In the Press
December 8, 2025

Building Something from the Ground Up (International Employment Lawyer)

Professionals

After more than a decade at his previous firm, Alex Fisher took a leap of faith – not to join an existing team, but to build one from the ground up at Goodwin. For someone who had already built a successful career advising some of the most sophisticated employers in the market, Fisher’s November 2022 move to Goodwin was not the obvious next step; the kind of sideways move seen dozens of times each year. Instead, it was the bold one aimed at creating a practice where the full breadth of Employment law – transactional, advisory, and litigation – could be seamlessly embedded into the US firm’s cross-border private equity, life sciences, and technology sector offerings. On paper, it was an enticing opportunity too good to pass up.

Read the International Employment Lawyer article for more.