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Brian J. MacDonough named Go-To Employment Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Brian J. MacDonough, chair of the firm’s award-winning Employment Law Department, was named a 2023 “Go To Employment Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The award recognizes top employment lawyers across the Commonwealth who demonstrate significant leadership in the field with a record of success, and to whom other lawyers make referrals for their expertise and accomplishments. Brian and fellow honorees will be featured in the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly March 27 issue.

Brian handles a wide range of complex employment matters, advising executives and professionals regarding terms of employment, equity and deferred compensation, non-competition and other restrictive covenants, and terms of separation / transition.

He has particular expertise in cross-border matters and is a trusted advisor to his global executive clients. Brian is a frequent speaker for the London-based International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers. In Massachusetts, he has served as co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section, and as editor and co-author of the Massachusetts Employment Law Manual, published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.

Founded in 1972, the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly newspaper reports decisions issued by all the state and federal courts in Massachusetts, as well as changes to court rules, verdict and settlement reports, bar-discipline notices, and all other news vital to attorneys in the commonwealth. The “Go To Lawyers” feature is an award program that showcases leaders in the Massachusetts legal community by practice area.