Ellen Moran Dwyer is Managing Partner of the firm and a member of the Labor and Employment Group. Ellen represents employers in the full array of labor and employment matters, including class action and individual claims filed under federal and state anti-discrimination and related employment laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Civil False Claims Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) whistleblower provisions and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), as well as employment torts, including defamation, wrongful discharge, trade secrets, non-compete, and related fiduciary duty claims.

Ellen has extensive experience in the employment class action litigation arena teaming effectively with public relations, diversity and statistical experts. Ellen also represents employers in the traditional labor arena on matters including union organizing campaigns and elections, decertification efforts, and collective bargaining both before the National Labor Relations Board and the federal courts.

In addition to these representations, Ellen has also conducted employee training programs for clients on several substantive labor and employment topics, including sexual harassment, union avoidance, diversity, and personnel practices and management.

Ellen has served as co-chair of the Private Sector Labor Law Committee of the DC Bar's Labor and Employment Law Section. She earned her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from St. Lawrence University and her law degree, cum laude, from the Cornell Law School. Ellen is a member of the District of Columbia and Massachusetts bars, as well as the bars of several federal district and appellate courts.

Education
St. Lawrence University, B.A., 1982
Cornell University School of Law, J.D., 1985

Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Massachusetts

Publications
"Monitoring Employee Blogs: Unanticipated Costs And Risks," (May 2006). Co-Authors: Ellen M. Dwyer and Jennifer G. Knight.

"EEOC Issues New Retaliation Guidance and Final Rule on Waivers," Crowell & Moring Labor and Employment Law Update, (July 1998). Co-Authors: Ellen M. Dwyer and Kris D. Meade.

"The Supreme Court Saddles Employers With Liability For the Sexual Harassment of Their Supervisors," Crowell & Moring Labor and Employment Law Update (July 1998). Co-Authors: Ellen M. Dwyer and Kris D. Meade.