder
Steven J. Pacini represents growth companies and their founders, executives, boards, and investors in transaction‑related disputes, employment litigation, and complex commercial conflicts.
He practiced for seventeen years at leading international firms, including fourteen years at Latham & Watkins, where he served as Counsel in the Litigation & Trial Department.
Over time, his practice evolved into a first‑call role for deal teams and in‑house legal departments — advising on risk, leverage, and escalation before disputes surfaced, and litigating through trial or arbitration when necessary.
After seventeen years on large‑firm litigation platforms, Steven founded Pacini Law to deliver the part of that model clients rely on most — senior judgment, early strategy, and decisive execution — without unnecessary layers.
Pacini Law was built to provide end‑to‑end litigation and advisory counsel with speed, cost control, and disciplined escalation.
Clients engage Pacini Law when leverage, enterprise risk, and enterprise value are on the line.
He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and represents clients nationwide in state and federal courts and in arbitration.
Samuel Barrows
Senior Counsel
Samuel Barrows represents growth companies, investors, and executives in complex, high‑stakes business disputes, particularly those involving transaction‑driven claims and aggressive litigation tactics.
His practice focuses on disputes arising out of mergers, financings, and other sophisticated commercial relationships, frequently governed by New York and Delaware law. Sam has experience across all phases of litigation and arbitration, including evidentiary hearings, motion practice, and first‑chair dispositive oral argument.
Before joining Pacini Law, Sam practiced in the Litigation & Trial Department at Latham & Watkins, handling complex commercial and insurance‑related disputes.
Sam’s work reflects a deep focus on how legal systems are actually used in conflict. He has published on the phenomenon of Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) litigation and their “paper terrorism” tactics — a weaponization of the legal process through abusive filings, manufactured claims, and procedural pressure. His practice reflects a grounded understanding of how disputes are driven, where leverage forms, and how to control litigation to protect his clients.
At Pacini Law, Sam plays a central role in case strategy and execution. He works closely with founders, CEOs, and general counsel—hands‑on and in real time—to frame claims, manage risk, and drive matters toward resolution or decisive litigation.
Sam earned his J.D. from Boston College Law School, where he served as an Executive Senior Editor of the Boston College Law Review. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Swarthmore College and is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.
Adelene M. Jeneid
Head of Operations & Client Experience
Adelene M. Jeneid leads operations and client experience at Pacini Law, ensuring that engagements run with clarity, responsiveness, and discipline from intake through resolution.
She works closely with the firm’s attorneys to manage client onboarding, matter coordination, and operational execution, allowing legal teams to remain focused on strategy while clients experience consistency, predictability, and accountability at every stage. Adelene plays a central role in maintaining the firm’s service standards as matters scale in complexity and intensity.
Before joining Pacini Law, Adelene worked in high‑performance legal environments, including at Latham & Watkins, where she supported complex, fast‑moving matters. She also brings experience connected to international and diplomatic institutions, including work associated with the United Nations, which informs her structured, detail‑oriented approach to operational execution.
Adelene is a graduate of Boston University. Her work reflects a broader interest in institutional systems and cross‑border engagement, including ongoing involvement with nonprofit initiatives in Lebanon and leadership within the World Economic Forum Global Shapers community.
Kevin Allwarden
Paralegal & Head of Legal Technology
Kevin Allwarden is Pacini Law’s paralegal and legal technology lead.
He brings experience in compliance and operations across the biomedical and public utility sectors, as well as at Dow Jones & Company. That background informs how he works: with discipline, precision, and a strong focus on execution.
At Pacini Law, Kevin integrates and runs the firm’s technology stack to improve speed, accuracy, and cost control across matters. He works closely with attorneys on case development, document analysis, and workflow execution, ensuring that technology is used to enhance judgment and outcomes—not to add unnecessary process.
Kevin is known for his attention to detail and his commitment to improving how legal work is executed across the firm.
He holds a Master of Legal Studies from Northeastern University and a B.A. from Saint Anselm College.
