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 serves 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.

View the agenda, featuring our 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

Who’s attending: C-suite executives, compliance officers, in-house counsel, and HR professionals across industries.

CLE Credit: Mintz is an accredited CLE provider in California and New York. Attendees seeking CLE credit in other jurisdictions will receive a Uniform Certificate of Attendance noting the program’s approval in CA and NY, which may be used to self‑apply for credit in their jurisdiction(s).

SHRM/PDC Credit: Approval is currently pending. We will provide an update to all attendees once SHRM/PDC credit is approved. Please allow up to two weeks for processing while the application is under review.

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Offices

  • Boston

    • Related Practices

  • Employment Litigation & Arbitration

    • Speakers

    Andrew J. Bernstein

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Savannah Wormley

    Panelist

    Savannah advises employers across industries on compliance with the complex federal, state, and local employment laws.

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