Grant Wills’ legal practice is focused on the representation and counsel of management clients in labor and employment matters.
Grant has extensive experience defending employers of all sizes in state and federal courts, arbitration forums, and before administrative agencies such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the U.S. Department of Labor. He represents employers in matters involving claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful discharge, as well as issues relating to reductions-in-force, restrictive covenants (including non-compete and non-solicitation agreements), trade secret misappropriation, whistleblower actions, leaves of absence, accommodation, and wage and hour compliance. In addition, Grant advises and represents employers nationwide in traditional labor matters, including union organizing campaigns, grievance arbitrations, contract interpretation disputes, work stoppages, and unfair labor practice charges. His practice also focuses on counseling federal contractors and subcontractors on compliance with affirmative action requirements and on navigating audits conducted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
When he is not defending clients, Grant enjoys providing advice and counsel on everyday workplace law issues. He regularly drafts and reviews employee handbooks, employment policies, separation agreements, and non-compete agreements for clients with operations across the country. He also has significant experience advising clients undergoing reductions-in-force and reorganizations.
Before joining FordHarrison, Grant practiced labor and employment law in South Carolina, working for both a national general practice law firm and a national labor and employment law firm.
A frequent author on labor and employment topics, Grant has contributed to leading labor and employment law treatises and published articles on emerging workplace issues.
Grant earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he served as Associate Editor-in-Chief of the South Carolina Law Review and was recognized with the Victor A. Michalewitz Award for Excellence in Legal Writing. He also received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Labor Law, Individual Employment Law, and ADR in Employment Law.