Employment Law & Executive Advocacy

In 2019, after thirty years of legal practice in Boston, Michael Chinitz opened Chinitz Law LLC.  Mike began his career at Nutter McClennen & Fish, a large Boston firm, after which he worked as a named partner at Rose, Chinitz & Rose, a prominent Boston litigation boutique.

Mike offers practical advice and representation, close personal attention, and cost-effective solutions to executives and businesses regarding their employment law needs. Mike focuses his practice on the field of “executive mobility”- -negotiating and drafting employment and severance agreements for executives of both public and private companies moving from one company to another and advising executives regarding their non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, NDA’s or confidentiality agreements, employee “no poach” agreements, fiduciary duties, and interference with contract issues.  Mike frequently advises executives how to be “good leavers” from their jobs to try to avoid trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes.  In those instances when executives take data or other information from their former employers, Mike counsel’s executives through the data return process, working with opposing counsel, forensic experts, and computer experts to try to minimize the disputes that tend to arise in this area.     

In addition to representing executives in their transitions between companies, Mike advises his executive clients concerning a wide array of compensation issues, including those concerning the Masssachusetts Wage Act, bonuses, commissions, “carried interest,” stock options, restricted stock units, and other forms of equity.  

 Mike also works with executives to make choices between job opportunities available to them, by helping them compare the remuneration offered by different employers, the advantages and disadvantages of different positions, and the appropriate ranges of cash compensation and equity for particular positions.     

Because Mike has successfully litigated and arbitrated a wide range of employment and general business matters, including dozens of noncompetition and non-solicitation injunction cases, employee raiding cases across a broad array of industries, as well as claims for damages arising in these contexts, Mike has a deep understanding of the costs and distraction of these matters and therefore strives to negotiate efficient and lower cost alternatives to litigation.   

For a complete description of Mike’s practice, please see his full bio.