Employment Law

Leon & Leon handles a variety of matters involving employment litigation and counseling.  Here is a sample of the kind of employment matters we handle:

• Represented public utility on “whistleblower” suit, with favorable pre-trial settlement.
• Advised intraocular lens manufacturer and interstate bus company on wide variety of employment issues including non-competes, preservation of trade secrets and employment termination and discrimination claims.
• Represented pacemaker manufacturer and two of its new sales representatives against their former employer’s claims of covenants not to compete and misappropriation of trade secrets.  After summary judgment against former employer eliminating most of the trade secret claims, case was settled for less than likely defense costs.
• Have obtained significant six-figure settlements for various employees claiming wrongful termination and/or discrimination against their employers.  Secured nuisance settlement for medical device manufacturer and regional representative in contract termination suit by sales representative following week-long deposition of plaintiff.