Julie McConnell > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
THE MCDERMOTT BUILDING, 500 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001-1531
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Work Department

Employment

Position

Julie H. McConnell focuses her practice on representing clients in complex litigation before federal, state and local agencies, courts and courts of appeals.

Julie defends companies in individual, multi-plaintiff and class action litigation in disputes involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Labor Standards Act and other federal and state employment and accessibility statutes and tort claims. Julie also represents employers in litigation involving disclosure of trade secrets, violation of noncompetition agreements and whistleblower disputes. Additionally, Julie advocates for employers before the National Labor Relations Board in union organizing campaigns and unfair labor practice cases.

Julie has extensive experience defending companies against disability access claims brought under Title III of the ADA, the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, the Florida Civil Rights Act, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and other state accessibility statutes, including cases involving mobility and caregiver access and alleged barriers to access.

Hand-in-hand with her litigation practice, Julie advises employers on a range of employment and workplace issues, such as personnel policies and practices, employment contracts, employee separations and terminations and internal investigations.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)

The team at McDermott Will & Emery LLP focuses on employment litigation and compliance, with the firm offering clients advice on wage and hour cases, both class and single-plaintiff actions, executive compensation disputes, and discrimination work. Michael Sheehan leads the team from Chicago and has a specialty in trade secrets. Julie McConnell continues to develop her partner-level practice. Ellen Bronchetti and Ron Holland left the firm in October 2022.