Tara Singh Param

Tara Singh Param is an experienced trial lawyer and trusted advisor in Holland & Knight's Philadelphia office who helps public and private companies navigate complex labor and employment issues. Ms. Param partners with clients to design and implement strategies that mitigate risk, safeguard business interests and support corporate transactions.

As a skilled trial lawyer, Ms. Param has tried cases to verdict in federal court and before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). She litigates complex matters that safeguard a company's competitive edge. This includes:

• high-stakes/high-profile litigation
• employment discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII), 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Section 1981), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and their state counterparts
• wrongful termination, tortious interference and breach of contract claims
• restrictive covenant and trade secret matters
• Title IX claims against institutions of higher education
• whistleblower claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law and New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA)
• wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

As a trusted advisor, Ms. Param provides day-to-day counseling, as well as crisis management, on sensitive personnel decisions, helping employers maintain compliance, mitigate risks and preserve company culture. This includes sensitive workplace terminations and discipline, structuring executive compensation packages, drafting incentive plans and negotiating severance agreements. Ms. Param also provides support on the labor and employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions on both the buy side and sell side. She brings a strategic perspective and an in-depth understanding of market trends to help ensure that her clients attract and retain top talent.

As an experienced investigator, Ms. Param has led numerous internal workplace investigations involving all types of employment-related matters for high-level employees and executives. This includes leading investigations involving sensitive sexual assault and sexual harassment allegations.

Additionally, Ms. Param conducts trainings for company employees and human resources departments on all types of employment-related topics, including sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation prevention, Title IX sexual harassment trainings for higher education and academic medical center clients.

Ms. Param also dedicates a portion of her practice to pro bono matters, including representing clients with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project and children in abuse and neglect cases with the Support Center for Child Advocates.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Param worked as an attorney at large international law firms in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, where she defended corporations in various types of employment litigation.

While in law school, Ms. Param served as president of the Briggs Society of International Law and was managing editor of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. Ms. Param also participated in the Attorneys for Children Clinic, where she assisted with the representation of children and parents in family law matters involving child abuse and neglect, parental rights and custody.