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Philip B. (“Phil”) Phillips is a litigation partner with Foley & Lardner LLP (“Foley”) and chair of the firm’s Litigation Department in Detroit. He is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice and Automotive Industry Team, and also serves as the professional responsibility partner for Foley’s Detroit office. He counsels and represents business clients across the country in all aspects of labor and employment law, including FLSA wage and hour collective actions and multi-plaintiff employment litigation defense, non-competition and trade secrets matters, collective bargaining and labor arbitrations. He represents clients before administrative agencies, including the EEOC, NLRB, OFCCP, DOL and numerous state civil rights agencies.

Mr. Phillips is a frequent speaker on labor and employment law topics.

Mr. Phillips has successfully handled class actions, arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Michigan Court of Appeals and numerous courts across the country.

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Areas of Practice 1) ADA & FMLA Compliance, 2) Discrimination, 3) Harassment & Retaliation, 4) Labor & Employment, 5) Labor & Employment Class Actions, 6) Reductions-in-Force and 7) Trade Secret Noncompete Litigation
Law School Syracuse University College of Law ( J.D. 1996)
Education Emory University (B.A) Syracuse University (M.A)
Bar Member / Association State Bar Of Michigan,
Most recent firm Foley & Lardner LLP
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