Serving Salt Lake City, UT (view address)
While at Jackson Lewis, Mr. Kee has served as lead counsel defending employment lawsuits from high-level executives against their former employers, and has represented employers in affirmative litigation asserting claims for violations of employment agreements, theft of trade secrets, unfair trade practices, and unfair competition. He has significant experience in handling claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and… Read more
While at Jackson Lewis, Mr. Kee has served as lead counsel defending employment lawsuits from high-level executives against their former employers, and has represented employers in affirmative litigation asserting claims for violations of employment agreements, theft of trade secrets, unfair trade practices, and unfair competition. He has significant experience in handling claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and has handled dozens of USERRA matters around in the country. Additionally, Mr. Kee has handled several purported whistleblower litigation claims and investigations under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and the False Claims Act.
Before joining Jackson Lewis, Prior to his career at Jackson Lewis, Mr. Kee served for eight years as an Army Judge Advocate in Korea, Germany, Israel, and with the Army's Litigation Division in Arlington, Virginia.
Mr. Kee is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. During 2005, Mr. Kee served in Iraq as the Staff Judge Advocate (i.e., General Counsel) for the 1st Corps Support Command (Airborne) at LSA Anaconda, the largest military installation in Iraq, located in the Sunni Triangle. As Staff Judge Advocate, Mr. Kee supervised 27 attorneys providing a full range of legal services to two installations, several military units and 35,000 soldiers. Mr. Kee has served as Staff Judge Advocate for some of the U.S. Army Reserve’s largest commands, including the 311th Signal Command, covering the Pacific region with operations in Hawaii, Alaska, Japan, and Korea, and the 807th Medical Command, which is headquartered in Salt Lake City with 11,000 soldiers in units across 24 states. Mr. Kee is the recipient of numerous military awards, including the Bronze Star.
Mr. Kee has tried civil cases and injunction proceedings in state and federal courts in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, the Virgin Islands, and Wisconsin, and has appeared as counsel in cases throughout the U.S. Mr. Kee also has represented employers in arbitrations under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association and the National Association of Securities Dealers in Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Missouri, New York, and Virginia, and has tried 200 criminal cases.
Mr. Kee is often a featured speaker on employment law topics. In addition to regularly speaking at programs nationally and regionally, he has been interviewed on employment law issues by The Wall Street Journal, Inside Counsel, Fortune, HR News, and Investor’s Business Daily.
In the News
February 8, 2019
Jackson Lewis
Conrad S. Kee Named Office Managing Principal in Jackson Lewis' Salt Lake City Office
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (February 8, 2019) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Principal Conrad (“Shawn”) S. Kee has been appointed to Office Managing Principal of the firm’s Salt Lake City office. Mr. Kee focuses his practice in several areas of employment litigation, including...
August 15, 2018
Jackson Lewis
Jackson Lewis Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2019
WHITE PLAINS, NY (August 15, 2018) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce more than 200 attorneys throughout the firm’s locations have been named to the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a publication that has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal...
May 3, 2018
Jackson Lewis
Jackson Lewis and Its Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2018
WHITE PLAINS, NY (May 3, 2018) Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the firm and 72 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a prestigious annual guide ranking the leading law firms in the U.S. The firm...
Publications
November 28, 2016
USERRA No Bar to Enforcing Employment Arbitration Agreement, Federal Appeals Court Rules
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) does not prohibit compelling a former employee to arbitrate his USERRA claims under an arbitration agreement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, has ruled. Ziober v. BLB Resources, Inc., No. 14-56374 (9th Cir. Oct. 14, 2016...
November 9, 2016
New DOJ, FTC Antitrust Compliance Guidance for Human Resources Attacks No-Poaching Agreements
Criticizing non-solicitation of employees - or “no-poaching” - agreements as an alleged factor in holding back wage growth, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have issued antitrust guidance on human resources issues. This is consistent with and continues the White House’s recent...
April 14, 2016
North Carolina Supreme Court Reiterates Limited Blue Pencil Approach to Overbroad Non-Competes
Historically, North Carolina has been in the minority of states in taking the limited “blue pencil” approach to overbroad non-compete agreements - i.e., an overbroad covenant cannot be rewritten. North Carolina courts are limited to striking discrete overbroad provisions of the covenant. A 2014 North Carolina Court of...
Webinars
2018 Update: Anti-Corruption Compliance Enforcement and Trends
When November 15, 2018 - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Credits: Continuing education credit was offered for the live broadcast of this seminar.
You cannot earn credit for watching the archived webinar.
Assessing your Anti-Corruption Compliance Program in Light of the Latest Developments Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices and UK Bribery Act
When November 17, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Credits: Continuing education credit was offered for the live broadcast of this seminar.
You cannot earn credit for watching the archived webinar.
Blogs
Non-Compete & Trade Secrets Report
Antitrust Director Signals Heightened Focus On Deterring No-Poach Agreements In Healthcare Industry
July 17, 2018
As we have reported in previous articles, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has repeatedly reaffirmed its intent to criminally prosecute companies that restrict labor market competition through the use of unlawful no-poach and wage-fixing agreements.
By Conrad S. Kee, Clifford R. Atlas, Erik J. Winton and Colin A. Thakkar
Non-Compete & Trade Secrets Report
Utah And Idaho Enact Employee-Friendly Amendments To Non-Compete Legislation
April 2, 2018
In the past week, two states have made modifications to their respective non-compete laws.
By Conrad S. Kee, Clifford R. Atlas, Erik J. Winton and Colin A. Thakkar
Non-Compete & Trade Secrets Report
Lead Antitrust Attorney Hints At Upcoming Prosecutions For No-Poach Agreements
January 25, 2018
The chief prosecutor in the U.S.
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Principal
Admitted in 1987, Illinois
2014, Utah
2007, Colorado
1996, Connecticut
1998, 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
2006, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
2003, New York - N.D. N.Y.
1997, Connecticut - D. Conn.
2010, Nebraska - D. Neb.
2014, Utah - D. Utah
1998, Indiana - N.D. Ind.
2000, Texas - S.D. Tex.
1999, New York - S.D. N.Y.
2007, Colorado - D. Colo.
2006, Illinois - N.D. Ill.
2007, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
1999, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Class of 1987
J.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
Class of 1984
B.A.
Born in 1962
1962
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