Carla A. Reeves
Director
Boston
creeves@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 3853Carla A. Reeves
Director, Boston
creeves@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 3853Related Expertise
Carla Reeves helps employers navigate legal, business, and operational issues arising out of the employment relationship. She also represents clients in litigation, administrative agency proceedings and government investigations, and conducts workplace investigations and trainings.
In her counseling practice, Carla serves as a trusted advisor to legal departments, human resources professionals, and executive leadership teams across industries as they navigate complex employment issues, including performance management, workplace discrimination and harassment, accommodations, leaves, wage and hour issues, and separations. She also advises employers on workplace policies, employment agreements, and noncompete and non-solicitation agreements.
In her litigation practice, Carla advocates on behalf of clients in state and federal courts, before administrative agencies, and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. She also represents clients in government investigations and related enforcement actions.
Investigations & Trainings
Carla completed training certified by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination on investigating reports of discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and on strategies for responding to requests for workplace accommodations. As a trained investigator, she investigates reports of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other workplace misconduct. She also develops and delivers customized training on the prevention of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace.
Carla is fluent in Spanish.
Related Representative Matters
In-House Employment Counsel Secondment: Acted as in-house employment counsel for a private employer, providing day-to-day employment and business advice to legal, human resources, and executive leadership teams.
Workplace Training Programs: Conducts periodic discrimination and harassment prevention training for multistate employers in retail, private equity, media, sports, and nonprofit industries.
External Investigations: Conducted external and independent investigations of claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other misconduct for clients in higher education, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, retail, sports, financial services, healthcare, and nonprofit industries.
Defense of Trade Secret Litigation: Secured early dismissal of claims of trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, and unfair and deceptive practices filed against a private aviation company.
False Claims Act Investigation and Qui Tam Action: Represented a multinational retailer in a false claims act investigation brought by the Attorney General of New York and in a related qui tam action.
OSHA and EPA Investigations and Enforcement Proceedings: Represented retailers in investigations and enforcement actions by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Environmental Protection Agency arising out of alleged workplace conditions.
Defense of OSHA Retaliation Claims: Secured dismissal of whistleblower retaliation complaints filed against a commercial real estate developer under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Defense of Anti-Money Laundering Act Retaliation Claims: Secured dismissal of a whistleblower retaliation complaint filed with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration against a financial technology company.
Designing and Conducting Equity Reviews in the Education Industry: Co-led, designed, and conducted a large-scale equity review of a university’s systems and structures for preventing, reporting, and responding to incidents of bias, discrimination, and harassment. Developed recommendations designed to improve the experiences of students, faculty, and staff.
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Recognition
Chambers USA Guide
June 5, 2025
Accolades
- Chambers USA, Labor & Employment, Massachusetts, 2020-2022 (Associate to Watch); 2023-2024 (Up and Coming); 2025 (Band 5)
- 2025 Go To Employment Lawyer, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- 2025 Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys Ida B. Wells Award
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch (2021-2026): Litigation, Labor and Employment
- Lawdragon 500: Top U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers 2022-2023, 2025
- Boston Magazine Top Lawyers, Employment, 2021, 2023-2024
- Employment Law Trailblazer, The National Law Journal, 2021
- Excellence In the Law - Up & Coming Lawyer, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 2021
- Denis Maguire Pro Bono Award, Volunteer Lawyers Project, 2018
- Pro Bono Award, Lawyers for Civil Rights, 2019
Affiliations
- Commissioner, Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Commission
- Member, American Employment Law Council
- Boston Bar Association
- Governing Council Member
- Past Co-Chair, Women of Color Attorneys Leadership Network
- Past Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Section
- 2020 Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
- Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association
- Mentor, Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts Women’s Leadership Initiative (2024 and 2025)
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- New York
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Education
Boston College Law School ( J.D. )
Union College ( B.A. , magna cum laude )