Leslie Sanders

Leslie Goff Sanders is the Managing Partner of Barton’s Nashville office. She assists employers in all areas of labor and employment law, with a particular focus on day-to-day counseling, litigation, trade secrets and non-competition, and executive compensation.

Leslie's philosophy is to understand the client’s business, not just the employment laws. By understanding the nature of her client’s business and their goals, she can better advise them on how to successfully navigate employee relations issues and create a productive workforce. When litigation is unavoidable, she has extensive experience and a successful track record of defending companies.

As their strategic adviser, clients also turn to Leslie for assistance with their employment practices and policies and providing training for clients’ employees, both management and non-management. She has owned several small businesses and understands first-hand the importance of positive employee relations. She draws on her experience as a business owner, the experiences of her clients and the lessons learned from litigation to help clients develop outstanding employees and to effectively handle problems when they arise. Her goal with each client is to help drive success in their various markets and she knows a good workforce is key to that success.

Leslie’s executive compensation practice includes representing both companies and executives in negotiating employment agreements and severance packages. Her experience includes both public and private companies. She has advised clients with respect to compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, severance packages in connection with reductions in force, change in control provisions, non-competition covenants and equity agreements.

Before joining Barton, Leslie was a partner in the Nashville office of Jackson Lewis.