Vincent Farisello. Education. Admissions. Partner. Office: Waterbury, CT. Phone: Fax:

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1 Vincent Farisello Partner Office: Waterbury, CT Phone: Fax: LinkedIn: Service Areas Corporate & Business Labor & Employment Municipal & Government Education Education Fairfield University, B.A., 2003 ~ summa cum laude University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2006 ~ with honors Admissions Bar Admissions Connecticut; 2006

2 State of Connecticut; Overview Vincent maintains a versatile practice in the areas of labor and employment and general corporate law. Vincent s clients including closely held and public businesses, non-profit organizations, independent schools, municipalities and start-ups. In many cases, he acts as such clients general counsel. Vincent s labor and employment practice focuses on counseling and advising employers on all aspects of the employment relationship. He works with clients to manage risks and formulate strategies to avoid litigation and to comply with regulatory obligations. Vincent regularly represents employers in mediations, arbitrations, labor negotiations, contract negotiations and defends employers before administrative agencies such as the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, State Board of Labor Relations and federal and state Departments of Labor. Vincent is frequently invited by employers and industry groups to speak and present training seminars on a variety of common employment issues. Vincent also regularly represents clients in many other aspects of their operations, including entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and leasing, contracts and corporate governance matters. Experience Vincent represented a municipal employer in connection with three concurrent union organization campaigns covering three bargaining units. Vincent then successfully negotiated first contract collective bargaining agreements with all three unions. Acts as principal outside employment counsel to a large, multinational engineering outsourcing firm. He works closely with the client to develop and implement human resources strategies, multistate employment policies and strategies for enforcing restrictive covenants. Acts as outside general counsel on all employment and corporate related matters to several large wholesale distribution companies operating throughout the Northeast and mid-atlantic. Acts as outside general counsel on employment, education and business related matters to a local, private independent day school. Represented dentist in purchase of interest in dental practice Assisted in representation of multiple borrowers in multimillion dollar bank qualified tax exempt bond financing transactions. Represented national bank in negotiating and closing financing for local and international companies Represented national consulting company in corporate, contracts, and licensing issues. Successfully represented regional symphony orchestra in objection to petition filed by labor union to represent orchestra musicians. Obtained dismissal of petition by State Board of Labor Relations on the grounds that musicians were properly classified as independent contractors and therefore not covered by State Labor Relations Act. Conducted an extensive top to bottom human resources audit for a leading manufacturer of

3 defibrillators, then worked with the client to develop strategy for implementation of numerous recommended changes. Negotiated and documented labor and employment related provisions in numerous M&A transactions, including the sale of a subsidiary of one of the largest utility companies in the United States and the sale of a non-profit private school to a for-profit entity. Regularly drafts employment agreements, handbooks and other employment-related documents on behalf of employers. Obtained numerous dismissals and negotiated settlements of CHRO and EEOC complaints alleging various claims of discrimination against for-profit and non-profit employers. Successfully negotiated settlement of sexual harassment complaint involving chief executive of company. Successfully represented a software company in a wage and hour audit by the State of Connecticut Department of Labor. Distinctions Selected as a New Leader in the Law by the Connecticut Law Tribune, 2016 Selected for inclusion in New England Super Lawyers Rising Stars in the area of Employment & Labor, Selected for inclusion in Connecticut Super Lawyers Rising Stars in the areas of Employment & Labor and Business/Corporate, Waterbury Bar Association Scholarship Award, 2005 CALI Award for Excellence in Employment Law, 2005 CALI Award for Excellence in Quantitative Methods, 2006 Completion of UConn Law School Tax Certificate Program Phi Beta Kappa News Alerts 36 Attorneys Selected to the 2016 Connecticut Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP Elects New Partner Vincent Farisello Ruling Bars Classical Musicians From Forming Unions Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association: Criminal Background Checks in Employment Labor & Employment Law Alert: EEOC Issues New Guidance on the Use of Criminal Background Checks Vincent Farisello and Jason Gagnon awarded the 2016 New Leaders in the Law Award L&E Law Alert: Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Punitive Damages Not Available Under State Anti-Discrimination Statute L&E Law Alert: Connecticut Court Issues Favorable Decision for Medical Marijuana Users

4 L&E Law Alert: Important Wage and Hour Developments L&E Law Alert: New Law on Pregnancy Discrimination Labor & Employment Law Alert: Implementation of NLRB Notice Posting Rule Delayed? Labor & Employment Law Alert: Connecticut Legislature Increases Penalties for Employee Misclassification Labor & Employment Law Alert: Genetic Information Law To Take Effect Labor & Employment Law Alert: Increased Government Scrutiny on Employee Misclassification Issues Labor & Employment Law Alert: New Connecticut Law Requires 30 Months OF COBRA Coverage Labor & Employment Law Alert: New Connecticut Laws Labor & Employment Law Alert: Recent Developments Labor & Employment Law Alert: Significant Developments Labor & Employment Law Alert: Supreme Court Cases and CT Paid Sick Leave Law Labor & Employment Law Alert: The Effect of Health Care Reform on Employers Labor and Employment Law Alert: Decision Protects Employees Online Speech Labor and Employment Law Alert: New COBRA Premium Subsidies Result in New Employer Obligations Events December Annual Labor & Employment Seminar CBIA Employment Law Conference Legal Protection for Coders & Programming Professionals September 2018 Presenter, Ahead of the Curve Risk Management for Lawyers. Intellectual Property and Digital Asset Protection Workshop Legislative Updates Complying with the CT Rules of Professional Conduct: Avoiding Discipline & Malpractice CLE Speaker, What s a Mediation Advocate to do? A Guide for Mediation Advocates Amendments to the Connecticut Personnel File Act CBIA's Annual Wage and Hour Workshop Connecticut's New Paid Sick Leave Law Employment Law 101: What Supervisors Need to Know Health Care Reform: Putting the Puzzle Together for Employers Hot Topics in Employment Law How to Address the Explosion of Social Media in Your Business Human Resources Roundtable Breakfast Series Human Resources Roundtable Breakfast Series Human Resources Roundtable Breakfast Series - Designing and Implementing Effective Telecommuting Strategies Human Resources Roundtable Breakfast Series: COBRA: A Brief Review Human Resources Roundtable Breakfast Series: FLSA Exemptions and Independent Contractors Human Resources Roundtable Breakfast Series: ACA Reporting and NLRB Employee

5 Handbooks Human Resources Roundtable Breakfast Series: Background Checks and Drug Testing Human Resources Roundtable Breakfast Series:Performing Effective Investigations Inside the Crosshairs:The NLRB Takes Aim at Nonunion Employers Legal Update:Legislative and Case Law Developments Legislative Updates on Employment Law Managing Employee Medical Issues and Leaves of Absence Managing Family Medical Leaves Rethinking Sexual Harassment Prevention CLE Seminar:Important Changes to FLSA Overtime Rule Seminar:What Does the New Federal Overtime Rule Mean for Non-Profit Organizations? Speaker, CBIA Wage and Hour Update The Connecticut Healthcare Human Resources Association Recruitment Roundtable and Panel Discussion The Employee Life Cycle:From Application to Unemployment The Explosion of Wage and Hour Issues Under Federal and Connecticut Law Understanding the Interplay of the FMLA, ADA, and Workers Compensation Act Wage and Hour Developments What Every Attorney Should Know About Key Developments in Labor & Employment Law Affiliations American Bar Association Connecticut Bar Association Waterbury Bar Association (former Chair of Young Lawyers Section ) Board of Directors, Connecticut Italian American Bar Association Society for Human Resource Management, Western Connecticut Chapter Human Resources Association of Greater New Haven Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals of Waterbury Region United Way of Greater Waterbury Emerging Leaders Community Board of Directors, Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT Associate Member Board of Directors, Children s Community School, Waterbury, CT Former full board member ( ) and Chair of Finance Committee ( ), Children s Community School

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