Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Phone: 404-870-1742

Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge, is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for six consecutive years. In 2017, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Labor Law - Management category. Ogletree Deakins has 800 attorneys located in 50 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies.

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Aaron Warshaw Shareholder Aaron Warshaw is an experienced, attorney who represents a diverse array of clients in labor and employment matters. He is one of the founding attorneys of the New York City office. Aaron... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	David A. Abella Associate David’s practice is focused on litigation and counseling related to employment and labor law. His experience includes representing employers in disputes in state and federal court,... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Paul Lancaster Adams Office Managing Partner Paul Lancaster Adams is the Managing Shareholder of Ogletree Deakins' Philadelphia office and member of the Firm-Wide Management Committee, as well as Diversity and Inclusion Steering... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Jean-Marc Albiol Partner Jean-Marc Albiol is the co-founding Partner of the Paris office of Ogletree Deakins. He provides strategic advice on numerous complex and sensitive matters including mergers &... [email protected] http://ogletree.com/
Margaret Carroll Alli Shareholder Meg Alli has focused her practice on the representation and counseling of management concerning the umbrella of employment laws and regulations affecting corporate clients, not-for-profit... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Fauzia Amlani Associate Fauzia N. Amlani earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Oglethorpe University in 2008, and her Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law in 2012. Ms. Amlani has practiced... [email protected] www.ogletree.com
Benjamin A. Anchill Associate Ben is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ Detroit (Metro) office. Before joining the firm, Ben served as a judicial law clerk to five federal judges in the Eastern District of Michigan: U.S... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Anna F. Angel Associate Anna Angel joined the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins in July 2015 as a member of the immigration practice group. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Ms. Angel worked for several years as... [email protected] ogletree.com
Raven Applebaum Of Counsel Raven Applebaum is a Board Certified attorney offering 10 years of experience as in-house and outside counsel with a targeted emphasis in employment law. Throughout her career, Ms.... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Stephanie L. Aranyos Of Counsel Stephanie Aranyos serves as of-counsel in the firm’s New York City office. Ms. Aranyos advises and represents employers in a broad spectrum of employment and labor matters involving Title... [email protected] www.ogletree.com

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Melissa A. Bailey Shareholder Melissa Bailey focuses her practice on occupational safety and health issues, and also serves on the Firm's Board of Directors. She litigates OSHA cases before federal and state agencies... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	Krystina Barbieri Associate Ms. Barbieri previously worked for Wakefern Food Corporation, the largest retailer-owned Cooperative in the United States. Ms. Barbieri worked as an HR Generalist for the organization and... [email protected] ogletree.com
James M. Barrett Shareholder James Barrett represents private and public employers in all aspects of employment-related disputes. He has defended clients against single plaintiff and class action lawsuits involving... [email protected] ogletree.com	Daniel R. Begian Shareholder Dan is a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ St. Louis office. Dan’s practice focuses, primarily, on traditional labor and employment law. With more than 35 years of experience, Dan has... [email protected] ogletree.com
Tina M. Bengs Shareholder Ms. Bengs counsels business clients on various employment and labor issues relating to the ADA, ADEA, FMLA, worker’s compensation, Title VII, unemployment, termination and discipline, labor... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	Eric A. Berg Of Counsel Eric A. Berg focuses his practice on construction law, in both litigation and transactional work. Eric has represented developers, international corporations, contractors, subcontractors,... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Brian D. Berry Of Counsel Brian Berry is a litigator in Ogletree Deakins’ San Francisco office. Mr. Berry focuses his practice on class action employment litigation. He has broad experience defending class and... [email protected] http://ogletree.com	Kevin D. Bland Shareholder Kevin D. Bland joined Ogletree Deakins law firm in their Orange County office in 2011. Mr. Bland provides a wealth of experience in Health and Safety. Before he began his legal career, Mr... [email protected] ogletree.com
Alexandra A. Bodnar Shareholder Ms. Bodnar defends employers in litigation, including wage and hour class actions, harassment, discrimination and wrongful discharge cases and trade secret litigation. She has experience... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Martin C. Brook Shareholder Martin Brook focuses his practice on representation of employers before state and federal courts and administrative agencies and advising employers on litigation avoidance and positive... [email protected] ogletree.com

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Regina Worley Calabro Of Counsel Gina concentrates her practice on discrimination and harassment matters, wage and hour claims, and noncompetition and trade secret litigation. Gina regularly counsels businesses on all... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Raul Chacon, Jr. Associate Raul represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters. He has litigated single plaintiff suits, and has experience in a variety of employment litigation matters, including... [email protected] www.ogletree.com
Ron Chapman, Jr. Shareholder Ron serves on the Firm’s Board of Directors. He is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and represents employers in all areas of labor and... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Joseph T. Charron Associate J.T. Charron is an attorney in the Ogletree Deakins St. Louis, Missouri Office. Mr. Charron represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law. Mr. Charron graduated Kalamazoo... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Alexander M. Chemers Associate Alexander “Zander” Chemers is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins. Zander has defended employers against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful... [email protected] ogletree.com	Jacob D. Cherry Associate Jacob D. Cherry is an immigration attorney in the Atlanta office. His practice is focused on employment-based immigration and worksite compliance matters. Jacob works with multinational... [email protected] ogletree.com
Curtis Y. Chow Associate Curtis Y. Chow is a member of the Immigration, International, and Employment Practice Groups of Ogletree Deakins, representing employers in all aspects of U.S. immigration law and... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	Hugh A. Christie Managing Partner Hugh Christie provides commercial and public sector clients with advice on all elements of employment law, from pre-hiring through recruitment, drafting agreements, benefit plans and... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Evan B. Citron Associate Mr. Citron is an associate in the New York City office. He represents employers in all aspects of employment-related litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	Michael Clarkson Shareholder Mr. Clarkson is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and regularly appears in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies across the country. In his work with Ogletree... [email protected] ogletree.com

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Amy R. Dalal Shareholder Amy Dalal’s practice is primarily concentrated in the areas of business visas and employment-based immigration. She assists employers in obtaining nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for their... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	Awanti A. Damle Associate Awanti Damle is originally from Raleigh, North Carolina. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Spanish and Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University of North... [email protected] www.ogletree.com
Maria Greco Danaher Shareholder Maria Greco Danaher regularly represents and counsels companies and healthcare entities in employment-related matters. Her area of emphasis is employment litigation, including both... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Andrea C. Davis Associate Andrea is an associate attorney in the Atlanta office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration. Andrea completed her undergraduate studies at the... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Dennis A. Davis Director of Client Training Dennis A. Davis, Ph.D.*, is recognized nationally as an expert on Workplace Violence Prevention, Workplace Bullying, Conflict Resolution, Sexual Harassment, and Cultural Diversity. Since... [email protected] ogletree.com	Lara C. de Leon Shareholder Lara de Leon represents employers of all sizes in all aspects of employment law, including employment litigation and counseling. She has extensive experience defending clients in federal... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Dara L. DeHaven Shareholder Dara DeHaven is an advisor and advocate for management. She advises clients in developing, implementing and monitoring employment policies, practices, and preventive maintenance programs to... [email protected] ogletree.com	Enrique A. Del Cueto-Perez Associate Enrique A. Del Cueto-Pérez is a full-time member of the International Practice Group of Ogletree Deakins, based in the firm’s Boston office, which assists multinational companies in... enrique.delcueto-perez@ ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Francesco A. DeLuca Associate Fran is an attorney in the Boston office where he represents and advises employers in on a variety of labor and employment issues. Fran graduated from Boston University School of Law in... [email protected] ogletree.com	Kiosha H. Dickey Of Counsel Kiosha is a 2004 graduate of Columbia College, where she majored in English and minored in Political Science. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina School... [email protected] ogletree.com

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Elizabeth M. Ebanks Shareholder Elizabeth Ebanks is a Shareholder in the Richmond office of Ogletree Deakins where she focuses her practice on employment litigation and employment counseling. Ms. Ebanks has significant... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	LerVal M. Elva Associate As an associate at Ogletree Deakins, Ms. Elva’s practice involves representing and advising management in all areas of employment and labor law. While at Case Western Reserve School of Law... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Ana Paula Delsol Espada Associate Ana Paula Delsol Espada joined Ogletree Deakins in September of 2014. Previously, she worked in private practice at a leading law firm in Mexico City with the Labor, Social Security and... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com

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Douglas J. Farmer Shareholder Mr. Farmer is a shareholder in the firm’s San Francisco office. He has served as lead defense counsel to Fortune 500 companies in more than 50 wage and hour class actions over the past... [email protected] http://ogletree.com	Andrea L. Fellion Shareholder Andrea Fellion has focused her career on employment law and represents employers in administrative investigations, hearings, and litigation. Ms. Fellion has extensive experience meeting... [email protected] ogletree.com
Jeanne E. Floyd Of Counsel Jeanne is a member of the employee benefits and executive compensation group. Jeanne focuses her practice on issues concerning health and welfare benefits, including Section 125 cafeteria... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Simone R.D. Francis Shareholder Simone Francis concentrates her practice in the areas of employment litigation, environmental counseling and litigation, and general litigation. She has represented a range of large, mid-... [email protected] www.ogletree.com
Nailah A. Freeman Associate Nailah A. Freeman is an associate lawyer with Ogletree Deakins, practicing Employment Law. J.D., Suffolk University School of Law, 2015 B.S., Boston College, 2011 [email protected] ogletree.com

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Andrew P. Galeziowski Of Counsel Andrew Galeziowski's practice is concentrated in the areas of business visas and employment-based immigration for multinational corporations, sports teams, professional athletes, and other... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Donald D. Gamburg Office Managing Shareholder Donald Gamburg has over 20 years' experience in all areas of labor and employment law. He represents clients in federal and state litigation involving trade secrets and employment... [email protected] ogletree.com
Leigh N. Ganchan Shareholder Ms. Ganchan provides business immigration advice to employers and professionals in a variety of industries. Ms. Ganchan is certified in Immigration and Nationality law by the Texas Board of... [email protected] ogletree.com	Maria Fernanda Gandarez Shareholder For more than 30 years, Maria has been practicing exclusively in the field of U.S. immigration law. During her many years of practice, Maria has maintained a commitment to excellence and... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
James Nicholas Garilas Associate James Garilas joined the firm as an Associate in August 2016, where he practices business immigration law. He is a 2013 graduate of the College of Charleston, where he earned a B.S. in... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Burton D. Garland, Jr. Shareholder Mr. Garland practices all facets of labor and employment law. Mr. Garland’s labor law practice includes union avoidance counseling and campaigns, elections, objections to elections, R-Case... [email protected] ogletree.com
KyraAnne Gates Editor, Firm Publications KyraAnne Gates is a Legal Editor of Firm Publications, working on the firm’s print and online legal publications and content. KyraAnne’s editorial responsibilities include editing the firm’... [email protected] ogletree.com	Greg Guidry Shareholder Greg Guidry is a Shareholder in the firm’s Lafayette, Louisiana office, a satellite location for the New Orleans office. He is licensed in Louisiana and Texas and has successfully... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Jon M. Gumbel Shareholder Jon M. Gumbel has concentrated his practice in the field of management labor and employment law since 1987. He has represented employers with respect to litigation and other employment law... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com

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Christopher P. Hammon Shareholder Chris Hammon practices in the areas of labor and employment litigation, arbitration, counseling, and investigation. He represents management in all variety of employment disputes before... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Lisa D. Hanchey Of Counsel Lisa Hanchey is of counsel in the Lafayette, Louisiana office and has practiced litigation, wage and hour, class action, e-discovery and records retention, and unfair competition and trade... [email protected] www.ogletree.com
Atoyia Scott Harris Associate Atoyia Harris practices labor and employment litigation. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins in 2016, Atoyia successfully defended matters and assisted clients on wide variety of litigation... [email protected] ogletree.com	David "DJ" Harris, Jr. Associate David “DJ” Harris is an associate in the Firm’s Greenville, South Carolina office. Mr. Harris' practice includes all facets of workplace-related litigation defense in federal and state... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Nicole M. Hartnett Associate Nicole is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration. Nicole completed her undergraduate studies cum laude at... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	Katherine Dudley Helms Office Managing Shareholder Ms. Helms has extensive experience representing clients in employment matters as varied as the practice offers. She has represented companies and individuals in both the private and public... [email protected] ogletree.com
Juan B. Hernandez Associate Mr. Hernandez currently focuses his practice on employment litigation matters, including cases alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Chapter 451 of the Texas... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Tina H. Ho Associate Tina joined the immigration practice at Ogletree Deakins in February 2010. Her experience primarily consists of assisting employers with obtaining temporary work visas and permanent... [email protected] ogletree.com
Eric E. Hobbs Shareholder Eric Hobbs is a shareholder whose practice focuses on labor and employment, with an emphasis on employment counseling and policy development, occupational safety and health, employment... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	Christopher E. Humber Shareholder Mr. Humber represents management in a wide variety of labor and employment litigation matters. Although his practice now is based primarily in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com

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Allison E. Ianni

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Allison Ianni is Of Counsel in the New York City office of Ogletree Deakins, where she represents and advises management in all aspects of employment law. Ms. Ianni regularly defends...

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Betsy Johnson Office Managing Shareholder Betsy Johnson has represented employers in California since 1985. Ms. Johnson actively partners with her clients to seek innovative and practical ways to best meet their unique needs. Ms.... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Mark A. Johnson Of Counsel Mark A. Johnson has a wide range of experience representing businesses in matters involving labor and employment law. Mark has represented employers in hundreds of cases in federal and... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Matthew K. Johnson Shareholder Matthew K. Johnson is a shareholder in the Greenville office and represents employers in all aspects of employment and labor law before state and federal agencies and in state and federal... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Robert A. Jones Shareholder Robert (“Bob”) Jones is the former California State Deputy Secretary, Special Counsel for the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, (California Department of Labor) appointed by the... robert.jones@ ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com

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Timothy C. Kamin Shareholder Timothy C. Kamin focuses his practice on advising and representing employers of all sizes in labor and employment matters including union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining,... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Dean F. Kelley Of Counsel Exclusively representing employers in matters relating to OSHA and other health and safety laws; the full range of state and federal employment laws including relating to discrimination,... [email protected] www.ogletree.com
Kara Kelly Associate Kara practices primarily employment-based immigration, assisting businesses and individuals with obtaining nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for foreign nationals. Kara previously worked at... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	T. Scott Kelly Shareholder Scott Kelly provides practical solutions for federal contractors and subcontractors across the United States to comply with the ever-changing affirmative action obligations imposed by doing... [email protected] ogletree.com
Ashley K. Kerr Associate Ashley Kerr grew up in Columbia and has been a lifelong resident of South Carolina. She is a 2010 graduate of Princeton University, where she majored in Political Science. She earned her... [email protected] ogletree.com	Ursula A. Kienbaum Of Counsel Ursula Kienbaum has spent her entire legal career representing and counseling employers in traditional labor and employment law matters. Specializing in traditional labor relations,... [email protected] ogletree.com
Jean Kim Associate Jean Kim is an attorney in Ogletree Deakins’ Charleston, South Carolina office. Jean grew up in Austin, Texas and moved to South Carolina during high school. She graduated from Clemson... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Amy C. Knapp Associate Amy is an associate attorney at Ogletree Deakins in the Portland office. Amy represents employers in all aspects of employment litigation before federal and state courts as well as... [email protected] ogletree.com
Matthew Kolodziej Counsel Matthew Kolodziej has over ten years of experience helping companies and individuals obtain visas for investors (EB-5, E-2), skilled workers (H-1B, E-3, TN), and inter-company transferees (... matthew.kolodziej@ ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Keith E. Kopplin Shareholder Keith E. Kopplin’s practice focuses on employment litigation and employment law matters. Keith strives to find creative and cost-effective solutions to some of the most vexing workplace... [email protected] www.ogletree.com

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Caroline Larsen Shareholder Caroline Larsen has litigated and defended clients in a wide variety of employment matters in various venues, including Arizona state court, various district courts, the Arizona Court of... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Whitney Larson Associate Ms. Larson is an immigration associate in the Raleigh office. Her practice includes all aspects of U.S. corporate immigration law, including non-immigrant visas, labor certification, and... [email protected] ogletree.com
Kimberly J. Lehman Associate Kim Lehman represents management in all aspects of employment law and focuses her practice in the area of employment litigation. Ms. Lehman has experience representing management in a wide... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Nancy S. Lester Of Counsel Nancy is Of Counsel in the firm's Richmond office. She focuses her practice on employment litigation and employment counseling. Nancy has experience defending employers against... [email protected] www.ogletree.com
Chad Li Associate Chad Li practices in the Austin office of Ogletree. His practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters, including assisting companies in managing non-immigrant visa matters, such... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	Richard C. Libert Of Counsel Richard (Rick) Libert began his professional career as an employee benefits paralegal in Hartford, Connecticut, quickly determining to attend law school to become an attorney in this... [email protected] www.ogletree.com
Matthew Linton Of Counsel Matthew Linton advises clients on a broad range of workplace and environmental safety and health issues, employment matters, and government investigations throughout the nation. He... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	Margaret S. Lopez Office Managing Shareholder Margo Lopez is the Managing Shareholder of the Washington, D.C. office and a long time workplace safety lawyer representing mining companies in the coal, metal, stone, sand and gravel... [email protected] ogletree.com

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Katherine C. MacIlwaine Associate Katherine joined Ogletree Deakins in December 2013. She practices employment-based immigration law, working with U.S. and multinational companies to obtain temporary and permanent work... [email protected] ogletree.com	Patrick J. Maher Senior Counsel Patrick Maher is senior counsel in the Dallas office of Ogletree Deakins. He received a B.S. with highest honors from the University of Santa Clara and a J.D. with high honors from the... [email protected]
Norma Manjarrez Associate Ms. Manjarrez is an attorney in the Chicago office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., where she assists management in a variety of labor and employment matters. Prior to... [email protected] www.ogletree.com	Malou P. Mararang Associate Malou is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office. Her practice is focused on employment-based immigration matters. Malou completed her undergraduate and law degrees in the Philippines.... [email protected] ogletree.com
Lauren M. Marino Associate Lauren Marino’s practice primarily involves advising management in matters of workplace safety and health and representing them before federal enforcement agencies. Ms. Marino graduated... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Rebecca L. Marks Of Counsel Rebecca Marks is a member of the International Practice Group, which provides worldwide labor and employment law support in over 100 countries. Her expertise includes crafting practical,... [email protected] ogletree.com
Tevis Marshall Shareholder Tevis Marshall is a founding member of the firm's Richmond office and focuses his practice on all aspects of traditional employment law. He regularly counsels employers on a broad range of... [email protected] ogletree.com	John F. Martin Shareholder John Martin focuses his practice on occupational safety and health compliance and litigation. He serves as national OSHA counsel for three publicly-traded companies, and has over 15 years... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Michael L. Matula Shareholder Michael Matula is a shareholder in the firm’s Kansas City office. Mike concentrates his practice in the areas of employment litigation and counseling. He has represented employers in a wide... [email protected] ogletree.com	Matthew E. McCarthy Associate Matthew E. McCarthy is an Associate in the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins. Matthew received his Juris Doctor from the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor in 2014 and was called... [email protected] ogletree.com

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Tibor Nagy Jr. Office Managing Shareholder With decades of in-depth labor and employment law experience representing a wide range of employers, including the aerospace, healthcare, hospitality, retail, transportation, manufacturing... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Leigh M. Nason Shareholder Leigh Nason is a shareholder in the Columbia, South Carolina office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart, P.C., and chairs the firm’s Affirmative Action/OFCCP Compliance Practice... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com
Diana J. Nehro Shareholder Ms. Nehro is the Deputy to the Chair of the International Practice Group of Ogletree Deakins and is based in the firm’s Boston office. Ms. Nehro assists clients in efficiently and... [email protected] www.ogletreedeakins.com	Jennifer A. Nelson Shareholder Jennifer A. Nelson represents public and private employers in all aspects of employment law, including several class action claims, involving: discrimination; harassment; wrongful... jennifer.nelson@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com
Rafael G. Nendel-Flores Shareholder Rafael G. Nendel-Flores represents employers in complex litigation matters including wage-hour class actions, appellate litigation and employment tax controversies. Rafael’s practice also... rafael.nendel-flores@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com	Sarah R. Nichols Shareholder Ms. Nichols is an attorney with 10 years of experience counseling and defending employers. She has an active advice practice, partnering with clients to develop and implement national and... sarah.nichols@ogletreedeakins.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Gwendolyn K. Nightengale Associate Gwen Nightengale advises and represents management on workplace safety and health issues before federal enforcement agencies. Gwen graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of... gwendolyn.nightengale@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com

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Danielle Ochs

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Ms. Ochs works in the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins, where she is a Shareholder. She has nearly 20 years of experience as a civil litigator, with an emphasis on the defense of...

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Christopher W. Olmsted

Shareholder

Christopher Olmsted is a shareholder in the firm's San Diego office. Mr. Olmsted helps businesses avoid employment-related legal claims by providing California employment law compliance...

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Sean Paisan Of Counsel Sean Paisan is a trial attorney that specializes in helping employers through comprehensive and thoughtful representation. His diverse background in business, commercial, employment,... sean.paison@ogletree.com http://ogletree.com/	Jared L. Palmer Associate Jared Palmer’s practice focuses on counseling and defending public and private companies in class action and single plaintiff employment disputes before administrative agencies and in state... jared.palmer@ ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Adam T. Pankratz Shareholder Mr. Pankratz represents corporations and management in a myriad of employment-related and complex commercial matters, including litigation involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment... adam.pankratz@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com	James M. Paul Shareholder Jim has extensive experience in handling labor and employment law litigation in federal and state courts, and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor... jim.paul@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Nicolas Peixoto Senior Associate Nicolas Peixoto is a senior associate of the Ogletree Deakins Paris office. He specializes in employment and social security law and his practice has led him to work on all employment law... nicolas.peixoto@ogletree.com http://ogletree.com/	Phillip W. Pemberton Associate Phil brings multiple years of experience working with companies to find creative solutions to solve problems. Before law school, Phil worked in a project management role in the construction... phillip.pemberton@odnss.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Kelly M. Peña Associate Kelly M. Peña is an associate attorney in the Miami office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Ms. Peña’s practice focuses primarily on employment litigation. Ms. Peña... kelly.pena@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com	Lara J. Peppard Of Counsel Lara Peppard advises and defends employers in labor and employment-related matters, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblowing, reductions in force, and restrictive... lara.peppard@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com
Patti C. Perez Shareholder Ms. Perez’s practice is dedicated exclusively to conflict resolution and conflict avoidance in the workplace. Her conflict resolution practice involves helping companies find solutions... patti.perez@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Grant D. Petersen Shareholder Mr. Petersen represents and counsels employers regarding a broad range of U.S. and international labor and employment law issues, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption law... grant.petersen@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com

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Hanna B. Raanan Associate Ms. Raanan represents clients in complex wage and hour litigation, involving claims for employee misclassification, rounding violations, regular rate of pay issues, meal/rest period... hanna.raanan@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com	Brian M. Radloff Shareholder Brian has been practicing labor and employment law since 2000. His practice focuses on employment litigation arising under Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in... brian.radloff@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
David Raizman Shareholder David Raizman is nationally known for his disability rights practice, specifically for his work under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 2012, he was recognized by the Los... david.raizman@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Kevin D. Reese Shareholder Kevin has 20 years’ experience as a civil litigator with a current emphasis on defending management in wage and hour class action cases where he continues to work as lead defense counsel... kevin.reese@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Steven R. Reid Associate Steve Reid counsels and represents employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state laws. Steve graduated from the University of Denver Sturm... steven.reid@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Michael J. Riccobono Associate Michael J. Riccobono is an employment litigator who regularly defends employers against single- and multi-plaintiff discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, retaliation, and non-... michael.riccobono@ogletreedeakins.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Stephen A. Riga Of Counsel Mr. Riga concentrates his practice in the area of employee benefits and privacy and security issues. Mr. Riga's benefits practice includes work with funds and employers to design, maintain... stephen.riga@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Grace H. Ristuccia Associate Ms. Ristuccia assists clients on a variety of compliance, administration, and plan design issues for all types of employee benefit plans, including qualified plans, non-qualified plans,... grace.ristuccia@ogletreedeakins.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Emily L. Robinson Associate Emily L. Robinson is an attorney in our Immigration Practice Group at the Raleigh Ogletree Deakins office. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration. Emily assists domestic... emily.robinson@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com	Alfred B. Robinson, Jr. Shareholder Mr. Robinson has practiced labor and employment law and advised business clients on employment compliance issues for most of his career. His practice focuses on wage and hour matters and... alfred.robinson@ogletreedeakins.com www.ogletreedeakins.com

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Lowell Sachs Practice Support Manager Mr. Sachs is a Practice Support Manager with the firm’s Client Services department. In this role he works with attorneys across the firm and with other client services professionals to... lowell.sachs@ogletree.com 919-787-9700 www.ogletreedeakins.com	Stefano Sandoval Malori Associate Stefano Sandoval Malori joined Ogletree Deakins in January 2016. Prior to that, Stefano joined a small local law firm as Partner of the Labor, Employment and Social Security Practice Group... stefano.sandoval@ogletreedeakins.com (+52)55-9171-1510 www.ogletreedeakins.com
Arthur G. Sapper Of Counsel Arthur G. Sapper is Senior Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Ogletree Deakins, where he practices administrative and regulatory law. Art focuses his practice on all areas of... art.sapper@ogletree.com 202-263-0270 ogletree.com/people/arthur-g-sapper	Robert A. Sar Office Managing Shareholder Bob is a seasoned litigator and trial attorney who represents clients on all aspects of labor and employment law. He has taken numerous cases to winning verdict in jury trials, arbitration... robert.sar@ogletree.com 919-789-3160 www.ogletreedeakins.com
Rajula Sati Of Counsel Ms. Sati has provided immigration-related advice to Fortune Global 500 companies in the multimedia, beverage and automobile manufacturing industries. In addition, she has counseled finance... rajula.sati@ogletree.com 212-492-2076 www.ogletreedeakins.com	Diane M. Saunders Shareholder Diane Saunders is a Shareholder in the Boston office. Ms. Saunders is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Retail Practice Group, and a member of the firm’s Steering Committees for the Class Action... diane.saunders@ogletree.com 617-994-5704 ogletree.com
Shabri Sharma Associate Shabri Sharma is an Associate in the New York City office, where she represents and advises management in all aspects of employment law. Ms. Sharma has experience in advising and counseling... shabri.sharma@ogletree.com 212-492-2097 ogletree.com	Robert M. Shea Shareholder Bob Shea is a Shareholder in the Boston office of Ogletree Deakins. Bob’s practice includes working closely with clients to develop best practices, and providing advice on discipline and... robert.shea@ogletree.com 617-994-5722 ogletree.com
Evan J. Shenkman Senior Manager Evan J. Shenkman is a member of Ogletree Deakins’ Knowledge Management Department, serving as the firm’s Senior Manager of Knowledge Management Counsel and Research. In his role, Mr.... evan.shenkman@ogletreedeakins.com 973-656-1600 www.ogletreedeakins.com	Nonnie L. Shivers Shareholder Nonnie partners with employers and managers in three primary ways: litigation avoidance through proactive counseling and training; investigations and resolutions when pre-litigation... nonnie.shivers@ogletree.com 602-778-3706 www.ogletree.com

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Caroline Tang Shareholder Caroline Tang practices in the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins. She has spent her entire career representing multinational corporations sponsoring foreign national employees, with a focus... caroline.tang@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com	Andrew E. Tanick Shareholder Andy Tanick has over 25 years of experience defending employment claims and helping employers develop effective policies and avoid litigation. He advises businesses of all sizes on issues... andrew.tanick@ogletree.com ogletree.com
Justin T. Tarka Associate Justin Tarka is an associate in the London office of Ogletree Deakins. He advises clients across a range of sectors on a variety of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters.... justin.tarka@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com	Christopher L. Thomas Shareholder Mr. Thomas practices exclusively in the area of immigration law. He represents companies throughout the world in developing global mobility policies, securing necessary work visas and... christopher.thomas@ogletree.com ogletree.com/people/christopher-l-thomas
Michael D. Thomas Associate Michael’s practice focuses on representation of employers in wage and hour class actions and PAGA claims. Michael also advises and defends employers on all aspects of labor and employment... michael.thomas@ogletreedeakins.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Charles L. Thompson, IV Shareholder Charles L. Thompson IV counsels and defends employers in wrongful termination, discrimination, and other employment-related matters. These areas include trade secrets and unfair... charles.thompson@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com
Matt Thorne Associate Matt Thorne's practice focuses exclusively on occupational safety and health law. He counsels employers in numerous areas of OSHA regulatory compliance, namely, process safety management (... matthew.thorne@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com	Corey N. Thrush Associate Corey Thrush’s practice focuses on employment counseling as well as employment and general business litigation. She counsels clients on a wide range of employment issues and represents... corey.thrush@ogletreedeakins.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Todd M. Torres Associate Todd Torres is an associate in the Boston office where he focuses his practice on employment litigation. He offers advice and provides representation before both state and federal courts... todd.torres@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Ashley Totorica Associate Ashley Totorica is an associate in the Stamford office of Ogletree Deakins. His practice encompasses the full range of employment law counseling and litigation. Mr. Totorica defends... ashley.totorica@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com

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Alix Udelson

Associate

Alix is an Associate in the Houston office. She represents and counsels employers in a variety of employment matters. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Alix served as in-house counsel for...

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Hal D. Ungar

Associate

Hal D. Ungar brings eight years of practical experience to his diverse practice, which includes the fields of labor and employment, construction, admiralty, personal injury and insurance...

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L. Evan Van Gorder Associate L. Evan Van Gorder represents corporations in employment-related and complex commercial matters, including litigation involving discrimination, wage and hour, wrongful discharge and other... evan.vangorder@ogletree.com ogletree.com	Danielle Vanderzanden Shareholder Ms. Vanderzanden is a Shareholder in the Boston office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Data Privacy practice group. She specializes in the areas of privacy, restrictive covenant, wage and hour... dani.vanderzanden@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Thomas Vasiljevich Shareholder Thomas Vasiljevich is a shareholder in the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group and has nearly 30 years of experience representing and advising clients on a... thomas.vasiljevich@ogletreedeakins.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Timothy G. Verrall Shareholder Timothy G. Verrall is a shareholder in the Houston office of Ogletree Deakins where he advises a diverse range of clients on a wide variety of employee benefit plan issues arising under... timothy.verrall@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Melina V. Villalobos Associate Melina has extensive experience in a broad range of immigration law, with a focus on employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions. Melina’s practice includes partnering with... melina.villalobos@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com	Karen L. Vossler Of Counsel Karen Vossler represents domestic and global employers in a variety of industries across the spectrum of employment and traditional labor law matters. Drawing from a wealth of both in-... karen.vossler@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com

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Candace S. Walker Of Counsel Ms. Walker began her career as a lawyer as a law clerk to the Hon. V. Sue Shields, Indiana Court of Appeals. Before joining Ogletree Deakins in 2000, she was an Assistant Corporation... candace.walker@ogletree.com ogletree.com	Nicole A. Welch Associate Nicole Welch is an associate in the New York City office. Ms. Welch has considerable experience litigating employment discrimination disputes, including matters arising under Title VII,... nicole.welch@ogletree.com www.ogletree.com
Ashley A. Wenger-Slaba Of Counsel Ashley Wenger-Slaba advises and represents large and small employers on a wide variety of employment law matters. Having spent a period of time in house, Ashley draws on that experience to... ashley.wenger-slaba@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Steven Williams Associate Steven’s broad-ranging experience with immigration practice stems from his work within institutions of higher education and the federal government prior to joining Ogletree Deakins. His... steven.williams@ogletree.com ogletree.com
Thornell Williams, Jr. Shareholder Thornell Williams began his legal career with Ogletree in 2005. His practice currently involves providing strategic advice and representation to management clients in traditional labor... thornell.williams@ogletreedeakins.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Cole A. Wist Shareholder Cole Wist has more than 25 years of litigation experience in state and federal courts across the country. His primary practice areas are workplace safety and health and employment... cole.wist@ogletree.com www.ogletreedeakins.com
Jennifer P. Woodruff Of Counsel As a member of the firm’s Background Check Advice team, Jennifer offers practical, real-world advice on analyzing, drafting, and implementing valid background check authorization and... jennifer.woodruff@ogletreedeakins.com www.ogletreedeakins.com	Luther Wright, Jr Of Counsel After graduating from Vanderbilt University School of Law, Luther Wright, Jr. began his career with a general practice firm in the litigation section. He spent the first several years of... luther.wright@ogletree.com ogletree.com

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Marc L. Zaken

Marc Zaken, Ogletree Deakins Law Firm, Labor and Employment Attorney

Office Managing Shareholder

Marc Zaken is the Managing Shareholder of the Stamford office of Ogletree Deakins. For over 30 years, Marc has exclusively represented management clients in labor and employment law matters...

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David L. Zwisler

David Zwisler, Ogletree Deakins Law Firm, Employment Attorney

Of Counsel

David Zwisler is a trusted senior leader, legal advisor, and strategist with an 18-year history of navigating the complexities of compliance and developing practical solutions. Mr. Zwisler...

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