Labor and Employment Litigation and Counseling


Schirrmeister Diaz-Arrastia Brem LLP handles complex employment matters for both employers and employees. We handle a wide range of employment related cases including discrimination claims from sexual harassment to ADA, EEOC investigations, covenants not to compete, defamation and executive compensation disputes to name but a few. Our approach is to provide counseling to our clients in order to prevent employment related disputes from escalating into lawsuits and we litigate cases when appropriate. We believe that a hands-on, interactive relationship with our clients is the best way to learn the needs of our clients so that we may best serve our clients.

Among the cases our attorneys have handled are:

  • Defended a Fortune 500 U.S.-based multinational company in a suit for breach of employment agreement and age discrimination brought by the former head of the client’s European operations.
  • Defended a Fortune 500 company in a suit for breach of employment agreement and age discrimination brought by the former head of a subsidiary’s European operations.
  • Successfully defended and prosecuted numerous Title VII actions, including sexual harassment, age discrimination, and retaliation claim.
  • Obtained numerous temporary restraining orders and injunctions in covenant not to compete, breach of fiduciary duty and trade secret cases.
  • Obtained substantial arbitration award in a Family and Medical Leave Act case against a Fortune 100 company.
  • Obtained a favorable settlement for a physician in a breach of contract and disability discrimination action against a medical center.
  • Counsel for former Chief Financial Officer of a major energy corporation in an executive compensation dispute involving complex accounting issues.
  • Obtained substantial jury award in a defamation case against a local and a national union.
  • Represented an energy executive in a Sabine Pilot and defamation action involving the fraudulent booking of oil and gas reserves.
  • Counseled employers and employees regarding hiring, discipline and termination issues.