Best Lawyers Near You in Boston, Massachusetts for Labor and Employment Law - Management
An experienced management-side employment lawyer, Suzanne King counsels employers on a wide range of employment practices, including: hiring, managing employee performance and discipline, terminations, reductions in force, complaints about sexual and other harassment, reasonable accommodations under the ADA, leave under the FMLA and various state laws, wage and hour practices, including employee classification issues and pay equity, and data privacy and security. Suzanne also has extensive ex...
Joe Ambash is the managing partner of the Boston office. His practice includes all aspects of employment law, including labor-management relations, employment discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation, and preventive labor relations. He also has an extensive practice training managers in all areas of employment law compliance. Joe represents management in a broad range of industries, including health care, higher education, financial services, retail, media, sports and state and local ...
Anthony D. Rizzotti represents a wide range of employers, including healthcare systems, hospitals, and life sciences companies in: Collective bargaining negotiations Contract administration Labor arbitrations Union elections Non-compete and trade secret litigation Wage and hour matters Appearing before the National Labor Relations Board and in state and federal courts in Massachusetts, Florida and Rhode Island, he also handles discrimination issues and claims arising under: The National Labor...
Russell Beck is a business, trade secrets, and employee mobility litigator, nationally recognized for his trade secrets and noncompete experience. He was invited to the Obama White House to develop guidelines for the proper use of noncompetes and has been cited as an expert on trade secrets and noncompetes by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the White House, the Treasury Department, National Public Radio, PBS, the BBC World News Service, Le Monde, and many others. Russell has over...
David C. Kurtz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. David C., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Katherine J. Michon was named by Best Lawyers as a 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” based on the high esteem in which she is held by her colleagues. She and her partners pioneered the firm’s nationally-ranked executive advocacy practice which focuses on the legal needs of executives, professionals and select businesses in sophisticated employment matters. Ms. Michon was also selected for the 2017 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America,” and in 2012 she was named a Top Woma...
Maura McLaughlin counsels employers throughout the full life cycle of managing employment relationships. She advises clients on important hiring, discipline and termination decisions, and on best practices for performance management and documentation, which allows for successful defense of these decisions. Clients look to Maura’s advice on negotiating reasonable accommodation issues, addressing employee absenteeism and misconduct, and as compliance with wage and hour laws. She also prov...
Gregory Keating is chair of the firm’s Labor Employment & Benefits and Whistleblower Defense Groups. He handles employment litigation, arbitration and administrative cases regarding discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, non-competition and other post-employment restrictions, ERISA benefits and contract- and tort-based employment claims. In 2012, he was nominated to serve as a management representative on the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee by US Senators Michael En...
Jeff provides employers of all sizes and in all industries with strategic advice and counsel with respect to their business operations and employment law compliance. My focus All employers have employment law issues. I help clients with all aspects of employment law, but much of my work is focused on these areas: Advice & Counsel I regularly advise clients with respect to negotiating the myriad wage-hour laws, managing employee performance and leaves of absence, drafting and negotiating e...
Andrew L. Eisenberg is a partner in the Boston office of Constangy. His practice encompasses all aspects of labor law, labor relations and employment law. Mr. Eisenberg has extensive experience assisting the firm's clients in responding to union organizing campaigns, negotiating and advising clients with respect to the administration of collective bargaining agreements and representing clients in grievance and arbitration proceedings. He also assists clients with respect to the full range of ...
Robert M. Hale is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Robert M., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
David S. Rubin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. David S., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Mark Burak has specialized in the representation of employers in labor and employment matters for over 20 years. Mr. Burak’s practice focuses primarily on defending employers in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. Mr. Burak has successfully handled cases involving virtually the entire spectrum of employment related laws, with a particular emphasis on discrimination laws. He has tried several cases successfully to conclusion and obtained dismissals or summary jud...
Alice A. Kokodis is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Alice A., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alice A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Stephanie A. Bruce is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Individuals and Employment Law - Management. Stephanie A., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephanie A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Susan L. Barrett is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. Susan L., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Susan L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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