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Richard W. Gerakitis

Troutman Pepper

About

Richard is a partner in the Labor + Employment Practice Group and handles a variety of complex commercial litigation matters. He has more than 35 years of experience in litigation, mediation and arbitration. Richard handles all types of employment matters, representing management in both union and nonunion settings. His specialties include trade secret claims; noncompetition covenants; employee breach of fiduciary duty claims; individual and class actions involving Title VII sex discrimination, religious discrimination and race discrimination claims; age discrimination claims; retaliation claims; Sections 1981 and 1983 civil rights claims; Fair Labor Standards Act, workplace safety (OSHA), Sarbanes-Oxley and other whistleblower statutes; and disability discrimination claims. He also represents employers and employees in the negotiation of employment contracts.

Richard has been recognized in several notable publications for many years, including The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, PLC Cross-Border Handbooks and Georgia Trend magazine’s Legal Elite. He serves on the 10-member Advisory Board for the CCH Employment Law Daily.

Details

Publications

Georgia Human Resources Manual

Social

Phone

404.885.3328

Email

richard.gerakitis@troutman.com

Address

Atlanta Georgia