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Allegra Lawrence-Hardy
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Allegra Lawrence-Hardy is creative and results-oriented. She uses strategic analysis and innovative thinking to develop legal solutions that work for her clients. She has successfully defended Fortune 100 companies throughout the United States and abroad in numerous trials, arbitrations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Allegra is known for her skill in trying cases and working through complex settlements with tenacity and patience. Allegra also develops processes, tools and training designed to improve legal literacy and practice within client organizations and the industry as a whole. Allegra often shares her comprehensive legal knowledge and litigation experience as a prolific author and sought-after speaker. Allegra has defended countless class and collective actions, pattern and practice actions, government enforcement actions, and individual and multi-plaintiff claims across the country. She has experience with affirmative action plans, handling OFCCP reviews, and defending clients in pay discrimination/equity matters. Allegra has led of team of attorneys who have dealt with a variety of sensitive actions – defending litigation and guiding and investigating –and Lawrence & Bundy’s unfair competition and employee raiding practice provides sophisticated, rapidly deployable litigation counsel with extensive experience in trade secret, non-compete, and non-solicitation matters. She advises and counsels on a wide range of labor and employment issues, including FCRA compliance, federal and state leave, sick pay, disability laws, OSHA, and wage-hour compliance. Allegra provides practical advice to help navigate complex employment law issues while keeping her client’s business goals firmly in mind. Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2022 (January 3, 2022) – Law360 Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2021 (January 4, 2021) – Law360 Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2020 (January 1, 2020) – Law360 #MeToo Today: The Evolution of the Movement and Practical Tips for Employers (October 10, 2019) – Corporate Compliance Insights Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2019 (January 9, 2019) – Law360 Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2018 (January 9, 2018) – Law360 Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2017 (January 3, 2017) – Law360 Charting a Course through the FMLA, ADA & Workers Compensation (September 27, 2017) – Corporate Compliance Insights Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2016 (January 12, 2016) – Law360 Judgment Call (May 2015) – Best’s Review Integrating the Cultures and Employment Laws of Your Multinational Workforce in the Global Economy (April 2015) – ACC Docket Top Resolutions Employers Should Make and Keep in 2015 (February 4, 2015) – Law360 Redial: 2014 TCPA Year in Review – Analysis of Critical Issues and Trends (January 29, 2015) Lean In, But Don’t Blend In (October 14, 2014) – New York Law Journal BYOD and Social Media: An Employer’s Perspective (August 2014) – Financier Worldwide 10 Important Aspects of the CFTC Whistleblower Program (June 3, 2014) – Law360 Bring Your Own Device, Don’t Bring Your Own Drama (February 11, 2014) – Corporate Counsel Top 10 Employer Resolutions For The New Year (January 8, 2014) – Law360 Non-Unionized Employers: The NLRB Commands Your Attention (Spring 2013) – Partnering Perspectives Enforceability of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements Post-Concepcion (Spring 2013) – Partnering Perspectives Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Issues for Employers (Spring 2013) – Partnering Perspectives Is Your Social Media Policy Current? Timely Reasons to Update Your Policy Now (Fall 2012) – Partnering Perspectives Five Timely Reasons To Update Your Social Media Policy (July 17, 2012) – Law360 ‘Like’ It Or Not: Broker-Dealers And Social Media Access (June 28, 2012) – Law360 Saving with Settlement Classes (November 2011) – Reprinted with permission Employment Law360 and Class Action Law360 (November 2011) Blowing the Whistle: New SEC Rules Set the Stage for Increased Reporting of Potential Securities Law Violations (September/ October 2011) – Reprinted with permission from Practical Compliance & Risk Management For The Securities Industry SEC’s Whistle-Blower Rules Effective Soon: What Employers Need to Know Now (July 25, 2011) – HR Magazine The ‘New Normal’ In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 2 (February 9, 2011) – Reprinted with permission from Law360 The ‘New Normal’ In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 1 (February 2, 2011) – Reprinted with permission from Law360 Raising the Stakes: Effective ‘Internal’ Whistle- Blowing Programs are Essential in the Dodd- Frank Era (January 11, 2011) – Reprinted with permission from Westlaw Journal Employment Good News for Experts (And Attorneys Who Use Them) (November 29, 2010) – Reprinted with permission from Employment Law360 Clarity or Chaos? Ashcroft v. Iqbal One Year Later (September 2010) – Reprinted with permission Bloomberg Law Reports – Federal Practice Safeguarding Trade Secrets Before, During and After a Reduction in Force (Summer 2010) – Partnering Perspectives Safeguarding Your Employees Personal Data: How to Protect Employees, Your Company’s Reputation, and the Bottom Line (April 5, 2010) – Reprinted with permission Bloomberg Law Reports – Labor & Employment Navigating the Waters of Alternative Fee Arrangements: Three Tips for Smooth Sailing (Spring 2010) – Reprinted with permission The Woman Advocate and the American Bar Association Case Study: Arrigo V. Blue Fish (February 22, 2010) – Law360 Inside the Minds: Trends, Legislation, and Cases That Will Impact Employment Law in 2010 (January 2010) – Reprinted with permission Employment Law 2010 (©2010 Thomson Reuters/Aspatore Books) Gain Leverage with a 30(b)(6) Deposition (August 10, 2009) – Reprinted with permission from Bloomberg Law Reports First 100 days and labor law (May 1, 2009) – Reprinted with permission from Daily Report Safeguarding Trade Secrets Before, During and After a Reduction in Force (April 7, 2009) – Reprinted with permission from Employment Litigation Reporter Awaiting Change: How the New President May Revolutionize the Face of Business Litigation (January 29, 2009) – Reprinted with permission Daily Report Availability of Arbitration for Sarbanes- Oxley Whistle-Blower Claims (October 7, 2008) – Reprinted with permission Employment Litigation Reporter U.S. Supreme Court Allows Retaliation Claims Under Section 1981 (June 2008) – Reprinted with permission Lorman Education Services Legal Update Newsletters Offers of Judgment Ease Pain of SOX (May 2008) – Reprinted with permission Legal Times Whistle-Blower Actions Under Sarbanes- Oxley (September 2007) – Reprinted with permission Employment Litigation Reporter
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PRACTICE AREAS
Business & Commercial Litigation Labor & Employment Crisis Management EDUCATION
Yale Law School J.D. Spelman College B.A. BAR ADMISSIONS
Georgia CLERKSHIP
Honorable Susan H. Black U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit RECOGNITION Chambers Super Lawyers |
