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James Boudreau

James Boudreau

USA 2026

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About

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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

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Labor & Employment - Pennsylvania

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

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 breach of restrictive covenants.

Strengths

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  • James Boudreau is incredibly knowledgeable and business-minded.

    Labor & EmploymentChambers Guide to the USA
  • Jim has a breath of knowledge about contractor misclassification claims and handles cases efficiently.

    Labor & EmploymentChambers Guide to the USA

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