Ms. Burnham leads the International Practice Group of Ogletree Deakins, serving as a shareholder based in the firm’s Boston office. Previously, Burnham was Vice President, Global Employment Law, with Novell, Inc. in Waltham, Mass. where she had been with the company since 2004. Burnham’s experience includes litigation, employment advice and counsel, executive compensation and benefits, mergers and acquisitions, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, and training. Throughout her career, she has managed the full spectrum of global employment projects, from worldwide hiring and compensation practices to global restructuring activities, and from international M&A to post-acquisition integration and training in centralized global employment practices. In addition, Ms. Burnham has dealt with the peculiarities of employment issues and litigation in Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australia as well as the unique aspects of working with foreign counsel.
Experience
Ms. Burnham has extensive experience in global employment matters as an employment law litigator and advisor. She also has experience managing employment litigation and threatened litigation on a global scale which includes working with in-house and outside counsel and advising executive leadership, international managers and human resources personnel. During her career, Ms. Burnham has also tried federal and state cases on matters regarding discrimination, the Family and Medical Leave Act, retaliation, wage & hour, breach of contract, defamation and fraud. She has advised all levels of management, both directly and through an international team, on issues related to employment contracts, performance management, disciplinary action, termination and redundancy matters on a global scale.
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Education and Honors
- Senior Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association, International Labor & Employment Law Committee
- International Bar Association
- Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats
- Ogletree Deakins Webinar - "Effectively Structuring Global Mobility Assignments" - April 2, 2012
- APALSA/APA Alumni Conference, Boston University Law School - "Breaking Barriers and Overcoming Obstacles in the 21st Century" - Boston - March 3, 2012
- Ogletree Deakins Employment Law Briefing - "Addressing the Top Five Most Pressing International Labor and Employment Issues" - Pittsburgh - February 28, 2012