ELARBEE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES JOSH VIAU ELEVATION TO PARTNER ATLANTA (January 6, 2009) – Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP, the award-winning Atlanta labor, employment and complex litigation law firm, today announces that Joshua H. Viau has been elevated to partner effective January 1, 2009. Viau’s practice experience includes employment law, complex litigation and traditional labor matters. An active member of the firm’s Mining Industry Group, he also has extensive experience and a successful record defending many national clients. “Josh has been a wonderful contributor to our firm,” stated Elarbee Thompson Managing Partner Stanford G. Wilson. “We are elated that he has joined our partnership and are certain that his leadership abilities and experience will be a valuable addition to our overall firm objectives.” ABOUT JOSHUA H. VIAU Viau practices labor and employment law with an emphasis on litigation related to employment discrimination for both private and public employers. He also advises and represents management in traditional labor relations matters including arbitrations, unfair labor practice cases before courts and the National Labor Relations Board, union elections, contract negotiations, strikes, and alternative dispute resolution. Viau also practices in the complex litigation group, litigating professional liability, directors and officers, and errors and omission claims, as well as commercial liability cases and consumer protection defense matters for corporations. Viau has successfully defended several national clients in cases brought pursuant to the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (including sexual harassment and sex and race discrimination), the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and related state tort matters. Viau has successfully represented mining clients in claims before the Mine Safety Health Review Commission in matters relating to compliance, audits and investigations, as well as allegations of discrimination and retaliation under the Mine Act. Viau was named a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2006 – 2008. In addition, he is the Labor and Employment Committee Chair of the State Bar of Georgia for 2009. ABOUT ELARBEE THOMPSON LLP Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson LLP was formed in 1973 by a group of attorneys who had practiced labor and employment law together for a number of years. The firm has remained dedicated to the exclusive representation of companies in labor and employment law and complex commercial litigation matters ever since, and the firm’s attorneys have earned a reputation for innovative, creative thinking that leads to bottom-line results for clients. |
