Membership Directory - Individual

Gilstrap Jade

Senior Employment Counsel at CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.
Member Since: 2023

About

: MGTCNS
streetAddress: 2256 Oakawana Dr. NE
cityName: Atlanta
province: GA
zipCode: 30345
Phone: Available to Members
Mobile Phone: Available to Members
Race: African American/Black
Languages (Fluent): English
Description of Member's Practice: Jade Gilstrap is a senior associate in the Labor & Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Ms. Gilstrap represents and counsels clients through a variety of labor and employment matters, including allegations of discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, harassment, wrongful discharge, failure to hire, failure to promote, defamation and breach of contract under the ADEA, ADA, FMLA, and Title VII, among other federal, state, and city anti-discrimination laws. Ms. Gilstrap also has significant experience defending employers against wage & hour claims in class and collective actions brought under the FLSA and various state laws. Additionally, Ms. Gilstrap provides clients with legal and practical advice on preventative practices to minimize employment-related disputes, including compliance with federal, state and local employment employment laws, hiring and termination practices, maintenance of proper personnel policies and employee handbooks, and other risk management best practices. She also conducts and oversees workplace investigations, including at the executive-level, on behalf of employers in response to internal complaints.
Member Type: In-House / Corporate Counsel
Firm/Company: CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.
Firm/Company Size: 50-100+
Firm/Company Office Locations: Georgia
Firm/Company Profile: Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides thoughtful, strategic, practical legal counsel to client companies and legal teams of all sizes. With more than 850 attorneys in the U.S., London, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Melbourne and Sydney, we offer a national platform and an international gateway to serve your changing business and legal needs in litigation, employment, corporate, real estate and employee benefits.
Firm/Company Website: https://www.cgi.com/
Bar Admissions (up to 10): Georgia, New York, New Jersey
Former Member of the Bench: No
Percent of Members Time Spent on Employment Law Matters: 75 - 100
Percent of Member's Practice Spent on Plaintiff's Employment Matters: 0
Referred By: Gerald Pauling & Laura Maechtlen