Rebecca W. Shanlever

Partner

Location:

Atlanta, GA

Rebecca Shanlever litigates employment and business disputes and advises businesses from Fortune 500s to startups on a wide variety of employment issues. Clients rely on Rebecca for advice to avoid disputes and, when litigation does arise, to resolve or try the case effectively. Rebecca has extensive experience handling discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases through all stages of litigation, from informal settlements and mediations to motion practice and jury trials. She also litigates non-competition and trade secrets cases, including a win in one of the first decisions involving Georgia’s 2011 law on restrictive covenants. Rebecca drafts and negotiates employment contracts for both employers and executives, reaching agreement on complex compensation, equity, and non-competition terms. In addition to her litigation practice, Rebecca gives legal advice and counseling on day-to-day employment matters such as discipline, medical leave, and complaint investigation. Rebecca also provides anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training for all levels of employees. Rebecca has been recognized as one of Georgia’s Legal Elite in Employment Law by Georgia Trend magazine and as a “Georgia Super Lawyers” by Atlanta Magazine.

Rebecca is committed to providing equal access to justice serving as a regular volunteer with Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta and the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. She also serves as a Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Glenn After School Program.

Admitted to Practice

Alabama
Georgia

Education

Emory University (J.D., with honors, 1998)
University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude , 1995)

Awards and Professional Recognition

Selected as a Rising Star in Employment Litigation by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011-2013).
Received Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s “5 Year Award” for years of continuous service with Saturday Lawyers Program (2007).
Recognized as Attorney Volunteer of the Year by Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (2007).

Representative Experience

Individual and multiple-plaintiff employment discrimination cases.
Sex, race, age, national origin, and disability discrimination.
Sexual harassment and other forms of unlawful harassment.
Non-competition agreements and other restrictive covenants.
Employment and equity agreements for C-level executives and other high-level management employees.
Whistleblower and other retaliation claims.
Numerous summary judgment rulings and dismissals.
Defense verdicts in jury trials.
Favorable settlements of employment claims and lawsuits.
Nationwide and local reductions in force.
Wage-hour audits, advice, and litigation.
Violations of confidentiality, misappropriation, and theft.
Counseling and training for management and human resources personnel.
Employee handbooks and other internal corporate policies.

Speaking Engagements

EEOC Position Statements: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Aurora Training Advantage, February 2017.
Strategies for Dealing With FMLA Abuse, Aurora Training Advantage, July 2016.
Volunteers & The Law – the Legal Issues of Working with Volunteers, Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, January 2016.
Getting Your House in Order: Adapting Your Personnel Policies to Privacy and Security Concerns from Employees Bringing Their Own Mobile Devices, Law Seminars International, April 2015.
Panelist, Legal Implications for Companies Addressing Domestic Violence in the Workplace, Partnership Against Domestic Violence Conference, October 2013.