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The focus of the Firm is on providing clients with high quality legal representation in a cost-effective manner. The Firm currently serves a wide spectrum of clients, from a national convenience store retailer to business executives. It acts as national employment litigation defense counsel for the national retailer. The Firm’s areas of practice include:
EMPLOYMENT LAW
The Firm represents employers in federal and state court proceedings in cases involving:
- Employment discrimination and retaliation
- Sexual harassment
- Wrongful discharge
- Minimum wage and overtime claims
- Breach of contract
- Violation of noncompetition agreements
- Trade secret misappropriation
- Defamation
- Assault and battery
- Workers’ compensation
- Class actions
- ERISA benefits claims
The Firm’s employment law corporate compliance practice involves advising employers on matters such as:
- Hiring practices
- Employee discipline
- Discharge practices
- Employee handbooks and policy manuals
- Discrimination
- Sexual harassment
- Reasonable accommodation
- Employment contracts
- Wage and hour issues
- Audits of exempt status of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Workplace investigations
BUSINESS AND FRANCHISE LITIGATION
The Firm represents clients in commercial disputes, including breach of contract, franchising issues, trade secret misappropriation, noncompetition agreements, business tort (civil conspiracy, interference with contract), public accommodations and franchising discrimination actions.
COMPLEX LITIGATION AND CLASS ACTIONS
The Welter Law Firm takes a unique “team” approach to complex litigation and class actions. Unlike institutional law firms that have substantial overhead and carrying costs which they recoup in large cases, the Firm’s lean staffing and use of technology allows it to take on complex litigation in a cost-effective manner. Depending on the nature of the dispute, the Firm selects and retains top experts in a given field or geographic area to associate with on an as-needed basis. This allows the client’s resources to be deployed in a focused manner yielding a greater return on the investment. The Firm maintains a leadership role in the case, steering the case through the tight channels of the court system in order to obtain the best result for the client without incurring unnecessary expenses. In cases that require “no holds barred” litigation, the Firm can rapidly deploy a team of experienced attorneys from associated firms in the local area to man the trenches. The Firm has specialized experience handling wage and hour class actions, including overtime and meal/rest break claims.
OUTSIDE GENERAL COUNSEL SERVICES
The Firm offers its clients the option of having an “Outside General Counsel” for various legal matters that arise in the normal course of business. Many companies have decided that the staffing of a legal department is not a core competency and prefer to outsource this vital legal function. Our Firm offers this Outside General Counsel service for small and medium sized corporations encompassing the following areas of practice:
- Corporate Governance
- Board Meetings
- Shareholder Meetings and Proxy Solicitation
- Corporate Filings
- Contract Negotiations
- Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements
- General Intellectual Property Concerns
- HR and Employment Issues
- Leasing
- Disputes and Settlement Negotiations
- Registered Agent Services
In all respects, our goal is to provide trusted legal advice by better understanding your business and your goals.
IMMIGRATION PRACTICE
The Firm assists its clients in sponsoring foreign nationals for employment in the United States. Our services include advice and counsel on the predominant business classification visas and they are complimented by assistance with foreign placement of US nationals.
- Business Immigration planning and consulting,
- Professional visas (H-1B),
- Temporary Labor (H-2B),
- Labor Certifications,
- Intracompany Transfers (L-1) (executives, managers, specialized knowledge),
- Exchange visitor (J-1),
- Foreign trainee (B-1 or H-3),
- NAFTA Professionals (TN),
- Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) audit and compliance,
- Immigrant Visa Petitions (Permanent Residency),
- Emigration: Foreign placement of US employees
COMMERCIAL PRACTICE
The Firm offers a full range of legal services to support our client’s efforts to market and sell their products and services both domestically and internationally. This offering includes a full range of legal support for the following supply chain management issues:
- Acquisition of raw materials, components, goods, and services,
- IP development and licensing,
- Outsourcing of essential non-core business functions,
- Logistics and warehousing,
- Vendor Managed Inventory,
- Risk mitigation,
- Boilerplate form development and design,
- Business practice audit and consulting,
- Direct Representation at the negotiation table (be that in person or via video or audio conference),
- Dispute settlement and resolution,
- Contract manufacturing,
- Sales, reseller and distribution arrangements,
- Co-marketing and co-promotion agreements,
- Revenue recognition,
- Sarbanes-Oxley and its impact on the supply chain, and
- Competitor challenges and claims in advertising.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
The Firm advises its clients in the multi-faceted aspects of contracting with the US Federal Government and its Agencies as well as state and local entities. We represent our clients in the following areas of government contracting:
- Drafting, negotiation and modification of contracts and subcontracts relying upon FAR and DFARS regulations,
- Teaming agreements, strategic alliances, joint ventures and mentoring relationships,
- Contract Termination (convenience and default),
- Trade Agreements Act (TAA),
- Buy American Act (BAA),
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR),
- General Services Administration (GSA) and Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contracts, and
- Performance issue resolution.
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