Employment Litigation

We represent clients in state and federal courts throughout the country in a wide range of disputes concerning noncompetition, non-solicitation, and nondisclosure agreements, as well as relating to the protection of confidential information and trade secrets.

Our lawyers have broad experience both asserting and defending cases involving misappropriation of trade secrets, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, the Economic Espionage Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, state criminal codes, restrictive covenants, employee raiding, customer raiding, and departures of key employees. 

Our goal is to minimize risk and achieve an outcome that makes sense for our clients—whether that’s closure of an inquiry or investigation, a favorable settlement, or successful litigation. Our team has a unique perspective developed from years serving as in-house counsel to retailers, consumer product manufacturers, and financial services firms.

Our team members also include those who served in the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. We enjoy strong relationships and a well-earned reputation for integrity and credibility with attorneys at every level of the FTC, in the offices of state attorneys general, and with many class action-focused plaintiffs’ firms. 

We routinely defeat large employment class actions in state and federal courts across the country. Many employment class action claims achieve class certification, so we take pride in avoiding that and have often defeated class certification before significant discovery or even before filing an answer to a complaint. Through the various strategies we have honed, our team consistently turns large potential class actions into a manageable handful of small, easy-to-settle (or to dismiss) individual claims. 

Our wage and hour attorneys provide tailored, practical, and business-focused advice to clients on wage and hour compliance and guidance on avoiding common pitfalls under both state and federal law. We also help our clients conduct self-audits to identify and remedy compliance gaps and defend them in audits conducted by the US Department of Labor and state agencies. 

We can help you navigate the FLSA and state wage and hour laws involving: 

• Minimum wage and overtime requirements
• Independent contractor and overtime misclassification issues
• Employee compensation
• Commissions 
• Tips and payment of tipped employees 
• Meal and rest breaks 
• Work before and after scheduled shifts 
• Remote work
• Retaliation