The Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP employment group is well equipped to prosecute and defend restrictive covenants actions, investigate claims of misconduct against high-level executives and litigate discrimination and wage and hour class and collective actions. John Barry is responsible for leading the practice from the New York office and specializes in crisis and emergent situations arising from executive terminations, mass exoduses, theft of trade secrets and discrimination claims. In the New York office, Rebecca Sivitz is a key contact for corporates, private equity funds and their boards in sensitive employment investigations and litigation. Also based in New York, Celine Chan handles employment-related investigations and litigation involving allegations of discrimination and restrictive covenants.
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Key clients
- Goldman Sachs
- Creative Planning
- Seegrid Corp
- CAPCO
- Kroger Company
- Advent International
- Boston Consulting Group
- Schindler Elevator
- OPE Inmar Investment Holdings LLC
- BAPS
Work highlights
- Representing The Kroger Company as lead employment and labor law counsel in connection with its $26bn merger with Albertson’s.
- Representing a global investment bank in connection with allegations brought by a female managing director claiming gender, pregnancy and parental discrimination.
- Representing Western Global Airlines as lead employment and labor law counsel in connection with a 2023 restructuring, which included a dispute with the Airline Pilots Association regarding pilot retention bonuses.
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Practice head
John Barry
Other key lawyers
Rebecca Sivitz; Celine Chan