Our Employment Litigation + Administrative Advocacy practice team serves regional, national, and international organizations—from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies—including corporate, governmental, and nonprofit entities.

Our clients rely on us for our strategic and proactive approach, and our unwavering support in the courtroom and beyond. Although proactive counseling, training, and policy development can help minimize litigation and legal risks, management decisions are frequently challenged in court or in administrative actions. Our lawyers regularly seek to achieve results for our clients through dispositive motions and favorable settlements, and if necessary, at trial.

Our Services

We partner with clients to avoid litigation exposure, or to help achieve resolutions aligned with business goals. We also defend employers in claims before federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as federal and state administrative agencies, and in arbitrations and mediations. We have experience defending our clients before federal, state, and local agencies, including:

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO)
• Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL)
• Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)
• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
• New York Department of Human Rights (NYDHR)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• United States Department of Labor (USDOL)

We frequently obtain dismissals, summary judgments, and positive results in federal and state courts, and arbitration and mediation services, including:

• U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• American Arbitration Association
• JAMS

We have experience defending discrimination and retaliation claims based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA), and other federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws in federal and state court and before administrative agencies.

We also represent our clients in:

• Common law claims based on public policy, contract, or tort, including the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, infliction of emotional distress, fraud, defamation, invasion of privacy, and negligent hiring and supervision
• Free speech, whistleblower retaliation, and similar claims by single and multiple plaintiffs
• Single plaintiff and multiplaintiff lawsuits, including collective actions and hybrid class actions, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state and local wage and hour laws, including exempt and nonexempt misclassification overtime claims and independent contractor misclassification claims
• Enforcement of—or preventing enforcement of—noncompetition, nondisclosure, nonsolicitation, and confidentiality agreements; protection of trade secrets; prosecution of misappropriation of trade secret claims; and other intellectual property disputes

Our Employment Litigation + Administrative Advocacy practice group serves our clients by coordinating or managing counsel to oversee litigation, helping you achieve cost-savings and minimize risks of inconsistent positions in strategy, discovery, and outcomes.