The following representative matters illustrate Gwen King’s litigation and pre-litigation experience.

Employment

  • Successfully defended a public company against discrimination charges filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) and obtained a Lack of Probable Cause finding
  • Served as lead investigator in an internal investigation into human resources and compliance concerns for a public company
  • Obtained a favorable settlement for a municipal client against wrongful termination claims in the United States District Court for Massachusetts
  • Successfully defended a healthcare center against discrimination claims
  • Successfully defended a hospital against discrimination claims
  • Conducted a Title IX investigation for a private college
  • Successfully defended a franchise against discrimination claims
  • Represented a victim of harassment in an internal investigation and negotiated settlement with the client’s public company employer
  • Secured dismissal of wrongful termination claims against individual officers of a company

Real Estate and Land Use

  • Represented a university in Land Court trial over disputed property rights (pending decision)
  • Represented and negotiated a favorable resolution for individual landowners in an easement dispute
  • Secured successful dismissal of an action against an individual landowner arising from a dispute with a neighbor over usage of a private way
  • Assisted in securing a favorable settlement on behalf of a university in a real estate dispute with a municipality
  • Represented individual landowners in a land dispute involving claims of adverse possession and breach of contract
  • Successfully represented an individual landowner in site plan negotiations with a neighboring 40B developer
  • Continued pro bono representation of petitioners in an ongoing OADR appeal of a Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection draft air permit

Other Litigation

  • Successfully defended and obtained a favorable settlement for a Fortune 100 company against premises liability claims in Middlesex Superior Court
  • Successfully defended and obtained a favorable settlement for a Fortune 100 company against premises liability claims in New Hampshire Superior Court
  • Represented plaintiffs in premises liability jury trial in Suffolk Superior Court
  • Represented and defended a transportation company against repeated tort claims in Massachusetts courts
  • Won dismissal on behalf of a product manufacturer in a product liability suit
  • Successfully defended and obtained a favorable settlement for a historic venue in a premises liability claim in Suffolk Superior Court

 

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.