Akin

Partner; Labor and Employment

Brian Patterson focuses on representing employers in a wide range of employment-related matters, including noncompetition agreements, wage and hour claims, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement actions, whistleblower issues, executive employment contracts and employment discrimination. His litigation experience extends to class action cases brought under Title VII and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and employment-related claims brought in state and federal courts. Mr. Patterson has represented clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Labor, OSHA and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). He has counseled employers on numerous other employment matters, including the Family Medical Leave Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Civil Rights laws, OSHA compliance, employee disciplinary actions and terminations, severance agreements, executive compensation packages and covenants not to compete.

To learn more about Mr. Patterson, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/brian-glenn-patterson.html.

Junior VolunTIRR, the TIRR Foundation’s organization for young professionals; Texas Bar Foundation

J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, 2006; B.A., University of Richmond, 2002