Represented homosexual male, Senior Level marketing professional in claims of sexual orientation discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation against large privately held financial services firm.
Result
Settled low 6 figures
Time to Resolution
4 months
How was case resolved?
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment
Represented highly compensated marketing director who alleged she was serially lied to in recruiting process by a “headhunter” causing her damage. Client was left in seeming “no man’s land” — no claims against prior employer, no unemployment benefits because she voluntarily resigned in expectation of new start date and no contract claims against prospective new employer because no contract was ever signed.
Result
Settled mid to high 5 figures
Time to Resolution
13 months
How was case resolved?
Settled during litigation through mediation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment
Represented former CEO of private equity backed company in claims alleging breach of contract, failure to pay bonus and fraud.
Result
Settled high 5 figures
Time to Resolution
8 months
How was case resolved?
Settled without litigation via mediation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment
DEFENDED regional, publicly traded, bank against a separate former employee alleging retaliation, age discrimination, disability discrimination, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, failure to engage in interactive process, failure to provide accommodations, retaliation (whistleblower) and wrongful termination of public policy (retaliation).
Result
Settled mid-5 figures; very small percentage of demand
Time to Resolution
8 months
How was case resolved?
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Represented
Defendant
Area of Law
Employment
Represented 61 year old, African-American Director, who was a 21 year employee, in litigation against one of the largest financial services firms in the United States.
Result
Settled mid 6 figures
Time to Resolution
About one year
How was case resolved?
Settled via 3rd party mediation during litigation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment law
Represented Plaintiff, a high-performing, high-earning female salesperson in claims against former employer alleging that employer unilaterally altered her compensation multiple times, delayed her bonus, reduced her bonus, and then terminated her.
Result
Settled in high 6 figures
Time to Resolution
18 months
How was case resolved?
Attorney to Attorney negotiation during litigation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment
Represented the director of global security of a Fortune 500 Company terminated shortly after being released from the hospital for treatment of his heart condition.
Result
Settled low 6 figures
Time to Resolution Value
10 months
How was case resolved?
Settled during litigation via 3rd party mediation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment Law
Defended our client against claims of breach of settlement agreement (not ours), including claims brought against entity defendant and two member-owners, alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract (alternate defendant) and breach of contract – third party beneficiary.
Result
Settled
Time to Resolution
18 months
How was case resolved?
Settled via 3rd party mediation
Represented
Defendants
Area of Law
Employment and Real Estate
Represented Plaintiff, a Senior executive with an excellent ten year employment record with his employer who was allegedly fired less than two weeks after he was discharged from the hospital due to a medical condition.
Result
Settled in low six figures
Time to Resolution
18 months
How was case resolved?
Attorney to Attorney negotiation during litigation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment
Represented plaintiff, a Director of Wealth Management, of Iraqi background with a long track record of success in the industry was fired just two years after being hired by the Company.
Result
Settle low six figures
Time to Resolution
10 months
How was case resolved?
Attorney to attorney negotiation, pre-litigation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment