Pietro A. Deserio is an associate in the Labor & Employment Law Department. Pietro's practice concentrates on all aspects of labor and employment law. His employment litigation practice in state and federal courts includes class and collective actions and defending claims of discrimination, harassment, breach of contract and violations of wage and hour laws. He is also a member of the Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Group, representing clients in sensitive and significant trade secret and employment matters.
Pietro litigates and counsels clients on matters involving employee movement between competitors, with a focus on the enforceability of restrictive covenants, including:
- Non-competition
- Customer non-solicitation
- Employee non-solicitation
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Confidentiality
- Incentive compensation arrangements
- Clawback and other remedial provisions
- International enforcement issues
- Judicial modification (blue-penciling) of agreements
Before joining Proskauer’s Labor and Employment Group in California, Pietro gained valuable experience as an associate in the Firm’s Litigation Department in New York, where his practice included white-collar criminal defense and corporate investigations. He also worked on complex commercial litigation matters at both the state and federal levels that included false advertising, contract and business torts and insurance coverage. Pietro maintains an active pro bono practice, representing individuals charged with various misdemeanors and felonies. He has also partnered with the Legal Aid Society to represent individuals seeking to file conditional sealing motions.
Prior to joining Proskauer, Pietro served in the State Counsel Division of the New York State Office of the Attorney General, as part of both the Litigation Bureau and the Sex Offender Management Bureau.
While at University of Pennsylvania Law School, Pietro completed an externship at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for which he prosecuted felonies and misdemeanors in the Municipal Court Unit. In addition, he completed a dual-degree program with the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Criminology, for which he was awarded a Master of Science degree.
