Maynard Nexsen adds Powerhouse Team to Financial Services Practice

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Maynard Nexsen, a full-service law firm with 24 offices across the United States, welcomes a team of nine attorneys focused on the financial services sector, with specific experience in securities and labor and employment matters for banks and other financial institutions. The group joins Maynard Nexsen from the firm of Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. and includes seven Shareholders, one Of Counsel, and one Associate. For six of the seven Shareholders, this transition is a welcome back to Maynard Nexsen.

“As a firm, we have always been deep in the financial services industry and our clients will benefit immeasurably from the knowledge and experience in this group, particularly with labor and employment,” said Jeff Grantham, CEO and Managing Shareholder. “The unique challenges in this sector require a very specific skill set that these lawyers have honed for decades. Not only are we fortunate to add their expertise to our team, but welcoming several former colleagues back to Maynard Nexsen makes this announcement even more special.”

Carole Miller, Shareholder, is rejoining Maynard Nexsen and will co-chair the Financial Services practice. She has almost 30 years of experience representing employers, focusing on the financial services industry on a national level. Carole arbitrates matters regularly before FINRA and AAA across the country. She also serves as a trusted advisor to her clients, often serving as an extension of their legal and management teams.

Justin Condit, Shareholder out of the New York office, represents employers in a wide range of employment law matters, with a particular focus in the financial services industry. He litigates employment law claims in state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies and arbitration forums, including the EEOC, AAA, and FINRA. In addition to litigating on behalf of employers, Justin also advises employers on various workplace employment issues.

Lorrie Hargrove, Shareholder, is returning to Maynard Nexsen and has 25 years of experience building a national litigation practice, having successfully defended class action lawsuits in federal courts in the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits. Her successes include multiple appeals in the Alabama Supreme Court and the Seventh, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits. Lorrie has also obtained a defense verdict in a two-week antitrust trial in the Northern District of Alabama where she represented a high-end exercise equipment manufacturer.

Rima Hartman, Shareholder, also rejoining the firm, brings 30 years of experience as an employment litigator. Rima defends employment-related claims in court and arbitration, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act. Rima also conducts workplace investigations, drafts employee handbooks, provides training, reviews employee classification systems, and advises employers on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship.

Matthew Penfield, Shareholder, returns to Maynard Nexsen with 15 years of experience assisting employers and individuals with immigration law compliance, litigation including general business litigation and discrimination and retaliation matters related to federal and state laws, and the enforceability of employment and non-compete agreements in state and federal courts, as well as matters before FINRA.

Kathryn Perreault, Shareholder, also a Maynard Nexsen alum, practices in all areas of commercial litigation including employment disputes, securities matters, and consumer litigation. Her national practice includes handling cases in more than a dozen states, earning positive outcomes in high-stakes employment matters. Kathryn has served as an adjunct professor in Samford University’s Financial Services Compliance LL.M. program.

Stuart Roberts, Shareholder, is a litigator who has defended employers for more than two decades. Rejoining Maynard Nexsen, he guides employers through their complex discipline issues, and advises them through OSHA, Department of Labor, OFCCP and other audits. Stuart crafts employment policies, handbooks, and other agreements for corporate executives, development each to suit the employers culture and structure.

Stephen Brown, Of Counsel, is a skilled litigator and trial attorney. He has handled all areas of dispute resolution, including state and federal court trials, arbitrations, administrative litigation, and mediation. He has defended numerous cases involving discrimination and harassment, wage and hour disputes, class and collective actions, wrongful termination, breach of contract, workers’ compensation retaliation, and OSHA actions.

Anthony DellaSala, Associate, focuses his practice on defending management in a wide variety of employment matters arising under federal laws like the Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other analogous state discrimination and tort laws. Tony has litigated cases across the country in state and federal courts, as well as before various administrative agencies and in arbitration forums.