Profile
One of the greatest strengths of our firm is accountability. The way we are built drives us all to be accountable to ourselves, each other, and more importantly each and every client.
Glianny Fagundo prides herself in partnering with clients to design and implement workplace policies and practices that are not just compliant with the law, but that further business goals and protect a company’s culture. Her years as a high-stakes employment and business litigator gave her a full appreciation of the value, and cost, of human capital. As a result, her employment law counsel and advice is carefully designed to maximize returns and decrease risks. Ms. Fagundo routinely counsels national employers on a multitude of workplace issues, including wage and hour, worker classification, joint employer/single enterprise, religious and disability accommodations, discipline, terminations, RIF’s, executive employment agreements, and background checks. She also continues to defend companies in high-stakes cases including claims for restrictive covenants violations, discrimination, collective FLSA/wage, contractual breaches, fraud, consumer disputes, professional liability and products liability. Some of the industries in which Ms. Fagundo has considerable experience include healthcare, restaurants and hospitality, retail, professional services, transportation and logistics, and media/entertainment. Ms. Fagundo's engaging personality and natural public speaking knack have resulted in numerous invitations to address and train management and trade groups on policies and legal developments.
In addition to practicing law, Ms. Fagundo is considered a business and community leader in the state of Georgia. Ms. Fagundo was one of the forces behind the incorporation of the City of Brookhaven and has worked with a multitude of non-profits serving various industries. To list a few, she was one of the founders of the National Latina Business Women Association-Atlanta, has served as president and subsequently chairperson of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association, served on the board of CredAbility Inc., and the Latin American Chamber of Commerce. She currently serves on the Latin American Association’s Advocacy Committee and the State of Georgia's Personnel Board. Ms. Fagundo also regularly lectures at community events and contributes to newspapers and television shows to counsel the Hispanic community about its legal rights and duties.
Ms. Fagundo and her family enjoy the outdoors and further support the groups with which her husband and she work by doing fun volunteer work such as paddling down the Chattahoochee River for river clean-ups and otherwise engaging in events to improve or maintain our state’s natural resources.
Memberships
Latin American Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2013
Leadership Georgia, Class of 2020
Georgia Hispanic Bar Association
Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Community Involvement
State of Georgia Personnel Board, 2017-present
Latin American Association, Advocacy Committee 2016-present
Latin American Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2014-2017
Buford Highway Improvement Steering Committee, 2014
CredAbility, Board of Directors, 2013
Georgia Hispanic Bar Association, Secretary, Vice President, President and Chairperson 2007-2013
Brookhaven Alcohol Board, March 2013-December 2014
National Latina Business Women Association-Atlanta, Founder and Past Director
Foreign Languages
- Spanish
Practice Highlights
Experience
Has served as counsel to numerous physicians during negotiations of their employment agreements.
Serve as counsel to an in vitro fertilization practice on all employment matters.
Serve as counsel to Phoenix Senior Living on all employment matters.
Secured judgment for a major hospital in a case in which its overtime calculation formula was challenged under the FLSA. The secured court order will foreclose future challenges against the pay practice at issue, thus saving the client millions of dollars in litigation.
Active defense counsel for TBS, Inc. and subsidiaries, including CNN, CNN Español, and The Cartoon Network, Inc., in administrative charges filed at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and in federal lawsuits brought in Atlanta, Georgia, and New York, New York, alleging discrimination and retaliation under federal anti-discrimination laws. Taylor English regularly advises TBS, Inc. and its subsidiaries on complex employment law issues and prepare ...
Prevailed on appellate challenge on the grant of summary judgment for a client in a complex civil rights/free speech case involving the applicability of political speech versus political patronage doctrines.
Defended a large furniture company in a contentious arbitration in which $14 million in damages was alleged. The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the furniture company, and after an appeal by Plaintiff, the Supreme Court of Georgia issued a unanimous decision affirming the Court of Appeals.
Ms. Fagundo drafted the non-solicitation clause at issue and secured judgment for a client as to the breaching employees, which included an award for attorneys’ fees.
Newsroom
Speaking Engagements
- February 18, 2021
- January 27, 2021
- May 21, 2020
- March 30, 2020
- March 27, 2020
- February 13, 2020
- November 15, 2019
- August 23, 2019
- Friday, August 9, 2019
- July 18, 2019
- April 11, 2019
- April 26, 2018
- February 12, 2018
- February 1, 2018
- "Sexual Harassment in the Work Place," Mundo Hispánico WebcastNovember 17, 2017
- November 15, 2017
- "Puerto Rico Whitefish Scandal," Univision 34November 4, 2017
- October 3-4, 2017
- August 31, 2017
- August 17, 2017
- October 27, 2016
- October 22-29, 2016
- June 21, 2016
- April 26, 2016
- April 14, 2016
- January 14, 2016
- November 12, 2015
- "Adding Cooks to the Kitchen While Staying Out of Hot Water," Recipes for Restaurant Success, Atlanta, Ga., September 22, 2015
- "Employment Law 101," Latin American Chamber of CommerceMarch 2014
- "Ethical Conflicts: What to Do When the Decision is Not an Easy One," Hispanic National Bar Association Corporate Counsel ConferenceMarch 2014
- "Product Liability Loss Prevention: Minimizing a Manufacturer’s Potential Liability by Everyday Good Habits," Client PresentationSeptember 2013
- "Introducción a Jurisprudencia de Negocios Estadounidense," ACDI/VOCA, International WebinarNovember 2011
- "FLSA Compliance and Litigation: Seasonal Allergy or Dangerous Pandemic," Georgia Hospital AssociationNovember 2010
- "Leyes de Empleo," Hispanic American Center for Economic Development’s Latino Law SchoolMay 2009
- "Employment Law Basics," National Latina Business Women AssociationMarch 2009
- "Immigration Compliance Concerns for Employers," Mexican American Business ChamberJanuary 2008
- "The ICEMan Cometh: Making Sense of Immigration Compliance 2007," World Trade CenterMay 2007
- "Best E-Discovery Practices for In-House Counsel," Association of Corporate CounselSeptember 2005
Publications
- October 1, 2019
- February 11, 2019
- January 18, 2019
- July 2018HR Hero
- June 5, 2018HR Daily Advisor
- February 9, 2018
- August 18, 2017
- July 19, 2016
- June 20, 2016
- April 20, 2016
- "Legal and Pratical Pitfalls of Loaning Money to Employees," Georgia Employment Law LetterFebruary 1, 2016
- "Empleado o Contratista?" Mundo HispánicoFebruary 12, 2015
- "Mitos Sobre las Leyes Laborales," Mundo HispánicoOctober 10, 2014
- "FMLA Do's and Don'ts for 2011," HR CornerDecember 1, 2011
- "Fashionable Beliefs: Avoiding Religious Discrimination Lawsuits in an Era of Spiritual Exploration, Creed Diversity, and Lots and Lots of Tattoos," Restaurant Startup & Growth MagazineJune 2009
Headlines
- May 27, 2020
- May 11, 2020
- April 29, 2020
- March 4, 2020
- December 6, 2019
- January 7, 2019
- December 6, 2018
- August 18, 2017
- January 4, 2017
- December 16, 2016
- December 16, 2016
- December 2, 2016
- December 2, 2016
- December 2, 2016
- December 2, 2016
- November 28, 2016
- October 21, 2016
- August 11, 2016
- May 6, 2014
News Releases
- February 18, 2021
- August 20, 2020
- February 24, 2020
- December 5, 2019
- February 20, 2019
- December 6, 2018
- September 4, 2018
- February 22, 2018
- February 23, 2017
- December 13, 2016
- July 7, 2014
- May 3, 2014
Alerts
- Information Current as of July 27, 2020
- March 24, 2020
- March 19, 2020
- March 16, 2020
Events
- February 26, 2019
- January 15, 2019
- Corporate Counsel Women of Color, 13th Annual Career Strategies ConferenceSeptember 27, 2017
- September 21-23, 2016
- June 21, 2016
Services
Education
University of Georgia School of Law, JD, 2000
- The Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court, Moot Court
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, BA, magna cum laude, 1995
Bar Admissions
Georgia
Courts & Adjudicative Bodies
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Accolades
The Best Lawyers in America®, 2021
Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, Latina Attorney of the Year, 2020
Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 50 Most Influential Latinos in Georgia, 2020
Georgia Super Lawyers, 2017-2020
Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2009-2011
Georgia Trend's Legal Elite, Labor/Employment Law, 2016, 2018-2019
Latino Leaders Magazine's, Top Latino Lawyers in 2019, Winter 2019 Edition
Women Who Mean Business Award, 2016
Atlanta Business Chronicle's Top Industry Leader, September 2008
Atlanta Business Chronicle's 40 Under 40 "Up & Comers," November 2008