| Biography | Bob is a Member in the firm's Boston office and practices in the Employment, Labor & Benefits Section. He was the Chair and Manager of that section for many years before stepping down to resume full-time practice in 2006. Bob counsels employers on all facets of employment law, including hiring, disciplinary, and termination issues; employment policies, handbooks, disability, and leave issues; and also negotiates executive employment agreements on behalf of both employers and senior executives. He has served as the firm's advisor for selecting EPLI insurance. Bob has frequently represented employers in employment litigation and planning and implementing reductions in force, severance arrangements, wrongful termination and discrimination suits, union organizing campaigns, arbitrations, and litigation arising from employment disputes. Bob also has considerable experience representing clients in the for-profit, not-for-profit, and educational fields with respect to crises and claims generated by employee misconduct. He has worked closely with colleagues at ML Strategies on client matters that involve government relations, media relations and crisis communications. He has represented businesses of all sizes, including small entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies, as well as secondary schools and charitable organizations. He has taught seminars for attorneys and human relations personnel and has lectured on employment law to business groups. Bob has been selected by Chambers and Partners as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" and as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer by Boston Magazine each year such selections have been made. He has served as a member of the board of the Greater Boston Food Bank for many years and as its primary legal counsel. He is a past member of the board of Greater Boston Legal Services. Bob also was an avid rugby player for many years in school and during his career. Bob has been admitted to practice in Massachusetts, and before the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits; and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Massachusetts and the Western District of Washington. He is a member of the Massachusetts and Boston bar associations. He received his B.A. from Williams College (1968), and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School (1971). Prior to joining Mintz Levin in 1973, Bob was a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Industries Education Internet & e-Commerce Life Sciences Manufacturing Professional Services Telecommunications & Media |