Carolyn Crowley

I advise a wide array of employer clients, including in the automotive, biotechnology, health care, consulting services, manufacturing, and hospitality services industries, on myriad employment issues, including allegations of discrimination, harassment, and other claims of wrongful conduct. I work with clients in responding to employee misconduct, including violations of employment agreements; restrictive covenants, including noncompetition and non-solicitation agreements; and misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets I also advise companies in connection with local, state, and federal laws applicable to the employment relationship, including all matters relating to the payment of wages and overtime, affirmative action, leaves of absence, medical, drug and alcohol testing, and privacy, to name a few. I counsel clients on ways to avoid litigation as well as pre-litigation strategy to best achieve their business goals. In addition, I serve as trial counsel in defending employers in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour and overtime, wrongful discharge, and other employment-related lawsuits as well as in litigating noncompetition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality disputes. I have been counsel in class-action lawsuits involving claims for overtime and other statutory compensation. I have a proven track record of handling complex matters pertaining to business-related disputes, unfair trade practices, and contract disputes. I am also often retained by insurers to defend clients in various tort actions, including products-liability, personal-injury, and property-damage cases.