Laurie M.

Riley

Position: Partner
Office: Miami

Laurie Riley is a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group. She focuses on employment litigation.

Laurie defends employers in civil rights and other employment-related disputes, including litigation under federal laws, such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and their state law counterparts. She has also represented employers in class action cases involving allegations of institutional discrimination in terms of promotion, discipline, compensation, and termination. Laurie also represents employers involved in administrative proceedings before the EEOC and state agencies.

Laurie devotes a significant part of her practice to counseling employers on the development and implementation of policies and practices to minimize exposure to litigation, advising and defending employers in non-competition issues, and training management-level employees on various aspects of labor and employment law. She frequently speaks at seminars designed for human resource professionals and attorneys concerning these and other aspects of labor and employment law.

Laurie also assists employers with obtaining temporary visas for foreign employees and providing employers with general immigration advice, such as I-9 compliance and national origin discrimination.

Noteworthy

Experience

Secured a defense judgment in a federal jury trial in Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of a national automotive retailer and several individual defendants; the plaintiff claimed employment harassment and discrimination based on national origin and religion, among other claims
Achieved a judgment in a lawsuit to enforce a non-competition agreement brought in a Louisiana state court in Plaquemines Parish, on behalf of an engineering services firm
Achieved a defense verdict in an age discrimination and workers’ compensation retaliation case tried before a federal jury in Evansville, Indiana, on behalf of a national automotive retailer
Achieved a defense verdict in a disability and retaliation case tried by a jury in a federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, on behalf of a national automotive retailer
Achieved a defense verdict in a hostile work environment and retaliation case tried by a jury in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf of a national automotive retailer
Advised a government contractor on policies and procedures regarding downsizing and FLSA compliance
Achieved a defense verdict in a national origin and religion discrimination and retaliation case tried by jury in federal court in Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of a national automotive retailer
Achieved a defense verdict in an age discrimination case tried by a jury in a federal court in Des Moines, Iowa, on behalf of an interstate travel plaza company
Achieved a defense verdict in a race discrimination and retaliation case tried by a jury in a federal court in Indianapolis, Indiana, on behalf of an interstate travel plaza company
Achieved numerous summary judgments in state and federal courts, as well as successful appeals to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh circuits

Reported Decisions