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.
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- September 2016
The Impact of the DOL's New White Collar Regulations: Do You Need to Reclassify Four Million Employees?, 2016 Jones Day Labor & Employment Law Discussion Group - June 25, 2012
Warding Off Discovery In Employment Class Actions, Employment Law360 - February 12, 2010
New York Department of Labor Revises WARN Regulations - February 10, 2010
Managing Risks Through Compliance Programs and First Alert Procedures, Practising Law Institute Conference on Managing Wage & Hour Risks 2010 - 2009
Wage/Hour Jeopardy: The Regular Rate of Pay Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Calculating Overtime for Non-Exempt Employees, The American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law National Conference on Equal Employment Law
- November 2, 2022
New York Developments: Bans on the Use of Artificial Intelligence; Enhanced Retaliation Protections; Expanded Wage-Hour Causes of Action; and More, 2022 Annual New York Labor & Employment Law Discussion Group - May 16, 2018
European Labor & Employment Conference 2018 - May 1, 2018
Developing L&E Topics: Joint/Single Employer, No-Hire/No-Poaching Agreements, and Other Topics, Jones Day Media Labor & Employment Roundtable - May 1, 2018
Jones Day's Media Labor & Employment Law Roundtable - February 13, 2018
PLI's Wage & Hour Litigation and Compliance 2018 - October 25, 2017
New York Labor & Employment Law Discussion Group, Conference Chair - September 14, 2017
Employment Policy Under President Trump: The New DOL’s Overtime, Joint Employment, and Independent Contractor Agenda, 9th Annual Labor & Employment Law Discussion Group - May 18, 2017
European Labor & Employment Conference 2017 - March 1, 2017
PLI's Wage & Hour Litigation and Compliance 2017 - January 26 - 27, 2017
2017 Airline and Railway Labor and Employment Roundtable - October 14, 2016
Strategic Considerations in Wage & Hour and Class and Collective Action, Ohio State Bar Association's 53rd Annual Midwest Labor and Employment Law Seminar - May 19, 2016
European Labor & Employment Conference 2016 - February 8, 2016
PLI's Wage & Hour Litigation and Compliance 2016 - May 21, 2015
Jones Day’s European Labor & Employment Conference 2015: Managing Change Across Europe - March 2015
PLI's Understanding Employment Law 2015 - New York - September 2014
2014 Labor & Employment Seminar - New York - May 15, 2014
European Labor & Employment Conference 2014: Managing Today’s Employment Relationships Across Europe - March 2014
PLI's Understanding Employment Law 2014 - April 2013
PLI's Understanding Employment Law 2013 - New York - February 11, 2013
PLI’s Managing Wage & Hour Risks 2013 - March 2012
PLI's Understanding Employment Law 2012 - February 13, 2012
PLI’s Managing Wage & Hour Risks 2012 - November 9, 2011
Recent Developments in Wage-Hour Class Actions and Related Strategic Considerations, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers - October 19, 2011
Supreme Court Round-up: The Blockbuster Employment-Law Decisions from 2011, New York City Bar Association - September 21, 2011
Ensuring Ethical Conduct in the Litigation and Settlement of Wage and Hour Claims, ACI's 13th National Forum on Wage and Hour Claims and Class Actions - August 2, 2011
Employment Law Essentials: What New York Practitioners Need to Know About Leaves of Absence, Overtime, Retaliation & More, New York City Bar Association - February 7, 2011
PLI’s Managing Wage & Hour Risks 2011 - February 1, 2011
Settlement Considerations: Assessing the Benefits, Calculating Damanges, and Settlement Structure and Administration, ACI's 11th National Forum on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions - May 21, 2010
Class Action Settlement Considerations, ACI's 9th National Forum on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions - February 10, 2010
Managing Risks Through Compliance Programs and First Alert Procedures, Practising Law Institute Conference on Managing Wage & Hour Risks 2010 - October 21, 2009
Capitol Update on Legislative, Regulatory, and Supreme Court Developments, Society of Human Resources Management, New York Legislative and Legal Conference - June 2009
2009 Labor & Employment Legislative and Regulatory Briefing - May 19, 2009
ACI's 7th National Advanced Forum on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions - April 1, 2009
Wage/Hour Jeopardy, ABA National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law - September 17, 2008
Current Exempt Status Challenges in Litigation, PLI Teleconference - March 5, 2008
2008 Health Care Labor & Employment Symposium, New Wave Of Wage And Hour Litigation and Related Issues - February 26, 2008
Fair Labor Standards Act Hot Topics, ABA Teleconference - November 30, 2007
Overtime and Minimum Wage Requirements Considerations under Federal and NYS Law, New York City Bar Association - November 8, 2007
Litigating Wage and Hour Class Cases From A to Z, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Annual Conference - April 25-26, 2007
ACI's 4th National Forum on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions - February 7, 2007
Class/Collective Actions: Emerging Trends, Columbus Bar Association Labor and Employment Committee - February 5, 2007
Health Care Labor & Employment Conference - April 7, 2006
Class Action Symposium, UMKC School of Law - March 16, 2006
Federal Judges Workshop on Employment Law, Federal Judicial Center - May 20, 2004
New York University School of Law's 57th Annual Conference on Labor
"He has a wealth of experience and an encyclopedic knowledge, and handles very important cases." "Provides timely, efficient and practical advice."Chambers USA
- Cornell University (J.D. magna cum laude 1989; Order of the Coif); Kenyon College (B.A. magna cum laude 1986; Phi Beta Kappa)
- New York and Ohio; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York, the Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio, the Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan, and the District of Colorado; and U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits
Consistently named as one of the top employment litigators in America
2021 "Lawyer of the Year, Labor Law — Management (New York)", Best Lawyers in America
2017 "Employment MVP" for "securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation," Law360
Fellow, The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
"Client Service All-Star," BTI Consulting Group
"Top 20 Labor & Employment Litigators", Benchmark Labor & Employment (2022, 2021)