Combating Reptile Tactics in Employment Litigation

Mr. Hansen concentrates his practice on large-scale consumer class actions and complex environmental mass tort litigation across the country. His diverse practice includes the defense of environmental torts concerning air and water quality, the representation of companies involved in product liability and catastrophic injury claims, and the handling of employment and business disputes. Mr. Hansen has developed particular experience representing manufacturers in the automotive, industrial machinery and pharmaceutical and medical device industries. He has also acted as discovery liaison for distributors of generic pharmaceuticals in failure-to-warn mass tort litigation in multiple jurisdictions. Mr. Hansen has helped large companies and small businesses craft responses to wage-and-hour litigation, including the defense of putative class and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Massachusetts Wage Act. He has also represented both employers and employees in administrative hearings and appeals concerning discrimination, retirement, accidental disability and unemployment benefits in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Mr. Hansen frequently consults on and acts as local counsel in matters pending in the state and federal courts of Connecticut.

Ms. Harrison’s practice focuses on representing businesses nationally in commercial disputes and employment matters. She has worked extensively on wage-and-hour class and collective actions in a variety of industries. Ms. Harrison has also presented and written on a variety of wage-and-hour-related matters, including on the topics of defense strategy for wage-and-hour class litigation and the use of statistical evidence in wage-and-hour cases.

Mr. Martucci practices nationally in business and employment litigation, with a focus on complex class action (employment discrimination and wage-and-hour, including California) litigation, as well as high-stakes executive disputes, whistleblower matters, and unfair competition. Working as part of a trial team, presenting and winning cases on behalf of companies before juries, and advising corporate clients concerning effective business and human resources practices are the primary activities in which Mr. Martucci engages. He has successfully tried a number of jury cases and has effectively resolved a variety of class action cases. His litigation docket is national in scope with cases throughout the U.S. His primary practice areas focus on complex class action (employment discrimination and wage & hour) litigation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission litigation, unfair competition litigation, and business litigation. In the traditional labor relations field, Mr. Martucci has been involved in a number of NLRB representations, as well as serving as strategic labor relations counsel for national companies. 

Mr. Silverman's public policy work focuses on product liability, tort and consumer law, and civil justice reform. His practice includes a mix of appellate and legislative advocacy, litigation, regulatory counseling, and scholarship. Mr. Silverman regularly authors amicus briefs on behalf of national business, trade and other advocacy groups in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and state high courts. He frequently files briefs on behalf of organizations including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, American Medical Association and American Tort Reform Association.