Karl Nelson

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 4

Labor & Employment

Texas

4 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Karl Nelson

USA

Practice Areas

Karl counsels and represents clients in all aspects of federal and state employment regulation, labor relations, and compensation and benefits law. He has extensive experience defending complex labor, employment, and benefit matters, including class and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and comparable state laws. He has successfully represented clients in virtually every aspect of employment law, including compliance with state and federal wage and hour laws; worker misclassification challenges; allegations of systemic age, race, disability and gender discrimination; “whistle-blower” retaliation; and breach of fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. He also regularly advises and represents clients in connection with trade secret, competition, and employee-raiding issues.

Personal

JD, Duke University School of Law, with high honors.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

USA

Labor & Employment - Texas

Band 4

Karl Nelson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advises clients on class action lawsuits involving discrimination and wage and hour matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Karl is a very talented and experienced lawyer. He is very intelligent and smart, a detail-oriented individual, and his ability to pick up nuances is impressive."