Laurie Belony practices in the areas of employment law and litigation with extensive experience in insurance coverage issues and defense.

Laurie's employment law practice covers a wide range of issues concerning employers, and she regularly provides advice and litigation services across many industries. She represents clients in wage and hour compliance investigations, fair employment practice audits, and regulatory issues before federal and state agencies. Laurie also defends employers against individual and class action discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, as well as wage and hour class actions, in federal and state courts  and in arbitration proceedings. She frequently negotiates and drafts sophisticated employment, independent contractor, nondisclosure, restrictive covenant, and severance and settlement agreements. Laurie counsels clients on transaction due diligence, hiring policies, accommodations, FLSA, employee termination, unemployment, and reduction-in-force issues to comply with federal and state employment laws. She also drafts employee handbooks and policies, and assists on their implementation. Her employment practice also extends to the representation and counseling of many of the firm’s pro bono clients.

Laurie's litigation practice includes representing companies in contract disputes, business torts (e.g., tortious interference with business relationships) and complex insurance matters (e.g., issues related to insurance coverage, fraud and civil RICO). She has a breadth of experience in all phases of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, oral argument, bench trials, and appellate proceedings.

Prior to joining the firm, Laurie was an in-house lawyer at one of the largest auto insurance companies in the United States. She departed with 10 years of experience as a trial lawyer and her portfolio of complex insurance defense work included a $5.3 million insurance fraud suit which resulted in a complete defense verdict.