About Us

Giles Law is a boutique litigation and corporate firm specializing in complex commercial litigation, labor and employment law, and providing counsel to small to mid-market companies. We are seasoned attorneys with extensive experience in complex civil litigation and labor and employment matters.  Our goal is to provide our clientele with responsive and practical advice to achieve their business and personal objectives. We apply a proactive business-minded approach to solve your legal challenges striving for cost-effective and expeditious resolutions.

Our commercial litigation experience includes representing individuals and companies in disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, interference with economic relationships, trade secrets, and intellectual property. Our goal is to minimize any disruption to your business. Through the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, we help our clients avoid the burden and expense of lengthy and costly court proceedings.

We have extensive experience in labor and employment matters. We represent clients in employment discrimination, wage and hour violations, disability discrimination and accommodation, whistleblower litigation, and civil service/public sector administrative matters. We have also represented labor unions in the public and private sectors in the fields of transportation, health care, food service, construction trades, and education, and we provide counsel on severance, noncompete, and nondisclosure agreements, buyouts, restricted stock, stock options, and other compensation matters.

We counsel small to middle-market companies in entity formation, capital raising, strategic alliances, shareholder agreements, corporate governance, and contract drafting and review. We routinely work with outside counsel in specialized areas including patents and taxation.

Why Choose Us

We are seasoned attorneys with extensive experience in complex civil litigation and labor and employment matters, and we provide counsel to small to middle-market companies. By applying a proactive business-minded approach, we provide our clientele with responsive and practical advice to solve their legal challenges striving for cost-effective and expeditious resolutions.

Successful Representations

  • Represented a restaurant owner in claims of retaliation and discrimination.
  • Advocated for a computer vision engineer in a whistleblower action under New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act, Law Against Discrimination, and related fraud claims.
  • Assisted a healthcare professional in securing reasonable accommodations for a chronic medical condition.
  • Represented a New York importer, distributor, and retailer of high-end kitchenware in matters related to copyright infringement and disability-access claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, New York State Human Rights Law, New York Civil Rights Law, and New York City Human Rights Law.
  • Defended a healthcare company in whistleblower and wrongful termination claims under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
  • Represented a restaurant owner in wage-and-hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.
  • Advocated for a property owner in claims of breach of contract, fraud, and Consumer Fraud Act violations against a demolition contractor.
  • Represented a federal government employee in age discrimination charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  • Advocated for an employee in retaliation claims under the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Act.
  • Represented an employee in claims of disability discrimination, refusal to do business, and retaliation under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
  • Assisted a restaurant owner in disputes over breach of contract and fraud relating to a buy-out agreement.
  • Represented “black car” drivers in breach of contract, fraud, and wage-and-hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York State Labor Law.
  • Advocated for a whistleblower in False Claims Act litigation in New York.
  • Represented a general contractor in lien enforcement actions under the New Jersey Construction Lien Law.
  • Assisted buyers of residential real estate in claims of fraud and breach of contract against the seller.
  • Represented an author in breach of contract and fraud claims against a publisher and distributor.
  • Advocated for military veterans in claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and discrimination and hostile work environment claims against a public employer.
  • Represented a commercial real estate brokerage firm in breach of contract and fraud disputes relating to a joint venture with a developer.
  • Assisted a Fire Code Official in whistleblower claims under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act involving Uniform Construction Code violations and a Department of Community Affairs investigation.
  • Represented the Social, Case, and Clerical Workers Union in good-faith appeals of county-wide layoffs.
  • Advocated for a white-collar union in good-faith appeals of city-wide layoffs.
  • Represented Police and Fire Officers’ Unions in good-faith appeals of demotions.
  • Advocated for Firefighters and Fire Officers’ Unions in petitions to compel permanent appointments to captain and battalion chief vacancies.
  • Assisted Firefighters’ Unions in securing permanent captain appointments with back-pay awards.
  • Represented public employees in complex major disciplinary appeals.

Professionals

Clayton Giles

Member

Joshua Parkhurst

Of Counsel