James N. Boudreau

James N. Boudreau is Co-Chair of the Global Labor & Employment Practice and the Labor & Employment Practice’s Collective & Systemic Employment Litigation group. He represents management in class action and complex employment litigation and devotes the majority of his practice to managing teams of attorneys and paralegals in nationwide class and collective actions from receipt of the complaint through discovery, class certification and trial. He is considered a thought leader in class-based employment litigation and has been listed by Human Resource Executive magazine as one of “The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Lawyers - Top 100, each year since 2013. He was also selected as one of five Law360 MVP - Labor and Employment, for 2012, for his cutting-edge work representing employers in class and collective actions.

Concentrations

•Class and Collective action employment litigation
•Non-compete and trade secret litigation
•Wrongful termination litigation

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Benchmark Litigation, Labor & Employment Star, 2019
•Listed, Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers, “Star Lawyers,” 2019-2020
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2018-2020
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Labor & Employment, 2014-2020
•Recognized Practitioner, 2014-2016
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2013-2014, 2016-2019
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2014-2019
•Listed, Lawdragon and Human Resources Executive magazine, The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Lawyers - Top 100, 2013-2019
•Team Member, a Law360 Employment Practice Group of the Year, 2011 and 2013
•Selected, Law360 MVP - Labor and Employment, 2012