Tamsin R. Kaplan Presents to the Woman to Woman Group at New Directions, Inc.
March 25, 2014 - Boston, MA
For more information contact: Joanne Thorud
(617) 589-3894; jthorud@davismalm.com
On March 20, Davis Malm shareholder Tamsin R. Kaplan spoke to the Woman to Woman Group, a group of high level executives and professional businesswomen, at New Directions, Inc. Ms. Kaplan shared the secrets of effectively negotiating employment agreements and severance agreements. In a two-hour presentation, she walked the group through the provisions of three model agreements and discussed dynamics, hidden agendas, tricks, and traps in negotiating each aspect. Ms. Kaplan specifically focused on restrictive covenants, including non-compete provisions, diverse forms of compensation, and negotiation of severance terms at the outset of the employment relationship.
“Tamsin is such a delight,” said New Direction’s Senior Consultant Joan Lampert. “My clients love listening to her. Her style is great for us: Knowledgeable, experienced, smart, personable, intimate, and funny—all at the same time.”
New Directions is an organization that assists accomplished professionals and people in business to create opportunities and make their next move within and beyond their careers.
Tamsin R. Kaplan practices in the Business Law, Employment, and Litigation areas. She represents parties involved in business and employment disputes and other civil litigation matters in state and federal courts and agencies. She frequently conducts workplace investigations and trainings on diversity, harassment, and other topics. Ms. Kaplan has extensive experience representing businesses, executives, and other high level professionals on a full range of employment-relates issues, including recruitment, hiring, discrimination, negotiation of employment agreements, breach of contract, non-competes, discipline, and termination. Ms. Kaplan has been on the Labor and Employment Curriculum Advisory Committee of the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education since 2010, and is the author of the chapter on Employment Agreements in Advising Massachusetts Businesses, a book published by MCLE in 2011. She is distinguished by Chambers USA as a "Leading Lawyer", has been included for several years in the list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers, and was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2014.
About Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, P.C.
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In a two-hour presentation, Ms. Kaplan walked the group through the provisions of three model agreements and discussed dynamics, hidden agendas, tricks, and traps in negotiating each aspect.
