GOODSTEIN LAW FIRM
Shari M. Goodstein
Practice Areas
Representation of Executives
Shari represents executives in the financial services, IT, retail, healthcare, transportation, fitness, and non-profit, among other sectors, including helping them:
- Negotiate lucrative severance terms
- Negotiate employment contracts
- Negotiate non-competes and other restrictive covenants
- Negotiate reasonable accommodations of their disabilities
- Litigate disputes over non-competes and executive compensation
Representation of Employers
- Shari advises employers regarding all aspects of employment law, including, e.g., discipline and terminations, reasonable accommodation requests, wage and hour obligations, and entitlement to FFCRA, FMLA and other leaves.
- She drafts and revises employee handbooks, contracts and policies
- Shari performs internal investigations of employee complaints
Workplace Investigations
Shari conducts investigations of alleged workplace misconduct for private companies and for non-profits, including, e.g., investigating complaints of:
- Unlawful discrimination, harassment and failure to investigate
- Alleged wage and hour violations, including misclassifications as independent contractor
Litigation and Arbitration
- Successfully arbitrated disputes over employment contracts, including over enforcement of non-competes, stock options, and terminations for cause
- Successfully litigated disputes among shareholders of closely held companies (‘corporate divorces’), including through jury verdict.
- Advises clients about effective and creative strategies to resolve disputes to avoid litigation, resolve on-going cases, and effectively and efficiently litigate disputes