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Paul V. Lyons
Partner
Boston
Paul Lyons represents many major employers in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. He also handles client matters at labor arbitrations, in collective bargaining negotiations, and in employment litigation in state and federal courts. Paul provides labor and employment counsel to a number of major academic institutions, as well as to health care, manufacturing, financial services and other corporate clients.
Before joining Foley Hoag in 1973, Paul spent five years as an attorney with the National Labor Relations Board in Boston, Massachusetts.
Bars and Court Admissions
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
Representative Experience
The following is a brief summary of Paul's experience and accomplishments:
General Counsel to Suffolk University and Berklee College of Music as well as labor and employment counsel for several other major academic institutions in the Greater Boston Area, including University of Massachusetts, and Emerson College
Serves as labor and employment counsel for various corporations, including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boise Cascade Corporation, Office Max, Inc., Penauille Servisair LLC, and E.A. Spry & Co., Inc.
professional / civic involvement
American Bar Association, Labor Law Section; Litigation Section; Corporate Counsel Section, Member
Massachusetts Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Member
Boston Bar Association, Labor Law Section; Higher Education Group, Member
Association of Academic Personnel Administrators, Member
National Association of College and University Attorneys, Member
Elected Town Meeting Member for the Town of Milton (1986-2002)
Appointed Personnel Board Member for the Town of Milton (1994-2004)
SPEECHES AND CONFERENCES
Has spoken before numerous employer groups on various labor and employment related issues.
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