Gregory R. Sellers

Greg is a skilled litigator and a trusted advisor to businesses. He regularly handles merger and acquisition (M&A) litigation, business divorce matters, representation and warranty insurance matters, directors’ and officers’ liability disputes, corporate governance matters, breach of fiduciary duty suits, securities fraud suits, shareholder and partnership disputes, family business disputes, insurance matters, real estate disputes, and financial services matters. Clients appreciate his ability to quickly understand their businesses and develop strategies to address their needs.

A sampling of representative matters includes:

• Represented family-owned company and majority of shareholders in business divorce and breach of fiduciary duties matter against minority shareholder.
• Represented a former CEO and vice president of a technology company at trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery against claims of fraud and breaches of representations and warranties related to the sale of the company.
• Represented sellers of waste management enterprise in multiple M&A litigation proceedings in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Superior Court of Delaware.
• Represented minority shareholders in breach of fiduciary duties litigation against majority shareholder and CEO of emerging technology company.

In his employment and counseling practice, Greg regularly represents employers and individuals in discrimination claims, wage and hour litigation, agency charges, and restrictive covenant litigation. He also handles workplace investigations and provides employers counsel to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal law.

Clients benefit from Greg’s keen ability to determine counterparties’ weaknesses and craft strategies to leverage his clients’ positions into positive outcomes. Greg has appeared in state and federal courts and in arbitrations throughout the country. Greg forcefully represents his clients through thoughtful and strategic written and oral advocacy.

Greg’s training includes substantial appellate experience, which he continues to utilize for his clients’ benefit. Prior to joining Klehr Harrison, Greg served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Dolores Sloviter on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Judge Jane Grall on the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.

Pro bono representations are an important part of Greg’s practice. He has obtained substantial settlements and judgments on behalf of Philadelphians who would otherwise be unable to afford legal representation to obtain relief.

Presenter, “Litigating Fraud and Breach of Representations and Warranties from the Buy-Side,” accredited CLE Program, November 26, 2024

Mentioned, “People in the News – Nov. 25, 2024,” The Legal Intelligencer, November 25, 2024

Co-author, “Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Widow Cannot Step into Shoes of Deceased Spouse to Enforce a Partnership Agreement and Obtain Specific Performance,” October 17, 2024

Co-author, “Breaking News—Federal District Court Sets Aside FTC Non-Compete Ban Rule,” August 23, 2024

Presenter, “Litigation Considerations in Transactions,” accredited CLE Program, July 24, 2024

Author, “HOMELESS ADVOCACY PROJECT: Partnering to support families most at risk for homelessness,” The Philadelphia Bar Reporter, Vol. 2023 No. 5, May 5, 2023

Presenter, “The Proposed FTC Noncompete Ban: What Employers Need to Know,” accredited CLE Program, January 17, 2023

Author, “Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects Requiring Consent to General Jurisdiction in the Commonwealth as a Condition of Registration to do Business,” January 13, 2022

Author, “Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on How to Identify and Prevent Exposure to COVID-19,” February 5, 2021

Author, “DOL Issues New Guidance on Several Return to Work Issues,” July 23, 2020

Author, “Philadelphia Enacts Work-Place Protection and Anti-Retaliation COVID-19 Ordinance,” July 8, 2020

Author, “EEOC Issues Updated Return-to-Work Guidance Regarding Workplace Discrimination,” June 15, 2020

Author, “EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance Regarding Reopening,” May 21, 2020

Author, “NJ Delays Implementation of More Stringent Mini-WARN Requirements (Inc. Required Severance Pay),” April 21, 2020

Author, “DOL Issues Regulations For New Federal Paid Sick and Family Leave Law,” April 8, 2020

Author, “DOL Issues Additional Guidance on Paid Sick and Family Leave Requirements,” March 31, 2020

Author, “Considerations Regarding Furloughing Employees,” March 19, 2020

Corporate / Merger & Acquisition Litigation

• Representation of a multinational conglomerate (and its acquired companies) regarding retail manufacturer that it acquired in M&A arbitration, federal court declaratory judgment action and representation and warranty insurance negotiations.
• Representation of investors in technology start-up company against founder and company in securities litigation, fraud and breach of fiduciary duties litigation in federal and state court.

Business Litigation and Financial Services Litigation

• Representation of a student loan servicing company in multiple litigations regarding credit reporting issues.
• Representation as outside general counsel to a financial services firm in the automobile industry, including prelitigation advising, negotiating settlements and litigating disputes.
• Representation of a manufacturer against a supplier in breach of contract action for failure to deliver contract equipment in the medical industry.
• Representation of an advertising firm’s CEO in a breach of contract and fraud suit brought by the firm’s former client related to a dispute over services.
• Representation of commercial landlords and commercial tenants in real estate disputes.
• Representation of residential landlords in multiple class action disputes seeking a refund of previously paid rent.
• Representation of an individual in collecting debt from a public figure in financial distress.

Employment Litigation and Counseling

• Representation of private equity-backed employer in multi-state restrictive covenant and breach of fiduciary duties litigation against former employees.
• Representation of a senior technology company employee in restrictive covenant litigation brought by his former employer when the employee obtained a new position with a different technology company.
• Representation of a large employer in New Jersey related to multiple claims of employment discrimination arising under federal and state discrimination statutes.
• Representation of medical professionals in the negotiation of employment agreements for medical professionals joining new practices.
• Representation of physicians in litigation against former employer for unpaid wages and wrongful termination.
• Representation of a former executive in EEOC charge against a former employer.
• Representation of financial services firm to conduct investigation of senior management related to complaints of harassment.
• Counseled employers related to policies and employment decisions to ensure compliance with local, state and federal law and to avoid litigation.