 W. Brian HolladayPartner
Brian represents employers in all areas of labor and employment law. As co-chair of the Firm’s National Compliance team, he frequently advises employers on compliance…
Brian represents employers in all areas of labor and employment law. As co-chair of the Firm’s National Compliance team, he frequently advises employers on compliance with national, state, and local legal requirements. Brian’s areas of expertise include guiding employers through the disciplinary and termination process, leave and other accommodation requests, pay equity and transparency laws, and fair workweek legislation. Brian drafts employee handbooks and other policies, employment agreements, and restrictive covenants (such as non-compete, non-solicit, and confidentiality agreements).
Brian also defends employers in courts and administrative agencies across the country. Clients rely on Brian for the defense of employment-related claims such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the National Labor Relations Act. Likewise, Brian assists with high-stakes government audits and investigations, including matters before the EEOC, DOL Wage and Hour Division, OFCCP, and OSHA.
Brian has earned a reputation for his expertise in issues related to the use of staffing agencies, including contracting issues, managing co-employment risk, and defending claims filed by staffing agency employees. He also litigates business torts and contract disputes.
Brian grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. He received his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Furman University, where he was captain of the Track and Field team. Prior to joining the firm, Brian served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gerrilyn G. Brill of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Brian earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Duke University School of Law. He is now a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University School of Law. He teaches a course called A Practitioner’s Guide to Employment Law.
In his free time, Brian enjoys coaching his children’s youth sports teams.
|  Patricia E. SimonPartner
As a labor and employment law litigator in state and federal courts, Patty has obtained favorable results for clients ranging from administrative matters to the…
As a labor and employment law litigator in state and federal courts, Patty has obtained favorable results for clients ranging from administrative matters to the defense of single and multiple plaintiff litigation. You’ll regularly find her providing representation before administrative agencies across the country, defending claims filed by current and former employees. Patty also advises clients on a daily basis regarding employment issues such as handbooks, policies and procedures, restrictive covenants, Federal & State discrimination laws, as well as the defense of claims involving wage and hour laws, wrongful discharge, discipline and discharge, and employment contracts.
Originally from Philadelphia but raised in Atlanta, Patty is one of the founding partners of MHS. She currently hosts seminars and trainings to both current and prospective clients on a broad range of topics related to labor and employment law, including state and federal discrimination and harassment laws and wage and hour laws.
|  Robin E. LargentPartner
Robin Largent has been advising and defending employers for over twenty years, primarily in California state and federal courts. Robin’s practice focuses on the defense…
Robin Largent has been advising and defending employers for over twenty years, primarily in California state and federal courts. Robin’s practice focuses on the defense of wage and hour class and representative (PAGA) actions. Robin’s practice also focuses heavily on compliance and advice on best practices to prevent and mitigate the risks of employment litigation. Robin also regularly defends employers ranging from small, locally owned businesses to large national corporations in single plaintiff employment litigation involving claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, and wrongful termination. Robin has substantial appellate experience and success handling appeals, writ petitions, and amicus briefs in both state and federal courts on issues such as class certification (particularly in the wage and hour arena), manageability and due process concerns associated with class action trials, novel issues of interpretation of wage and hour laws, exempt/non-exempt misclassification issues, meal and rest break compliance, trade secret/unfair competition matters, and the scope of federal court jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act. Finally, Robin is well-known for her former role as Editor and primary author of the California Labor and Employment Law Blog for close to a decade.
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