Matthew D. Craig

Matthew D. Craig represents employers in complex labor and employment disputes in U.S. state and federal courts, before administrative agencies, and in arbitration. He defends claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, interference with leave rights, wage and hour issues, and restrictive covenant disputes. A strategic and pragmatic advocate, Matthew also prosecutes actions to enforce noncompetition, nonsolicitation, and confidentiality agreements, and to protect companies’ trade secrets and other sensitive business information. He also reviews, drafts, and updates restrictive covenant agreements tailored to evolving law and clients’ business needs. He leverages his litigation experience to advise on day-to-day workplace matters, partnering with HR and in-house counsel to develop compliant policies, mitigate risk, and resolve sensitive personnel issues.

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Successfully obtained reversal of order vacating summary judgment in favor of defendant employer in the Oklahoma Supreme Court, thus affirming the Oklahoma Anti-Discrimination Act’s preemption of state law tort claims
Obtained complete summary judgment victory in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in favor of former employer on discrimination and retaliation claims
Secured complete summary judgment victory in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in favor of former employer in case brought by a former employee asserting claims of race discrimination and retaliation
Obtained summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on behalf of a former employer against a former management-level employee in a case involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, and misappropriation of trade secrets
Won motion to dismiss all claims asserted by former employee against former employer in wrongful termination case filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
Obtained a temporary restraining order in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma on behalf of a former employer against a former employee who had accepted a position with a direct competitor which temporary restraining order protected the former employer’s confidential and trade secret information
Prevailed on motion to compel arbitration in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on behalf of former employer in action brought by former employee alleging discrimination on the basis of age, gender, and religion, and retaliation in violation of the FMLA
Prevailed on motion to dismiss in the District Court of Canadian County, State of Oklahoma, asserting that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant limited liability company in a partnership dispute filed by a member of the limited liability company

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Tenth Circuit Clarifies When the Door for Individual Liability Under the FMLA Is Opened

Federal District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes

California Appeals Court Finds Employer’s Arbitration Agreement With Cost-Sharing and Out-of-State Law Provisions Unconscionable

Congress Takes Aim at Noncompetition Agreements

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