Mr. Rao is a partner in the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. He regularly counsels corporate clients on preventive employment policies and practices involving all areas of state and federal employment law including wage and hour issues, discrimination, reasonable accommodation, harassment, trade secrets, unfair competition, breach of contract, privacy, hiring, termination, discipline, investigations, leaves of absence, handbooks and best practices. He has considerable litigation experience, including defending federal and state wage and hour collective and class actions, and lead responsibility in multi-party lawsuits, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative hearings. He has lectured for various employer-oriented groups, such as human resources associations and Chambers of Commerce, on a variety of topics including wage and hour issues, privacy in the workplace, employment handbooks, and leave law obligations. Mr. Rao also authors various employment law publications, such as Seyfarth Shaw’s Tri-State Area Employment Law Updates, and other Labor and Employment Law Updates, and conducts management and employee training.