2026 Employment Law Summit – Boston
Mintz
May
7
2026
Date: May 7, 2026
Time: 8:30AM - 3:30PM (EST)
Location: Mintz, Boston, MA
As the workplace, technology, and regulatory requirements continue to evolve, employers face increasing complexity in managing their people, mitigating risk, and driving growth. The Mintz Employment Law Summit served as a forum designed to address the most pressing challenges confronting employers today, with programming centered on the key issues shaping the workplace now and in the year ahead.
The agenda featured a keynote speaker and CLE- and SHRM-eligible sessions covering topics such as:
- The ongoing impact of Trump 2.0 on the workplace
- Managing the legal and operational risks arising from employees’ use of artificial intelligence
- Key 2025–2026 statutory and regulatory employment compliance changes and managing multijurisdictional compliance risk
- Best practices for responding strategically to employment law claims
- Strengthening workplace culture through effective performance management, clear accountability, and proactive management of interpersonal workplace conflict
Speakers
Michael S. Arnold
Speaker
Michael Arnold is Chair of the firm's Employment Practice. He is an employment lawyer who deftly handles a wide array of matters.
Brendan J. Lowd
Speaker
Brendan is an experienced and creative litigator, advisor, and counselor to public, private, start-ups, and closely-held companies. Brendan also represents high-level executives in the negotiation of their employment agreements and compensation.
Kevin C. Amendt
Panelist
Kevin C. Amendt is a patent attorney at Mintz. His focus is on strategic intellectual property counseling and litigation. Kevin draws on his strong technical and legal skills to help his clients identify and capture maximum value for their innovations.
Andrew J. Bernstein
Panelist
Andrew is a seasoned transactional attorney who advises public and private companies, as well as C-Suite and business executives, on a broad range of sophisticated compensation matters.
Corbin Carter
Panelist
Corbin Carter is a solution-oriented employment counselor and litigator who guides clients through all aspects of the employment lifecycle. Corbin’s practice covers everything from day-to-day counseling to leading investigations and the management-side defense and prosecution of various employment-related claims.
Danielle Dillon
Panelist
Danielle Dillon is an Associate at Mintz who focuses her litigation practice on employment disputes before federal and state courts and administrative agencies.
Kathryn R. Droumbakis
Panelist
Kathryn Droumbakis is a Mintz Associate who litigates employment disputes before state and federal courts and administrative agencies and counsels clients on compliance with employment laws. She also has experience with complex commercial, professional liability, and real estate litigation.
Emma Follansbee
Panelist
Emma counsels clients on a wide variety of employment issues and litigates employment disputes before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Her litigation practice includes restrictive covenant agreements; discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation claims; and wage and hour compliance.
Natalie C. Groot
Panelist
Natalie C. Groot is a Mintz attorney who litigates employment disputes on a wide variety of employment and labor matters. Natalie's litigation practice includes non-competition and non-solicitation agreements; discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation claims; and wage and hour compliance matters.
Geri L. Haight
Panelist
Geri Haight is a Mintz Member and former in-house counsel who focuses on employment litigation, counseling, and compliance, as well as intellectual property and trade secret matters.
John B. Koss
Panelist
John B. Koss counsels Mintz clients on e-discovery and large data matters. He handles commercial litigation, investigations, and governmental inquiries, relying on his experience in practice and discovery project management. Previously, John led the Boston office of a major legal services firm.
H. Andrew Matzkin
Panelist
H. Andrew Matzkin is an employment litigator at Mintz, and he provides counsel on labor and employment issues. Drew represents clients in life sciences, technology, industrial, and professional services before federal and state courts, arbitrators, and administrative agencies.
Tom J. Pagliarini
Panelist
Thomas J. Pagliarini in an attorney at Mintz who advises companies on all aspects of employment-related issues. He helps employers across a variety of industries navigate federal, state, and local regulatory compliance issues and provides practical guidance on day-to-day employment matters to company owners, board members, executives, general counsel, and human resources personnel.
Nikki M. Rivers
Panelist
Mintz attorney Nicole M. Rivers defends employers in employment litigation and labor matters and advises on employment best practices. She handles cases involving claims of wage and hour violations, harassment, retaliation, discrimination, breach of employment agreements, FMLA violations, and violations of California's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), Family Rights Act (CFRA), and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
Natashia Tidwell
Panelist
Natashia Tidwell is a Member at Mintz who focuses her practice on white collar defense and government investigations. She leverages her experience as a former federal prosecutor and police officer to provide pragmatic counsel to schools on federal and state constitutional issues and to advise individuals, companies, and institutions on government enforcement actions.
Savannah Wormley
Panelist
Savannah advises employers across industries on compliance with the complex federal, state, and local employment laws.