R. Read Gignilliat

R. Read Gignilliat

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012
Awarded Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awarded Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
R. Read Gignilliat
R. Read Gignilliat
Atlanta, GA
Works at
Fisher Phillips LLP

171 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Read's practice focuses upon representing employers in connection with lawsuits, charges, claims, arbitrations, grievances, and appeals filed by employees. He also proactively counsels and advises employers regarding various aspects of employment law (including non-competition and trade secret matters); assists employers in designing and implementing personnel policies and procedures, employee handbooks, employment agreements (including non-competition agreements), and employment dispute resolution programs; and provides day-to-day counseling on employment matters.

Read also designs and conducts management and employee training programs on a variety of employment-related matters (including such areas as workplace harassment, conducting internal investigations, EEO/whistleblower protection, and records retention). He is also a member of the firm’s Complex Litigation Group, which focuses on Directors and Officers Liability, Professional Liability, Fraud, Constitutional Challenges, and other Specialty Lines insurance claims.
Works at
Fisher Phillips LLP

171 Best Lawyers awards

Fisher Phillips LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., graduated 1989

Bar Admissions

  • South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia

Federal Clerkships

  • United States District Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
  • AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Georgia Trend's Legal Elite
  • Georgia Super Lawyer
  • Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers

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