Jacob S. Gibson

jsgibson@littler.com
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Jacob Gibson represents employers in all areas of employment law, with an emphasis on litigation in federal and state courts involving:

  • Unfair competition
  • Theft of trade secrets and other property
  • Noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements
  • Confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements
  • Duties of loyalty
  • Discrimination, harassment and retaliation

Jacob also provides counsel to employers on topics such as handbooks and policies, workplace investigations, employment agreements, and restrictive covenants.

Before joining Littler, Jacob practiced at an AmLaw 100 firm in the southeast, where he focused on management-side employment law and general commercial litigation.

During law school, Jacob served as judicial intern to then-Chief Justice Sharon G. Lee of the Tennessee Supreme Court and as an editor for the Boston University Law Review.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Restrictive Covenants: An Update

  • September 2025
  • American Forest & Paper Association, Atlanta, GA

Employee Handbooks and Policies in the 21st Century

  • November 2019
  • Chattanooga Convention Center

Wage and Benefit Issues

  • November 2019
  • Chattanooga Convention Center

The FLSA Master Class

  • October 2018
  • American Payroll Association, Knoxville, Tennessee

The FMLA – ADA Master Class

  • July 2018
  • American Payroll Association, Knoxville, Tennessee

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