Christina Lewis

Christina Lewis is a partner in Goodwin’s Employment practice, representing employers in all facets of their relationships with employees and across a range of industries. Christina helps clients negotiate and draft employment agreements, employment policies, affirmative action plans and separation agreements. She also advises on employment issues including employee discipline, leaves of absences, terminations, internal investigations, wage-and-hour compliance, privacy issues and reductions-in-force.

In addition, Christina is a seasoned employment litigator, having managed dozens of significant cases involving some of the most difficult issues facing employers today. Christina has successfully defended employers in cases involving wage-and-hour class action claims, non-compete/non-solicitation and trade secret litigation, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), unfair labor practices, and affirmative action, among others. She also handles discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination cases nationwide, in both state and federal court and in state and federal agencies.

Additionally, Christina conducts seminars and training programs on a variety of employment topics, including discrimination prevention, and is a certified trainer in both fair employment practices and sexual harassment prevention by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD).

Prior to joining Goodwin, Christina was a partner at Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP, where she was the Vice Chair of the Litigation Practice Group and Practice Group Leader of the Labor & Employment Group.

Christina’s recent representative experience includes:

• AlloVir in its definitive merger agreement to combine with Kalaris Therapeutics
• Deciphera Pharmaceuticals in its sale to ONO Pharmaceutical
• Talon Cyber Security in its definitive agreement to be acquired by Palo Alto Network
• RPT Realty in its $2 billion acquisition by Kimco Realty
• Qualtrics in its definitive agreement to be acquired by Silver Lake and CPP Investments
• Concert Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition by Sun Pharmaceutical for $576 million and contingent value rights
• Nested Therapeutics in its $125 million financing
• KVH Industries in its sale of its Inertial Navigation segment to EMCORE for $55 million
• Mimecast in its acquisition by Permira for approximately $5.8 billion
• BioDelivery Sciences International in its acquisition by Collegium Pharmaceutical for $604 million
• TA Associates and its portfolio company Backstage Holdings in its definitive agreement for Backstage to be acquired by Cast & Crew
• Audacious Inquiry in its acquisition by PointClickCare Technologies
• Bio Products Laboratory and its shareholder, Tiancheng International Investment, in their agreement for BPL to be jointly acquired and combined with Kedrion by funds advised by Permira
• Amylyx Pharmaceuticals in its upsized initial public offering

Christina serves on Law360’s Employment Authority Discrimination Advisory Board. She has served on the board of directors and executive committee of the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston. She is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and the Legal & Legislative Committee of the Northeast Human Resources Association.

• The Best Lawyers in America, “Best Lawyers for Employment Law – Management” (2024-2025)
• Legal 500 US for Workplace and Employment Counseling (2023)
• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, “Go To Lawyers for Employment” (2023)
• National Law Journal, “Employment Law Trailblazer” (2022)
• Super Lawyers, Massachusetts (2013-present)
• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, “Top Women of the Law” (2015)

Christina’s recent publications include:

• Co-author, “Federal Court Preliminarily Enjoins Enforcement of the FTC Non-Compete Rule, but Only for the Plaintiffs: What Are the Implications for All Other Employers?” Goodwin Client Alert, July 8, 2024
• Author, “No Safe Harbor for Late Payments to Massachusetts Employees: Pay on Time or Pay Triple,” Goodwin Client Alert, April 7, 2022
• Co-author, “Supreme Court Stays Enforcement of OSHA’s Vaccine or Test Rule — Next Steps for Employers,” Goodwin Client Alert, January 14, 2022
• Co-author, “OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard: A Practical Guide for Employers,” Goodwin Client Alert, November 10, 2021
• Co-author, “Key Provisions of the OSHA Standard for Vaccination, Testing and Face Coverings Related to COVID-19,” Goodwin Client Alert, November 4, 2021
• Author, “Five Key Takeaways From EEOC’s Updated Guidance on Religious Objections to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates,” Goodwin Client Alert, October 27, 2021
• Quoted, “Biden Struggles to Force Vaccine Mandates on Campuses,” Times Higher Education, October 26, 2021
• Author, “Families First Coronavirus Response Act Establishes New Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave Rights for U.S. Employees,” Goodwin Client Alert, March 19, 2022

Christina’s recent speaking engagements include:

• Speaker, “Dobbs Considerations for Employers: Part 1 – Employment and Employee Benefits,” Goodwin Webinar, November 9, 2022
• Speaker, “Dealing with Dobbs: Considerations for Employers,” Goodwin Webinar, September 14, 2022
• Speaker, “COVID-19: Mandatory Vaccines, Reasonable Accommodations, and Other Practical Considerations,” Goodwin Webinar, October 21, 2021
• Speaker, “Hot Topics Concerning Workplace Re-Entry: Decisions for U.S. Employers,” Goodwin Webinar, June 23, 2021
• Speaker, “The Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law: Preparing for the Commencement of Leave Rights,” Goodwin Webinar, October 27, 2020
• Speaker, “Updates in Employment Law for Colleges and Universities,” Goodwin Webinar, October 22, 2020
• Speaker, “2020 Virtual Higher Education Conference,” Boston Bar Association Webinar, July 22, 2020
• Speaker, “Webinar for Massachusetts Childcare & Early Education Providers on Reopening,” Goodwin Webinar, June 26, 2020
• Speaker, “Workplace Re-Entry – Legal And Practical Considerations For U.S. Employers,” Goodwin Webinar, April 30, 2020
• Speaker, “Town Hall for Massachusetts Childcare and Early Education Providers,” Goodwin Webinar, April 22, 2020
• Speaker, “Putting the U.S. CARES Act into Context,” Goodwin Webinar, April 2, 2020