Christopher Calsyn is an associate in Crowell & Moring's Labor and Employment Group. He provides litigation and counseling services in all facets of labor and employment law.

Chris assists clients in matters involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and various state and local anti-discrimination, business tort, and wage and hour statutes. His practice includes representing clients in all phases of litigation from discovery through trial and appeal, as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state equivalent agencies.

Chris' practice also includes counseling employers regarding changes in employment policies and best practices. Chris has drafted policies for employers on a broad range of labor and employment issues impacted by state and federal laws, including wage and hour matters, family and medical leave, discipline, drug testing and discrimination generally. He also advises clients prior to them implementing changes in their workforce such as terminations or promotions.

Additionally, Chris is an active member of the firm's traditional labor practice and advises management clients in all phases of their interactions with labor unions. As part of this practice, Chris has developed an expertise with respect to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and its requirements during a company's termination of operations or large reductions in its workforce.

Chris graduated cum laude from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.A. in political science. He earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia where he was an Executive Editor of the Journal of Law and Politics. While in law school, Chris also worked as a research assistant for Professor Richard Schragger and was a Peer Advisor to the classes of 2006 and 2007.

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., 1998 - cum laude
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2005

Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Georgia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. Tax Court

Publications
"Comparing U.K. and U.S. Wage and Hour Laws," Legal Report, Society for Human Resource Management (October-November 2008). Co-Authors: Michelle Haste and Christopher Calsyn.

"Country Q&A: United States Information Technology," Practical Law Company, Information Technology Handbook, 2nd Edition (2007-08). Co-Authors: Gaela Bailey, Benjamin T. Butler, Christopher Calsyn, Robin B. Campbell, Charles C. Hwang, Kris D. Meade and John I. Stewart, Jr.

"Country Q&A: United States Data Protection," Practical Law Company, Vol. 2: Data Protection (2006-07). Co-Authors: Gaela Bailey, David Z. Bodenheimer, Benjamin T. Butler, Christopher Calsyn, Robin B. Campbell, Charles C. Hwang, Kris D. Meade, Jeremy Rhyne and John Stewart.

Speeches & Presentations
"MySpace, Facebook and the Workplace," District of Columbia Bar (July 2008). Co-Panelists: Christopher Calsyn, Anne Donahue, and Lily Garcia.