Employment Partner Discusses Client's $351,000 Award

The Am Law Daily
October.19.2012

This article, about a $351,000 award owed to Holland & Knight by a former partner, quotes employment law partner Mike Delikat, Holland & Knight's counsel.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Mike Delikat said that the judgment confirms Holland & Knight "acted properly when it expelled Mr. Weir from the partnership." Delikat, the New York-based chair of Orrick's employment practice, added: "It is rare to recover from the plaintiff in employment litigation."

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He is also the founder of the firm’s Whistleblower Task Force. He previously served as the Managing Director of Orrick’s Litigation Division. The practice group under Mike’s leadership was chosen as one of the top national employment law practices by Law 360.

Chambers USA and Chambers Global has ranked him in Band 1 since it began publishing its rankings, noting he is "a giant of the employment bar, widely regarded as an expert in whistleblowing matters and sex harassment claims,” “sought out by premier clients to handle high-stakes employment litigation and investigations,” and "one of the best lawyers on the East Coast for financial institutions."

Mike has an active trial, arbitration, and appellate practice and handles a number of high-visibility class action and impact cases. He is regularly retained by boards of directors and audit committees to conduct high exposure internal investigations of corporate wrongdoing.