<p>  <br>Jim McQuade, of counsel in the New York office, is a member of the Employment Law Group. He represents employers in a broad range of employment matters. 
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Mr. McQuade has successfully defended employers in numerous federal and state court litigations, and in administrative proceedings involving claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, Sarbanes-Oxley Act whistleblowing, defamation and other employment-related claims. He also has successfully defended a number of financial service firms in employment-related arbitrations before the AAA, JAMS, FINRA and other arbitration forums. He regularly counsels employers on a wide variety of employment-related matters, including creating and implementing human resource policies and procedures, negotiating and drafting executive employment contracts and other agreements, conducting internal investigations and implementing reductions in force. 
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In addition, Mr. McQuade has extensive experience handling matters involving misappropriation of trade secrets and the enforcement of non-competition/non-solicitation agreements