International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Alexander (“Xander”) Flynn-Tabloff has joined the Firm as a partner in the Employment Practice Group, based in the Boston office.
“Xander’s impressive experience advising private equity and other corporate clients on a broad range of employment matters across all types of transactions makes him an exceptional addition to the Firm,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “His contributions will be immediately beneficial to our clients.”
“His sophisticated knowledge of employment law and deep understanding of private equity perfectly align Xander with a primary function of our group, which is to provide the highest level of support for our firm’s transactional practices,” said John Barry, Head of Weil’s Employment Practice Group. “He is also an ideal cultural fit for Weil with a strong commitment to collaboration and to top client service. We are thrilled to be welcoming him to the team.”
“Xander is a seasoned employment lawyer with deep experience in complex, high-stakes transactions who can counsel clients on key issues and opportunities,” said Ramona Nee, Co-Managing Partner of the Boston office, Co-Head of the Firm’s U.S. Private Equity practice and Co-Managing Partner of Weil. “His experience advising financial sponsors and their portfolio companies across the full array of employment-related issues will be invaluable.”
Xander’s experience includes advising on the full range of labor and employment issues in all aspects of complex corporate transactions. He counsels employers on a host of employment issues, including employee discipline, workplace restructurings, compensation arrangements, internal investigations, restrictive covenants and other labor and employment legal requirements.
Xander joins from Goodwin Procter LLP, where he was a partner in the Employment group. Earlier, he was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and served as a judicial law clerk for Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and for Judge Denise Jefferson Casper on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He earned his law degree from the Yale Law School and his Bachelor of Arts from Brown University.
“I’m delighted to join Weil’s renowned Employment practice,” Xander said. “Weil is widely known for providing employers, boards, board committees, directors and executives with valuable strategic counsel, and I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues to serve the needs of our clients on their most significant labor and employment matters.”
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