Overview
With more than 25 years of experience in management-side labor and employment law, Vance O. Knapp represents a range of publicly traded companies, closed corporations and non-profit employers in federal and state court litigation and administrative proceedings throughout the U.S. As a former criminal prosecutor, he has tried over 300 cases, including 30 jury trials. Vance focuses on conducting internal investigations on behalf of publicly traded and private corporations. He has successfully conducted and advised numerous audit committees and boards of directors on highly sensitive investigations of senior corporate leaders. Since joining Fisher & Phillips in April 2023, Vance has conducted over 16 complex internal investigations throughout the U.S. for private and public employers.
Vance’s practice includes advising employers on accommodating employees with disabilities and religious accommodations, recruiting, hiring, terminations, drug testing, and workplace violence issues. Vance collaborates with clients to develop workplace investigation training and compliance programs. Vance also has experience representing employers in wage and hour class and collective actions and FINRA employment arbitrations. Vance also has extensive experience in drafting and reviewing employment agreements for healthcare professionals and senior corporate management in jurisdictions throughout the U.S.
A thought leader in the labor and employment law, Vance has lectured and written extensively on perennial and developing issues.
Prior to joining Fisher Phillips, Vance practiced labor and employment law at three prominent Denver law firms and was a prosecutor in the Denver City Attorney’s Office.