EMPLOYMENT LAW
Our seasoned employment law team represents both management and individual clients in all aspects of employment law. We take great pride in resolving our clients’ employment law disputes or issues efficiently, effectively, and with the needs and goals of
our clients always in the forefront.
We Balance Forceful Advocacy with Informed Dispute Resolution
Our experience is broad and our reputation impeccable. We balance forceful advocacy with a focus on dispute resolution. Few of our clients are interested in litigating their disputes when reasonable and less-expensive alternatives exist for them to reach a satisfactory result. In each case, we strive to provide a path to resolution and a strategy for success. We provide options for our clients and guide them through the process of implementing the one best suited to their goals.
Our employment lawyers have represented our clients in all aspects of the employment relationship, including on matters relating to employee discipline and discharge, EEO issues, wage and hour practices and audits, executive compensation, wrongful discharge and common law torts, ERISA, whistleblowing, workplace violence, and the negotiation and severance of employment relationships.
Our Client Base is Broad
Our clients run the gamut from individuals in need of review of their employment or separation agreements to domestic and international corporations seeking sophisticated advice or litigation counsel. All clients, no matter who they may be, deal directly with our employment law partners through all stages of the representation. Following are just a few of the types of activities
performed on behalf of our management clients:
• Defend against EEO claims
• Litigation, arbitration, and mediation of filed claims
• Counsel regarding enforcement of restrictive covenants
• Draft personnel policies, including handbooks
• Counsel regarding wage and hour practices
• Conduct training sessions on all aspects of human resources and employment law topics
Representative matters for our individual clients include:
• Negotiation of employment and separation agreements
• Defending employees and former employees against claims of wrongdoing
• Counseling clients on their post-termination obligations
• Advise victims of discrimination and harassment as to their rights and help develop strategies to enforce them
Our employment law team is also often called in to conduct independent investigations relating, for example, to equal employment opportunity claims and allegations of Sarbanes-Oxley violations.
Our employment lawyers also have significant expertise in labor relations, including the handling of arbitrations, matters before the National Labor Relations Board, and representing clients in collective bargaining negotiations.