Matthew W. Lampe (Matt)

Matthew Lampe, co-head of Jones Day's global Labor & Employment Practice, represents employers throughout the country in class action and other complex litigation. Matt has prevailed in numerous discrimination, wage and hour (Fair Labor Standards Act), harassment, retaliation, and wrongful discharge matters at the trial and appellate levels. He has extensive experience litigating joint employer and independent contractor disputes. He also defends companies in mass arbitration and in EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) and DOL (Department of Labor) investigations alleging systemic violations.

With more than 30 years of experience representing employers, Matt seeks comprehensive solutions to clients' most complex litigation challenges. In addition to defending clients in court, he advises on strategies for protecting operational prerogatives while reducing the risk of future claims. He has been consistently named one of the top employment litigators in America by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, The Legal 500 US, Lawdragon, New York Super Lawyers, and Benchmark Labor & Employment. Clients praise Matt as "a fantastic strategist with a broad view but also a mastery of the granular details" and "extremely business-savvy" (Chambers USA), and in 2021, he was named "Lawyer of the Year, Labor Law — Management (New York)" by Best Lawyers in America.

Matt is a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. In 2021, he was appointed to the Strategic Litigation Advisory Committee for the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center. Matt coauthored the Employment Discrimination chapter of Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fifth edition, and serves as a chapter editor for The Fair Labor Standards Act, American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law.