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About
Provided by Jonathan Shapiro
Practice Areas
Business Restructuring and M&A; Class Action; Discrimination and Harassment; Executive Compensation; Financial Services; Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets; Wage and Hour
Career
Jonathan has extensive experience in employment, labor and employee benefits law, and litigation. He represents employers before state and federal courts across the country in complex wage-and-hour class and collective actions and cases that involve discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and other employment matters.
Shapiro has defended executives in white-collar criminal investigations and litigation. In addition, he counsels employers on various issues concerning employment law compliance and managing a workforce, including wage and hour compliance and exemption classification; payroll practices and personnel policies and practices; hiring and termination of employees; audits and investigations, and employment agreements and severance packages for executives.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association - Labor & Employment Law Section; District of Columbia Bar; Maine State Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; New York State Bar Association
Publications
Model Policies and Forms for Maine Employers, American Chamber of Commerce Resources, 2016-2017
Education
Duke University School of Law
J.D., With Honors
McGill University
Bachelors of Art, with distinction
Chambers Review
USA
Jonathan Shapiro regularly advises his clients on employment law compliance. He also represents employers in wage and hour class actions and in discrimination and retaliation claims.
Jonathan Shapiro regularly advises clients on employment law compliance. He also represents employers in wage and hour class actions and discrimination and retaliation claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jonathan is thoughtful and business-minded."
"Jonathan is thoughtful and business-minded."