Joel’s practice encompasses a range of complex commercial, securities, insurance, and employment litigation matters, including advising institutional investors with respect to the monitoring and evaluation of both foreign and domestic securities class actions, representing shareholders in post-closing merger disputes, counseling insurance companies in coverage disputes, representing attorneys and insurance brokers against claims of professional negligence, and advising employers on all facets of the employment relationship. He also focuses his practice on representing and advising newspapers, publishers, and other media-related entities and individuals in defamation, invasion of privacy, and First Amendment matters. He regularly advises clients at all stages of civil litigation, from pre-litigation counseling and investigation through discovery, alternative dispute resolution, trial, and the appeals process.
Before joining the firm, Joel held a clerkship position with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, serving under, then Associate Justice, now Chief Justice, Ralph D. Gants. He has also held internship positions in the litigation sections of law firms in Boston.
Before beginning his legal career, Joel had a successful career in human resources, including positions as an independent contractor and human resources manager for large and small businesses in the software, medical device, retail and transportation industries. In these roles, he provided oversight and training on compliance with federal, state, and international regulations involving corporate ethics and managerial conduct, family and medical leave, minimum wage, work authorization, occupational safety and health, and discrimination prevention. In addition, he prepared training materials, assisted in gathering due diligence items, investigated employee grievances, and participated in union negotiations.
While in law school, Joel worked as a research assistant, aiding in drafting briefs as amicus curiaefor two United States Supreme Court cases, one relating to the Affordable Care Act, and the other challenging a federal immigration statute on equal protection and fundamental rights grounds.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Joel D. Rothman
- Recent Second Circuit Opinion Underscores the Importance of Engaging Experienced Counsel to File and Perfect Class Action Claims - (Posted On Tuesday, July 11, 2023)
- The Last Remaining FX Defendant Prevails at Trial - (Posted On Wednesday, April 05, 2023)
- Recent First Circuit Opinion in SEC v. Lemelson Provides a Roadmap for Section 10(b) Cases Involving an Opinion Defense - (Posted On Friday, January 20, 2023)
- Court Finds Proposed Opt Out Provisions to Be Too Burdensome - (Posted On Wednesday, October 13, 2021)
- In a Rare Rule 11 Sanctions Decision in a Securities Case, The Court Declined to Impose Sanctions Against The Plaintiffs - (Posted On Wednesday, July 28, 2021)
- Ninth Circuit to Determine Whether Direct Listing Purchasers Have Standing Under Sections 11 and 12 of 1933 Act - (Posted On Tuesday, August 25, 2020)
- Recent Decision in Newmont Mining Reinforces the High Bar Buyers Face when Attempting to Establish a Material Adverse Event - (Posted On Monday, May 04, 2020)
- Second Circuit Summarily Affirms the Attorneys’ Fees Award in the Foreign Exchange Antitrust Settlement after District Court Rejects Class Counsel’s Side Deal with the Objector - (Posted On Monday, December 02, 2019)
- Court Denies Class Member’s Untimely Request to Be Excluded from Class Even Though Class Member Had Previously Filed a Separate Action - (Posted On Friday, July 26, 2019)
- Petition for Certiorari Asks Supreme Court to Clarify Whether the Federal Securities Laws Carry a Duty to Update - (Posted On Thursday, February 14, 2019)