Overview

Adam P. Forman advises employers in a broad range of employment law matters. His practice is dedicated to providing day-to-day counseling to clients on all issues that touch the workplace and to drafting critical employment-related documents such as employment contracts, severance agreements, handbooks and reduction-in-force documentation. He conducts employment-related trainings for clients on topics as varied as harassment prevention, hiring techniques, conducting investigations and boot camps for managers.

Adams' clients span the following industries:

  • Technology
  • Biotech
  • Medical devices
  • Venture capital
  • Manufacturers
  • Restaurants

Adam is the exclusive winner of the 2016 Client Choice Award in the Employment & Benefits category for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, issued by the International Law Office and Lexology. He is an active member of the firm's International Employment Law Practice Group, and he co-authored the firm’s Start-Up Guide For Foreign Employers. Biannually, he conducts a course on U.S. employment laws in London and has conducted similar courses in Dublin and Tel Aviv.

Prior to joining Littler, Adam served as the chair of the labor and employment practice for another Boston firm. From 2006 to 2009, he was elected and served on the Board of Selectmen for the Town of Swampscott, MA.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Member

American Bar Association

Member

Massachusetts Bar Association

Member

Boston Bar Association

Recognition

Named, The Best Lawyers in America©

2013-2019

Awarded, Client Choice Award

International Law Office and Lexology

2014, 2016

Named, Super Lawyer

Massachusetts

Super Lawyers

2004-2018

Named, International Who's Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers

Who's Who Legal

2012-2015

Named, Who's Who in American Law

2011-2014

Named, America's Leading Lawyers for Business

Chambers USA

2004-2018

Massachusetts Fellow

American Bar Foundation

2011-2013

Named, Guide to the World's Leading Labor and Employment Lawyers

Awarded, AV® Peer Review Rating

Martindale-Hubbell

Education

  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1987cum laude
  • B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1984With High Distinction

Bar Admission

Massachusetts
Pennsylvania