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Labor and Employment

A go-to resource for clients dealing with sophisticated employment counseling, investigation, and litigation matters in the US and globally

Why Cooley

  • Leveraging decades of experience to give employers practical, creative and business-oriented advice to solve complex employment and trade secret issues through negotiation, litigation, and preventive strategies

  • Serving 3,000+ clients annually across a diverse range of industries, including investment funds, emerging growth companies, large public companies, government contractors, senior management, boards of directors, nonprofits and trade associations

  • Defending employers against individual employment claims and employment-related class action claims from the investigative phase to victories in the appellate courts, as well as in arbitration forums

  • Successfully representing companies and individuals in noncompete and trade secret litigation – and pursuing such claims for our clients

  • Delivering strategic guidance on organized labor and disputes related to union relationships and collective bargaining

  • Providing a boardroom presence in high-consequence executive matters, including hiring and separation negotiations, investigating and evaluating executive misconduct, and other strategic imperatives

  • Thoughtfully advising clients on navigating challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, as well as implementing lawful DEI-related policies, practices and programs

  • Offering comprehensive and timely guidance through CooleyREG, our innovative approach that brings together regulatory practitioners from across the firm to help clients navigate every regulatory twist and turn

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