Overview
John Park represents national and local employers facing allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful discharge arising under all major federal and state employment laws.
He has defended and assisted clients in matters including:
- obtaining jury verdicts in single and multi-plaintiff cases denying claims of discrimination and retaliation
- arguing and briefing cases before federal and state courts of appeals and the state supreme court
- successfully defending claims against a publicly traded financial institution brought under the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- class and collective action litigation, including class certification issues, discovery on statistical experts, and the resolution of multi-plaintiff actions.
- enforcing, defending, and obtaining injunctive relief in non-compete and trade secret actions on behalf of employers
- implementing multi-state reductions in force, conducting wage and hour audits, and preventing and addressing issues arising under the NLRA and Collective Bargaining Agreements
- helping employers gain and maintain DBE and MBE status under federal, state, and local agency certification programs
Mr. Park focuses on helping clients reach the business result that they want to achieve, and proactively addressing employee issues to minimize exposure to employment litigation. He is a frequent speaker and published author on a wide range of labor and employment topics and has chaired and moderated panels on whistleblower issues and the implementation of effective compliance programs. He recently served as a regional editor for a national trade-secret/non-compete compendium.
Credentials
- University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D.
- University of Notre Dame, MBA, magna cum laude
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., Finance
- Tennessee
- Texas
- All U.S. District Courts in Arkansas
- All U.S. District Courts in Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- National Employment Law Council, Board of Directors and Programming Co-Chair
- American Employment Law Council
- Nashville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- American Bar Associations
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Committee, Former Co-Chair
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Former Regional Governor,
- Nashville Bar Association, Minorities Opportunities Committee, Former Co-Chair
- Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Former Member
- Defense Research Institute (DRI) Employment Law Section Steering Committee, Former Member
- The Best Lawyers in America guide; Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2019-2023
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), Best Lawyers Under 40, 2013
- Lawyers of Color, Hot List, 2014