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Chris is admitted in Illinois, Florida, and California, and is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Florida Bar. Chris devotes himself to helping employers faced with the risks of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action, workplace class action, and California Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) litigation, in addition to advising clients in areas such as wage and hour compliance, reductions in force, terminations, and non-competition.
Employers face an increasing number of FLSA collective actions, workplace class actions, and PAGA actions from the plaintiffs’ bar, in addition to continuing government-initiated enforcement actions. Chris focuses his practice on helping employers litigate these actions to a successful conclusion, and providing practical advice to employers to limit future litigation risks.
While Chris is a native of Illinois and is located in Florida, many of his clients have California presences and thus, in addition to being subject to wage and hour lawsuits from an aggressive Florida plaintiffs’ bar, have to navigate California’s unique labor laws and frequently face class and PAGA claims based on the California Labor Code. Accordingly, he devotes a significant amount of his time educating employers about the requirements of the California Labor Code and defending California class and PAGA actions.
Chris’s more than 15 years of experience in large-scale, complex litigation provides him with the insight and tools needed to achieve favorable outcomes in litigation and limit future risks. He understands that employers facing litigation not only deal with immediate financial risks, but reputational risks as well.
Chris uses his experience and insight to help employers reach favorable outcomes in FLSA collective actions and workplace class actions, as well as suits brought by individual employees against their employers.
Chris understands that to best defend a company, mitigate future risk, and reduce litigation expenses in potential future actions, he needs to have an intimate understanding of the company’s operations. In representing new clients, he devotes himself not only to learning about the company’s particular matter, but also the company itself.
