Karel Mazanec

Representative Matters

Employment Litigation

• Won an arbitration before the International Centre for Dispute Resolution that dismissed all age discrimination claims brought against a global health partnership
• Represented a construction client in D.C. superior court seeking to dismiss whistleblower and discrimination claims brought under a joint-employer theory
• Drafted an EEOC Position Statement on behalf of a government contractor client sued by a former employee claiming that the employee was unlawfully terminated because of a disability

Labor Relations

• Represented a major healthcare system in a collective action grievance alleging wrongful discharge following a mass layoff of employees
• Attained a dismissal of an Unfair Labor Practice charge alleging that the employer failed to bargain in good faith and did not furnish the union with relevant information
• Drafted the winning post-hearing brief for a large public sector client following an interest arbitration hearing

Employment Counseling

• Counseled a name brand multinational corporation on compliance with Title III of the ADA with respect to the client's websites, kiosks, and other touchscreen devices
• Advised a financial services client on its employee non-competition and non-solicitation agreements under state law
• Developed guidance on the requirements and potential impact of new OSHA regulations on the operations of a major retail client

Education

• J.D. William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law 2015
• • Executive board member, William & Mary Moot Court Team
  • Staff member, William & Mary Law Review
• B.A. Political Science and Psychology University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2010

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Maryland

Pro Bono

• Serves as a volunteer attorney for local immigration consultation clinics sponsored by the DMV Immigration Alliance

Personal Activities