Business law firm Wick Phillips Gould & Martin added Katy Matthews as an associate for a Dallas legal job, according to a press release.

She joins the labor and employment practice witha specific focus on strategic client counseling and training with the objective of litigation prevention.

“Katy’s background in unfair competition, restrictive covenant law, employment litigation, labor relations and management training makes her a great addition to our labor and employment practice,” partner and labor and employment group head Andrew M. Gould said. “With labor and employment being one of the firm’s top growing practice areas, Katy’s expertise will help us continue to deliver innovative solutions with superior service. We are pleased to have her on the team.”

She is set to work with employment litigation for wage and hourly matters, discrimination litigation, and disputes about non-competition and unfair competition.

She holds a bachelor of arts degree in history from Indiana University and a law degree from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Wick Phillips has offices in Dallas and Fort Worth.