Employment & Unfair Competition

We represent employers, boards of directors, and audit committees in high stakes employment disputes and investigations where legal risk and reputational exposure are paramount. Our practice is built for matters that demand discretion, strategic judgment and prompt response.

We offer clients the capabilities of a top labor and employment firm with deep subject matter expertise combined with the reach and breadth of a full-service law firm. This combination is particularly critical in today’s environment, where employment issues frequently implicate regulatory scrutiny, data privacy, intellectual property, securities law, and global corporate governance.

Areas of focus

Our core areas of focus include:

1. Employment Related Investigations and Corporate Governance

We conduct and manage sensitive internal investigations involving whistleblower complaints, executive misconduct, discrimination allegations, and retaliation claims. We regularly advise boards of directors and audit committees on investigative strategy and remediation, and we help companies implement outcomes in a way that considers legal, regulatory, and public scrutiny.

2. Restrictive Covenants, Unfair Competition and Trade Secret Litigation

We are trusted advisors on the full lifecycle of restrictive covenants — from drafting and negotiation to enforcement and defense. Our team litigates non-compete, non solicit, and employee mobility disputes, as well as unfair competition, raiding and trade secret claims, often involving senior executives, financial services professionals, and highly sensitive business information.

3. High Exposure Employment Litigation and Class Actions

We defend employers in discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, and whistleblower actions, including class actions where both reputational, legal and monetary risk is heightened.

A pragmatic and coordinated approach

While we are fully prepared to take cases to trial and are often in court to seek or defend against injunctions, we are equally adept at resolving disputes efficiently and strategically — often pre litigation or at early procedural stages — when that approach best serves our clients’ business objectives. Our objective is to use the resources of the firm and our experience in the most efficient way to help our clients avoid employment-related disputes from developing, and if they do, assist our clients strategically with crisis management.

Many of our clients are multinational companies operating across multiple legal regimes. We have a long history of working seamlessly with foreign counsel, and we regularly coordinate cross-border employment and investigations matters.