About

Provided by Fisher Phillips

Fisher Phillips partners with employers to help navigate complex labor and employment issues and unprecedented workplace disruption. Our technology-driven approach, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and ability to serve as trusted business advisors enable us to provide innovative solutions to employers’ most challenging workplace matters.

We regularly advise and counsel clients on issues surrounding wage and hour, employment discrimination and harassment, litigation, labor relations, workplace safety, immigration, trade secrets and non-competes, data privacy, and more.

Chambers Review

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Labor & Employment - Texas

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Fisher Phillips provides clients with employment law counseling, compliance advice and preventive programs regarding contracts, sexual harassment and hazards in the workplace. The firm has strong litigation experience in complex cases arising under the FLSA, ADA, Title VII and OSHA, among many more. It is also noted for its strengths in noncompetition and trade secret disputes.

Work Highlights

  • Fisher Phillips defended a former executive of CesiumAstro against allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act and breach of contract in a lawsuit before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, achieving a walk-away settlement.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Teresa S Valderrama
3
Teresa S Valderrama
3
Band 3
Teresa Valderrama handles the full gamut of labor and employment disputes on behalf of employers, including wage and hour, discrimination and wrongful termination claims.

Teresa is very experienced. I think very highly of her.

Teresa is a very smart, thoughtful and well-rounded lawyer.

Stephen Roppolo
4
Stephen Roppolo
4
Band 4
Stephen Roppolo handles high-stakes employment litigation, including discrimination and noncompetition claims.
Amanda Brown
U
Amanda Brown
U
Up and Coming

Amanda Brown is best known for her expertise in representing her clients in labor and employment matters concerning discrimination, wage and hour, retaliation, whistle-blower and wrongful discharge issues.

I rely on Amanda due to her incredible overall big-picture, strategic mind. She's great in depositions, can recall anything and she thinks of the long game. She is a phenomenal attorney.

Amanda is an extraordinary individual. She delivers far beyond expectations, and we are extremely pleased with the quality and level of service received.

Amanda is super-smart, a wonderful writer, very strategic and is a great leader. She is very committed and her work ethic is strong.

Amanda is efficient and has a good balance of thoroughness without getting too into the weeds. She has a general thoughtfulness in her approach.

Amanda knows our business and our goals really well. She is very communicative and provides good updates, keeping me aware of what's going on. She is very thorough and capable.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Texas

Labor & Employment

Teresa S Valderrama
3
Teresa S Valderrama
3
Band 3
Stephen Roppolo
4
Stephen Roppolo
4
Band 4
Amanda Brown
U
Amanda Brown
U
Up and Coming

Members

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A. Kevin Troutman

Arthur Lambert

Ehsan Tabesh

Hollie Reiminger

Jacqueline Del Villar

John Skousen

Joseph Gagnon

Kristin Smith

Lariza Hebert

Mauro Ramirez

Michael Abcarian

Pamela Williams

Theanna Bezney

Industries

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Retail