Neil S. Talegaonkar

Neil Talegaonkar frequently counsels employers on compliance with various state and federal employment laws, including the ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, Title VII, and a myriad of other issues surrounding hiring, discipline, and termination. A substantial amount of his practice is also devoted to the drafting of personnel policies. He also frequently drafts and negotiates employment agreements, including physician’s agreements.

Mr. Talegaonkar has litigated issues involving non-compete agreements, trade secrets, wrongful discharge, business torts, breach of contract, race, sex, pregnancy and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, wage claims, and mechanic’s liens. He also represented clients in state and federal courts in toher areas of practice including commercial disputes and consumer finance law. His practice regularly takes him before state and federal courts and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Education

Hon. Robert E. Payne, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia internship while in law school

J.D., University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 1999

B.A., Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana 1993

St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, Virginia 1989

Professional

Virginia Bar Association, (Labor and Employment section, Litigation section),

American Bar Association, (section on Labor and Employment),

Bar Association of the City of Richmond

Admitted to practice before all:

Virginia courts,
the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts, and
the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Speeches

He has spoken in seminars on several aspects of the employment relationship, including wage and hour issues, non-compete agreements, employee privacy, I-9 compliance, and hiring practices.

Other

Board member of the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross

Community Futures Foundation Board member, an organization that provides long term community-based support services to individuals with brain injuries in the Metro Richmond and Hampton Roads Areas.

In 2009 and 2010, he was selected for inclusion in Virginia “Rising Stars” in Business Litigation by Law & Politics' Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine.

In 2009, Mr. Talegaonkar was named to Virginia Business magazine's “Legal Elite” in Business Law.

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