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Brad Adler is the Firm's General Counsel, Chair Emeritus of its National Labor & Employment Practice Section and serves on the Firm's Executive Committee.

Mr. Adler is a nationally recognized labor and employment lawyer that has represented employers in a diverse range of labor and employment matters in more than 26 states across the U.S. His labor and employment practice fully encompasses the issues that employers may face in managing and interacting with employees, including employment discrimination and harassment claims, wage and hour claims, FMLA and ADA claims, and disputes surrounding enforcement and defense of non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements. As part of his practice, Mr. Adler regularly appears before the EEOC and related federal and state agencies, including the DOL, and also represents employers before federal and state courts throughout the country in a myriad of employment disputes.

In addition, Mr. Adler routinely provides day-to-day counseling to employers on harassment investigations, leave and accommodation situations, sensitive disciplinary and termination issues, handbook development and preparation of non-compete and related agreements. Mr. Adler also represents organizations in disputes arising out of the performance of professional services.

Mr. Adler has served in a variety of leadership positions within the legal and business community. He is the author of the Georgia segment of the Defense Research Institute's Compendium of State Employment Laws. Mr. Adler also has been appointed by the EEOC to the EEOC Stakeholders Task Force for Georgia, where he currently sits as a representative for the business community. Additionally, Mr. Adler has served as the Chairman of the Southeastern Chapter of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (Plus) and has served on the Board of Directors for the Sandy Springs Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Adler has been rated as one of Atlanta's top labor and employment lawyers. He has been a guest on Atlanta radio several times regarding employment issues, lectured to employer groups and conducted client training throughout the country and authored numerous articles on various issues related to labor and employment law matters.