Alan L. McLaughlin represents public and private employers in a broad range of employment-related disputes at the administrative, state and federal levels, including before the United States Supreme Court and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He has substantial experience in:

• Discrimination actions
• Class actions
• Wage and hour collective actions
• Arbitrations
• Emergency proceedings involving non-compete agreements, trade secrets, business torts and contracts

A certified mediator, he has participated in hundreds of mediations. He also provides counsel and preventive training to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, including:  

• Title VII
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The Uniform Trade Secrets Act

Alan works with a diverse group of clients in the manufacturing, logistics, retail and hospitality industries.  Previously, Alan served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr., United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Federal Judiciary Committee - Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, Employment Section - Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, Litigation / Employment sections - Indianapolis Bar Association
• Member, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
• Member, Litigation / Employment Sections - American Bar Association
• Pro bono representative, Mediation Assistance Program - U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
• Former Chair, Litigation Section - Indiana State Bar Association

RECOGNITION

• Named, America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Chambers USA, 2012-2013
• Named, The Best Lawyers in America, 2012 and 2013
• Named, Super Lawyer for Employment Litigation - Indiana, 2004-2013
• Awarded, Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rating
• Patrick Wilson Scholar, Vanderbilt University School of Law