Overview

Awards and Honors

Awards

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

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  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards Super Lawyers® Selections

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Super Lawyers® Selectees

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

• 

  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

• 

  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards Super Lawyers® Selections

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

• 

  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Philip J. Gordon included in a Super Lawyers® list

Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Partner

Past Positions

• WilmerHale LLP (formerly Hale and Dorr LLP) — Associate, Corporate Department
• GenuOne, Inc. — General Counsel and Executive Vice President
• Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts — Judicial Law Clerk to Justice Charles Fried

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, “Corporate Growth,” Technion University – Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Haifa, Israel — January 2005
  
• Testimony before the Massachusetts House and Senate Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development regarding the proposed “Act to Protect Employees from Unscrupulous Employers” — June 15, 2005
  
• Keynote Speaker, “It’s Not Just the Money,” 128 Innovation Capital Group — September 8, 2005
  
• Moderator, Boston City Council Citywide Candidates Forum — October 11, 2005
  
• Keynote Speaker, Lowell Workers’ Forum — January 10, 2006
  
• Guest Speaker, “How to Guide a Constituent through a Wage Complaint: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations,” sponsored by Senator Thomas McGee — February 6, 2006
  
• Testimony on elder affairs before the Massachusetts House and Senate Health and Human Services Committee — February 15, 2007
  
• Testimony regarding the proposed “Act Further Regulating Employee Compensation” before the Massachusetts House and Senate Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development — 2007
  
• Lecturer, “Wage Laws: What Every Employee Needs to Know,” Urban League of Greater Boston — 2007–2008
  
• Lecturer, “Salesforce Compensation: Wage and Hour Laws from the Employee’s Perspective,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — December 11, 2007
  
• Lecturer, “Salary Negotiations: Aligning Your Interests – and Lining Your Pockets,” Harvard Business School Alumni Association — February 25, 2008
  
• Chair, “Wage and Hour Issues,” New England Regional Conference of the National Employment Lawyers Association — May 9, 2008
  
• Panelist, “Wage and Hour Issues for the Complex Workplace,” Boston Bar Association — May 28, 2008
  
• Panelist, “Hourly Workers: Employee Rights, Employer Obligations,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — June 19, 2008
  
• Lecturer, “Compensation Law in the Pharmacy,” Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Annual Fall Health Care Symposium — October 30, 2008
  
• Panelist, “Litigating Wage & Hour Class Actions,” Boston Bar Association — March 18, 2009
  
• Lecturer, “‘Win-win’ – Negotiating the Employment Relationship for Success,” Harvard Business School Alumni Association — March 24, 2009
  
• Chair, “Litigating Wage & Hour Cases,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — April 7, 2009
  
• Lecturer, “Negotiating Employment Relationships,” Yale University School of Management, Entrepreneurship Group — April 29, 2009
  
• Testimony regarding the proposed “Employee Protection Act” before the Massachusetts House and Senate Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development — October 28, 2009
  
• Panelist, “Redefining Employment Relationship in a Recessionary Market,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — October 1, 2010
  
• Chair, “Executive Compensation Law,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — February 3, 2010
  
• Chair, “Litigating Wage & Hour Cases,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — May 4, 2010
  
• Panelist, “31st Annual Labor & Employment Law Spring Conference,” Massachusetts Bar Association — May 11, 2010
  
• Panelist, “At the Intersection of Technology and Employment Law,” Boston Bar Association — June 7, 2010
  
• Panelist, “Advisen’s Premier Wage-and-Hour Webinar” — June 16, 2010
  
• Panelist, “Hourly Workers: Employee Rights, Employer Obligations,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — June 17, 2010
  
• Panelist, “10th Annual Consumer Class Action Symposium,” National Consumer Law Center’s Annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference — November 14, 2010
  
• Panelist, “13th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — December 10, 2010
  
• Panelist, “Complex Issues & Emerging Trends in Class Action Litigation,” Massachusetts Bar Association — January 13, 2011
  
• Chair, “Litigating Wage & Hour Cases,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — March 15, 2011
  
• Panelist, “FLSA Update: Classifying Employees Under the FLSA’s Administrative Exemption: Are You Flirting With Disaster?” Boston Bar Association — April 27, 2011
  
• Panelist, “Handling Workplace Challenges at Small Companies & Startups,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — May 23, 2011
  
• Panelist, “14th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — December 9, 2011
  
• Chair, “Litigating Wage & Hour Cases,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — March 29, 2012
  
• Panelist, “Employment Case Law, Legislative Developments & Trends Update 2012,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — April 9, 2012
  
• Chair, “Executive Compensation Law,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — June 19, 2012
  
• Panelist, “Independent Contractor v. Employee,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — November 27, 2012
  
• Panelist, “15th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — December 14, 2012
  
• Keynote Speaker, Human Capital Series, “Mitigating Your Employment Risks,” Small Business Association of New England — January 30, 2013
  
• Keynote Panelist, “16th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — December 6, 2013
  
• Panelist, “Class Actions After Dukes & Genesis HealthCare Corp.: The Ongoing Attack On Representative Testimony In Class Actions,” NELA 2014 National Convention — June 25–28, 2014
  
• Testimony regarding proposed changes to noncompetition laws before the Massachusetts House and Senate Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development — July 18, 2014
  
• Keynote Panelist, “17th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — December 5, 2014
  
• Faculty, “Independent Contractor v. Employee,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — October 21, 2015
  
• Faculty, “18th Annual Employment Law Conference,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education — December 4, 2015
  
• Co-Chair, “Class Actions” panel, 37th Annual Labor and Employment Law Spring Conference, Massachusetts Bar Association — May 6, 2016
  
• Featured Speaker, Harvard Business School’s Our Aging Market Grand Forum — May 8, 2023
  
• Keynote Presentation, MCLE 25th Annual Employment Law Conference — December 2, 2022
  
• Judge, Harvard University Mock Trial Competition — November 12–13, 2022
  
• Invited Judge, Harvard Law School First-Year Ames Moot Court Program — April 14, 2022

Pro Bono Activities

• American Bar Association, Committee on Federal Labor Standards Legislation
• National Employment Lawyers Association, Class Action Committee
• Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), Board Member
• Wage and Hour Project of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, Member, Senior Partners for Justice
• Maccabi Games 2004, Chairman of Hockey

Published Works

Articles

• Philip J. Gordon (Co-Author), MCLE: Massachusetts Employment Law (MCLE 2008-2016)
  
• Philip J. Gordon (Co-Author), MCLE: Massachusetts Wage And Hour Treatise (MCLE 2008-2016)
  
• Philip J. Gordon (Contributor), Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in the Workplace, Bloomberg BNA Books (October 2014)
  
• Philip J. Gordon (Author), “Massachusetts Employment Law: Strategies for Both Sides,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (August 14, 2013)
  
• Philip J. Gordon, Retroactive Application of Wage Act Amendment is Fair, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (June 15, 2009)
  
• Philip J. Gordon, Wage Legislation Meets Needs of Employees and Employers, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (May 5, 2008)
• Philip J. Gordon, Earned Wage Legislation is Good for Bay State Businesses, Mass High Tech (March 10, 2008)
• Philip J. Gordon (Chapter Author), Salesforce Compensation: Wage and Hour Laws from the Employee’s Perspective, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (December 2007)
• Philip J. Gordon, Aligning Interests Improve Chances for VC Success, Boston Business Journal (October 14-20, 2005)
• Philip J. Gordon (Managing Partner, Gordon Law Group, LLP) and Keith D. Bilezerian (Chair, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Group; Day, Berry & Howard LLP), Aligning Interests Critical for Biz Growth; Develop Strategic Compensation Techniques, Mass High Tech (August 29, 2005)
• Philip J. Gordon, Directorships: Pot of Gold or Career Pothole?, Mass High Tech (December 29, 2004)
• Philip J. Gordon, Angels Must Be Aware of Legal Hazards Inherent in Investing, Boston Business Journal (March 5-11, 2004)
• Author, amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers’ Association (Massachusetts Chapter), Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) and the National Employment Law Project (NELP), Don DiFiore & Others v. American Airlines, First Circuit Court of Appeals, Nos. 10-1108, 10-1167 and 10-1264 (August 27, 2010)
• Author, amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers’ Association, (Massachusetts Chapter), Electronic Data Systems Corp. v. Attorney General, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, SJC-10260 (October 24, 2008)
• Co-Author, amicus brief on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers’ Association (Massachusetts Chapter), Eigerman v. Putnam Investments, SJC-09854 (Nov. 5, 2007)
• Co-Author, amicus brief in Salvas v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. concerning class action rules in wage and hour cases

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1995
• New York, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
• United States Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

• Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association (MELA) — Past President, 2010–2012
• Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association — Chair, Legislative Committee, 2008–present
• Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association — Chair, Wage & Hour Committee, 2006–present
• National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
• NELA — Class Action Committee
• American Bar Association — Committee on Federal Labor Standards Legislation
• Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) — Board Member
• Senior Partners for Justice

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi