Brian Mead

Practice Areas

Brian Mead is an employment litigator and transactional advisor. He leads McDermott’s Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants Subgroup. Clients call upon him for his substantial experience prosecuting and defending employee mobility, restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation cases across various industries including private equity, healthcare, professional services, technology and manufacturing.

Brian regularly advises private equity firms and strategic buyers and sellers on the employment aspects of M&A transactions on both the buy-side and sell-side, assisting clients to understand and mitigate employment-relate risks and exposure. He is experienced in drafting employment agreements and multi-jurisdictional restrictive covenants, as well as termination and separation agreements, ranging from non-exempt employees to CEOs.

On a daily basis, Brian leverages his experience on non-compete and non-solicit agreements to advise clients a recommended course of action that aligns with their business needs and the requirements outlined by federal and state laws. He also advises employers on policies related to employee leaves of absence, discipline and performance issues, disability accommodation, structuring of restrictive covenants and independent contractor relationships.

Brian also provides regular counsel to employers on employee handbooks and policies, employee leaves of absence, discipline and performance issues, disability accommodation, structuring of restrictive covenants and independent contractor relationships. He is skilled in researching multi-jurisdictional employment issues and preparing memoranda explaining the nuances of these issues and providing a recommended course of action.

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