Paul G. Lannon, Jr. is a partner in the Litigation Section and a member of the firm's national Labor & Employment, Education and Energy Practice Groups and is Chair of the Non-Competition, Trade Secrets and Employee Defection team. Mr. Lannon represents public and private companies in complex civil litigation, counsels businesses on asset protection and workplace issues, and advocates for management in employment disputes. Mr. Lannon also serves as the outside general counsel for several private colleges and secondary schools in New England. His experience includes successful trials, appeals, arbitrations and mediations, locally and nationally. He has twice argued First Amendment principles before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, and he has defended the U.S. Bobsled Team in Olympic arbitration. Mr. Lannon is also accomplished in representing energy services companies before state and federal agencies. In one of the first major federal cases after 9/11, he successfully argued to re-open the Port of Boston to supertanker traffic. Mr. Lannon served as a special Assistant District Attorney and also defends professionals in malpractice and disciplinary actions.