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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, whistleblower, employee privacy, defamation, employee benefits, wage and hour, non-competition, and trade secret litigation. Bob additionally advises and represents unionized employers in connection with arbitration matters and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board.
Professional Experience
Bob has tried numerous complex cases to verdict in state and federal courts, dozens of labor and commercial arbitrations, and also has extensive appellate experience. Bob additionally counsels employers on non-competition strategy and enforcement, 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 (2005-2009)
- Fellow of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers (2009)
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004-2009)
- Voted one of the Top 100 Lawyers in New England by Boston Magazine (2008)
- The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2008)
Publications
- "So Your Client Wants To Hire A Competitor's Employee: The ABC's Of Good And Bad Non-Compete Lawyering" (MCLE 2009)
- "Making Noncompete Agreements Work for Employers," BNA's Corporate Counsel Weekly (October 2009)
- "The Prevention and Defense of Employee Lawsuits," Inside the Minds: Dealing With Employee Lawsuits (2005)
- "Disparate Impact Liability and Age Discrimination: an Issue on the Brink of Resolution" (Boston Bar Assn. 2002)
- "Temporary Employees in the Modern Workplace: Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls," (with David M. Mandel ) (MCLE 1999)
- "Running in the Wrong Direction: Robinson's Off Track Interpretation of Hicks" (Mass. Bar Assn. 1994 )
- "New Jersey Casino Set-Aside Program After Croson," 13 Seton Hall L.J. 155 (with David O. Stewart) (1990)
- The Developing Labor Law (2d ed., 1982-1988) (contributing editor)
- "Private Settlement As Alternative Adjudication: A Rationale for Negotiation Ethics," 18 U. Mich. J.L. Ref. 503 (1985)
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 (Previous Chair of Labor & Employment Law section)
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- New England Legal Foundation (Massachusetts Advisory Board)
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
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
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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