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Robert B. Gordon
Partner
Ropes & Gray
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
T + 1-617-951-7442
F + 1-617-235-0229
+ 1-617-854-2163 secretary
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Practice
Bob Gordon is a partner in the firm's Labor & Employment Department. Since joining Ropes & Gray, Bob has primarily been involved in advising and defending management in employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, employee privacy, defamation, employee benefits, wage and hour, non-competition, and trade secret litigation.
Professional Experience
Bob has tried numerous complex cases to verdict in state and federal courts, and dozens of labor and commercial arbitrations, and he also has extensive appellate experience. Bob additionally counsels employers on employee discipline and discharge, reductions in force, executive employment and separation agreements, sexual harassment and other internal investigations, and compliance issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN) Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Bob argued successfully before the United States Supreme Court in the age discrimination case of Hazen Paper Company v. Biggins.
Honors & Awards
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2005-2008)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004-2008)
- The Best Lawyers in America (2006, 2007)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Elected Member, Town of Wayland School Committee
- Regular speaker at MCLE, MBA, and BBA conferences on labor and employment law
- Member, Massachusetts Advisory Board, New England Legal Foundation
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association (Steering Committee Member of Labor & Employment Law section)
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- New England Legal Foundation (Massachusetts Advisory Board)
Languages
Bar Admissions
- New Hampshire, 2005
- Connecticut, 1995
- Rhode Island, 1991
- Massachusetts, 1986
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
- U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
Clerkships
- Honorable Bruce M. Selya, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
Education
- 1986,
J.D., cum laude, The University of Michigan Law School
- 1983,
B.A., Wesleyan University; Phi Beta Kappa (Junior Election)
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