Ruofei Xiang is a management-side labor and employment attorney who partners with employers to address workplace challenges before they become disputes and to defend their interests when litigation arises.
She advises businesses on day-to-day employment decisions, workforce management, employee relations, compliance, and risk mitigation, bringing a practical perspective to issues that often require balancing legal considerations with operational realities.
Ruofei counsels employers across a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, transportation and logistics, warehousing, hospitality, food and beverage, real estate, staffing and recruiting, art, and creative services. Her counseling practice encompasses personnel decisions, performance management, employee discipline, worker classification, reductions in force, workplace investigations, employment policies, and regulatory compliance. She also works with employers to develop and implement handbooks, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, confidentiality agreements, separation agreements, independent contractor agreements, and other workplace policies and documentation.
When disputes arise, Ruofei represents employers in federal and state courts, administrative proceedings, and agency investigations. She has defended claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage/hour and other labor law violations, restrictive covenants, and breach of contract. Her litigation experience spans the full life cycle of a matter, from early case assessment and discovery strategy through depositions, dispositive motions, settlement negotiations, and trial preparation.
Ruofei also regularly conducts workplace investigations and provides training to managers, human resources professionals, and employees on harassment prevention, workplace compliance, business ethics, employer policies, and emerging employment law developments. She has served as primary outside employment counsel to businesses ranging from closely held companies to international employers and has developed employment policies and compliance programs for organizations operating across multiple states.
Her experience working with international businesses adds another dimension to her practice. Ruofei has coordinated with foreign counsel on employment policies and agreements for overseas affiliates and subsidiaries and has served as employment counsel to U.S. operations of foreign-based companies. She has professional proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and experience assisting Chinese companies doing business in the United States and businesses with cross-border legal matters.