Sailfish Law’s Employment Law Services

With extensive experience representing both employers and employees in high-stakes employment disputes, Peter McLaughlin brings a unique dual perspective to workplace legal matters. Having litigated employment cases at Quinn Emanuel and Sidley Austin—from single-plaintiff wrongful termination claims to company-wide trade secret disputes involving parallel proceedings—Sailfish Law delivers sophisticated employment law counsel backed by BigLaw training and proven courtroom success. This balanced background representing both sides of employment disputes provides invaluable strategic insight into how opposing parties evaluate and approach these cases.

Core Employment Law Practice Areas

• Employment Litigation – Proven track record litigating discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims in federal and state courts, EEOC proceedings, and arbitrations. Successfully defended employers against multi-plaintiff discrimination claims and secured favorable settlements for executives in whistleblower and constructive discharge cases.
• Workplace Investigations – Experienced in conducting sensitive internal investigations involving senior executives and workplace misconduct allegations. Skilled at witness interviews, evidence preservation, and preparing comprehensive investigative reports that withstand legal scrutiny while protecting attorney-client privilege.
• Employment Contracts and Agreements – Extensive experience drafting and negotiating C-suite employment agreements, separation agreements, and equity compensation arrangements. Regularly counsel executives and companies on severance negotiations, change-in-control provisions, and post-employment restrictions that protect legitimate business interests while remaining enforceable.
• Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets – Deep expertise enforcing and defending non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements. Recently achieved a published victory in Delaware Chancery Court invalidating an overbroad non-compete. Previously secured a multimillion-dollar judgment for a nationwide mortgage lender against a former senior manager for breaches of fiduciary duty and contractual obligations.
• Employment-Related Government Investigations & White Collar Defense – Represent employers and executives in employment-related criminal investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, and parallel criminal proceedings. Conduct privileged internal investigations of executive misconduct, employee fraud, and compliance violations where employment issues intersect with potential criminal liability. Leverage AI-powered document review to rapidly analyze years of personnel files, payroll records, and employee communications in investigation-intensive matters—reducing costs by 60-70% and accelerating critical assessments when regulatory deadlines and criminal exposure require immediate strategic decisions.

Why AI Makes a Difference?

AI can identify potential compliance issues and litigation risks through advanced pattern recognition. Discovery costs in employment litigation often determine case outcomes and settlement values. Sailfish Law’s AI integration enables:

• Rapid Personnel File Analysis – Efficient AI-forward review of employee records, policies, and communications, dramatically reducing the time and cost of reviewing extensive HR documentation
• Discovery Cost Management – Employment cases involving email reviews, personnel files, and policy documentation benefit significantly from AI-driven cost reduction across the entire discovery lifecycle
• Compliance Pattern Recognition – Advanced algorithms identify potential workplace law violations before they become costly litigation, analyzing vast datasets of employee communications and policy implementations
• Strategic Case Development – Data-driven approach to employment law strategy based on historical case outcomes and intelligent analysis of discovery materials
• Streamlined E-Discovery – Transformative efficiency in employment-related document review and analysis, where traditional discovery costs can make smaller cases economically unfeasible
• Pre-Production Intelligence – AI analysis of opposing party discovery requests and productions reveals strategic opportunities and case weaknesses typically missed in manual review
• Predictive Risk Assessment – AI analytics help predict litigation outcomes and guide settlement strategies based on comprehensive analysis of case documentation and historical precedents

The legal profession is experiencing exponential change in employment law practice. The utilization of AI can save attorneys substantial time while generating significant additional value. Sailfish Law transforms these efficiencies into direct client benefits.