Connie Bertram

Practice Areas

Employment and Business Counseling and Internal Investigations

Litigation and Arbitration

Executive, Owner and Board Representation

Career

Connie Bertram is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bertram LLP, a firm based in Washington, D.C.

Connie represents employers, boards and individual executives in transactions and disputes, including contract and equity disputes, “business divorces,” and trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes. She frequently conducts confidential internal investigations concerning C-Suite level executives for boards and employers, including alleged discrimination, harassment, fraud, theft or misuse of company data, discrimination, harassment and code of conduct violations. She prosecutes and defends business, employment, trade secret, and restrictive covenant claims across the United States. Connie has been recognized as a top-tier practitioner by Chambers USA for over 15 years.

Publications

Connie is the author of Sarbanes-Oxley: A New Whistle Stop for Whistleblowers published in the Labor Lawyer.

Industry Sector Expertise

Connie has been recognized as a top-tier practitioner by Chambers USA for over 15 years. She has been named a “top” and “star” employment litigator by Benchmark Litigation. She was named the "Leading Lawyer" in labor and employment law by Legal Times. Connie was named by National Law Journal as a "Go To Thought Leader" in government contractor compliance. Connie was designated a "Top Washington Lawyer" in employment law by Washingtonian Magazine and was also selected as "Top Washington Lawyer" in Employment Litigation by Washington Business Journal. In September 2022, Washingtonian recognized Connie for her Lifetime Achievement in the Law.

Experience

Connie worked for over 30 years in large, internal law firms, 23 of those years as an equity partner. She served in leadership positions in four of these firms, including executive committee member, finance committee co-head, marketing committee co-head, hiring partner, and practice group and division leader.

Education