David Garland

When a global public company is facing an employment dispute that could threaten its reputation, its workforce, or its competitive position, I'm the one they call. I've spent my career defending major employers in their hardest employment cases: sexual harassment and discrimination claims against senior executives, whistleblower complaints carrying eight-figure exposure, trade secret fights when a competitor raids a client's talent, and precedent-setting appeals. I've served as lead trial counsel in more than 40 jury trials. A few of those verdicts came back in under an hour. My clients are multinational manufacturers, media and financial services companies, and other well-known employers with national and global operations. They come to me when the facts are difficult, the stakes are real, and the case is going to get attention. I also work with clients before a complaint is ever filed — designing workforce policies built to hold up in court, responding fast when a competitor starts poaching, and helping leadership think through the public messaging that comes with a sensitive workplace claim. If your company is facing a bet-the-reputation employment case, a talent raid, or a whistleblower claim you can't afford to lose, let's connect.