Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft is a law firm based in Reston, VA that represents both individual and corporate clients in employment and business related legal matters from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

Individual clients include high level executives and management employees negotiating employment or severance agreements or litigating against their companies, to employees at all levels who have suffered discrimination, sexual harassment or assault, retaliation, unfair treatment, adverse employment action, termination, or other action or damages arising out of the employment relationship.

Corporate clients include banking, mortgage, insurance, medical, technology, and multi-faceted service organizations.

The firm primarily acts as trial counsel in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitrations and mediations, but also frequently provides advice on non-litigated matters.

At Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft, we work hard for our clients and aren’t afraid to go up against Fortune 500 companies with scores of attorneys. We have an unwavering dedication to upholding civil and workplace rights.

Our practice focuses largely in the areas of employment and business-related litigation, including:

• employment discrimination
• sexual harassment and assault
• retaliation
• whistleblower
• civil rights violations
• wrongful termination
• fraud
• tortious interference with contractual relations
• negligence
• assault and battery
• breach of contract
• breach of fiduciary duty
• conspiracy
• intentional infliction of emotional distress

If you need assistance in any of these areas, contact us today or fill out our intake questionnaire to see if our law firm could be a good fit for your needs.

The firm has successfully litigated cases dealing with a wide range of different business-related torts including but not limited to:

• theft of trade secrets
• defamation
• battles over stock options
• change in control agreements
• complex employment agreements
• shareholder oppression
• covenants not to compete

The firm was recognized internationally for its representation as lead counsel to Amber Heard in assisting UK counsel for the Sun and Dan Wooten with the preparation for and Ms. Heard’s key testimony in the successful libel trial in the London High Court against John C. Depp II.   The firm then served as lead counsel in the United States through the extensive discovery process in California, Virginia and throughout the US, as well as at trial, where Amber Heard prevailed on her Counterclaim and in filing the appeals on the main claims, contending the UK proceeding brought by Depp should have operated as a final judgment and dismissal of his identical claims in the US.