Raymond W. Perez

Of Counsel

Birmingham/Columbus/Washington, D.C.

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Office phone614.453.7595
Office fax614.221.1409

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Raymond Perez is Of Counsel in the firm’s Birmingham and Washington D.C. offices and Chair of the Corporate Compliance and Governance Practice Group as well as Co-Chair of the Workplace Investigations Practice Group. He focuses his practice on advising employers on developing and implementing compliance and ethics programs, codes of conduct, and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. In connection with compliance programs, Ray also advises clients regarding all manner of workplace investigations, particularly investigations involving executives and significant reputational risks. Ray also advises clients on the interplay between antitrust laws and labor and employment issues and counsels clients on best practices to avoid potential liability. Ray assists clients with their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts such as training, employee surveys, developing mentorship programs, and creating business resource groups.

Ray also works directly with boards of directors to establish compliance reporting systems and diversity and governance objectives and priorities. In addition, he works with clients when negotiating incentive packages as an integral part of the site selection process. Ray supports evaluating site priorities and negotiating local incentives to address tax, infrastructure, worker selection, and training needs.