David Lindsay focuses his practice on defending employment discrimination lawsuits, advising on employee relations issues and representing employers on union matters. He advises clients on questions relating to state and federal employment law, including questions relating to the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and OSHA regulations. As part of his practice, he also regularly enforces covenants not to compete on behalf of employers.

Mr. Lindsay has been named a 2010 North Carolina "Rising Star" in Employment law by SuperLawyers magazine and also was honored in Business North Carolina magazine’s 2009 “Legal Elite” as one of North Carolina’s top employment attorneys.

Professional & Community Activities

Braxton Craven Inn of Court

North Carolina State Bar, Member

Literacy Council of Wake County, Past Vice President, Board Member (2000-2003 and 2004-2008)

Education

  • Duke University, J.D. (1997)
    with honors
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Journalism (1994)
    with distinction and highest honors

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

I believe being fully engaged means working with my clients to truly understand their business, so that when the time comes, their legal needs are addressed with an eye on their business needs as well.

Suite 1400, 4208 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC, 27609
USA
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David C. Lindsay

Experience Highlights

Summary judgment in complex multi-plaintiff action alleging injury from chemical exposure
Represented a chemical manufacturer (owned by a Fortune 100 company) when 71 former employees sued the company and 9 other defendants more
Regulatory work for non-profit mental health providers
Represented over a dozen non-profit mental health providers in opposing North Carolina's decision to cut the rate of Medicaid reimbursement by more
Race discrimination defense of Fortune 100 pharmacy retailer
Successfully defended a Fortune 100 pharmacy retailer against a lawsuit brought by a former employee alleging race discrimination, more
IRS employment tax audit
Successfully represented a life sciences company with respect to an IRS employment tax audit. Our tax and employment teams analyzed our client's use more