About
William (Bill) Wortel is a Partner in the Employment and Labor department at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, based in the United States. He is the former leader of the firm's Global Employment & Labor Practice Group and currently co-leads the Non-Compete, Trade Secret and Employee Unfair Competition Team. With over 25 years of experience, he litigates complex cases in federal and state courts and U.S. Courts of Appeals, focusing on non-competition and trade secret litigation, wage and hour class action defense, and defense of employment-related claims under various federal and state statutes. He also drafts and negotiates executive employment and restrictive covenant agreements, conducts workplace investigations, and advises on litigation avoidance.
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- United States Courts of Appeals
- Federal and State Courts
