E. Phileda Tennant

Reviewing and advising publicly traded companies regarding Supplier or Vendor Codes of Conduct and contractual ESG requirements

Advising natural gas utility company in the review of board policies, corporate governance documentation, and ESG rating agency interactions

Advising FPIs on compliance with SEC disclosure requirements

(Tex. Dist.) — Obtaining a temporary restraining order prohibiting director from competitive work for start-up oilfield services provider, using confidential information of former employer, or soliciting customers of former employer, leading to successful resolution of dispute

(Tex. Dist.) — Obtaining a temporary restraining order enforcing non-competition agreement, prohibiting senior executive from working in specialized sector for oilfield services competitor or using confidential information of former employer, leading to successful resolution of dispute

(Tex. Dist.) — Investigation of a complaint by a senior executive for a pipeline company against another senior executive, and obtaining temporary restraining order against former senior executive concerning trade secret misappropriation

(Tex. Dist.) — Obtaining a temporary restraining order that a former director and senior manager of medical diagnostics manufacturer should return trade secret and confidential information belonging to former employer and desist in using former employer’s confidential information in start-up venture, leading to successful resolution of dispute

(Arbitration) — Representing an international company in successful resolution of wage and hour claims

(W.D. Pa.) — Leading the successful defense of an international midstream logistics company against putative collective and class action wage and hour claims

Conducting numerous D&I investigations, inclusive of allegations of sexual harassment or sex-based discrimination, on behalf of public and private companies

(S.D. Tex.) (5th Circuit) — Obtaining the dismissal of a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claim and Fifth Circuit affirmation of that dismissal on grounds that the whistleblower was not an employee

(ALJ / Dept. of Labor ) — Obtaining the dismissal of a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claim before the Department of Labor

(S.D.N.Y.) — Defending individual from putative sexual harassment claims

Advising a publicly traded company regarding shareholder activism campaign related to allegations of sexual harassment

(W.D. Tex.) — Obtaining successful resolution of claims of national origin discrimination brought against international employer

(EEOC) — Successful negotiation of settlement with EEOC regarding claims of race discrimination on behalf of national employer, following evidentiary hearing before the EEOC

Advising employers on COVID-19 policies and procedures

Defense of industrial employer against citations and subpoenas brought by federal OSHA, Cal OSHA, Kentucky OSHA, and Nevada OSHA

Counselling employers regarding programmed and unprogrammed OSHA investigations

(D. Md.) — Obtaining successful resolution of claims of age and sex discrimination

(E.D. Va.) — Successful prosecution and resolution of claims of trade secret misappropriation against former employee