Recent Cases:

• Fincher v. EMD Serono, Inc. (United States District Court MA) Civil Action: 1:14-CV-10502-RGS: Obtained summary judgment on behalf of employer in disability case.
• Rice v. Partners Pharmacy Services, LLC (MA Superior Court-Middlesex) Civil Action MICV2014-04838-H: Obtained summary judgment on behalf of employer in putative class action alleging misclassification of delivery drivers.
• Oxlaj v. Greencore USA, Inc. (MA Superior Court-Essex) Civil Action ESCV2011-01184-D: Obtained summary judgment on behalf of employer in contentious sexual/national origin harassment and retaliation case.
• Trent v. ADT Security Services (United States District Court MA) Civil Action 1:11-C11912-RGS: Obtained summary judgment on behalf of employer in age, retaliation and wage claim action (2013 WL 4512052).
• Henry v. BJ's Wholesale Company (United States District Court MA) Civil Action 1:12-CV-10620-DJC: Obtained summary judgment on behalf of employer in case alleging racial discrimination, racial harassment and retaliation.
• Terry v. SimplexGrinnell, LP (United States District Court MA) Civil Action 4:11-CV-40117-DS: Obtained summary judgment on behalf of employer in case alleging FMLA interference/retaliation and violations of the ADA (2013 WL 1332240).
• Confidential Matter: In trade secrets/customer privacy case, on behalf of high-tech manufacturer filed litigation against two former company executives and obtained substantial monetary settlement and stipulated agreement from defendants to abide by the terms of their non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements.

Reported Cases:

• Mirabel v. Herb Chambers of Auburn, Inc., 2012 WL 859566 (D. Mass. 2012)
• Rodio v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 416 F. Supp. 2d 224 (D. Mass. 2006)
• Delegne v. Kinney Systems, Inc., 2004 WL 1881071 (D. Mass. 2004)
• Stokes v. Saga Int'l Holidays, Ltd., 218 FRD 6 (D. Mass. 2003)
• Kifle v. Kinney Systems, Inc., 25 MDLR 252 (MCAD July 17, 2003)
• Flebotte v. Dow Jones & Co., Inc., 51 F. Supp. 2d 36 (Mass. 1999)
• Tomka v. The Seiler Corp., 66 F.3d 1295 (2d Cir. 1995)
• Lysak v. The Seiler Corp., 415 Mass. 625 (1993)

• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar - ''Call the Hotline? Constructing a Whistleblower/Internal Complaint Program'' - San Diego - May 05, 2017
• Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education - MCLE Employment Law Conference - ''1,000,000 Ways to Prove (or Disprove) Pretext'' - Boston - December 2016
• Ogletree Deakins Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive Seminar - ''I Do What I Want! Managing Individual Expression at Work'' - Colorado Springs - October 01, 2016
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar - ''Massachusetts Enacts Sweeping Pay Equity Legislation'' - August 24, 2016
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar - ''Pay Equity: Federal and State Focus Increases Risk of Pay Discrimination Claims for Many Employers'' - February 23, 2016
• Ogletree Deakins Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive Seminar - ''The New “Me Too” Litigation—Defending Self-Reinforcing Claims Brought By Multiple Plaintiffs'' - Phoenix - November 13, 2015
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar - ''Massachusetts Earned Sick Time, Ready or Not'' - June 25, 2015
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar - ''Healthcare and Life Sciences . . . Emerging Issues for Employers'' - San Antonio - May 15, 2015
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar - ''Harmonizing Cross-Border Employment Practices and “Boilerplate” Language'' - Las Vegas - May 08, 2014
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar - ''From Harassment to Fraud: A Workshop On Conducting First-Rate Workplace Investigations'' - New Orleans - May 08, 2013
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar - ''From Fraud to Harassment: Best Practices in Internal Investigations'' - New Orleans - May 2013
• Boston Bar Association - ''The Supremes-Review and Preview of Supreme Court and SJC Employment Cases'' - Boston - October 2012 - October 2013
• Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education - ''What Every Lawyer Needs To Know About Employment Law'' - Boston - June 2009 - June 2013
• Boston Bar Association - ''The Legal Landscape of Stereotyping and Unconscious Bias Cases'' - Boston - June 2009
• Boston Bar Association - ''Litigating Wage/Hour, Class/Collective Actions'' - Boston - May 2009
• Boston Bar Association - ''Employment Law Basics'' - Boston - May 2008 - April 2013
• MCLE Employment Law Conference - ''Employment Related Tort Claims Update'' - Boston - December 2007
• Boston Bar Association - ''Handling Retaliation Cases - The Cutting Edge'' - Boston - September 2007
• Suffolk University Law School - ''Retaliation Claims After White'' - Boston - September 2006
• MCLE Employment Law Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education - ''Electronic Discovery Best Practices'' - Boston - December 2005
• Suffolk University Law School - ''Employment Litigation - Thinking Outside the Box'' - Newton - October 2003
• Associated Industries of Massachusetts - ''Management 2003, Best Practices in a Competitive Economy'' - Boston - May 2003