Leah Kathryn Sell

Leah Sell regularly advises clients in the areas of employment counseling and defense and corporate transactions.

Leah provides counseling and advice to human resources professionals, managers, and owners on a variety of complex employment law matters to improve and protect the workplace. She enjoys getting to know her clients and their businesses, from conception through exit, working with them to develop and protect their interests and assets. Leah regularly analyzes complex regulations to provide risk analysis and liability limiting solutions. She helps employers navigate complex hour and wage, leave, accommodation, harassment, discrimination, and safety matters, including cannabis in the workplace. Leah manages employment matters in corporate transactions, including due diligence and advice on a myriad of employment issues from WARN and successor liability to negotiating and drafting of relevant terms of purchase and key employment agreements.

Leah regularly counsels private employers in all aspects of the employment relationship, from hiring through termination. She advises clients on employment discrimination issues, workplace and sexual harassment, disability accommodation, Family & Medical Leave Act compliance, employee handbooks, human resource policies and practices, wage and hour issues, use of temporary employees and independent contractors, performance appraisals, workplace investigations, drug and alcohol testing, workplace privacy issues, disciplinary action and termination, reductions in force, employment at-will/wrongful discharge, alternative dispute resolution, employment agreements, restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements, severance agreements, waivers and releases, and unemployment compensation claims.

Leah is experienced in negotiating and drafting employment agreements, restrictive covenants, employment policies and handbooks, as well as separation, release, and settlement agreements.

Leah successfully represents clients in state and federal court, arbitration, mediation, and agency proceedings.