Mr. Krause is a Partner in Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP’s Employment and Litigation Practice Groups, resident in Philadelphia and Cherry Hill. He represents employers in all aspects of employment and labor law, with a particular emphasis on discrimination/ harassment, trade secret/non-compete, wage and hour, and whistleblower issues. Mr. Krause’s practice encompasses both counseling clients on workforce issues and representing them when litigation arises. He has handled numerous wage and hour class and collective actions where plaintiffs bring litigation on behalf of groups of employees alleging improper classification of exempt or non-exempt overtime status, off-the-clock pay liability, misclassification as an independent or contingent worker, and other alleged violations of wage and hour statutes. In addition to litigation, Mr. Krause conducts internal wage and hour audits to assist clients in properly classifying employees, protect against avoid off-the-clock liability, and avoid independent contractor misclassification and joint employer liability. He reviews compensation plans to ensure legal compliance; counsels employers on wage and hour issues related to compensable time, wage deductions, and commissions; and works with clients to implement and enforce arbitration agreements with class and collective action waivers. Mr. Krause also has extensive expertise representing employers and individuals in injunction and money damage actions seeking to enforce restrictive covenant agreements against departing employees and their new employers, including matters where confidential information is taken. He regularly defends claims brought under the full range of EEO statutes and state common law, including Title VII, the ADA, ADEA, and FMLA. Mr. Krause has successfully represented clients in jury trials and arbitrations on such claims. He also represents employers in preventing and defending whistleblower claims, including claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, and state whistleblower statutes. Mr. Krause’s experience also includes benefits, stock option, and WARN Act claims. He counsels clients on workforce reductions, workplace investigations, hiring decisions and processes (including background check issues), disability accommodations and medical leaves, termination and discipline decisions, senior management contract negotiations, severance negotiations, drafting employee handbooks and policies, and other workforce issues. 

Mr. Troy joined the Montgomery County law firm of Kane, Pugh, Knoell, Troy & Kramer, LLP in 1991. He focuses his practice on the defense of professional liability and medical malpractice litigation. He has tried over 100 cases to verdict. Mr. Troy is a graduate of The Dickinson School of Law and was a law clerk to the Honorable Albert R. Subers in Montgomery County before entering private practice. Mr. Troy is a past President of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. He has also served two terms on the Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors, having served as Chair of the Young Lawyers Division and later as Chair of the House of Delegates. He is a past Co-Chair of the PBA Bar Leadership Institute. He has previously served as either Chair or Vice-Chair of the PBA Health Care Law Committee from 2000 until 2010. Mr. Troy was President of the Montgomery Bar Association in 2012. He was President of the Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Section in 2003. In 2011, Mr. Troy was honored by the Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association by being named “Trial Lawyer of the Year.” He gives several presentations annually to County Bar Associations and private firms on the subject of Avoiding Professional Liability. In 2018, Mr. Troy was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Ms. Moylan is a Partner and the Chair of the Labor and Employment Practice Group at the Philadelphia-based firm Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP. She is also a member of the firm’s Education Practice Group and serves on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee as well as the Associates Committee. Ms. Moylan is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and regularly presents webinars and CLEs on particularly pertinent labor and employment issues. She has extensive experience advising employers on a wide variety of labor and employment matters at all stages of counseling and litigation. Ms. Moylan’s clients primarily are companies ranging in size from very large to very small, including multi-state asset/property management and construction companies, a large infrastructure and site development contractor, a major employer in the healthcare industry, a multi-national consulting company, local businesses in the hospitality industry, and small distribution companies. Ms. Moylan negotiates executive employment and severance agreements, reviews and drafts employment policies, and advises her clients regarding the hiring, disciplining and terminating of employees, workforce reductions, and employer obligations under common law and Title VII, Title IX, the ADA, the ADEA, the FMLA, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act, the FLSA, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN), state and local laws regarding sick leave and background checks, and wage payment statutes. Also, Ms. Moylan has been entrusted to conduct prompt, thorough, and unbiased workplace investigations of allegations of harassment, discrimination and workplace misconduct. Ms. Moylan is a graduate of Lafayette College (B.A., cum laude, with honors, 1993) and from George Washington (GW) Law (J.D., 1997) where she was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Moot Court Board, served as Notes Editor on the Environmental Law Journal, received the Corpus Juris Secundum Award in Contracts, and graduated with high honors.

Elise Fialkowski is the Co-Chair of Klasko Immigration Law Partners’ Corporate Immigration Practice and has been providing immigration assistance and solutions to leading universities, research institutions, multinational corporations, startups, entrepreneurs, and individuals for over 25 years. Elise also leads the firm’s worksite compliance group and regularly advises clients regarding I-9, E-Verify, and H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) compliance. She has long been active in the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and currently serves on AILA’s Department of State Liaison Committee. She has led many other committees at the local and national levels, including serving as Chair of the Philadelphia CBP Liaison Committee, the Philadelphia USCIS Liaison Committee and AILA’s Philadelphia Chapter. Elise also serves as a Board Member of the John F. Peto Studio Museum. Elise was named 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America© and has been included annually in Best Lawyers in America©, the International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, and the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Elise received her law degree from the Villanova University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991).

Natalia Gouz is a Senior Associate with Klasko Immigration Law Partners and is responsible for providing strategic and comprehensive business immigration solutions for the firm’s corporate clients. Natalia has considerable experience obtaining a diverse roster of nonimmigrant visas, including H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-1 and E-2, and E-3. She also has significant experience handling immigrant worker petitions (green cards) for professionals, advanced-degree individuals, multinational managers and executives, as well as skilled workers. During her years of practice, Natalia has acquired in-depth knowledge of the PERM Alien Labor Certification process, having successfully secured Labor Certifications from the U.S. Department of Labor for her clients. Natalia enjoys providing immigration and compliance training to human resources and recruiting professionals involved in the management of corporate immigration. Natalia’s passion for and dedication to the field of immigration law has earned her recognition in Best Lawyers in America© on the “Ones to Watch” list. Natalia is a graduate of New York Law School (J.D.), where she served as Staff Editor for the New York Law School Law Review.

Christine E. Nentwig, Esq. is the founder and principal attorney at Excelist Law, a boutique law firm dedicated to helping employers and businesses achieve their goals with practical, business-focused legal solutions. With experience in both business and law, Ms. Nentwig specializes in providing effective guidance to address complex legal challenges. Ms. Nentwig partners with clients to proactively address potential legal issues, offering strategic support in areas such as developing clear policies, navigating employee relations, conducting confidential workplace investigations, mediating disputes, and providing informative training for managers and employees on diverse topics related to business, employment, and labor law. When legal challenges do arise, Ms. Nentwig provides efficient representation to help her clients identify and implement prompt, practical, and cost- effective solutions. Ms. Nentwig holds a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Maryland School of Law and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. She also holds a Professional Mediation Certificate from Cornell University’s ILR Scheinman Institute and is certified as a federal court mediator in Labor and Employment Law for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Ms. Nentwig is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH), demonstrating her expertise in conducting impartial workplace investigations. Beyond her practice, Ms. Nentwig is an active community leader and educator, currently serving on the Board of the Appell Center for the Performing Arts, leading seminars covering key legal topics, and teaching Employment Law as an adjunct professor at York College of Pennsylvania.

Christina is the co-founder of Loutel Law, a certified WBE. Together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Loutel Consulting, the Loutel companies are both a business strategy and law firm that teach companies how to maximize people and culture for organizational performance while minimizing legal risk. Tina leads Loutel’s legal team which provides litigation and compliance services related to labor and employment for corporate, entrepreneurial and start-up enterprises. Tina regularly counsels businesses on how to comply with the barrage of new employment laws, regulations, opinions and guidance from federal and state agencies. Tina also has extensive experience in a variety of employment law litigation matters including business divorces, breach of employment contract disputes, unfair competition, discrimination and harassment, enforcement of restrictive covenants, business divorces and a wide variety of other general commercial litigation matters from complaint through appeal. Loutel Consulting is dedicated to empowering businesses with tailored solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency and drive sustainable growth. Our team of experts leverages deep industry insights and innovative strategies to help you navigate challenges and seize opportunities in today’s dynamic market. Tina is a regular keynote presenter both regionally and nationally on employment law topics and legal ethics including employee classification, discrimination, and retaliation and she frequently conducts sexual harassment training to organizations of all sizes. In addition, Tina is a regular speaker at seminars on employment law topics for the U.S. Small Business Administration, the National Business Institute, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Society of Tax and Accounting, SCORE, and local trade organizations, as well as providing training to corporate clients of all sizes on a variety of employment law issues. In 2023, Loutel was named a Legal Innovator by the Legal Intelligencer. In 2022, Loutel was named to the WBEC East Honor Roll for Diversity Equity and Inclusion. For the past five years, Tina was again recognized as a SuperLawyer by her peers. In 2024, Tina received the Achievement Award from the Baird Women’s Lifestyle Conference. In 2020, Tina was named a Pennsylvania Trailblazer by the Legal Intelligencer. In 2019, Tina received an award by the YWCA Salute to Women Who Make a Difference. She was named an Emerging Leader by the Bucks County Courier Times, The Intelligencer, and the Central Bucks Family YMCA in 2017 and Best Attorney in Business in Employment Law by Philly Biz Magazine in 2016. In 2015, she honored as a Brava Winner by Smart CEO.

Emily Kowey Roth is Assistant General Counsel at Aramark, a global food and facilities services provider, where she advises on commercial litigation, noncompete, and trade secret matters, and leads the legal department’s affirmative recovery practice. Emily’s role also includes counseling business executives and HR teams on a range of employment issues, including hiring practices, discrimination claims, and workplace accommodations. Additionally, she assists with federal government relations strategy and chairs Aramark’s pro bono committee and program.

Ms. Matias is an associate at the Philadelphia-based firm Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, where she is a key member of both the Labor and Employment Practice Group and the Education Practice Group. In addition to her role at the firm, Ms. Matias serves as President of the Hispanic Bar Association Legal Education Fund of Pennsylvania and as a Board Member of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania. Ms. Matias concentrates her practice on labor and employment law and provides counsel on a broad range of matters, including employee hiring, discipline, termination, workforce reductions, and employer obligations under various federal and state laws, such as Title VII, the ADA, ADEA, FMLA, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act, FLSA, and the WARN Act, as well as state and local sick leave laws. Additionally, Ms. Matias has adjudicated sexual misconduct allegations under Title IX and is a certified Title IX Investigator through The Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA). A graduate of the University of Central Florida (B.A., cum laude, 2014), Ms. Matias earned her J.D. from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2018), where she served as the Managing Editor of Student Works for the Environmental Law Journal. She was also honored with the Jan Jancin Award from the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award.