Labor and employment counsel grounded in business, finance and trial experience
Hans Riede helps clients understand the potential benefits, risks and costs associated with any potential employment or trade secrets litigation. He understands that business disputes are frequently inevitable and approaches all disputes with an open-mind, whether it’s going "all-in" on bet-the-business litigation or formulating alternative solutions amenable to all parties. When litigation is warranted, Hans is a fierce advocate for his clients, who include corporations, law firms, Am Law 100 lawyers, doctors, business executives and sports professionals, including one Hall of Fame NBA coach. His diverse educational background in business and finance, combined with extensive trial experience, enables him to provide bottom-line-focused advice on a wide range of topics, including:
- Trade secrets and defamation cases
- Class actions and collective actions
- Noncompete agreements and executive compensation contracts
- Employment law counseling and employment litigation and litigation prevention
- Shareholder derivative lawsuits
- Admitted as testifying attorneys’ fees expert
Hans is Washington, D.C., chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Education
- Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Certificate, Quarles & Brady Leadership Program (2025)
- University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., 2007)
- University of Virginia (B.S., 2002)
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Virginia
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
Languages
- Conversational Spanish