Transatlantic Workplace Crises - Managing the Employer Legal and Reputation Risks – London, England

Christopher Stief, chair of the firm's Employee Defection and Trade Secrets Practice Group and William Wright, co-chair of the firm's International Employment Practice Group, were presenters at a joint seminar with attorneys from Fisher Phillips and CM Murray and media experts from the United Kingdom on November 7, 2012. The event, which took place in London, England, focused on key U.K. and U.S. employment law, media law and reputation management issues faced by transatlantic employers when dealing with a workplace crisis.

Topics covered included:

• Enforcement of US and UK notice and restrictive covenant obligations
• Handling allegations of sexual harassment and illegal activities by employees
• Handling cross-border allegations
• Accessing employee computers
• Dealing with criminal allegations and related police investigations
• Bribery Act and related US anti-corruption issues