Emily Olivier Kesler focuses her practice on employment law, white collar crime, and commercial business litigation.
In the area of employment law, Ms. Kesler's practice includes defending employers against claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and similar state and federal laws governing employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in arbitration and in state and federal courts. Ms. Kesler also defends employers in complex wage and hour matters, including collective actions, involving claims for minimum wage, overtime, misclassification, retaliation, and joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as well as state law wage claims in construction, hospitality, technology, and other business sectors.
In the area of government enforcement and investigations, Ms. Kesler also represented individuals in connection with white collar criminal matters involving allegations of public corruption and fraud. She has experience defending clients in Federal False Claims Act lawsuits.
In the area of commercial litigation, Ms. Kesler has worked on a variety of matters with an emphasis on issues related to fiduciary breaches, contractual breaches, tortious interference with contract, misappropriation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices. Ms. Kesler also provides Fair Housing Act (FHA) and Rehabilitation Act advice to heavily regulated affordable housing providers and has provided legal defense for claims brought pursuant to these acts as well as premises-liability claims brought against housing providers.
Ms. Kesler has significant experience defending clients in class and collective actions in various types of lawsuits in both state and federal court.