BOSTON (February 27, 2008) – Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest growing workplace law firms, has named Erik J. Winton partner in its Boston, Mass., office.
“Erik has proven himself through his commitments to the firm and his clients,” says Andrew C. Pickett, managing partner of the firm’s Boston office. “We expect he will make an exemplary partner at Jackson Lewis.”
Mr. Winton, a member of the firm’s Trade Secret, Non-Compete and Workplace Technology Practice Group, regularly provides counsel to clients in New England and across the country regarding restrictive covenant issues; his practice focuses on restrictive covenant drafting, counseling, litigation avoidance and litigation.
Mr. Winton has extensive experience as a litigator, including successful first chair jury trial experience. He represents employers in federal and state courts and administrative agencies in matters involving discrimination claims based on race, sex, sexual preference, national origin, and disability; retaliation, whistle blowing, wage/hour claims and Department of Labor complaints; allegations of wrongful discharge and breach of contract under the common law; and claims for tortuous injury, such as defamation, infliction of emotional distress and interference with advantageous relations. Mr. Winton has prevailed on the vast majority of dispositive motions filed on his clients’ behalf, including several reported cases.
Mr. Winton advises employers regarding how to comply with the full range of federal and state labor and employment laws, including issues relating to disability and leave management, reductions in force, wage and hour laws and workplace safety. Mr. Winton also drafts and negotiates executive employment and severance agreements on behalf of both employers and executives.
Mr. Winton is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Connecticut, the Federal District Courts of Massachusetts and Connecticut, and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. He received his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University (1995), where he was on the Staff of the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, and his B.A. from Brandeis University (1991). You can reach Mr. Winton directly at (617) 305-1236 or WintonE@jacksonlewis.com.
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