- Providing advice and counsel to public and private companies in the development of return-to-work plans, including compliance with CDC and OSHA coronavirus guidelines and varying mandates issued by state and local governments.
- Resolved putative class actions asserting, variously, violations of discrimination laws, wage and hour laws, and the FCRA in multiple jurisdictions, including New York and California.
- Conducted C-Suite internal investigations for several national and multinational companies in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, health care, telecommunications, financial services and defense contracting.
- Awarded six million dollars in a recent arbitration in Connecticut for a client whose former executive breached his employment contract and diverted business to entities in which he had an interest.
- Granted permanent injunction enforcing restrictive covenants on behalf of a security company in federal court in New England.
- Obtained injunctive relief and return of share value in a federal court breach of contract and trade secret action brought on behalf of an international technology company against a former executive and competitor.
- Obtained dismissal of Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower case brought by the in-house counsel and compliance officer against a telecommunications client.
- Defended a major financial institution in multimillion-dollar employee piracy and trade secret misappropriation cases in federal courts in Georgia and Virginia, and the Superior Court for Santa Clara County, California.
- In the past three years, conducted several internal investigations of alleged employment law violations, including investigations on behalf of a nationally known investment group, a large municipal government and a Fortune 20 company.
- Obtained multiple summary judgments and two affirmances on appeal of summary judgments in employment discrimination in the past two years.
- Represented a telecommunications company in a dispute with a competitor, resulting in the imposition of significant restrictions upon the activities of the competitor’s newly hired chairman and CEO.
- Phone: +1 404 881 7945
- Other Phone: +1 212 905 9155
- Email: lisa.cassilly@alston.com
Employers across the country count on Lisa to solve their toughest labor and employment disputes. She is known for her hands-on work in internal investigations and audits, and her fresh perspectives bring value to clients nationwide.