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Gardner Skelton has multiple institutional relationships and provides advice to company legal departments, human resources departments, and management on a wide range of employment issues. Also, C-Suite executives frequently hire the firm to advise and negotiate for them when they join a new company or leave their employment. These engagements often include negotiating high-value employment or severance agreements, understanding complex equity grants, assessing restrictive covenants, and negotiating pre-litigation settlements.
The firm maintains an active litigation practice, frequently representing companies and executives in federal court, the North Carolina Business Court, and the North Carolina Superior Court. Among the firm's employment litigation focuses are trade secrets, restrictive covenants (non-competes, non-solicits), employment-related contract disputes, and defense of discrimination/retaliation claims. As for general business litigation, the firm has litigated a wide range of contract disputes, corporate governance disputes, shareholder/member/partner disputes, franchisor/franchisee disputes, claims under the North Carolina Unfair & Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and disputes concerning business acquisitions.
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Gardner Skelton is a boutique law firm based in Charlotte. It acts as employment counsel for a range of regional and national companies. They have notable experience in responding to EEOC charges and handling internal investigations.
Gardner Skelton acted as employment counsel for the Compass Group USA and recently handled a sensitive internal investigation regarding allegations of widespread mistreatment of subordinates.
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Gardner Skelton has the knowledge and expertise to handle complex employment matters. The team is extremely responsive and offers practical advice tailored to our specific employee situations.
Garden Skelton's labor and employment practice group is distinguished by the extraordinary, discretionary effort of its legal professionals whom go above and beyond what you would expect.
Gardner Skelton has the knowledge and expertise to handle complex employment matters. The team is extremely responsive and offers practical advice tailored to our specific employee situations.
Garden Skelton's labor and employment practice group is distinguished by the extraordinary, discretionary effort of its legal professionals whom go above and beyond what you would expect.
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Nicole Gardner is the cofounder of Gardner Skelton and an accomplished labor and employment attorney based out of Charlotte. She has specialist expertise in employment investigation work.
Nicole Gardner provides excellent advice and I am consistently confident with her guidance and work product.
Nicole Gardner is an exceptionally good employment lawyer and litigator.
Jared Gardner is regarded for his ability to handle high-stakes employment disputes, including matters involving breaches of non-competes. He has acted on complex litigation matters for Fortune 100 companies.
Jared Gardner is an expert with prompt service and attention to detail.
Jared Gardner exemplifies excellence in legal practice. His meticulous attention to detail, deep legal knowledge, and exceptional litigation skills make him a standout contributor.
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