Peter Hall

Peter Hall maintains a national practice representing corporate clients in complex commercial litigation and employment law matters. Licensed in Georgia but routinely admitted pro hac vice across the country, he serves as lead counsel in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings with Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigations, and in emergency injunctive proceedings.

Peter’s deep experience in both commercial disputes and employment law allows him to bring a business sensibility to employment matters and an HR perspective to commercial ones. It also positions him especially well for handling business divorces and partnership disputes, trade secret misappropriation, non-compete and restrictive covenant enforcement, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices, and whistleblower and retaliation claims. He also handles employment class and collective actions involving off-the-clock work, automatic meal deductions, overtime rate calculations, and exempt and independent contractor classification disputes. He has also developed a niche representing airport concession and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) entities in both commercial and employment matters. 

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 Peter brings his practical commercial approach to a wide range of employment issues - sensitive terminations, background checks, joint and co-employment risks, outsourcing, medical leave management, wage-and-hour compliance, reduction in force (RIFs) and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act issues, and workplace policy development across multi-state operations. He also designs and delivers custom management and HR training programs and conducts independent workplace investigations involving allegations of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.

Peter has represented clients in a broad array of industries, including staffing/payroll services, retail, health care, energy, manufacturing, technology/fintech, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and food and beverage. Peter also advises foreign companies on managing a U.S.-based workforce, and U.S.-based companies on cross-border employment and commercial matters, coordinating with local counsel in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe.