Cases
Representative Matters: Employment Counseling: Conduct independent workplace investigations involving discrimination/harassment claims, whistleblower allegations
corporate misconduct.
Advise employers regarding employee termination issues, including the review
drafting of severance
non-compete agreements.
Advise employers regarding the drafting, implementing
updating of human resources policies.
Advise employers regarding affirmative action obligations, defenses to OFCCP jurisdiction
OFCCP compliance issues.
Conduct training for management employees on workplace discrimination, harassment
privacy laws.
Advise employers regarding privacy
data breach laws.
Draft
negotiate executive employment agreements.
Labor
Employment Litigation: Successfully defended a financial institution in ERISA breach of fiduciary duty litigation.
Litigated
brought to a successful conclusion an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee of a major financial institution.
Defended Pennsylvania state agency in PHRC proceedings involving allegations of sexual discrimination.
Defended EEOC charges of discrimination under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act for a variety of clients including financial institutions, health care organizations
national retailers.
Obtained dismissal on summary judgment of a federal wage
hour class action lawsuit filed by the employees of a national security firm providing paramedic services in remote areas along the Alaska pipeline.
Assisted employers in a variety of lawsuits involving the enforcement of non-compete
confidentiality agreements.
Successfully defended a sexual discrimination lawsuit against a national security firm.
Commercial Litigation: Represented national railroad in an economic loss class action arising out of a train derailment where denial of class certification was obtained.
Successfully defended a national railroad against multimillion dollar construction overrun
delay claims arising out of the installation of fiber optic cable along railroad right-of-way.
Defense of research hospital in trade secret dispute arising out of collaboration with third party scientists.
Represented a national manufacturer in environmental insurance coverage litigation.
Represented both condemnors
condemnees in eminent domain litigation.
Obtained a summary judgment, affirmed on appeal, in contractual dispute between former
current property owners regarding allocation of $42 million environmental clean up
insurance rights.
Represented regional
national parking operators
management companies in eminent domain, lease,
maintenance disputes.
