Mark Fijman represents and advises employers in all aspects of federal and state employment laws dealing with race, age, disability, gender, national origin and religious discrimination and in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor. He also focuses on representing employers seeking to enforce noncompete agreements and taking legal action against former employees for misappropriation and misuse of company trade secrets.
He represents clients from many industries, including manufacturing, engineering, gaming, health care and hospitality. He has extensive trial experience in the federal court system. In addition to his litigation experience in the private sector, he also represents and defends municipalities and law enforcement agencies in civil rights and employment litigation.
Experience
- Defended national restaurant chain franchise in case alleging race, disability and wage and hour claims. The case resulted in a jury verdict for the employer.
- Defended Fortune 500 company in Americans with Disabilities (“ADA”) litigation associated with reduction-in-force.
- Represented engineering firm in litigation brought against former company executive for misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of fiduciary duty.
- Representing national wholesale distributor in litigation brought against former employees for breach of non-compete/non-solicitation agreements.
- Representation of a Mississippi municipality in a race discrimination/retaliation case, resulting in pretrial dismissal of the lawsuit.