Max Perlman

Business litigator and employment lawyer, representing companies and entrepreneurs in a wide range of sophisticated lawsuits, jury trials, appeals, arbitrations, and mediations. Specializes in cases stemming from employment and shareholder relationships, including non-competition litigation, close corporation shareholder disputes, wage and hour actions, and discrimination matters. Represents clients in cases involving disputes arising out of corporate mergers and acquisitions, including claims of non-payment of earn-outs and breach of representations and warranties. Extensive experience in cases involving non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and misappropriation of trade secrets, including the rare experience of conducting a jury trial in a non-competition case, a win resulting in a seven figure award for the client. Advises businesses on employment matters, including negotiation of terms of executive compensation, handling of employee terminations, and formulation of employment policies. Significant experience in dealing with high-stakes issues of data security breach and loss of personal information. Named Lawyer of the Year in Boston by Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law - Individuals (2021) and Litigation - Labor and Employment (2018). Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, ranked in Chambers USA, named a Best Lawyer in America by U.S. News and World Report, and a Top 100 Lawyer in New England by Super Lawyers, published in Boston Magazine. Guest lecturer at Harvard Law School, Boston University School of Law, and MCLE. Frequently quoted in publications like Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, New England In House, and Boston Business Journal. Specialties: Employment law, business litigation, non-competition litigation, litigation arising from mergers and acquisitions; earn-out lawsuits; employment litigation; data security breaches and regulatory compliance