Notable Cases - Labor and Employment Law

 

The firm has advised and negotiated contracts and separation agreements for companies, C-level executives, and employees across a variety of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, IT, medical, and legal. The firm conducts sensitivity training and internal investigations, and has also litigated numerous cases in state and federal courts concerning breaches of restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements. The firm's litigation experience includes:
 

• Successfully defending an employment discrimination claim before both the EEOC and SDNY against officers and corporate defendants charged with sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

• Successfully defeating a TRO application brought by a multi-billion dollar IT provider against two of its former employees for claims of breach of restrictive covenants. 

• Advising and defending the CEO of a international corporation against claims of tortious interference relating to the hiring of a competitor's employees. 

• Successfully defeating an injunction action against a departing partner from an executive search company, defending against claims of theft of trade secrets.

• Successfully obtaining dismissal on summary judgment of $3 million claim against IT service providers for theft of proprietary computer code and breach of restrictive covenants.