Sean Smith
Senior Attorney
Sean Smith is a member of the firm’s employment, executive compensation and employee benefits practice. He regularly represents clients in connection with corporate transactions and advises on the labor and employment aspects of those transactions. He also assists employers with a wide variety of employment and executive compensation-related matters, including the drafting and negotiation of employment agreements, consulting agreements, separation agreements, commission and incentive plans, and restrictive covenant agreements.
Sean also counsels clients on a wide range of employment issues, including personnel policies, wage and hour compliance, leave and disability issues, harassment and discrimination, employee discipline and discharge, workforce reorganizations, separation agreements and issues concerning non-competes and other restrictive covenants. Additionally, Sean has extensive litigation experience, having represented employers before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators. In particular, he has significant experience representing employers in wage and hour lawsuits, discrimination matters, whistleblower actions, and disputes concerning restrictive covenants and trade secrets.
Publications
- Co-author, Global Guide to Non-Competition Agreements (“Massachusetts”) (2019)
- Co-author, “Massachusetts Set to Become the State to Offer the Most Far-Reaching Paid Family Leave Program in the Country,” Employee Benefit Plan Review (October 2018)
Presentations
- Presenter, “Legal Issues Employers Face in 2019: What You Need To Know,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (January 2019)
Education
- JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 2011; Senior Articles Editor, Virginia Journal of Criminal Law
- BA (Economics, Political Science), cum laude, University of Florida, 2008
Admissions / Qualifications
Qualifications
- Massachusetts, 2019
- District of Columbia, 2015
- Florida, 2011
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America – Ones to Watch (2023)