James Boudreau
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Labor & Employment
Band 3
About
Provided by James Boudreau
Practice Areas
Class and Collective action employment litigation;
Non-compete and trade secret litigation;
Wrongful termination litigation.
Career
James N. Boudreau is Co-Chair of the Global Labor & Employment Practice. He also Co-Chairs the firm-wide Business Continuity Amid COVID-19 team. Jim 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.
Professional Memberships
Board Member, Living Beyond Breast Cancer; Fellow, Temple Academy of Trial Advocacy; Member, ABA, Labor and Employment Section, Class Actions & Derivative Suits Committee; Member, Philadelphia Bar Association.
Publications
Chambers USA 2014-2020.
Personal
JD, cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School. BA, magna cum laude, Bowdoin College.
Chambers Review
USA
James Boudreau is particularly well known for his expertise in defending against all manner of labor and employment class and collective actions. He is also recommended for litigation relating to the breach of restrictive covenants.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has a great sense of the practicalities involved in this space."
"He has a lot of subject matter expertise and is strategic in maneuvering matters favorably."
"He has a great sense of the practicalities involved in this space."
"He has a lot of subject matter expertise and is strategic in maneuvering matters favorably."