Brodie Erwin is a trusted advisor to employers and business leaders across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, higher education, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, manufacturing, mortgage lending, and the technology sector. He maintains a nationwide practice counseling and representing clients on the full spectrum of employment laws and regulations. A seasoned litigator, Brodie has also handled employment and related business disputes for clients in state and federal courts across the country. Brodie provides clients with creative, efficient solutions to litigation and workplace challenges.
A significant portion of Brodie’s practice is devoted to helping companies protect their most valuable information, preserve critical business relationships, lawfully recruit sought-after industry talent, and maintain their hard-earned competitive edge in the marketplace. He regularly prosecutes and defends matters seeking injunctive and equitable relief related to restrictive covenants (including non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements), misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, unfair competition, and related claims. Brodie has successfully helped clients protect their business interests by achieving favorable outcomes at the injunction, summary judgment, and trial stages of these types of matters.
Additionally, Brodie conducts highly sensitive internal investigations involving allegations of executive misconduct and handles workplace safety matters for his clients. Across the entirety of his practice, Brodie partners closely with executives, boards of directors, compliance officers, and in-house legal teams to assess risk, develop practical strategies, ensure legal compliance, and resolve complex disputes.
Brodie has been listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Labor and Employment since 2023. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for Management Labor and Employment Law and Labor and Employment Litigation every year since 2021. North Carolina Lawyers Weekly named Brodie to its "Power List" for Employment Law in 2021 and 2023–2025. In 2026, Brodie was also named to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's inaugural "North Carolina Legal 250", its new annual recognition honoring the most influential attorneys across the state's legal landscape.
