Philip J. Gordon
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585 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
About Philip J. Gordon
Practice Areas
- Class Actions
- Employment
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Member, Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team
- Honors: Outstanding Alumnus Award from Suffolk University Law School
- Honors: First Place, Northeast Law Schools Regional Competition
Show More - Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1992B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Government
- Major: Sociology
- Honors: Dean's List
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, “Corporate Growth” at Technion University – Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management (January 2005, Haifa, Israel)
- 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)
- 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
- Moderator, Boston City Council Citywide Candidates Forum (featuring 7 of 8 candidates for office, including the incumbent Council President) (October 11, 2005)
- Keynote Speaker, Lowell Workers’ Forum (January 10, 2006)
- 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)
- Testimony on elder affairs before the Health and Human Services Committee (Massachusetts House and Senate) (February 15, 2007)
- 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)
- Lecturer, “Wage Laws: What Every Employee Needs to Know,” Urban League of Greater Boston (2007-2008).
- Lecturer, “Salesforce Compensation: Wage and Hour Laws from the Employee’s Perspective,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 11, 2007)
- Lecturer, “Salary Negotiations: Aligning Your Interests – and Lining Your Pockets, with Philip Gordon,” Harvard Business School Alumni Association (February 25, 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)
- Panelist, “Wage and Hour Issues for the Complex Workplace,” Boston Bar Association (May 28, 2008)
- Panelist, “Hourly Workers: Employee Rights, Employer Obligations,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (June 19, 2008)
- Lecturer, “Compensation Law in the Pharmacy,” Annual Fall Health Care Symposium, presented by Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (October 30, 2008)
- Panelist, “Litigating Wage & Hour Class Actions,” Boston Bar Association (March 18, 2009)
- Lecturer, “‘Win-win’ – Negotiating the Employment Relationship for Success, with Philip Gordon,” Harvard Business School Alumni Association (March 24, 2009)
- Chair, “Litigating Wage & Hour Cases,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (April 7, 2009)
- Lecturer, “Negotiating Employment Relationships,” Yale University School of Management, Entrepreneurship Group (April 29, 2009)
- Panelist, “Redefining Employment Relationship in a Recessionary Market,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (October 1, 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)
- Chair, “Executive Compensation Law,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (February 3, 2010)
- Chair, “Litigating Wage & Hour Cases,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (May 4, 2010)
- Panelist, “31st Annual Labor & Employment Law Spring Conference,” Massachusetts Bar Association (May 11, 2010)
- Panelist, “At the Intersection of Technology and Employment Law,” Boston Bar Association (June 7, 2010)
- Panelist, “Advisen’s Premier Wage-and-Hour Webinar” (June 16, 2010)
- Panelist, “Hourly Workers: Employee Rights, Employer Obligations,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (June 17, 2010)
- Panelist, “10th Annual Consumer Class Action Symposium,” National Consumer Law Center’s Annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference (November 14, 2010)
- Panelist, “13th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 10, 2010)
- Panelist, “Complex Issues & Emerging Trends in Class Action Litigation,” Massachusetts Bar Association (January 13, 2011)
- Chair, “Litigating Wage & Hour Cases,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (March 15, 2011)
- Panelist, “FLSA Update: Classifying Employees Under the FLSA’s Administrative Exemption: Are You Flirting With Disaster?” Boston Bar Association (April 27, 2011)
- Panelist, “Handling Workplace Challenges at Small Companies & Startups,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (May 23, 2011)
- Panelist, “14th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 9, 2011)
- Chair, “Litigating Wage & Hour Cases,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (March 29, 2012)
- Panelist, “Employment Case Law, Legislative Developments & Trends Update 2012,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (April 9, 2012)
- Chair, “Executive Compensation Law,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (June 19, 2012)
- Panelist, “Independent Contractor v. Employee,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (November 27, 2012)
- Panelist, “15th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 14, 2012)
- Keynote Speaker, Human Capital Series, “Mitigating Your Employment Risks,” Small Business Association of New England (January 30, 2013)
- Keynote Panelist, “16th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 6, 2013)
- 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)
- Testimony on proposed changes to noncompetition laws before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development (Massachusetts House and Senate) (July 18, 2014)
- Keynote Panelist, “17th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 5, 2014)
- Faculty, “Independent Contractor v. Employee,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (October 21, 2015)
- Faculty, “18th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 4, 2015)
- Co-Chair, “Class Actions” panel at the “37th Annual Labor and Employment Law Spring Conference,” Massachusetts Bar Association (May 6, 2016)
- 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)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Colorado
- Pennsylvania
Other Affiliations
- Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association, 2010 - 2012 (President)
- Wage & Hour Committee, Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Chapter, 2006 - Present (Chair)
- National Employment Lawyers' Association
- Legislative Committee of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Chapter, 2008 - Present (Chair)
- Wage & Hour Committee of the Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Chapter, 2006 - Present (Chair)
Past Positions
- Honorable Justice Charles Fried of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Judicial Law Clerk
- WilmerHale LLP (formerly Hale and Dorr LLP), Associate, Corporate Department
- GenuOne, Inc, General Counsel and Executive Vice President
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
Articles
Published Works
- Philip J. Gordon (Co-Author), MCLE: Massachusetts Employment Law (MCLE 2008-2016)
- Philip J. Gordon (Co-Author), MCLE: Massachusetts Wage And Hour Treatise (MCLE 2008-2016)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Co-Author, amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers’ Association (Massachusetts Chapter), Eigerman v. Putnam Investments, SJC-09854 (Nov. 5, 2007)
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