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Address: 585 Boylston Street, boston, MA, 02116
Law Firm: Gordon Law Group, LLP
Phone: 617-982-0403
Fax: 617-536-1802
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Website: http://www.gordonllp.com
| Title | Managing Partner |
| First Year of Call | |
| Areas of Practice | Labor and Employment, Class Actions, Civil Litigation |
| Description | Philip is the Managing Partner of Gordon Law Group, LLP. Recognized as one of the top employment lawyers in America by Best Lawyers, and as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in New England by Super Lawyers, Philip is an experienced and well-regarded employment attorney. considerable experience, reputation and ability Judge Michael K. Callan, Superior Court, May 31, 2017. extensive experience and success in the realm of class action lawsuits Judge Robert Cosgrove, Superior Court, July 11, 2016. eminently qualified Judge Bonnie MacLeod, Superior Court, June 29, 2015. Philip’s practice focuses on the employee, representing individuals in every aspect of the employment relationship, with a particular concentration on class action litigation for discrimination, minimum wages, pay equity and wrongful termination. As a class action employment attorney, Philip has represented thousands of employees in actions against Wal-Mart, Federal Express, BJs, Ryder and other large employers. Philip also represents senior executives at companies across the nation, guiding them through negotiations and dispute resolution. Philip is a frequent lecturer and panelist on employment law, litigation and ethics. He has also authored and contributed to numerous article and books, and testifies regularly before the House and Senate on bills concerning labor and workforce development. Most Recently Philip writes a general employment blog and an executive compensation blog. You can read these blogs at www.gordonllp.com/the-lawblog and www.representingexecutives.com Fish rots from the head down, Philip Gordon explains. WBZ’s Kendall Buhl interviews Gordon about Matt Lauer and sexual harassment in the workplace and the issues particular to executives (November 29, 2017) The Washington Post quotes Gordon on the employment ramifications of Weinstein allegations (October 20, 2017) Brockton Facing $45.6M punitive damages from Lopes class action brought by Gordon Law Group, and Mayoral candidate calls for removal of Maureen Cruise (October 3, 2017) Enterprise News reports on breaking news of decision by Judge REJECTING Brockton’s attorney’s plea to overturn $4M jury verdict won by Gordon and Rodgers (June 26, 2017) Practice Areas Philip’s law practice focuses on the employee. In his class action work, Philip represents workers in complex class actions against major companies. He also represents construction workers in prevailing wage and overtime cases, wait staff in wage and tip theft cases, call-center employees in minimum wage and overtime cases, cable installers/technicians in overtime cases, and a landmark group of workers in groundbreaking discrimination cases. He believes that when workers band together, almost anything is possible. In addition to his class action practice, Philip has extensive experience negotiating executive employment contracts, severance agreements and equity packages, including matters related to stock options and other forms of equity, as well as severance payments, acceleration clauses, non-competition provisions, benefits and bonuses. Philip acts as lead counsel in federal and state courts and as lead negotiator in direct and facilitated dispute resolution forums. Philip also frequently works with non-profit organizations on public interest matters, bringing much-needed class action experience to devastating discrimination and wage abuses. What Others Are Saying Best Lawyers in America, 2016-2018 (inclusion based entirely on peer review; Best Lawyers is the oldest and most highly-respected peer review guide to the legal profession worldwide) Massachusetts Super Lawyer, recognized among the Top 100 Attorneys across all practice areas in 2017, and continuously recognized generally every year since its first publication, 2004-2017 (recognizing the top 5% of the lawyers in Massachusetts, across all practice areas; joint edition of Law & Politics and Boston Magazine) 40 Under 40 Award Recipient, 2006 by Boston Business Journal National Employment Lawyers’ Association President, Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association (affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association) (2010 2012). Chair, Wage & Hour Committee of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Chapter (2006 present).S Panelist, Class Actions After Dukes & Genesis HealthCare Corp.: The Ongoing Attack On Representative Testimony In Class Actions, NELA 2014 National Convention (June 25-28, 2014) Author, amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers’ Association (Massachusetts Chapter), Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) and the National Employment Law Project (NELP), Don DiFiore & Others v. American Airlines, First Circuit Court of Appeals, Nos. 10-1108, 10-1167 and 10-1264 (August 27, 2010) regarding the mandatory treble damages provision of the Wage Act. Co-Author, amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers’ Association (Massachusetts Chapter), Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), Centro Presente, Chelsea Collaborative, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH), Massachusetts Jobs with Justice (JwJ), Metrowest Immigrant Worker Center (MWIWC), Project Voice, American Friends Service Committee, and National Employment Law Project (NELP), Don DiFiore & Others v. American Airlines, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, SJC-10313 (April 3, 2009) regarding class action rules in wage and hour cases and retroactivity of the mandatory treble damages provision of the Wage Act Author, amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers’ Association, (Massachusetts Chapter), Electronic Data Systems Corp. v. Attorney General, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, SJC-10260 (October 24, 2008) regarding the treatment of vacation time as wages Co-Author, amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers’ Association (Massachusetts Chapter), Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), Brazilian Immigrant Center (BIC), Centro Presente, Chelsea Collaborative, Chinese Progressive Association (CPA), Irish Immigration Center (IIC), Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH), Massachusetts Jobs with Justice (JwJ), Metrowest Immigrant Worker Center (MWIWC), Project Voice, American Friends Service Committee, and National Employment Law Project (NELP), Salvas v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, SJC-10108 (April 28, 2008) regarding the use of class action rules in wage and hour cases Co-Author, amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers’ Association (Massachusetts Chapter), Eigerman v. Putnam Investments, SJC-09854 (Nov. 5, 2007) regarding the covenant of good faith and fair dealing in employment contracts Recent Lectures/Panels/Government Testimony Philip is a frequent lecturer and panelist on employment law, litigation and ethics. Below is a selection of recent and some upcoming appearances: Co-Chair, Class Actions panel at the 37th Annual Labor and Employment Law Spring Conference, Massachusetts Bar Association (May 6, 2016) Faculty, 18th Annual Employment Law Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 4, 2015) Faculty, Independent Contractor v. Employee, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (October 21, 2015) Keynote Panelist, 17th Annual Employment Law Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 5, 2014) Testimony on proposed changes to noncompetition laws before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development (Massachusetts House and Senate) (July 18, 2014) Panelist, Class Actions After Dukes & Genesis HealthCare Corp.: The Ongoing Attack On Representative Testimony In Class Actions, NELA 2014 National Convention (June 25-28, 2014) Keynote Panelist, 16th Annual Employment Law Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 6, 2013) Keynote Speaker, Human Capital Series, Mitigating Your Employment Risks, Small Business Association of New England (January 30, 2013) Panelist, 15th Annual Employment Law Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 14, 2012) Panelist, Independent Contractor v. Employee, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (November 27, 2012) Chair, Executive Compensation Law, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (June 19, 2012) Panelist, Employment Case Law, Legislative Developments & Trends Update 2012, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (April 9, 2012) Chair, Litigating Wage & Hour Cases, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (March 29, 2012) Panelist, 14th Annual Employment Law Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 9, 2011) Panelist, Handling Workplace Challenges at Small Companies & Startups, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (May 23, 2011) Panelist, FLSA Update: Classifying Employees Under the FLSA’s Administrative Exemption: Are You Flirting With Disaster? Boston Bar Association (April 27, 2011) Chair, Litigating Wage & Hour Cases, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (March 15, 2011) Panelist, Complex Issues & Emerging Trends in Class Action Litigation, Massachusetts Bar Association (January 13, 2011) Panelist, 13th Annual Employment Law Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 10, 2010) Panelist, 10th Annual Consumer Class Action Symposium, National Consumer Law Center’s Annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference (November 14, 2010) Panelist, Hourly Workers: Employee Rights, Employer Obligations, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (June 17, 2010) Panelist, Advisen’s Premier Wage-and-Hour Webinar (June 16, 2010) Panelist, At the Intersection of Technology and Employment Law, Boston Bar Association (June 7, 2010) Panelist, 31st Annual Labor & Employment Law Spring Conference, Massachusetts Bar Association (May 11, 2010) Chair, Litigating Wage & Hour Cases, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (May 4, 2010) Chair, Executive Compensation Law, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (February 3, 2010) Testimony on proposed Employee Protection Act hearings on S.726 before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development (Massachusetts House and Senate) (October 28, 2009) Panelist, Redefining Employment Relationship in a Recessionary Market, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (October 1, 2010) Lecturer, Negotiating Employment Relationships, Yale University School of Management, Entrepreneurship Group (April 29, 2009) Chair, Litigating Wage & Hour Cases, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (April 7, 2009) Lecturer, ˜Win-win’ Negotiating the Employment Relationship for Success, with Philip Gordon, Harvard Business School Alumni Association (March 24, 2009) Panelist, Litigating Wage & Hour Class Actions, Boston Bar Association (March 18, 2009) Lecturer, Compensation Law in the Pharmacy, Annual Fall Health Care Symposium, presented by Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (October 30, 2008) Panelist, Hourly Workers: Employee Rights, Employer Obligations, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (June 19, 2008) Panelist, Wage and Hour Issues for the Complex Workplace, Boston Bar Association (May 28, 2008) Chair, Wage and Hour Issues, a panel plenary lecture to the New England Regional Conference of the National Employment Lawyers Association (May 9, 2008) Lecturer, Salary Negotiations: Aligning Your Interests and Lining Your Pockets, with Philip Gordon, Harvard Business School Alumni Association (February 25, 2008) Lecturer, Salesforce Compensation: Wage and Hour Laws from the Employee’s Perspective, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 11, 2007) Lecturer, Wage Laws: What Every Employee Needs to Know, Urban League of Greater Boston (2007-2008). Testimony on proposed Act Further Regulating Employee Compensation hearings on S.1059 and H.4663, before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development (Massachusetts House and Senate) (2007) Testimony on elder affairs before the Health and Human Services Committee (Massachusetts House and Senate) (February 15, 2007) Guest Speaker, How to Guide a Constituent through a Wage Complaint: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations, sponsored by Senator Thomas McGee, Senate Chair of Labor & Workforce Development (February 6, 2006) Keynote Speaker, Lowell Workers’ Forum (January 10, 2006) Moderator, Boston City Council Citywide Candidates Forum (featuring 7 of 8 candidates for office, including the incumbent Council President) (October 11, 2005) Keynote Speaker, It’s Not Just the Money, at a meeting of the 128 Innovation Capital Group (September 8, 2005); presentation co-authored with Neil Wallack, founding General Partner, Vision Media Investors Testimony on proposed Act to Protect Employees from Unscrupulous Employers; hearings on S. 928 and H. 3775, before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development (Massachusetts House and Senate) (June 15, 2005) Lecturer, Corporate Growth at Technion University Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management (January 2005, Haifa, Israel) Recent Publications Below is a selection of recent publications: Philip J. Gordon (Co-Author), MCLE: Massachusetts Employment Law (MCLE 2008-2017) Philip J. Gordon (Co-Author), MCLE: Massachusetts Wage And Hour Treatise (MCLE 2008-2017) Philip J. Gordon (Contributor), Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in the Workplace, Bloomberg BNA Books (October 2014) Philip J. Gordon (Author), Massachusetts Employment Law: Strategies for Both Sides, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (August 14, 2013) Philip J. Gordon, Retroactive Application of Wage Act Amendment is Fair, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 15, 2009) Philip J. Gordon, Wage Legislation Meets Needs of Employees and Employers, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 5, 2008) Philip J. Gordon, Earned Wage Legislation is Good for Bay State Businesses, Mass High Tech (March 10, 2008) Philip J. Gordon (Chapter Author), Salesforce Compensation: Wage and Hour Laws from the Employee’s Perspective, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 2007) Philip J. Gordon, Aligning Interests Improve Chances for VC Success, Boston Business Journal (October 14-20, 2005) Philip J. Gordon (Managing Partner, Gordon Law Group, LLP) and Keith D. Bilezerian (Chair, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Group; Day, Berry & Howard LLP), Aligning Interests Critical for Biz Growth; Develop Strategic Compensation Techniques, Mass High Tech (August 29, 2005) Philip J. Gordon, Directorships: Pot of Gold or Career Pothole?, Mass High Tech (December 29, 2004) Philip J. Gordon, Angels Must Be Aware of Legal Hazards Inherent in Investing, Boston Business Journal (March 5-11, 2004) Recently Quoted or Featured In Fish rots from the head down, Gordon explains. (January 21, 2018) WBZ’s Kendall Buhl interviews Gordon about Matt Lauer and sexual harassment in the workplace and the issues particular to executives (November 29, 2017) Gordon quoted in the Washington Post on the employment ramifications of Weinstein allegations Channel 5 Investigates features Philip Gordon and Elizabeth Rodgers, along with their client Russell Lopes to discuss the $4.05M jury verdict they obtained (February 17, 2017) Lawyers Weekly, Patrick Murphy, Renewed push vowed for beefed up wage theft bill (October 13, 2016) ( Boston Globe, Dan Adams, Amazon fired dozens of Boston-area drivers some think illegally (October 12, 2016) The Crimson, Meg P. Berhard, Former Professor Suing University Granted Tenure at Tufts (April 3, 2015) Boston Globe, Justine Hofherr, Low Income Managers May Start Getting Paid for Overtime (February 19, 2015) Former CVS Pharmacist Urges Company’s Employees to Learn about the New ˜Opt-Out’ Option in Their Training Modules (November 7, 2014) Boston Globe, Marcella Bombardieri, Harvard Professor Challenges School’s Denial of Tenure (June 13, 2014) Slate Magazine, Emily Yoffe, Dear Prudence (June 26, 2014) Slate Magazine, Emily Yoffe, Dear Prudence (June 5, 2014) ABC Boston, Karen Anderson, Harvard University Professor Sues Over Denied Tenure (April 29, 2014) Huffington Post, Tyler Kingkade, Harvard Accused of Retaliating Against Professor Who Defended Sexual Assault Survivors (April 17, 2014) HealthLeaders Media, Lena J. Weiner, Should Healthcare Workers be Tested for Nicotine? (March 24, 2014) Boston Globe, Todd Wallack, MBTA nears antibias agreement with US regulators (January 14, 2014) Lawyers Weekly, Brandon Gee, Swell in Employment Suits (August 15, 2013) Providence Journal, Karen Lee Ziner, Garbage Truck Workers from R.I. to Rally at Mass. Firm They Sued Over Pay (June 8, 2013) Slate Magazine, Emily Yoffe, I lied about my degree on my rasuma for years and now I’ve been found out, Dear Prudence (April 18, 2013) The We Party, Chaz Bolte, Providence Waste Services Workers Seek Up to a Decade of Prevailing Wage Back Pay (August 27, 2013) Lawyers Weekly, Kimberly Atkins, Supreme Court again takes hard look at class actions (July 19, 2012) Lawyers Weekly, Al Turco, Personnel records law poses continuing challenges (November 23, 2011) Boston.com, Elaine Varelas Travel Expenses on the job who should have to pay? (March 16, 2011) Lawyers Weekly, Lawyer files class action over improperly installed birth control devices (August 23, 2010) Christine Pazzanese, Supreme Court finds lodestar method reasonable, Lawyers Weekly (May 17, 2010) Noah Bierman, New workplace complaint against T: Focuses on treatment of hispanics and women, Boston Globe (February 11, 2010) Noah Bierman, Hispanic and female workers at MBTA file discrimination complaint, Boston Globe (February 10, 2010) Noah Bierman, Minority grievances at T are to be reviewed: Transportation agency for Mass. steps into fray, Boston Globe (February 4, 2010) Julia Reischel, Getting in on the (class) action, Lawyers Weekly (September 14, 2009) Thomas E. Egan and Julia Reischel, Skycaps win Wage Act appeal over tips, Lawyers Weekly (August 10, 2009) Eric T. Berkman, Fired worker owed used vacation days, Lawyers Weekly (June 22, 2009) Barbara Rabinovitz, Wage Act opponents press ahead, Lawyers Weekly (March 2, 2009) Karen Lee Ziner, Workers hail ˜partial justice’ with settlement, Providence Journal (November 19, 2008) Jesse Noyes, Communication key for calming employee fears, Boston Business Journal (October 24, 2008) Correy Stephenson, Workplace Bullying Suits on the Horizon, Lawyers USA (October 15, 2008) Lisa van der Pool, Downturn has laid-off workers calling lawyers, Boston Business Journal (May 2, 2008) Lisa van der Pool, Bullies beware: Employees have more options including court to confront bad bosses, Boston Business Journal (August 15, 2008) Jesse Greenspan, Mass. Gov. Allows Triple Damages Bill To Become Law, Employment Law 360 (April 17, 2008) Sacha Pfeiffer, Pay violations will trigger new penalties, Boston Globe (April 15, 2008) Kyle Cheney, Gov allows triple damages to become law, despite his own objections, State House News Service (April 14, 2008) Steve LeBlanc (Associated Press), Dems, Patrick clash on requiring triple damages for unpaid wages, Boston Globe & Boston Herald (March 3, 2008) Donna Goodison, Staples workers file lawsuit on overtime, Boston Herald (October 17, 2007) Greg Turner, Staples employee sues for overtime pay: Class action status sought in allegations, MetroWest Daily News (October 11, 2007) Eve Tahmincioglu, Watch your step pay-docking ahead, MSNBC (June 15, 2007) Ryan McBride, Sole-investor model ultimately sank Therion, Mass High Tech (December 18, 2006) Chuck Green, Study finds considerable worker concern over flu, Boston Business Journal (November 17, 2006) Jay Fitzgerald, Triple-damage wage bill passes: Romney silent on tougher lawsuit rules, Boston Herald (September 1, 2006) Yvonne Abraham, Bill would override SJC wage ruling, Boston Globe (August 25, 2005) Recent Television and Radio Appearances FOX Jacqui Heinrich interviews Philip Gordon for feature story, Man Loses Job Opportunity After Threatening Remarks on Dating App (August 4, 2016) MSNBC Ronan Farrow Daily Philip Gordon and Dr. Kimberly Theidon interview with Ronan Farrow (May 5, 2014) ABC Boston Team 5 Investigates Philip Gordon, Elizabeth Rodgers and Dr. Kimberly Theidon interview with Karen Anderson (April 29, 2014) FOX Maria Stephanos interviews Philip Gordon to discuss lying on resumes (March 6, 2014) NECN The Morning Show Interview with Steve Aveson (April 12, 2012) ( WBZ News Interview with Christina Hager (December 21, 2010) Fox News Interview with Maria Stephanos (November 26, 2010) WTAG Jordan Levy, The Jordan Levy Show WBZ Paul Sullivan, The Paul Sullivan Show WBIX Barry Armstrong, Money Matters WBSM Pete Braley, Mornings with Pete Braley WPEP Hometown WBNW Gina Ghioldi, The Brass Ring Judicial Clerkship Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Judicial Law Clerk to Justice Charles Fried Experience After his judicial clerkship, Philip served in the following capacities before founding Gordon Law Group: WilmerHale LLP (formerly Hale and Dorr LLP) Associate, Corporate Department GenuOne, Inc. General Counsel and Executive Vice President. GenuOne was one of the world’s leading anti-counterfeiting companies. It was acquired by OpSec Security, traded on the London Stock Exchange Community/Pro Bono Work American Bar Association, Committee on Federal Labor Standards Legislation National Employment Lawyers Association, Class Action Committee Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), Board Member Wage and Hour Project of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, Member, Senior Partners for Justice Maccabi Games 2004, Chairman of Hockey |
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