Zeb Anderson
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Labor & Employment
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919-821-6735Share profile
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About
Provided by Zeb Anderson
Practice Areas
Zeb represents employers in state and federal court litigation, arbitration proceedings, and government agency investigations throughout NC and across the country. His litigation experience includes employment-related claims (discrimination, retaliation, wage & hour violation, harassment, denial of benefits), as well as claims that arise when employees join competitors (breach of non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions, trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, unfair competition). Zeb is a co-leader of Smith Anderson's Employment Litigation and Non-Compete & Trade Secret Teams.
Career
Member of management team, including co-chair of Lawyer Development Committee and member Diversity Committee.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to practice: North Carolina courts (state and federal); U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; and Supreme Court of the United States. Member: ABA, Employment; Defense Research Institute, Employment, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Diversity; NC Association of Defense Attorneys, Employment and Commercial Litigation; NCBA, Employment and Litigation; and WCBA
Publications
Co-Author, “Non-compete Laws: North Carolina,” Practical Law Labor & Employment; Contributor, Chapter 11, “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,” Employment Discrimination Law 4th Edition 2007 BNA; Contributor, Chapter 33, “Litigation Procedure,” Employment Discrimination Law 3rd Edition 2002 Cumulative Supplement BNA.
Personal
University of Virginia, J.D., 1994 (Virginia Law Review; Order of the Coif); Duke University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1991
Chambers Review
USA
Zeb Anderson is a fine choice of litigator for management-side clients facing noncompete and trade secrets disputes, which form part of his broad employment law practice. He also advises clients on discrimination matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Zeb is a strong, exceedingly capable and practical lawyer who quickly grasps and analyzes situations and provides good guidance – he has very good instincts that are often extremely helpful."
"Zeb is a strong, exceedingly capable and practical lawyer who quickly grasps and analyzes situations and provides good guidance – he has very good instincts that are often extremely helpful."
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