Jon Stoler is an experienced trial lawyer and legal counselor who leads the firm’s international Labor and Employment practice, representing multinational clients around the globe in high-stakes litigation and transactional matters.
Jon’s practice covers the full spectrum of employment litigation matters, including non-competition and trade secret misappropriation, employment contract, discrimination, whistleblower, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, wage/hour claims and related claims. He is also frequently called upon to lead high-stakes internal investigations and compliance inquiries for U.S. and foreign corporations worldwide. An accomplished first-chair trial lawyer, Jon has taken multiple jury trials to verdict and hundreds of arbitrations to favorable resolution.
He regularly helps multinational companies develop and implement global policies that balance consistency with local compliance, drawing on a network of more than 100 trusted local counsel.
Also experienced in the employment aspects of large-scale international transactions—including acquisitions, integrations and divestitures—he coordinates complex, multijurisdictional employment requirements with a clear view of clients’ strategic and operational goals. Clients appreciate his ability to align legal solutions with business imperatives.
Private equity sponsors also rely on Jon and his team to develop employment policies which provide a uniform approach for their assorted portfolio companies.
Defending employers in both single plaintiff and class action matters is also at the heart of Jon’s practice where he regularly represents them in federal and state courts, in arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and the Financial Industry Regulation Authority, and in proceedings before various administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and state agencies throughout the U.S. He also represents clients before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Jon is published and quoted frequently on a variety of employment law issues in major academic and business publications such as the National Law Review, The New York Law Journal, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel and Employment Law360 and is a frequent speaker at national and international programs.