Fortunato, Michael

Michael Fortunato has significant experience litigating restrictive covenant and trade secret matters for broker-dealers before FINRA.  He also has represented clients in trials and arbitrations under Sarbanes-Oxley, Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and their state counterparts.  He also has prosecuted and defended common law claims arising out of employment relationships, including wrongful termination, constructive discharge, retaliation, defamation, fraud, and breach of contract.  Mike has extensive experience mediating employment-related claims and successfully obtained a defense verdict and then a plaintiff’s verdict in two unrelated jury trials under the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protections.