Mary C. Cravatta
Advogado sénior
A prática de Mary Caroline (“M.C.”) Cravatta representa clientes da administração em relação a uma ampla variedade de questões complexas relacionadas ao trabalho e emprego. Como advogada litigante, ela atua tanto em tribunais estaduais como federais e lida regularmente com questões relacionadas a direitos trabalhistas e civis decorrentes de leis federais (incluindo o Título VII, a Lei dos Americanos com Deficiência, a Lei contra Discriminação por Idade no Trabalho, a Lei de Licença Familiar e Médica e a Lei de Normas Trabalhistas Justas), leis estaduais equivalentes e causas de ação de direito consuetudinário. Além disso, M.C. litiga e assessora empregadores e outros clientes corporativos em relação à lei de cláusulas restritivas e considerações relacionadas. Ela lida tanto com ações judiciais de um único requerente quanto com litígios complexos com vários requerentes, incluindo ações coletivas e de classe.
M.C. understands that labor and employment issues involve real people and real business concerns. She enjoys collaborating with her clients to create effective and creative solutions that not only address their legal obligations and responsibilities, but also serve the best interests of their organizations as a whole.
Experiência de representação
- Successfully obtained preliminary injunction on behalf of pharmaceutical management client in contentious non- compete litigation. Later obtained summary judgment in favor of client as to former employee’s liability for violating restrictive covenants, paving the way for extremely favorable settlement terms.
- First-chaired a grievance arbitration on behalf of public sector transportation client, resulting in a favorable arbitral decision upholding termination.
- Represented food service client in putative class and collective wage and hour action and successfully defeated motion for conditional certification of nationwide class, paving the way for favorable settlement negotiations.
- Drafted amicus briefs to both the Eleventh and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals on behalf of 15 national trade organizations regarding the ADA’s application to commercial websites.
- Drafted appellate brief to the Florida Supreme Court on behalf of home healthcare client that resulted in favorable decision regarding interpretation of Florida’s non-compete statute.
- Obtained full summary judgment in favor of energy client against charges of employment discrimination and retaliation.
- Obtained full summary judgment in favor of food services client in federal civil rights litigation.
- Obtained dismissal with prejudice of common law claims of negligent retention and intentional infliction of emotional distress brought against energy client.
- Represented transportation client in putative class and collective wage and hour action and successfully recovered all fees spent defending against motion for protective order filed by plaintiffs, setting the stage for favorable settlement discussions.
- Represented sports management client in putative class and collective wage and hour action and successfully resolved matter by negotiating a settlement that did not involve any monetary payment to named plaintiff.
- Represented food services client in employment discrimination and wage and hour litigation brought by over twenty named plaintiffs, successfully posturing factually complex case for favorable settlement negotiations.
- Drafted post-arbitration briefs regarding both disciplinary and contract interpretation issues that resulted in favorable arbitral decisions on behalf of manufacturing clients.
- Participated in contract negotiations on behalf of public sector transportation client and private sector hospitality client.
Prémios e reconhecimentos
- Received, Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star (2023)
- Recebeu o reconhecimento Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch por:
- Labor and Employment Law – Management (2023-2024)
- Litigation – Labor and Employment (2023-2024)
Apresentações e publicações
- Author, Copyrighting the “Useful Art” of Couture: Expanding Intellectual Property Protection for Fashion Designs, 55 WM. & MARY L. REV. 1617 (2014)
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Decisão da Flórida afeta a capacidade dos funcionários de contornar o sistema de compensação trabalhista e processar os empregadores por danos morais
O presidente Biden assina decreto presidencial sobre «bons empregos» e apela ao desenvolvimento de políticas com «elevados padrões laborais»
Nova regra da NLRB sobre empregadores conjuntos suspensa até 11 de março de 2024
Como a decisão da Suprema Corte sobre ação afirmativa na educação afetará os esforços de DEI dos empregadores
Advogados da Foley reconhecidos no Best Lawyers in America de 2024