The Association of Wage And Hour Attorneys

Member Information

Full Name

Philip Gordon

Phone Number

617-536-1800

Website Address

http://www.gordonllp.com

City

Boston

State

Massachusetts

Postal Code

02116

Biography

Philip Gordon is an experienced employment attorney, and serves as the Managing Partner of the Gordon Law Group, LLP.
Practice Areas
Philip represents clients in every aspect of the employment relationship, with a particular concentration on class and collective action litigation for overtime pay, minimum wages, regular wages and commissions.
Philip's employment practice focuses on the employee, representing employees in every aspect of the employment relationship, with a particular concentration on class and collective action litigation for overtime pay, minimum wages, regular wages and commissions. Philip also has expertise with respect to negotiation of executive employment contracts and equity packages, including matters related to stock options and other forms of equity, as well as severance payments, acceleration clauses, health insurance contributions, vacation benefits and bonuses.
Philip also has expertise with respect to misclassification of employees as independent contractors, treatment of non-exempt employees as exempt, and enforcement of executive liability.
Philip has acted as lead counsel in federal and state court; acted as lead negotiator in direct and facilitated dispute resolution sessions; and negotiated employment offers, option contracts, noncompetition agreements, employment contracts and severance agreements.
Recent Recognitions
New England Super Lawyers, 2008 (as published in a joint publication of Law & Politics and Boston Magazine), also a Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Top 100 Lawyers in Massachusetts (in all practice areas), 2005 (as published in a joint publication of Law & Politics and Boston Magazine)
40 Under 40 Award Recipient, 2006 by Boston Business Journal
Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, 2005, 2006, 2007 (Global/National Register)
Experience
Prior to founding the Gordon Law Group, Philip served in the following capacities:
GenuOne, Inc. - Chief Legal Officer (General Counsel) and Executive Vice President. GenuOne is an anti-counterfeiting company recently acquired by OpSec Security and now traded on the London Stock Exchange.
Hale and Dorr LLP (now WilmerHale) - Associate, Corporate Department.
Judicial Clerkship
Justice Charles Fried, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Education
J.D., Suffolk University Law School, cum laude Suffolk University Law Review, Technical Editor Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team First Place, Northeast Law Schools Regional Championship
B.A., Bowdoin College
National Employment Lawyers Association
Chair, Wage & Hour Committee of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Chapter
Philip J. Gordon (Author), amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers' Association, Massachusetts Chapter, Electronic Data Systems Corp. v. Attorney General, SJC-10260 (October 24, 2008) - regarding the treatment of vacation time as wages
Philip J. Gordon (Co-Author), amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers' Association, Massachusetts Chapter, Salvas v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., SJC-10108 (April 28, 2008) - regarding the use of class action mechanism in wage and hour cases
Philip J. Gordon (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
(prior to 2005 available upon request)
Philip is a frequent lecturer and panelist. Below is a selection of recent appearances:
Speaker, "Compensation Law in the Pharmacy," Annual Fall Health Care Symposium, presented by Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and health Sciences (Oct. 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) (View Article)
Chair, "Wage and Hour Issues," a panel plenary lecture to the New England Regional Conference of the National Employment Lawyers Association (May 9, 2008)
Guest Lecturer, "Salary Negotiations: Aligning Your Interests - and Lining Your Pockets, with Phil Gordon," Harvard Business School Alumni Association (Feb. 25, 2008)
Lecturer, "Salesforce Compensation: Wage and Hour Laws from the Employee's Perspective," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (Dec. 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 (Jan. 10, 2006)
Moderator, Boston City Council Citywide Candidates Forum (featuring 7 of 8 candidates for office, including the incumbent Council President) (Oct. 11, 2005)
Keynote Speaker, "It's Not Just the Money", at a meeting of the 128 Innovation Capital Group (Sept. 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)
Guest Lecturer, "Corporate Growth" at Technion University - Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management (Jan. 2005, Haifa, Israel)
Recent Publications
(prior to 2004 available upon request)
Below is a selection of recent publications:
Philip J. Gordon (Chapter Co-Author, Chapter 13, I and III), MCLE: Massachusetts Employment Law, "Overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Massachusetts State Law: A Plaintiff's Perspective," and "Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law: A Plaintiff's Perspective" (Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 2008)
Philip J. Gordon (Co-Author) MCLE: Massachusetts Wage And Hour Treatise, "Timely Payment of Wages and Independent Contractor Status" (2008)
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 (Dec. 2007)
Philip J. Gordon, Aligning Interests Improve Chances for VC Success, Boston Business Journal (Oct. 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 (Aug. 29, 2005)
Philip J. Gordon, Directorships: Pot of Gold or Career Pothole?, Mass High Tech (Dec. 29, 2004)
Philip J. Gordon, Angels Must Be Aware of Legal Hazards Inherent in Investing, Boston Business Journal (Mar. 5-11, 2004)
Recent Radio Appearances
(prior to 2006 available upon request)
WBZ - Paul Sullivan, "The Paul Sullivan Show" (Sept. 4, 2006)
WTAG - Jordan Levy, "The Jordan Levy Show" (Sept. 20, 2006)
WBIX - Barry Armstrong, "Money Matters" (Sept. 8, 2006)
WBSM - Pete Braley, "Mornings with Pete Braley"
WPEP - "Hometown" (Sept. 18, 2006)
WBNW - Gina Ghioldi, "The Brass Ring" (Oct. 17, 2006)
Recently Quoted or Featured In
(prior to 2005 available upon request)
Karen Lee Ziner, "Workers hail 'partial justice' with settlement," Providence JOurnal (Nov. 19, 2008)
Correy Stephenson, "Workplace Bullying Suits on the Horizon," Lawyers USA (Oct. 15, 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 (Oct. 17, 2007)
Greg Turner, "Staples employee sues for overtime pay: Class action status sought in allegations," MetroWest Daily News (Oct. 11, 2007)
Eve Tahmincioglu, "Watch your step - pay-docking ahead," MSNBC (June 15, 2007)
Chuck Green, "Study finds considerable worker concern over flu," Boston Business Journal (Nov. 17, 2006)
Jay Fitzgerald, "Triple-damage wage bill passes: Romney silent on tougher lawsuit rules," Boston Herald
Yvonne Abraham, "Bill would override SJC wage ruling," Boston Globe (Aug. 25, 2005)
Community/Pro Bono Work
Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), Member, Board of Directors
Wage and Hour Project of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, Member, Senior Partners for Justice
Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Member, Board of Governors
ALPFA, Member, Corporate Advisory Board
Maccabi Games 2004, Chairman of Hockey
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