LABOR RELATIONS

• Labor counsel to companies nationwide in the following industries:
  • Cannabis
  • Healthcare
  • Investment Advisers and Private Funds
  • Technology
  • Life Sciences
  • Consumer and Retail
  • Energy and Climate
• Negotiated numerous collective bargaining agreements, including in the health care, energy, cannabis, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, and non-profit industries
• Drafted labor peace agreements to meet state requirements in cannabis industry
• Lead counsel for companies in retail, transportation, manufacturing, cannabis and health care industries regarding a range of issues before the NLRB, including union organizing attempts, unfair labor practice charges, unit clarification petitions, and decertification efforts
• Guided many companies in with successful decertification petitions, including in the cannabis and energy sectors
• Lead New England labor and employment counsel for a major nursing home company, handling “R” petitions and unfair labor practice charges, and in addition, a successful litigation brought against a union for conduct arising out of a corporate campaign against employer
• Main counsel for an international retailer in its first-ever set of union elections in the United States
• Handled numerous contract arbitrations, including as to contract interpretation and discipline across various industries

WAGE & HOUR

• Lead counsel for retail, cannabis, manufacturing, life sciences, and cannabis employers in FLSA and state law wage and hour class actions
• Represented employers in audits conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor and Massachusetts Attorney General regarding alleged misclassification of workers based on exempt status 
• Represented many employers in litigation and governmental audits concerning independent contractor status

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AND NON-COMPETE MATTERS

• Successfully prosecuted non-compete and non-solicit agreements on behalf of companies in many industries
• Advised clients and individuals regarding non-compete and non-solicit provisions, including the implications of the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law
• Advised hiring companies with regard to restrictive covenants for employees they seek to hire
• Defended against overbroad and unenforceable restrictive covenants

OTHER EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION MATTERS

• Lead counsel in OSHA investigations arising out of industrial accidents
• Represented a software company with respect to multi-million dollar claims of defamation and under M.G.L. Ch. 93A in federal court
• Represented international retailer against a whistleblower claim brought under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act before the U.S. Department of Labor
• Represented manufacturer in whistleblower investigation under the OSHA law brought before the U.S. Department of Labor
• Tried employment discrimination cases in federal and state courts and before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
• Handled numerous EEOC and MCAD charges and investigations

• Best Lawyers: Litigation - Labor & Employment (2025-2027)
• George Washington Law Review, Member
• Received High Honors and Order of the Coif from the George Washington University, National Law Center
• Recipient of the Denis Maguire Award - recognizing excellence in the provision of pro bono services to the public

• Wage & Hour Defense Institute, Immediate Past-Chair
• Management Co-Chair, American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Trial Advocacy Competition, Boston Region
• Boston Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, former member of the Steering Committee
• Massachusetts Bar Association, Labor and Employment and General Litigation Sections, Member
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment and General Litigation Sections, Member

• Speaker, “Developments in Labor Law under the Second Trump Administration,” WHDI Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC (April 2026)
• Speaker, "Evolving Cannabis Labor Markets," Foley Hoag Webinar (October 2024)
• Speaker, "Current Developments in Cannabis Licensing and Regulations: New Jersey," Foley Hoag Webinar (May 2024)
• Moderator and Speaker, “The Biden NLRB and What it Means for Employers,” May 18, 2022
• Speaker, “Wage and Hour Audits,” ABA Federal Labor Standards Committee Meeting, February 17, 2022 
• Speaker, Tech GC Annual Conference, September 22, 2020
• Speaker, "FLSA Hot Topics," ABA Federal Labor Standards Committee Meeting, February 21, 2019 
• Speaker, "The New Massachusetts Noncompete Law: What You Need to Know," August 23, 2018
• Panelist, “Preventing Wage & Hour Cases 2018, Latest Court Decisions: Federal Cases,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, June 6, 2018
• Speaker, "Structuring Independent Contractor Agreements to Avoid Misclassification Liability," Strafford Webinar, November 29, 2017
• Speaker, "Wage and Hour Strategies for Compliance with the Nuances of the Federal and State Wage and Hour Laws," American Employment Law Council, October 20, 2017
• Speaker, "FLSA Hot Topics," ABA Federal Labor Standards Committee Meeting, February 24, 2017
• Speaker, "Independent Contractor Misclassification Litigation on the Rise," Strafford Webinar, December 7, 2016
• Speaker, “Transform: The Future of Non-Compete Agreements in Massachusetts,” Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, November 18, 2016
• Speaker, “U.S. DOL’s Changes to the Overtime Regulations: What They Mean for Assisting Living Facilities,” Mass-ALA Annual Conference, November 3, 2016
• Panelist, “Your Employment Agreements Are Under Attack,” January 20, 2016