Employment

Employment law affects some of the most critical aspects of a business—its people, leadership, and reputation. Matters such as workplace disputes, wage and hour class actions, discrimination claims, executive compensation disputes, labor issues, fiduciary duty claims, trade secret litigation, administrative proceedings, and employee transitions require both legal precision and sound business judgment. Reeder LLP helps clients address these issues strategically, with an emphasis on reducing risk, protecting business interests, and identifying the most effective path forward.

Employment and labor matters often require balancing risk exposure, collateral consequences, and cost. Reeder LLP addresses these issues strategically from the outset, developing solutions that reflect each of these competing considerations.

Chris has significantly mitigated wage and hour exposure to several large home improvement companies in multiple class actions. He has also successfully prosecuted claims against aircraft industry executives for breach of fiduciary duty and usurpation of corporate opportunities and protected the trade secrets of an international food distributor in litigation against former employees seeking to establish a competing business.

Beyond litigation, Reeder LLP professionals advise companies on the development of employment policies and procedures, handle day-to-day employment issues, and negotiate executive and artist employment agreements. Chris has also managed high-risk employment situations, including internal investigations, independent investigations, regulatory inquiries, and reduction-in-force events.

Chris has represented numerous high-level executives in employment agreement negotiations, severance matters, and termination disputes, including the executive vice president of a major recording label, the executive editor of one of the country’s most widely known adult magazines, a professional hockey team executive, and the portfolio manager for a major recording artist.