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Choate, Hall & Stewart Offices

Choate, Hall & Stewart
TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
BOSTON, MA 02110
MASSACHUSETTS
United States
Visit website 1 617 248 5000 1 617 248 4000

Alison Reif

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Position

Alison Reif provides practical and efficient business-oriented counseling and advice on managing all aspects of a company’s relationship with its employees. This includes providing counsel on hiring and employment agreements, terminations and RIFs, disability and leave issues, wage and hour compliance and audits, harassment investigations, employment and severance agreements, employee handbooks and policies, non-competition, and other post-employment restrictions, independent contractor arrangements, employee classifications, and virtually all other issues facing modern employers.

A seasoned negotiator, Alison specializes in finding workable, real world solutions to accomplish business objectives, avoid legal liability, and remain consistent with a company’s culture. She has a nationwide practice, with a sweet spot of mid-sized companies. She is routinely called on to advise international companies, particularly in the United Kingdom and Canada, who are starting operations in the United States and require assistance in navigating local labor laws. She also serves as counsel to a number of independent schools in the New England area.

Alison has successfully represented companies in more than fifty lawsuits brought by their employees, involving a wide variety of claims.

Alison is a member of Choate’s Executive Committee.

Education

Stanford Law School
JD, 1997
Oberlin College
BA, 1993, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Industry focus > Education

The ‘extraordinarily skilled’ team at Choate, Hall & Stewart, lauded by one client as providing ‘service of the highest level’, specializes in advising research universities and medical institutions on the compliance risks associated with international research collaborations, economic and academic espionage, and undue foreign influence. The Boston-based practice is also equipped to handle whistleblower allegations and investigations by federal agencies, as well as investigations relating to sexual misconduct, Title IX, and fraud. Four partners share leadership: Christine Savage regularly assists academic and clinical research institutions with internal reviews and foreign influence mandates, while Alison Reif‘s expertise covers advisory and contentious labor and employment matters. Michael Gass is well-versed in admissions, financial aid matters, and antitrust issues; Cameron Casey completes the leadership group and majors on providing estate planning advice to high-net-worth individuals and families. Lyndsey Kruzer is noted for assisting education-sector employers with employment advice, while Mark McPherson has focused his practice on government and internal investigations involving healthcare fraud and securities fraud. Joan Lukey left the firm in April 2023.

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