Daniel P. Westman is a litigation partner at Morrison & Foerster, Co-Chair of the Employment and Labor Group, and Managing Partner of the Northern Virginia office. Mr. Westman’s employment and trade secret practice focuses on defending employers in whistleblower, wrongful termination, sexual harassment and discrimination litigation, counseling employers regarding prevention of disputes, litigating employee mobility, and trade secret and non-competition disputes. Mr. Westman has tried numerous cases to jury verdicts in favor of companies, has successfully tried numerous preliminary injunction matters, and has handled dozens of mediations and arbitrations. He has counseled numerous employers regarding employment agreements, personnel policies, non-competition agreements, trade secrets, and management-union disputes. Mr. Westman is the lead author of the book Whistleblowing: The Law of Retaliatory Discharge, Second Edition (BNA Books 2004 & Supp. 2007). He has authored numerous publications, has been an invited speaker at numerous legal and industry conferences, and has testified before Congressional subcommittees on the subject of proposed federal whistleblower legislation. Mr. Westman is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2009) as a leader in the field of Labor and Employment Law, and Virginia Super Lawyers (2006-2008) for Employment and Labor Law.