Employment Law - Management
Lisa H. Cassilly
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Lisa Cassilly is the leader of the firm’s Labor & Employment Group and concentrates on the representation of management interests with a special emphasis on litigated matters. She has defended against all types of employment claims in administrative proceedings, arbitrations and in trial and appellate courts throughout the country. Lisa has extensive experience conducting internal investigations and audits, handling SOX and other whistleblower claims and prosecuting and defending actions involving claims for breach of restrictive covenants, employee piracy, breach of fiduciary duties and trade secret misappropriation.
Lisa has been repeatedly recognized as a leading employment lawyer by Best Lawyers and Chambers USA, which reports that, “she is a seasoned business person” and "one of the top performers in her field." Super Lawyers has ranked her as among the Top 50 Female Attorneys in Georgia in seven annual rankings. She regularly appears in Georgia Trend magazine’s Legal Elite listing. Lisa has been a featured guest on CNN, Fox News, Business Report and Forbes, Sky Radio Network. She has been quoted by BusinessWeek, CFO Magazine, Newsweek, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Workforce Magazine, the Atlanta Business Chronicle and regularly provides comment to online and print publications.
Lisa has been repeatedly recognized as a leading employment lawyer by Best Lawyers and Chambers USA, which reports that, “she is a seasoned business person” and "one of the top performers in her field." Super Lawyers has ranked her as among the Top 50 Female Attorneys in Georgia in seven annual rankings. She regularly appears in Georgia Trend magazine’s Legal Elite listing. Lisa has been a featured guest on CNN, Fox News, Business Report and Forbes, Sky Radio Network. She has been quoted by BusinessWeek, CFO Magazine, Newsweek, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Workforce Magazine, the Atlanta Business Chronicle and regularly provides comment to online and print publications.
Overview
- Emory University, J.D., graduated 1987
- University of Florida, MA, graduated 1983
- University of Florida, BA, graduated 1981
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- Emory University, J.D., graduated 1987
- University of Florida, MA, graduated 1983
- University of Florida, BA, graduated 1981
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
- Management
News & Media
Additional Information
Case History
Cases
- Experience
- Obtained an injunctive relief and return of share value in a federal court breach of contract and trade secret action brought on behalf of an international technology company against a former executive and competitor.
- Obtained a dismissal of a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower case brought by the in house counsel and compliance officer against a telecommunications client.
- Defended a major financial institution in multimillion-dollar employee piracy and trade secret misappropriation cases in federal courts in Georgia and Virginia, and the Superior Court for Santa Clara County, California.
- In the past three years, conducted several internal investigations of alleged employment law violations, including investigations on behalf of a nationally known investment group, a large municipal government and a Fortune 20 company.
- Represented a telecommunications company in a dispute with a competitor, resulting in the imposition of significant restrictions upon the activities of the competitor’s newly-hired Chairman and CEO.
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