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The issues and opportunities encompassed by the Officers, Executives and Professionals practice area include the following:
- Opportunities arising during formation of the employment relationship
- Representing clients in the start-up enterprise situation
- Avoiding and addressing the “bait and switch” situation
- Negotiation of the employment contract, including incentive compensation, severance and change in control provisions
- Negotiation of non-employee work arrangements
- Negotiation of ancillary agreements such as confidentiality agreements, non-compete agreements, and trade secret agreements;
- Opportunities arising during the employment relationship
- Retaliation for opposing unethical or illegal corporate conduct
- False Claim Act actions
- Sarbannes Oxley actions
- Failure to promote issues
- Age or other prohibited discrimination in terms and conditions of employment;
- Opportunities typically arising at the termination of the employment relationship
- Negotiation of separation agreements
- Claims for severance pay
- Claims for incentive pay
- Claims for wrongful discharge
- Claims for discriminatory discharge
- Whistleblower protection claims
- False Claim Act and similar and similar and related litigation
- Class action claims;
- Opportunities typically arising after the termination of the employment relationship
- Benefit issues
- Enforcement of separation agreements and other employer obligations
Very few highly successful officers, executives and professionals do not at some time in their careers encounter conflict resolution problems that would benefit from professional assistance. Our firm has been organized to have the wisdom to negotiate effectively, and the unquestioned ability to litigate in situations where that becomes necessary.
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