Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.Member

Bret Allen Cohen

About Bret Allen Cohen

Bret Allen Cohen is a lawyer practicing employment, labor & benefits, israel business group and 6 other areas of law. Bret received a B.A. degree from University of Illinois, and has been licensed for 33 years. Bret practices at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in Boston, MA.

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Labor and Employment 1
    • Wrongful Termination
  • Other 7
    • Employment
    • Labor & Benefits
    • Israel Business Group
    • International
    • Employee Mobility
    • Noncompetes & Trade Secrets
    • Defense of Employment Discrimination & Harassment Claims

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1993, Illinois
    1994, Missouri
    1997, Massachusetts
    2004, New Hampshire
    2006, District of Columbia
    2009, New York
    2009, New York Supreme Court
    Trial Bar for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
    United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
    United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    Appellate Division, Third Judicial
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement:
    •Former chair, Joint Bar Committee for Judicial Appointments
    •Chair, American Bar Association Subcommittee on Employment Litigation (2003 - 2009)
    •Former president, Board of Directors of the Natick Montessori School

    Bar Fellowship
    Massachusetts Bar Foundation
    Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: Top Five Up-and-Coming Lawyers in the Commonwealth (2000)
    Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Employment & Labor (2007 - 2013)
    Super Lawyers United States Corporate Counsel Edition (2010)
    Chambers USA: Massachusetts - Labor and Employment (2004 - 2014)
    • American Jurisprudence Award
    • Everett E. Hullverson Award

    Publications

    Co-author,FTC Does Not Embrace Dentist Board's Anticompetitive Activity,Health Care Antitrust Alert (12.13.2011)

    • Author,The HR-Legal Partnership,Human Resource Executive (09.02.2011)

    • Co-author,Two Recent Massachusetts Cases Support an Employer's Ability to Enforce Noncompete Agreements,Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert (07.06.2011)

    • Editor,Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation,American Bar Association (2011)

    • FTC Orders Roanoke Hospital To Divest Recently Acquired Outpatient Clinics To Restore Competition,Health Care Antitrust Alert (10.08.2009)

    Speaking Engagements

    Panelist,How to Draft Effective Restrictive Covenants,Do's and Don'ts: How to Draft Effective Restrictive Covenants & Avoid Traps for the Unwary, Mintz Levin, Webinar (05.28.2014)

    • Moderator,The 2014 Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation,2014 Business Law Section Spring Meeting, American Bar Association, Los Angeles, CA (04.10.2014)

    • Speaker,Winning Post-Employment Covenant Claims Before the Lawsuit: A Proactive Approach to Noncompetes, Mintz Levin, Webinar (09.17.2013)

    • Panelist,Perspectives from the Bench: Protecting Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information of Companies with Multi-State Operations Amidst Onboarding and Exiting of Employees,ABA Annual Meeting, American Bar Association, San Francisco, CA (08.09.2013)

    • Speaker,2013 Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL (05.16.2013)

    • Co-chair,Traps for the Unwary: Drafting Non-Competes and Other Post-Employment Restrictions, Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA (03.21.2013)

    • Moderator,The 2012 Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation,ABA Business Law Spring Meeting, American Bar Association, Las Vegas, NV (03.22.2012)

    • Speaker,US Visa and Green Card Options for Dentists,Yankee Dental Congress 2012, Boston, MA (01.26.2012)

    • Panelist,The 2011 Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation - Bret Cohen, Chair; Steve Ganis, Panelist,ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, ABA, Boston, MA (04.14.2011)

    • Chair,2011 Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation,ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, American Bar Association, Boston, MA (04.14.2011)

    • Speaker,Labor & Employment: Legislation Year in Review and What Is to Come, Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA (11.09.2010)

    • Speaker,Top 5 Employment Law Trends It Pays to Know, MCLE (09.23.2010)

    • Speaker,The 2010 Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation,ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, American Bar Association (04.22.2010)

    • Speaker,Employment Law Practice,Labor & Employment Class, Boston College (04.20.2010)

    • Speaker,Harassment and Discrimination, SES Seminar (01.29.2009)

    • Panelist,Damages in Employment Discrimination and Retaliation Cases, Boston Bar Association (01.12.2009)

    • Speaker,Layoffs and Lawsuits,In House Legal, LegalTalkNetwork (01.03.2009) Member:

    • Former chair, Joint Bar Committee for Judicial Appointments
    • Chair, American Bar Association Subcommittee on Employment Litigation (2003 - 2009)
    • Former president, Board of Directors of the Natick Montessori School

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Saint Louis University
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of Illinois
    B.A.
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