Audra L. Schwartz

In the employment arena, Audra serves as a management-side employment attorney for New Jersey and New York businesses, defending employers in workplace disputes and advising companies on employment law compliance and risk management. Her work includes disputes involving employment agreements, restrictive covenants, workplace policies, employee separations, discrimination and whistleblower claims.

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Audra also represents executives and professionals in connection with their employment arrangements. Drawing on her experience representing both businesses and management, she helps clients negotiate and finalize employment agreements, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and separation agreements. Audra ensures that executives understand the long-term impact of employment terms and restrictive covenants so they are protected when they accept a position and when they transition to a new opportunity. When executives and professional face claims for breach of non-competition and non-solicitation obligations, Audra zealously defends her clients.

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Before entering private practice, Audra served as Assistant General Counsel and later General Counsel for a group of related corporations. This in-house experience gives her a practical understanding of business operations and the real-world challenges business owners face. As a result, she provides strategic legal advice that aligns with the operational and financial realities of running a company.

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