Employment Litigation Services.

If the need arises we furthermore defend our clients against employee lawsuits and claims by various governmental agencies. Examples of our employment litigation services include claims of wrongful termination by way of contract or otherwise, employment discrimination, workers’ compensation retaliation claims, sexual harassment, termination, defamation, whistle blower, and similar employee claims. Specific types of litigation matters that we routinely defend include:

For more information, read “Employment Practices Liability Insurance—Buyer Beware.”

Protection of Company Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information Services.

We regularly advise our clients how to protect their goodwill and intellectual property – often their most valuable asset – through use of non-compete, non-circumvention and confidentially agreements. Training and sharing information with key employees empowers them to work productively, but it also risks the loss of goodwill and perhaps the intellectual property of the client should the key employee leave, moonlight, etc. We also help our clients offer stock options, complex vesting requirements, phantom stock programs and similar measures designed to motivate key employees and to deter their defection to competitors.

Litigation on Behalf of Company Executives.

On occasion, we find ourselves representing an executive or officer against non-client employers who violate an employee’s contractual and/or statutory rights. Our firm’s employee plaintiff work usually focuses on disputes over executive compensation arrangements, employee stock options, employee ownership interests in the employer, earn outs and the sale/merger of business assets. We routinely handle such disputes on a contingency fee basis. We also find that being on both the plaintiff and defense side of employment disputes sharpens our focus and planning expertise when we advise our business clients on employment matters.