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Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Labor Law, Employment Law

Additional Information: Federal Bar Association (Northern Virginia Chapter); Fairfax County Bar Association; State Bar of California.

John Scalia is a member of the firm's National Labor & Employment Practice Group, serving on that Group's Steering Committee. He also is a member of the firm's National Litigation Practice Group.

Mr. Scalia works with companies to find practical, cost-effective strategies to their workforce problems. He routinely advises clients on a broad range of employment issues, such as complying with employment laws (including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, WARN); drafting and analyzing employment and non-compete agreements; developing and implementing personnel policies and procedures; hiring, firing and managing employees; performing labor and employment due diligence for corporate mergers and acquisitions; conducting internal sexual harassment, whistleblower and misconduct investigations; conducting "best practices" audits and human resources/management trainings; handling OFCCP and DOL investigations; and defending discrimination claims before the EEOC and state administrative agencies.

Mr. Scalia has an active litigation practice, representing employers in breach of contract, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower, and non-compete actions. He practices regularly in federal and state courts, in private mediation and arbitration proceedings, and before the EEOC, the DOL, and equivalent state administrative agencies. He also represents companies in a variety of civil rights and business litigation matters, including securities class actions, commercial contract disputes, unfair business practices, unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, product disparagement, commercial defamation, and fair housing and public accommodations discrimination claims.

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Firm Members: Matthew Sorensen Virginia Robinson