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Russ is a trial litigator and chairs the employment law practice group. His employment law experience ranges from human resource advising and pre-litigation risk management to arbitration, trial and appellate practice. Russ regularly advises employers on statutory compliance and litigation avoidance measures related to state and federal employment laws and regulations. He represents employers in state and federal court and arbitration venues and before administrative agencies on the complete spectrum of employment and employment-associated matters. Russ has defended employers in a wide range of employment discrimination actions, wrongful termination actions, work-related defamation cases, and wage and hour cases in both individual and collective action settings. He has successfully led multi-venue, team, and senior executive level litigation in non-competition disputes, trade secret and confidential information disputes, employee raiding cases, fiduciary duty actions, partnership dissolution cases, and in other conflicts that arise in the human resources and employment areas. Russ has developed special expertise in managing electronic discovery and computer forensic examination issues that arise in employee raiding and trade secret cases.
Russ is experienced in handling employment-related and commercial litigation matters in a wide variety of industries, including health services and products, consumer product manufacturing and distribution, engineering, high technology and related staffing services, securities and financial advising services, construction services, insurance and insurance brokerage industries, and travel services. He is known for finding pragmatic, cost-effective solutions that stay focused on the client's business goals.
Russ also assists employers with drafting employment-related contracts, policies and documents, including employee handbooks and policies, employment agreements, confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, nondisclosure agreements, and separation agreements. He coordinates with the employee benefits group on matters related to executive compensation, stock agreements and employee benefit plans. In working with the corporate group, Russ supports business transactions with due diligence on employment law issues raised in mergers, acquisitions, and outsourcing transactions. | 