G. Scott Fiddler

• Defended company and two individuals in non-compete and misappropriation of trade secrets case where the plaintiff sought $30 million in damages. After a six-week trial, the jury in less than 90 minutes rendered defense verdict for clients on all 25 claims and found in favor of client on the sole counterclaim in the case, allowing client to recover attorney’s fees through trial and in the event of any appeal.
• Represented oilfield services company in misappropriation of trade secrets case where employee secretly stole CAD drawings of company’s principal piece of proprietary equipment and built a prototype with the intent to compete against his employer. After obtaining a temporary restraining order against the former employee, obtained permanent injunction against the former employee and start-up company imposing lifetime competitive ban and obtaining forfeiture of all rights to and return of the prototype former employee and start-up company had built, in addition to a financial settlement.
• Represented Canadian technology company in breach of non-compete agreement and misappropriation of trade secrets case against departing employees who set up competing company, obtaining temporary restraining order and temporary injunction after full evidentiary hearing, which quickly led to favorable settlement.
• Represented a German manufacturer of mobile electrification products as the respondent with a counterclaim in an employment arbitration tribunal by the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator awarded the client the full amount presented in the damages model, including pre- and post-judgment interest, and attorneys’ fees.
• Represented oilfield inspection company in class and collective action FLSA wage and hour case in federal court in Ohio, avoiding a class action, and negotiating a favorable collective action class, and then resolving the case favorably to client to avoid potential seven-figure liability.
• Obtained jury verdict for client in FLSA wage and hour case based on alleged tip credit violations.
• Represented high-profile nonprofit in case against former contractor for diverting company funds to her company; obtained jury verdict for company with findings of fraud and breach of contract. When the contractor filed for bankruptcy, represented company in bankruptcy trial and obtained a finding of fraud and that the debt was non-dischargeable.
• Obtained jury verdict for physicians’ group against physician on breach of an employment contract for failing to start with group after group had hired and nearly completed credentialing process for physician.
• Obtained one of the largest jury verdicts in Texas in a race discrimination retaliation case in 2008 against one of the largest companies in the world.
• Tried one of the first jury trials in the Fifth Circuit under the American with Disabilities Act.

• Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, 2022
• Leadership Excellence Award, National Diversity Council, 2021
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2008-2020
• Houston’s Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine, 2008-2020
• Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2007-2022
• “Top Lawyer” in Best of Houstonia, Houstonia Magazine, 2016
• Houston’s Top Professional, H Texas Magazine, 2010-2014
• “Lawyer of the Week,” Texas Lawyer, February 2014
• “Top 100: Houston Super Lawyers,” Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2012

Publications

• Co-Author, “Imagine There’s No Non-Competes,” Texas Lawyer (subscription required) (February 2023)
• Co-Author, “Employers Face Unique Legal Questions During Pandemic,” Texas Lawyer (subscription required) (October 2020)
• Co-Author, “Frequently Asked Questions: Labor & Employment for Nonprofit Organizations,” Jackson Walker Insights & Resources (August 2020)
• Co-Author, “Navigating the Pandemic: An Employee’s Guide in Uncharted Waters,” The Houston Lawyer magazine (July 2020)

Speaking Engagements

• “Essential Negotiation Skills,” 2023 Diversity & Leadership Conference (April 2023)
• “Changes in FLSA Collective Actions You Need to Know About,” Texas General Counsel Forum Virtual CLE Program (April 2021)
• “Creating Your Personal Board – The Power of Mentors & Allies,” National Diversity Council’s 17th Annual Diversity & Leadership Conference (April 2021)
• “5 Considerations for Employers as They Reopen Businesses,” Jackson Walker Fast Takes Podcast (May 2020)
  
• “Trying an Employment Case – Voir Dire to Closing,” Houston Bar Association Labor & Employment Section (May 2019)
• “Creating Healthy and Respectful Work Environments,” Panelist, The Texas Diversity Council 14th Annual Diversity & Leadership Conference (April 2018)
• “Two Case Studies: Anatomy of an Employment Case from Intake to Judgment,” Guest Lecturer, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Employment Law Class (February 2018)
• “Protected Conduct and Social Media and Anatomy of a Retaliation Case: Price v. Federal Express Corporation,” Guest Lecturer, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Employment Law Class (June 2016)
• “Anatomy of Back to the Future in Workplace Regulation: Protected Conduct and Social Media,” Judicial Conference of the Fifth Circuit (May 2016)
• “When Every Day Counts – Best Practices Regarding Injunctive Relief,” Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Houston Bar Association (November 2013)
• “Retaliation Law Update,” Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Houston Bar (December 2011)
• “Keys to Representing Clients in Wrongful Termination Suits – Employee,” Houston Bar Association 2009 Employment Institute (October 2009)
• “When An Arbitration Agreement Goes Too Far,” Alternative Resolutions, Newsletter of the State Bar of Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (November 2005)
• “Covenants Not to Compete Case Law Update,” Harris County Judicial Conference (August 2005)
• “Privacy in the Workplace,” University of Houston Law Foundation Employment Law Seminar (February 2001)
• “Liability of Employment Agencies,” University of Houston Law Foundation Employment Law Seminar (February 2000)
• “Alternate Staffing Relations in Employment Law,” Stromar Educational Services, Inc., Employment Law Seminar (June 1999)
• “Liability of Employment Agencies: Temporary, Permanent, Leasing,” University of Houston Law Foundation Employment Law Seminar (February 1999)

• Texas Board of Legal Specialization Labor & Employment Law Exam Commission, 2017-2019
• Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, Board of Directors, 2013-2019
• Houston Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section
  • Council Member, 2008-2010
  • Chair-Elect, 2010-2011
  • Chair, 2011-2012
• National Employment Lawyers Association – Houston Chapter, President, 2011
• City Life Church, Board of Directors, 2009-2023