Zeb Anderson

Zeb represents employers in state and federal court litigation, arbitration proceedings, and government agency investigations throughout NC and across the country. His litigation experience includes employment-related claims (discrimination, retaliation, wage & hour violation, harassment, denial of benefits), as well as claims that arise when employees join competitors (breach of non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions, trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, unfair competition). Zeb is a co-leader of Smith Anderson's Employment Litigation and Non-Compete & Trade Secret Teams.

Member of management team, including co-chair of Lawyer Development Committee and member Diversity Committee.

Admitted to practice: North Carolina courts (state and federal); U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; and Supreme Court of the United States. Member: ABA, Employment; Defense Research Institute, Employment, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Diversity; NC Association of Defense Attorneys, Employment and Commercial Litigation; NCBA, Employment and Litigation; and WCBA

Co-Author, “Non-compete Laws: North Carolina,” Practical Law Labor & Employment; Contributor, Chapter 11, “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,” Employment Discrimination Law 4th Edition 2007 BNA; Contributor, Chapter 33, “Litigation Procedure,” Employment Discrimination Law 3rd Edition 2002 Cumulative Supplement BNA.