USA – NORTH CAROLINA Law and Practice Contributed by: Phillip Strach, Alyssa Riggins, Nathaniel Pencook and Cassie Holt, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is based in Raleigh, North Carolina and has more than a century of labour and employment experience, representing clients in federal and state courts and ADR venues both in North Carolina and throughout the USA. The employment team’s experience includes litigating
federal and state anti-discrimination laws, wage and hour complaints, non-compete disputes, occupa - tional safety concerns, and immigration and labour law issues. The experienced team also has a long track record in litigating, trying and winning employ - ment cases.
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Phillip Strach is a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, regularly representing management in labour/employment law and related matters. Phil advises clients on non-compete agreements and
Nathaniel Pencook is a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP focusing on complex business disputes, outside general counsel services and employment law. He serves as a trusted advisor in the
litigates claims involving restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and other business-related litigation. He also regularly defends management and employers in employment discrimination cases and counsels management on how to prevent or reduce the risk of these lawsuits.
most difficult and pivotal moments of clients’ personal and professional lives, ranging from regulatory and fraud investigations to contractual and business tort-based litigation. Nate has successfully handled summary judgment and dispositive motions in matters involving employment discrimination, employee mobility/trade secrets, breach of contract, and other federal and state employment and business torts. Nate also handles constitutional law matters at all stages, including trial. He has represented clients in state and federal courts at all stages of litigation, including on appeal.
Alyssa Riggins is a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP focusing her practice on employment and labour. Alyssa has counselled companies on reduction in force, Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
Cassie Holt is a senior associate at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP focusing on employment law matters. She has experience counselling clients in responding to EEOC inquiries, wage and hour
and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act matters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she counselled clients on furloughs, layoffs, return-to- work and vaccination issues. Alyssa’s experience includes a federal First Amendment trial, trials regarding federal discrimination claims, and trials involving novel claims under the North Carolina Constitution and alleged violations of restrictive covenants and tortious interference claims. She has successfully handled summary judgment and dispositive motions on topics including Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, the DTSA and state employment tort laws.
demands, claims of discrimination or harassment, hostile work environments and best practices for internal investigations. Cassie has helped clients address these issues, as well as state and federal statutory and constitutional claims, from the beginning through complex discovery, state and federal court trials, and appeals. Cassie has significant experience trying federal discrimination cases and was part of a trial team defending claims under North Carolina State law for alleged violations of restrictive covenants, unfair and deceptive trade practices and employment torts.
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