Terence P. McCourt
Massachusetts
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
One International Place
Suite 2000
Boston, MA 02110
Tel: +1 617.310.6246
Email:
mccourtt@gtlaw.com
Web:
www.gtlaw.com
Terence McCourt is Co-Managing Shareholder of the Boston office of Greenberg Traurig and Chairman of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice.
He represents a broad range of organizations in all facets of management-side labor and employment law. During more than two decades of practice, Terry has gained a national reputation for his practical, strategic approach to employment law issues.
With wide-ranging litigation experience, Terry handles diverse employment matters, including employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases in state and federal courts, wage and hour compliance, labor arbitration cases, non-competition cases, internal corporate investigations, and National Labor Relations Board proceedings. He also counsels employers concerning day-to-day human resources issues as well as myriad legal requirements in the workplace, particularly related to significant operational changes such as mergers, acquisitions, business relocations or reductions in force.
Terry has wide-ranging governmental experience as the former Deputy Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor of Massachusetts and General Counsel to the Massachusetts Secretary of Labor.
Education
- J.D., The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
- Member, Catholic University Law Review
- B.A., magna cum laude, Georgetown University
- George F. Baker Scholar
- In a case of first impression before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, represented employer in vacating NLRB decision thereby permitting company to implement unilaterally a discretionary merit pay plan in the face of a bargaining impasse with its union.
- Acted as outside counsel to a number of employers to serve as chief negotiator for collective bargaining negotiations.
- Represented several employers in nationwide collective actions arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act and hybrid wage-hour class actions. Cases involved the litigation of class certification issues as well as substantive questions related to independent contractor classification, exempt and non-exempt classification, and compensable time issues.
- Developed litigation and labor relations strategy for publicly traded company in case of international union seeking to affiliate with bargaining unit represented by independent union. Litigation involved numerous proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit with final result of employees voting to reject bargaining representative.
- Represented public transit authority in interest arbitration case upholding pattern bargaining.
- Represented trucking company in case of first impression before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, affirming dismissal of case brought under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act through the retroactive application of Supreme Court precedent.
- Represented various public authorities and public officials in litigation matters.
- Acted as outside labor counsel to publicly traded telecommunications company with responsibility for labor arbitration cases, contract administration and collective bargaining negotiations.
- Represented a number of employers in injunctive proceedings regarding the enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements.
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2018-2025
- Employment Law – Management, 2018-2025
- Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2018-2025
- Labor Law – Management, 2023-2025
- Listed, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, “Go To Employment Lawyer,” 2023
- Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2013-2024
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2005-2024
- “Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyers,” 2019-2023
- Listed, Benchmark Litigation, “Labor & Employment Star,” 2019-2024
- Selected, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, “Top Managing Partners,” 2024
- Listed, Boston magazine, “Top Lawyers – Labor & Employment,” 2022-2024
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Labor and Employment – Labor-Management Relations, 2014-2021
- Listed, Lawdragon, 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, 2020-2025
- Listed, Lawdragon and Human Resources Executive® magazine, 2016-2019
- “The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Lawyers – Top 100,” 2018-2019
- “Nation’s Top 20 Lawyers in Traditional Labor & Employment Law,” 2016-2017
- Team Member, a Law360 “Employment Practice Group of the Year,” 2011 and 2013
- Selected, Guberman Fellowship for Legal Studies, Brandeis University
- Rated, AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5.0
Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Group provides national and international corporations with strategic legal advice on all matters concerning the employment relationship. With nearly 200 practitioners around the globe, we offer national and international organizations strategic and practical legal services that are focused on maximizing human resource potential.
- We are trial lawyers and regularly try cases to verdict. Our Labor & Employment trial team is regularly called upon to handle complex, bet-the-company cases and has three U.S. Supreme Court Labor & Employment victories.
- Our experience in class and collective litigation is wide-ranging. Our experience with the courts, counsel, and judges across our global footprint that are routinely involved in such matters gives our clients access to critical information utilized to aggressively and efficiently respond to and defend such matters.
- We assist clients in maintaining positive labor relations. Our skilled Labor & Employment Group has in-depth experience structuring corporate transactions aimed at maximizing managerial flexibility and labor efficiency, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, trying labor arbitrations throughout the country, and assisting employers to lead and manage in ways that best fit their cultures.
Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment team is proud to have 21 attorneys recognized in Benchmark Litigation 2024 – 19 Labor & Employment stars, one 40 and Under and one Future Star. As well as 19 attorneys recognized as 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers.
The firm is a 2024 BTI “Leading Edge Law Firm” for delivering on client expectations for the future and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500.
The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono.
“Terence McCourt is particularly skilled in collective bargaining matters and also stands out for his work on harassment and retaliation claims.”