Sydney Straub

Sydney joined the firm in 2024 as an associate in the Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Group. Her practice focuses on all facets of labor and employment law for both public and private employers.

Sydney guides clients as they navigate all stages of the employment relationship from initial hire to separation. She advises employers on a wide range of day-to-day employment issues such as discipline, leaves of absence, and other accommodations to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal law. She has experience representing employers in a variety of forums, including at due process hearings, termination arbitrations, and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD). In addition, she prepares employee handbooks, personnel policies, and employment agreements of all types.

Sydney also has experience representing clients in collective bargaining matters, including both initial and successor contract negotiations, navigating the grievance and arbitration process, and defending against unfair labor practice charges before the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations (DLR) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Prior to joining the Firm, Sydney worked as a Summer Associate at Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP in New York where she worked on various civil litigation matters including insurance coverage, construction disputes, and medical malpractice claims. She has previous experience as a student attorney at the Health Justice Practicum in Boston working in partnership with Boston Medical Center’s Project RESPECT, and as a Legal Intern for the Office of the General Counsel at UMass Memorial Medical Center. While in law school, Sydney served as an editor for the Boston University Law Review, and sat on its Board as an Article Editor during her second year. In 2024, Sydney and her team placed first in the national Health Law Regulatory & Compliance Competition at the University of Maryland Penn Carey School of Law.