Attorney Directory: Alisa L. Pittman

Alisa focuses on defending employers in employment-related litigation and representing employers in traditional labor matters, including unfair labor practice proceedings, representation cases, arbitrations and collective bargaining. She also focuses on proactively counseling employers regarding day-to-day employment decisions in order to avoid litigation. She works with a variety of employers nationwide, including chemicals and mining operations, major restaurant chains, sales organizations, and retail operations.

Areas of Practice

Employment Litigation

Alisa focuses on defending companies in trials involving employment discrimination and harassment litigation. She successfully defended a company against a race discrimination claim involving direct evidence by receiving a jury verdict in favor of the company.

Labor Relations

Alisa has arbitrated numerous cases under various collective bargaining agreements involving the IBEW, United Steelworkers, and United Food and Commercial Workers. Alisa also provides preventative advice to industrial relations departments of companies regarding navigating employment decisions under a collective bargaining agreement.

Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation Litigation

Alisa drafts restrictive covenants for employers related to employees in numerous states throughout the United States. She has also litigated both to enforce and to overturn restrictive covenants. Alisa has also been involved in drafting various other restrictive covenants, including non-recruitment agreements.

Chemicals, Metals & Mining Operations

Alisa is a member of the firm’s Chemicals & Mining Practice Group. She represents a variety of mining operations and chemical manufacturers/distributors in employment litigation and labor issues. She counsels Group clients on employment practices, labor relations, and other employment issues facing the industry.

Employer Counseling, Training and Litigation Prevention

Alisa is involved in providing advice to employers on a daily basis regarding employee counseling issues. She is also involved in drafting employment policies and training management employees regarding implementing and enforcing those policies.

Hospitality & Service Industries

Alisa currently chairs the firms Hospitality and Service Industries Group. The Group specializes in issues unique to the hospitality and service industry, including wage and hour, immigration, and harassment/discrimination litigation.

Arbitration and Mediation

Alisa is a registered arbitrator and mediator in Georgia. She also specializes in drafting binding arbitration agreements for employers and rolling out those agreements to the employees. She has also successfully enforced binding arbitration provisions in numerous states.