John-Paul Singh Deol

John-Paul S. Deol is a founding partner of Columbo Deol LLP and leads the firm's employment practice. Senior executives, founders, investors, and employers of all sizes retain him in the employment matters that most affect their careers and businesses, where the financial, reputational, and personal stakes are high and opposing counsel are among the country’s best. Before founding the firm, he spent years defending employers of every size, from Fortune 100 corporations to venture-backed startups, in complex employment, trade secrets, and employee mobility litigation at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP and Fenwick & West LLP. He now handles both sides of these disputes, including claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, and wage-and-hour violations, trade secret and restrictive covenant matters, and disputes over compensation, bonuses, commissions, and equity ownership. A significant part of his practice involves crisis management for executives, founders, and boards facing investigations, regulatory exposure, or press scrutiny. He is also retained as a mediator in employment and other civil disputes.