Amanda L. Carney

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Associate

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Matters: Represented Marque Br
  s, LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman, in connection with its acquisition of a majority ownership in America's Test Kitchen ('ATK')
  its associated br
  s, including Cook's Illustrated
  Cook's Country. ATK is a food
  culinary media business, which leverages its industry-leading testing process for recipes
  kitchen equipment to produce top class recipes
  unbiased product reviews. ATK
  its diverse portfolio of br
  s has an expansive audience across various media platforms.
  On behalf of various public
  private employers, obtained findings for lack of probable cause before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)
  dismissals before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
  Conducted internal investigations involving claims of discrimination
  harassment.
  Represented employers in injunctive proceedings regarding the enforcement of non-competition
  non-solicitation agreements, theft of company property
  misappropriation of confidential
  proprietary information.
  Assisted state agency with gathering, reviewing
  producing documents,
  interviewing witnesses, in connection with responding to inquiry by state legislative committee.
  Represented employers in putative class actions alleging independent contractor misclassification
  violation of wage
  hour laws.
  Achieved summary judgment ruling in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts on all claims concerning discrimination
  failure to accommodate.
  Achieved dismissal of claims barred by the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act.
  Member of team assisting company with employment issues stemming from large-scale reduction-in-force.
  Conducted due diligence on employment matters in connection with mergers
  acquisitions.
  Drafted numerous policies, notices
  employee h
  books compliant with federal, state
  local laws for single
  multi-state employers.
  Prepared documents related to employment including: offer letter, employment agreement, separation agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, confidentiality agreement, proprietary information
  inventions agreement.
  Reported Decisions: Flaherty v. Entergy Nuclear Operations, 946 F.3d 41 (1st Cir. 2019)
  Flaherty v. Entergy Nuclear Operations, No. 16-11667-FDS, 2018 WL 3352957 (D. Mass., Jul. 9, 2018)
  DeBarros v. Areas USA Boston, LLC, et al, No. 18-10265-FDS, 2018 WL 1904182 (D. Mass., Apr. 20, 2018)
  DeBarros v. Areas USA Boston, LLC, et al, No. 10265-FDS, 2018 WL 3543534 (D. Mass., Jul. 23, 2018)
  Previous Experience: Student Attorney, Suffolk University Law School, Juvenile Defender Clinic, September 2014-May 2015
  Internship: Intern, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, January 2008-May 2008
  
• Additional Links
  http://www.gtlaw.com/People/Amanda-L-Reynolds