Marc B. Cytryn

Biography

Marc B. Cytryn represents management in a wide array of employment matters, including restrictive covenant issues, trade secrets disputes, employment discrimination cases, and class and collective wage and hour actions under the FLSA and corresponding state laws. He is well-versed in handling union benefit fund and withdrawal liability issues under ERISA.

Marc provides strategic counseling to employers on human resources challenges, emphasizing claim prevention, risk mitigation, and compliance with both federal and state employee leave, and wage and hour regulations. He collaborates closely with clients to develop robust employment policies and assists in the drafting of employment agreements, compensation plans, and severance agreements.

In addition to his employment practice, Marc is adept at handling business divorce and shareholder disputes, including exit strategies, buyouts, and shareholder conflicts. He offers strategic guidance and litigation expertise to navigate and resolve these disputes effectively, ensuring smooth operational transitions within businesses.

Client Experience

• Human resources managers
• Business owners and corporate officers and directors
• National manufacturers and suppliers
• General contractors and subcontractors in the construction industry
• Pharmaceutical companies
• A multinational company with locations across the Mid-Atlantic
• Companies specializing in solar and energy production
• Large automobile dealerships

Representative Matters

• Advised a construction industry client and prepared comprehensive employment agreements, commission plans, and bonus structures for sales representatives across multiple affiliated entities.

• Represented executives and their limited liability companies in two-front litigation, achieving an eight-figure buyout through effective negotiation and strategic leverage, along with a waiver of all restrictive covenants in favor of the executives.

• Obtained summary judgment for a Pennsylvania-based telecommunications contractor and dismissal of a claim brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act in federal court.

• Advised a start-up business in the financial industry on employment-related matters and prepared employment agreements for all equity holders, as well as an intracompany employee leasing agreement.

• Prosecuted non-compete violations on behalf of a logistics company, securing a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and final injunction against a former employee.

• Secured a favorable settlement in trade secret litigation against a former employee of a telecommunications contractor, including post-employment restrictions despite the absence of a written agreement.

• Obtained temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against competitor and former sales representatives of solar company pursuant to the New Jersey Trade Secrets Act.

• Obtained dismissal of former employee’s claim for religious discrimination under Title VII in Virginia federal court on behalf of a start-up company focused on the running industry. 

• Negotiated a favorable settlement for a New Jersey contractor and its principals assessed with more than $5.2 million in withdrawal liability under ERISA.

• Advised an equity holder with minority interest in a technology company on company governance documents and procedures, successfully negotiating an eight-figure buyout for his minority interest, alongside favorable terms for the client's employment separation, thus avoiding litigation.

• Served as first chair at a hearing to secure a temporary restraining order and then a final injunction to halt unlawful picketing at a project site on behalf of a large pharmaceutical company.

• Secured a favorable settlement for a Fintech company by obtaining a preliminary injunction in federal court, resulting in minority members relinquishing their interests.

•  Guided a cannabis industry client holding a 50% equity interest to reach a deal to expel the other 50% equity holder, thereby gaining total control of the company.