Giovanna Weller

Practice Areas

Labor & Employment Litigation

Career

Giovanna is a trial lawyer with several decades of experience in counseling CEOs, senior management, and boards of directors of public and private businesses of all sizes.

Giovanna has successfully defended many significant employment cases in federal and state courts, including discrimination, trade secret and non-competition claims, whistleblower, as well as numerous cases before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and the federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. She has successfully argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Connecticut Supreme Court and the Connecticut Appellate Court. Her clients include large and small employers, manufacturers, schools, utilities, and insurers. Giovanna regularly trains management personnel on a wide variety of employment related topics.

Giovanna regularly advises private schools, educational institutions and trustees on related legal issues, including employment, governance, mandated reporting, student disciplinary issues and litigation matters. She is also a member of the firm’s product liability team and defends product liability cases in both state and federal courts throughout the United States.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American Bar Association

Fellow, Connecticut Bar Association

Member, Connecticut Supreme Court Historical Society

Connecticut Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section

Waterbury Bar Association