Nicholas A.Gillard-Byers
Associate
Labor & Employment
ngillard-byers@seyfarth.com
Nick breaks down complex problems into manageable issues, so he can find satisfactory solutions to his clients’ employment law challenges.
More About Nick
Employers must balance regulatory and legal demands with their business needs, all while taking into account their own business culture and mission. Clients turn to Nick to help them develop strategies that protect their interests and address their goals, in a way that furthers their culture and mission.
Nick has represented clients in a range of practice areas, such as intellectual property law, general corporate law, and even small businesses and family law. He draws on his wide variety of experience to offer multidimensional legal solutions that help his clients avoid potential problems.
As a former solo practitioner, Nick knows the day-to-day concerns his clients face in operating their businesses, as well as the need to find flexible, outside-the-box solutions. In order to help his clients achieve their objectives, Nick is prepared to work with them to find settlements, conduct extensive investigations, or represent them in litigation if necessary. Having a computer science background, he fully utilizes online resources, including mining social media and metadata, to advance the research process.
Nick enjoys the work of his employment law practice. He finds nothing more satisfying than gathering all of the facts of his clients’ matters to help them reach successful outcomes.
Nick has represented clients in a range of practice areas, such as intellectual property law, general corporate law, and even small businesses and family law. He draws on his wide variety of experience to offer multidimensional legal solutions that help his clients avoid potential problems.
As a former solo practitioner, Nick knows the day-to-day concerns his clients face in operating their businesses, as well as the need to find flexible, outside-the-box solutions. In order to help his clients achieve their objectives, Nick is prepared to work with them to find settlements, conduct extensive investigations, or represent them in litigation if necessary. Having a computer science background, he fully utilizes online resources, including mining social media and metadata, to advance the research process.
Nick enjoys the work of his employment law practice. He finds nothing more satisfying than gathering all of the facts of his clients’ matters to help them reach successful outcomes.
- JD, Georgetown University Law Center
Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition - BS, Washington State University
Computer Science; Mathematics minor
- Washington
- US District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- US District Court, Western District of Washington
Related Services
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Defended 19-plaintiff suit alleging wide-ranging acts of racial discrimination related to light rail project (WDWA-favorable settlement)
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Defended municipal agency in high profile suit by three former employees alleging sex based discrimination and retaliation (King County-favorable settlement)
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Defended utility district in age- and religion-based action (EDWA-voluntary dismissal prior to trial)
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Defended large healthcare provider network in several cases alleging race-, sex-, and disability- discrimination (all settled favorably) and enforced physician non-competes (one on summary judgment)
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Defended regional bank in class action over breaks and overtime (settled favorably)
- Recognized as a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021-2024)
- Co-Presenter, "Employee Discipline and Termination," National Business Institute’s Employment Law 2022 Seminar (May 11, 2022)
Nick breaks down complex problems into manageable issues, so he can find satisfactory solutions to his clients’ employment law challenges.
More About Nick
Employers must balance regulatory and legal demands with their business needs, all while taking into account their own business culture and mission. Clients turn to Nick to help them develop strategies that protect their interests and address their goals, in a way that furthers their culture and mission.
Nick has represented clients in a range of practice areas, such as intellectual property law, general corporate law, and even small businesses and family law. He draws on his wide variety of experience to offer multidimensional legal solutions that help his clients avoid potential problems.
As a former solo practitioner, Nick knows the day-to-day concerns his clients face in operating their businesses, as well as the need to find flexible, outside-the-box solutions. In order to help his clients achieve their objectives, Nick is prepared to work with them to find settlements, conduct extensive investigations, or represent them in litigation if necessary. Having a computer science background, he fully utilizes online resources, including mining social media and metadata, to advance the research process.
Nick enjoys the work of his employment law practice. He finds nothing more satisfying than gathering all of the facts of his clients’ matters to help them reach successful outcomes.
Nick has represented clients in a range of practice areas, such as intellectual property law, general corporate law, and even small businesses and family law. He draws on his wide variety of experience to offer multidimensional legal solutions that help his clients avoid potential problems.
As a former solo practitioner, Nick knows the day-to-day concerns his clients face in operating their businesses, as well as the need to find flexible, outside-the-box solutions. In order to help his clients achieve their objectives, Nick is prepared to work with them to find settlements, conduct extensive investigations, or represent them in litigation if necessary. Having a computer science background, he fully utilizes online resources, including mining social media and metadata, to advance the research process.
Nick enjoys the work of his employment law practice. He finds nothing more satisfying than gathering all of the facts of his clients’ matters to help them reach successful outcomes.
- JD, Georgetown University Law Center
Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition - BS, Washington State University
Computer Science; Mathematics minor
- Washington
- US District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- US District Court, Western District of Washington
Related Services
-
Defended 19-plaintiff suit alleging wide-ranging acts of racial discrimination related to light rail project (WDWA-favorable settlement)
-
Defended municipal agency in high profile suit by three former employees alleging sex based discrimination and retaliation (King County-favorable settlement)
-
Defended utility district in age- and religion-based action (EDWA-voluntary dismissal prior to trial)
-
Defended large healthcare provider network in several cases alleging race-, sex-, and disability- discrimination (all settled favorably) and enforced physician non-competes (one on summary judgment)
-
Defended regional bank in class action over breaks and overtime (settled favorably)
- Recognized as a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021-2024)
- Co-Presenter, "Employee Discipline and Termination," National Business Institute’s Employment Law 2022 Seminar (May 11, 2022)