Paul G. Lannon Jr. - Lawyer in Boston, MA

Paul G. Lannon Jr. is a partner in Holland Knight'sLitigation Section and a member of the firm's Labor, Employment and BenefitsGroup and Energy Team. He is co-chair of the Education Team and chair of theNon-Competition, Trade Secrets and Employee Defection Team. Mr. Lannonrepresents public and private companies in complex civil litigation, counselsbusinesses on asset protection and workplace issues, and advocates formanagement in employment disputes. Mr. Lannon also serves as the outside generalcounsel for several private universities, colleges and secondary schools in NewEngland.

His litigation experience includes victorious trials, appeals, arbitrationsand mediations, locally and nationally. He served as a special assistantdistrict attorney and has twice argued First Amendment principles before theSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Mr. Lannon is also accomplished inrepresenting energy services companies before state and federal agencies. In oneof the first major federal cases after 9/11, he effectively argued to re-openthe Port of Boston to supertanker traffic. Mr. Lannon defends professionals inmalpractice and disciplinary actions and prepares witnesses for publictestimony.

Outside courtrooms and hearings, Mr. Lannons experience includes leadingboth independent and internal investigation teams reporting on matters offinancial fraud, false claims, regulatory compliance, protection of minors,sexual assault and harassment, and other workplace misconduct.

Non-Competition, Trade Secrets and Defecting Employees. Mr.Lannon regularly defends companies from unfair competition, impropersolicitation of customers and employees, and unauthorized disclosure of tradesecrets and other proprietary information across the country. He is nationaltrial counsel on non-competition disputes for large healthcare and insurancecompanies. His non-compete work includes drafting multi-state agreements anddeveloping company-wide asset protection policies.

Employment Counseling. Beyond unfair competition, Mr. Lannonadvises employers on a broad range of employment matters, including assetprotection, acquisitions and divestitures, human resource policies, wage andhour, reductions in force, executive contracts, leaves, severance,investigations, terminations, relocations and preventative training. He alsoregularly represents management in discrimination and other workplace disputesin state and federal courts and before administrative agencies.

Education. Mr. Lannon devotes a large part of his practiceto advising private educational institutions on a broad range of matters,including tenure disputes, campus security, student conduct, policies andhandbooks, Title IV compliance, Title IX gender discrimination and sexualassault, governance, contracts, regulatory issues and preventative training. Heacts as general outside counsel to several colleges and secondary schools. Healso represents educational institutions in state and federal courts, in U.S.Attorney and state Attorney General investigations, before the U.S. Departmentof Education Office of Civil Rights and Office of the Inspector General, andbefore other regulatory bodies. Mr. Lannon is a member of the NationalAssociation of College and University Attorneys, a former co-chair of the BostonBar Association Section on College and University Law, a former editor of theJournal of College and University Law, and the current chair of theEditorial Board for the Boston Bar Journal. United Educators named Mr.Lannon a select counsel for the defense of secondary and post-secondaryinstitutions. He has written and presented widely on education issues. Mr.Lannon has been honored in education law as one of the Best Lawyers inAmerica, Boston's Best Lawyers, Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Who'sWho.

Mr. Lannon clerked for The Honorable Joseph R. Nolan, Associate Justice ofthe Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (1992-93).