Brian Jorgensen dedicates his practice to representing employers in a broad range of high-stakes, complex litigation matters with a focus on class actions. His experience is particularly deep in wage and hour litigation, where he has had repeated success in defeating class and/or collective certification, as well as securing dismissal through motions attacking the legal sufficiency or merits of claims. Brian also has extensive experience defending individual and multiplaintiff cases involving employment discrimination, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and whistleblower claims as well as trade secret and restrictive covenant matters.
In addition to his litigation responsibilities, Brian advises clients on a variety of employment issues, including compliance with the patchwork of federal, state, and local employment laws; HR policies; employment agreements; employee leave and attendance issues; restrictive covenants; and reductions in force. He regularly assists with wage/hour audits and compliance. He also provides guidance on, and leads, internal investigations of employee complaints, including discrimination, sexual harassment, and Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower complaints.
Brian serves as the administrative partner for the Dallas Office and is a member of the Labor & Employment sections of the Texas State Bar Association and the Dallas Bar Association.
Esperienze
- May 21, 2020
Return-to-Work Issues for Employers Webinar — Texas - March 29, 2017
Breakfast Series: Labor & Employment Hot Topics - March 28, 2017
Breakfast Series: Labor & Employment Hot Topics - January 26 - 27, 2017
2017 Airline and Railway Labor and Employment Roundtable - September 28, 2016
CLE, Preparing to File a Lawsuit in Texas State and Federal Court - March 31, 2016
Identifying, Preventing and Defending Off the Clock Claims - March 30, 2016
The Directors Roundtable World Recognition of Distinguished General Counsel: Honoree, James Savina, General Counsel of Kraft Heinz - February 27, 2015
2015 Speaker Series: Drilling Down: Wage and Hour Claims in the Energy Industry - October 28, 2014
OFCCP Webinar - October 28, 2014
Expanding Federal Contractor Employment Obligations: President Obama's Recent Executive Orders and New OFCCP Requirements - October 20, 2014
Wage & Hour Update: Recent Trends in Wage and Hour Litigation and Enforcement, Dallas Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section - October 16, 2013
Expanding Obligations: What Federal Contractors Need to Know About the OFCCP's New Policy Directions - October 20, 2011
Jones Day Dallas MCLE University, "Twitterpation: Social Media in the Workplace" - October 20, 2011
Jones Day Dallas CLE University - August 15, 2011
Tax Implications and Practical Impacts of Damages in Employment Cases - March 23, 2011
Fair Labor Standards Act in Texas: Compensable Time - Regular and Overtime - October 20, 2010
Big Budgets and Aggressive Agendas: The Impact of Increased Regulation on Employers, Jones Day Dallas MCLE University - October 2010
Jones Day MCLE University - Dallas - October 15, 2010
CEO Netweavers, Navigating the Wage-Hour Maze in a Litigation Happy Environment - March 16, 2010
Wage and Hour Compliance: Key Issues Affecting the Hospitality Industry, 2010 Hospitality Labor & Employment Discussion Group - November 4, 2009
2009-2010 Federal Legislative and Regulatory Briefing - April 7. 2009
Law and Policy Review - January 16, 2009
Negotiating the Jungle of Employment Law, Entrepreneurial Development Series, Legal Issues for the Entrepreneur - August 26, 2008
Noncompetition Agreements and Trade Secret Protection in Today's Environment - March 18, 2008
Employment Law Training - August 28, 2007
Employment Law Training
- Texas Tech University (J.D. magna cum laude 1999; Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Managing Editor, Law Review); University of Missouri-Columbia (B.J. 1996)
- Texas; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; and U.S. Court of Appeal for the Tenth Circuit
Chambers USA (2020-2021)
Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers (2021)
Best Lawyers in America (2016-2021)
Texas Super Lawyers (2014-2020), including "Top 100 Overall" (2017-2019) and "Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Region" (2017-2019)
Recommended by D Magazine as one of the "Best Lawyers in Dallas" (2013-2021)