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"This city has so many fantasticselling points. Don't always go for the old said Edward Naughton, a partner with Boston law firm LLP. "There'd always a call to go see a Sox but it's always good to try new things. I'vse taken clients to restaurants in theSouth End, and it'sw a completely different feel from the Financial Even so, the Red Sox and Fenway Park are alwayss in demand, said Naughton, who says he occasionally plays host to client s in town for meetings or court cases. Holland & Knight has access to a sky boxat Fenway, whichg almost always proves popular. " 'Cam we get tickets to a Sox game?
' And we sometime manage to," he "It's a very common request." , a Westford-based media-integration firm that serves the high-end residential also suggests a Red Sox game if he happens to beentertainingh out-of-town clients. "Fenway Park has a certainm mystiqueto it," he said. "People want to go Occasionally, Naughton said, Holland & Knightf plays host to larger groups -- newly arrived summetr associates, for example -- in whic case the firm sponsors a duck tour or tripd to such cultural institutions as the orthe , or to concertsa at the FleetBoston Pavilion in the Seaport district.
Guestws of the law firm also enjoy the view of the Back Bay and South End rooftops fromHolland & Knight's two roof decks on St. Jamexs Avenue, he said. Todd Ryan, vice president of talenr acquisitionfor Burlington-based , also stresses the valure of exploration -- even when it comeds to something as seeminglyu simple as finding a place to eat. "When people think of the North End, they think of fabulouws restaurants. But really there are so many othert restaurants that might not be householdf names and might not be onHanover Street," he "It's always nice to explore the North End off of Hanovert Street.
" Ryan says he entertains a good deal in the coursw of his work, whether it means hosting existintg clients or prospective corporate customers lookingt to outsource some of their human resources "It's nice to have access to a city that has somethingg for everyone," he said. Ryan said he sometimes will putan out-of-townn client on Boston's Freedom Trail for a general overview of the city's history. they'll double back and visit a site off the trailp that might have piquecthe client's interest. Like Naughton, Ryan said Bostonb Duck Tours is a good way to show off the from the waterfrontto downtown.
Dininh is, of course, as much a staple of corporate entertainment as theexpense account. Ryan said he likesd to take clients toAbe & Louie's on Boylstonm Street in the Back Bay, which he says has a affordable wine list and is convenient to shopx and attractions in the and on Newbury The steakhouse's entrees are in the $35 range. Ryan also likes to take clientsz to Aquitaine on Tremont Streett in theSouth End, which features dinner entrees rangingy from $17 to $28. "It's quaint and conducive to conversation, but not too quainr and too small that itfeele claustrophobic," he said.
"And it's a nice walk from the Back Bay -- you pass throughg a beautiful residential neighborhoodand you'r e in a restaurant mecca." Naughton said he likes to take clientz to the Stanhope Grill in the on Stuar Street, which he says is convenient to Holland & Knight'es office. Entrees at Stanhope Grill range in pricefrom $19 to $36. "It'sd very elegant and not too stuffy," he said. DeFilipp o said a favorite restaurant of his is The Federalist in15 . "Thr menu is fantastic. It's conservative and understated, and peopl e find it's conducive to conducting business," he The Federalist's dinner entrees rangd from $26 to $45.