Brandon H. Elledge regularly appears before state and federal courts in Virginia on employment-related and other commercial litigation matters. Mr. Elledge's practice involves both litigation and arbitration of contract and other business disputes, including the representation of companies that seek to enforce restrictive covenants and pursue claims against employees and parties who have committed wrongful acts against them, such as trade secret misappropriation, embezzlement, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. Mr. Elledge also counsels and defends companies in connection with EEOC charges, alleged Title VII and FLSA violations, and claims of wrongful termination and various business torts associated with the termination and hiring of employees. Based on this experience, Mr. Elledge assists and advises companies on a variety of employment and potential litigation matters, including the enforceability of covenants not to compete and other restrictive covenants, the exempt status of and overtime obligations companies may have to employees, and the investigation of EEOC charges and alleged Title VII violations.
Recent representative matters include:
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obtaining defense verdict in jury trial involving former employees' alleged "partial day docking" claim in violation of the FLSA
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obtaining preliminary injunction against former employees of government contractor technology firm, which prohibited former employees from using the firm's proprietary information as means to compete against the firm or solicit the firm's clients
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obtaining judgment against seller at bench trial on behalf of purchaser client who sought specific performance of a real estate contract and award of attorneys' fees
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investigating and responding to former employee's charges of racial and sexual discrimination against client
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litigating claims against former employees of contract labor company based on covenant not to compete, breach of fiduciary duty, and conspiracy
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enjoining group of former employees of technology firm from operating competing entity formed during employment and from misappropriating trade secrets and other company property
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defending government contractor against claims of trade secret misappropriation and tortious interference associated with hiring employees from another government contracting firm
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prevailing at bench trial against former employee of government contacting firm who embezzled funds from firm and claimed wrongful termination
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advising technology firms on enforceability of covenant not to compete and non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements for its current and new employees
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advising technology firm on proper exempt classifications of employees under FLSA and revisions to company handbook
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advising construction company on potential liability associated with hiring officer of another company with an existing non-compete agreement
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representing technology firm in breach of contract action brought by public relations company
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representing medical provider in office-sharing contract dispute with another provider
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challenging arbitration award entered against energy company