Thomas J. Sawyer - Reston, VA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
    LL.M., Labor & Employment Law
  • William and Mary Law School, Williamsburg, Virginia
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Classes and Seminars

• 2011: “Employee Defection and the Multi-jurisdictional Employer: Drafting and Enforcing Non-competes in a Disparate Legal Environment,” Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association, Tysons, VA
  
• 2011: “30(b)(6) Depositions,” Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association, Tysons, VA
  
• 2008: “Employee Defection and the Multi-jurisdictional Employer: Practical Advice for In-house Counsel on Using Non-competes,” Association for Corporate Counsel, Tysons, VA
  
• 2006: “Covenants Not to Compete and Trade Secrets,” American Bar Association Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities Midwinter Meeting , Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
  
• 2006: “Document Retention and Destruction: To Shred or Not to Shred,” National Business Institute, Fairfax, VA

Published Works

Articles

• Employment at Will: A State-by-State Survey, First Edition, Virginia, Bloomberg BNA ( December 1, 2011 )
  

Bar Admissions

• Virginia
• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Section on Labor & Employment Law, Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities, Subcommittee on Covenants Not to Compete and Trade Secrets, 2005-2015
• Lex Mundi, Labor & Employment Law Committee, 2008-10
• Greater Washington Board of Trade, Virginia Public Affairs Committee, 2006-07
• Northern Virginia Technology Council, Co-chairman, Human Resources Advisory Board, 1998-99
• Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, 1996-97, and Director, 1993-98
• Fairfax Area Disability Services Board, Co-chairman, Standing Committee on Americans with Disabilities Act, 1992-93