V. John Ella practices in all aspects of commercial litigation, employment law, and business law, with an emphasis on unfair competition and defending employment claims. He also advises businesses, employers, corporations, boards of directors, non-profits, high-level executives, physicians and other professionals in the areas of employment contracts,  executive compensation, severance negotiations, non-competes, trade secrets, breach of duty-of-loyalty-claims, tortious interference, drug testing law, privacy law, constitutional law, commission claims, defamation, fraud, sexual harassment claims, employee handbooks and policies, employment and housing discrimination, ERISA litigation (including benefits claims, 510 retaliation claims, 401(k) issues, severance disputes, failure to contribute claims, breach of fiduciary duty and actions by the U.S. DOL), public accommodations under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and state law (both private actions and U.S. DOJ investigations), wage and hour compliance including defense of collective actions and DOL litigation under the FLSA, responding to OSHA citations, whistleblower and Sarbanes-Oxley claims, Board of Medical Practice and professional licensing issues, manufacturer sales representative contracts, appeals, trust litigation, and closely-held corporation and partnership disputes.  Mr. Ella is also available to serve as a private mediator and has performed several workplace investigations as a neutral investigator. He is a Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice and serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. He has also served as an expert witness on the topic of employment law.