Hannah Elizabeth Jarrells

Represented eight defendants, including a publicly traded multinational corporation, in a nine-figure international dispute brought in the U.S. alleging breach of contract, fraud, fiduciary duty, and discrimination claims. After extensive litigation, prevailed on every cause of action against every defendant, resulting in a $0 recovery.

Defended a gas and welding supply company and obtained complete summary judgment in a suit alleging defamation and seeking a declaratory judgment that the company's restrictive covenants against former employees were invalid.

Represented a manufacturing company in a trade secret theft case against a competitor, resulting in widespread injunctive relief that crippled the competitor's expansion plans and resulted in a substantial seven-figure settlement.

Obtained complete summary judgment against a former employee of a health care company who alleged pregnancy discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and interference with plan benefits under ERISA.

Defended a Fortune 500 company in a Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank whistleblower case and accepted a "court house surrender" from the plaintiff two days before trial following favorable pretrial rulings resulting in a 94 percent decrease in settlement demand.

Defeated a preliminary injunction action sought against a manufacturing company by two former employees allowing the client to maintain its right to enforce former employees' restrictive covenants.

Successfully defended a publicly traded software company against a whistleblowing complaint alleging violations of Securities and Exchange laws and wire fraud, culminating in a summary decision dismissing all claims with prejudice.

Successfully negotiated a substantial and early six-figure settlement and the termination of a former employee from his new employer on behalf of an SaaS company after the former employee left with the client's trade secrets to join a competitor in violation of his non-competition agreement.

Obtained summary judgment for a B2B marketing company on claims brought under the California Fair Employment Housing Act alleging disability discrimination.

Obtained a complete defense verdict in a three-day arbitration on behalf of a national restaurant chain where a former employee claimed he was terminated on account of his age in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.