<p>  <br>  Renee Phillips, a senior associate in the New York office, is a member of the Employment Law Group.  Her practice includes a full range of employment litigation and counseling, with particular emphasis on discrimination, sexual harassment and Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower issues.  
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Ms. Phillips has successfully defended employers in federal and state court litigations as well as administrative proceedings and arbitrations before the AAA and FINRA involving claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblowing, trade secret misappropriation and other employment-related claims.  She regularly counsels employers on a variety of employment-related issues and assists clients in creating and implementing human resources policies, negotiating and drafting executive contracts and other employment agreements, and conducting internal investigations.
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Ms. Phillips is the co-author of the first treatise to be published on the subject of Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower law.