Harris, St. Laurent LLP is a premier boutique law firm renowned for its elite litigation, strategic advisory services, and unwavering commitment to client success. We represent clients in the full spectrum of employment matters; criminal, regulatory and internal investigations; and commercial litigation and arbitration.

The firm has earned national recognition for its excellence and has been shortlisted by Benchmark Litigation for National Labor & Employment Firm of the Year in 2024-2026, with three partners recognized as Litigation Stars, two recognized as National Practice Area Stars, and one recognized as a Future Star.

Small by design, the firm was founded in 2009 with a singular end in mind: to deliver results for our clients in an open and modern manner. Harris St. Laurent is not just a law firm, it’s a trusted partner in navigating complex legal challenges with precision, integrity, and unmatched expertise. We live for this and are prepared for whatever challenges our clients encounter.

Employment

HS has a first-tier national employment practice, and is best known for representing individual founders, partners, C-suite executives, top producers, and practice leaders. In addition, the firm has a meaningful roster of company clients. Our practice includes litigation and arbitration, negotiation of employment agreements and separations, discreetly handling internal investigations, co-founder disputes, restrictive covenant disputes, and employment counseling. HS is also known for its high-profile successes in FINRA arbitrations, having secured two of the six largest-ever FINRA awards. We advise clients on hundreds of millions of dollars of agreements, separations and disputes annually, and represent clients across a broad range of industries, including financial services, technology, real estate, media, health, travel, fashion, law, and entertainment.

Investigations

Because of our firm's role as one of the country's leading employment firms and our strong criminal defense practice, we regularly represent companies and Boards of Directors as independent counsel in internal investigations, working alongside company counsel. In addition, we often are on the other side, representing C-suite executives, founders and other senior producers and executives who are the targets of investigations. Our investigation practice is known for being professional and discreet.

White collar

HS’s White Collar department defends individuals and companies charged in sophisticated federal criminal, state and other governmental and internal investigations, typically involving financial crimes, public corruption or national security. We represent clients in cases and investigations brought by U.S. Attorney's Offices, the SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve, and state and local prosecutors, among other agencies. These matters span a wide range of allegations, including insider trading, criminal antitrust, public corruption, crypto and NFTs related conduct, asset forfeiture, and other investigations. Because of our firm's elite Employment Practice, we also specialize in representing senior executives in connection with internal, regulatory, and criminal investigations stemming from their employment.