My guest this month, Gene Ryu of K&L Gates, started his career advising businesses on labor and employment issues long before he went to law school—or college, high school or middle school. I’ll let him explain it below, but his background set him up perfectly to represent an employer with empathy for their employee. We talked about those tensions in workplace law, how alternative dispute resolution can play a role in workplace litigation and the significance of attorneys understanding their clients’ business motivations.

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Gene Ryu of K&L Gates. Courtesy photo