Sarah Moffett

Experience

1. Partner

   Fisher Phillips

   May 2018 — Present

   Sarah E. Moffett is a Partner in Fisher Phillips\' Denver and Washington, D. C. offices. She is a nationwide litigator that has successfully defended hundreds of employers facing employee claims before state and federal courts, agencies, and arbitration panels. While Sarah routinely handles all aspects of employment law, her clients rely on her to provide top notch, legal defenses to complex claims and to find business solutions to legal problems. Specifically, Sarah’s litigation practice involves representing employers in a wide variety of employment matters, including defense to claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, purported violations under the Family Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as claims arising under local and state laws, before local, state, and federal agencies and courts. Sarah also represents companies before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA, previously the NASD) to address arbitration claims for securities industry Form U-5 defamation and related claims. In addition to litigation, Sarah counsels employers and assists company management by advising on matters involving personnel policies, hiring, training, disciplining, terminating, reasonable accommodations, protected leave, complaints, and regulatory compliance. She also has substantial experience conducting internal investigations as an independent fact finder on behalf of companies. Sarah was named to Benchmark Litigation’s nationwide list for “Top Litigators Under 40” in 2017 and 2018. She was also selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers – Rising Stars in Virginia in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, and in Washington, D.C. in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. In 2016, Sarah was selected to be a Fellow for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.

Skills

• Employment Contracts
• Trade Secrets
• Commercial Litigation
• Legal Research
• Employee Relations
• Appeals
• Civil Litigation
• Employment Law
• Courts
• Published Author
• Legal Writing
• Mediation
• Administrative Law
• Strategic Planning
• Litigation
• Eeoc
• Arbitration
• Trials
• Outside General Counsel
• Discrimination
• Internal Investigations
• Criminal Law