Christopher Bouriat
Associate
Christopher Bouriat is an associate in the Labor & Employment Law Department and a member of the Employment Litigation & Arbitration Group. His practice concentrates on defending employers in litigation in a variety of employment related matters, including claims involving discrimination and harassment, breach of contract, whistleblowing and retaliation, and restrictive covenants.
Chris has experience in managing all aspects of litigation, including taking and defending depositions, motion practice, oral arguments, and trials.
Subscribe to all posts by Christopher Bouriat
On June 22, 2016, Judge Daniels of the Southern District of New York dismissed SOX and Dodd-Frank whistleblower claims, ruling that Plaintiff’s alleged internal complaints did not constitute protected activity, as they did not implicate securities laws, mail fraud, or wire fraud. Diaz v. Transatlantic Reinsurance Co., No. 16-cv-1355.… Continue Reading
On June 6, 2016, the Eighth Circuit affirmed the Minnesota District Court’s grant of summary judgment on SOX and Dodd-Frank whistleblower retaliation claims based on the plaintiff’s failure to establish a reasonable belief that the defendant employer engaged in fraud on shareholders.… Continue Reading
On May 31, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order upholding the SEC Claims Review Staff’s (“CRS”) Preliminary Determination denying a claim for a whistleblower award in connection with the enforcement action SEC v. CVS Caremark Corp. Notice of Covered Action 2014-48 (“Covered Action”). This order provides insight into a whistleblower … Continue Reading
