John F. Birmingham, Jr. is a partner in the Detroit office of Foley & Lardner LLP and an expert in non-compete, trade secret and labor and employment law. His practice concentrates on noncompetition, trade secret matters and business torts, class actions, employment-related litigation, appellate law, investigations and labor law. He is a trusted advisor on high-level and day-to-day labor and employment issues and develops problem prevention and resolution strategies. He performs and counsels clients through sensitive investigations and counsels boards and executives on crisis management and disaster mitigation. In addition, he is a member of the Privacy, Security & Information Management and Immigration, Nationality & Consular Law Practices and the Automotive and Manufacturing Industry Teams. John also is a fair housing expert, counseling and representing clients in the agency and court proceedings, and has acted as a neutral case evaluator, arbitrator and mediator.