The SEC's Aggressive Stance on Employee Agreements

Law360
October.26.2016

Renee Phillips, a partner in Orrick’s Employment Law & Litigation practice in New York and co-head of the firm’s Whistleblower Task Force, authored an article for Law360 on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent string of fines for company agreements that purportedly “muzzle” whistleblowers.

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Renee Phillips Partner, Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations, Employment Law & Litigation

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Employment Law & Litigation
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Renee Phillips Partner

New York Office

Renee Phillips, partner in the New York office and Co-Head of Orrick’s Whistleblower Task Force, focuses her practice on employment litigation and counseling, with particular emphasis on Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank whistleblower issues and internal investigations.

Renee has successfully defended employers in federal and state court litigations as well as administrative proceedings and arbitrations involving claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, whistleblowing, trade secret misappropriation and other employment-related claims. She regularly counsels employers on a variety of employment-related issues and assists clients in creating and implementing human resources policies, whistleblower policies, negotiating and drafting executive contracts, restrictive covenants and other employment agreements, and conducting internal investigations.

Renee is the co-author of the PLI treatise, Corporate Whistleblowing in the Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank Era. She regularly writes and speaks on whistleblower and other employment topics.

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