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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.

Premier client service is a firm tradition and remains our top priority.

Our attorneys pledge to:

  • Understand your business and objectives.
  • Focus on and anticipate your needs.
  • Collaborate to develop creative business solutions.
  • Harness technology and innovation to better serve your interests.
  • Communicate in a timely and effective manner.
  • Provide quality representation with exceptional value.
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,…
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Of Counsel

Shirin Aboujawde graduated from Boston University in 2004, followed by Saint John’s University School of Law in 2007. She was admitted to practice in New York shortly thereafter. Following…
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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…
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Associate
Mauricio Romero Alpuche joined Ogletree Deakins in January 2017. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, he worked at a local boutique in the labor litigation and employment consulting area.…
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Associate
Rodrigo de la Concha Alvarez joined Ogletree Deakins in September of 2014. Previously, Rodrigo worked in private practice at a leading law firm in Mexico City in the Labor, Social Security…
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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…
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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…
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Michael (“Mike”) Bell represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law,  focusing his practice on the defense of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims,…
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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…
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Associate
Bensy is an employment litigator in Ogletree Deakins’ Seattle office.  She represents employers in all aspects of employment litigation, including cases alleging Title VII discrimination;…
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There is a story behind every employment discrimination claim.  Rebecca is skilled at telling your side of the story.  She unravels allegations, sifts through facts, and marshals evidence…
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Associate
Chambord is a senior associate in the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins. Her employment litigation practice focuses on the representation of employers and management in state and…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Dave Castleberry represents and counsels clients in a broad range of issues arising out of labor and employment law issues. Dave has successfully represented clients in federal and state…
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Associate
Cyle Catlett is an associate in the Chicago office of Ogletree Deakins, where he defends employers in a variety of labor and employment matters. Cyle represents employers in several areas…
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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…
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Associate
Chloe Chang is an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office where she represents employers in all stages of litigation in state and federal courts, and in proceedings before various…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Office Managing Shareholder
David Michael DeMaio is the Managing Shareholder of the Miami Office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms. He…
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Lee Depret-Bixio joined Ogletree Deakins in 2003 and she practices exclusively in the area of business immigration law.  She assists U.S. and foreign companies in obtaining and maintaining…
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Associate
Colleen represents businesses in a wide range of employment and commercial lawsuits and provides day-to-day advice to management on employee relations issues.  Colleen has significant…
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Of Counsel
Katie Desmond has extensive experience providing strategic immigration guidance to companies of various sizes, ranging from Fortune 500s to startups. Katie is well versed in preparing non-…
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James Fowles is experienced in a wide range of matters, including employment litigation, union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining and related issues for employers in multiple…
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Of Counsel
Kristi is a pragmatic and strategic partner to employers, providing counsel and direction across a variety of labor and employment matters.
She has litigated cases before state and federal…
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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-…
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Associate
Nailah joined the Boston office in 2017 as an Associate. She represents and advises employers in all aspects of employment law.
Nailah graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 2015,…
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Wade Fricke has practiced management-side labor and employment law since 1989. He was one of three attorneys who founded the Cleveland office of the firm. Prior to joining the firm, Wade…
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Of Counsel
Ms. Fritts has practiced labor and employment law her entire career. She has represented clients in various industries including construction, manufacturing, and health care. Her roles…
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Shareholder
Shafeeqa Giarratani is a shareholder in the firm’s Austin office and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. Shafeeqa is a strong advocate for her clients. She represents employers in…
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Sheri L. Giger is a shareholder in the Pittsburgh office of Ogletree Deakins. Her practice focuses on preventative advice and counsel, particularly in the area of leave management, focusing…
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Associate
Taylor Gillan counsels employers in all areas of federal and state employment law, including compliance with Title VII, the ADEA, the ADA, the FMLA, the FLSA, and various state laws and…
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Associate
Matthew P. Gizzo is a zealous advocate and trusted advisor for employers on a wide-variety of labor and employment issues arising under federal and state laws.  Matthew specializes in…
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Counsel
Ms. Gladstone received her J.D., with honors, from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. Her educational background also includes a B.A. in Political Science and French from…
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Counsel
Ms. Gladstone received her J.D., with honors, from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. Her educational background also includes a B.A. in Political Science and French from…
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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…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Mr. Harris represents management in a wide variety of employment-related matters. In addition to defending single-plaintiff lawsuits, Mr. Harris also represents employers in class and…
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Associate
Josh represents employers in all aspects of employment and labor law.  As a litigator, Josh is well-versed in virtually every aspect of employment litigation. From handling bench and jury…
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Mr. Hart is a shareholder in the firm’s Houston office. Mr. Hart represents management in all aspects of employment law, including litigation in federal and state courts, arbitration…
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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…
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Associate
Maja Hartzell is an associate at the Tampa office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on representing employers on all aspects of labor and employment law. Maja is a dual-citizen…
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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…
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Associate
Garrick Josephs is a member of the firm’s Employment Law and Litigation practice groups. He guides clients through an array of labor and employment related matters, and enjoys working with…
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Mr. Joyner represents employers in a myriad of employment-related and complex commercial matters, including litigation involving discrimination, wage and hour, wrongful discharge and other…
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Associate
Elizabeth Jozsi is an associate in the Tampa office, where she represents employers in labor and employment matters, including discrimination, retaliation, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA),…
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Associate
Brent is an associate in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins. Brent’s practice is devoted to representing both large and small businesses in employment litigation and labor law…
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Of Counsel
Kevin practices ERISA and employee benefits with an emphasis on qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation, and severance plans/arrangements. He distills complex and…
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Associate
Amenah Khalil’s practice focuses on corporate immigration law. Ms. Khalil has a broad base of immigration experience and provides strategic business immigration advice to employers and…
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Associate
Armig Khodanian, an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office, focuses her practice on labor and employment issues, defending corporate employers in both single plaintiff and class action…
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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,…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Phillip Kilgore has been in the practice of litigation and labor and employment law in the Greenville office of Ogletree Deakins since 1986.
Phillip has extensive litigation experience,…
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Associate
Jeff Leslie represents employers in a variety of industries, including, manufacturing, construction, maritime, health, restaurant and hospitality. Having management and workplace experience…
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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…
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Associate
Andy represents businesses in a wide range of employment litigation and provides day-to-day advice to management on employment issues. Andy has experience with matters in federal and state…
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Attorney
Janet Lewis is of counsel to the Greenville, SC office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart, P.C., and is a member of the firm’s Affirmative Action/OFCCP Compliance Practice Group…
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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…
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Associate
Jia Li is admitted to practice law in Indiana, New York, California, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Katherine Manuel is an experienced employment litigator who defends companies of all sizes in lawsuits and government agency matters involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage…
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Associate
Flo is an associate in our Portland, Oregon office defending public and private employers of all sizes against claims of wrongful termination and employment discrimination.
Flo works…
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Dan has helped clients build the best immigration experiences for their employees, drawing from their core values and program preferences. His clients range from individuals and startups to…
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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.…
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Associate
Nicholas Marfori is an Associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins. His practice is focused on advising and defending retail stores, restaurants, hotels, and other places of…
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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…
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Associate
Evelyn is an associate in the Greenville office, focusing on Ogletree Deakins’ Employment Law and Litigation Practices. She graduated from Washington and Lee University, cum laude, with a…
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Associate
Lorena is an associate in the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins with experience handling single-plaintiff employment litigation, class action litigation, advice and counsel, and…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Mr. Pennington is the Managing Shareholder and a founding member of the Birmingham Office of Ogletree Deakins. For more than two decades, he has represented employers in a wide range of…
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Associate
Corissa Pennow is an associate attorney at Ogletree. Prior to joining the firm as an attorney, Corissa was a summer associate in 2019. While in law school, Corissa served in multiple…
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Of Counsel
Lara Peppard advises and defends employers in labor and employment-related matters, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblowing, reductions in force, and restrictive…
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Associate
Alejandro represents employers in a wide array of workplace law matters, from day-to-day advice and counsel to litigation.
In his litigation practice, Alejandro defends employers of all…
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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…
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Of Counsel
Ben represents clients across all industries on both regulatory compliance and litigation matters. Ben regularly advises clients on compliance with state, federal, and international data…
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Of Counsel
Elizabeth Rhodes is of counsel in the Employment Law practice group at Ogletree Deakins.
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Associate
Michael J. Riccobono is an employment litigator who regularly defends employers against single- and multi-plaintiff discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, retaliation, and non-…
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Associate
Akya is an associate attorney in the Charlotte office of Ogletree Deakins where she defends employers in employment-related litigation. Before joining Ogletree, Akya was a commercial…
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Associate
Daniel (Dan) Richardson is an associate in the Sacramento office of Ogletree Deakins. His employment litigation practice focuses on representing employers in all stages of litigation in…
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Ms. Ricketts concentrates her practice in the areas of Labor and Employment Law. She servesas the Co-Chair of the Ogletree Deakins OD Family business resource group and the Firm’s national…
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Of Counsel
Cory Ridenour focuses his practice on employment litigation and traditional labor matters.  Cory represents employers in employment related litigation before administrative agencies and…
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Associate
Ms. Schmid represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment discrimination actions, contract disputes, wage and hour disputes, and other employment-…
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Mark E. Schmidtke has represented clients in ERISA and non-ERISA employee benefits matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States for over 30 years. He has been lead or co…
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Associate
Jill is an associate in the Sacramento office of Ogletree Deakins.  Her employment litigation practice focuses on defending employers and individuals in state and federal courts, as well as…
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Associate
Conley J. Scott III, Esq., LL.M.T., is an associate attorney with Ogletree Deakins’ Atlanta, office. His focus is ERISA compliance and works on all types of qualified retirement plans and…
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Mr. Secaras counsels and represents employers throughout the country in employment matters including traditional labor matters (compliance with the National Labor Relations Act, collective…
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Associate
Sam represents businesses and management in a variety of labor and employment disputes, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in…
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Associate
Rachel is an associate in our Portland, Oregon office focusing on employment litigation.
Rachel graduated cum laude from Lewis & Clark law school, where she was the Lead Article Editor…
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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…
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Ellen Toth resides in the Cleveland office where she defends employment discrimination lawsuits for clients in the private and public sector. Ellen also defends charges brought before the…
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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…
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of Counsel
Christine counsels her clients on a full range of labor and employment issues. She has frequently represented employers in litigation, successfully obtaining preliminary injunctions in…
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Associate
Claudia Tran is an associate in the Kansas City office of Ogletree Deakins. Claudia was raised in Overland Park, Kansas, and attended the University of Missouri, where she obtained an…
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Associate
Kyle Wende is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ Sacramento office. His practice focuses on employment litigation but includes a wide variety of issues. He has experience with class actions…
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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…
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Associate
Michael J. Westwood-Booth is an associate in the Morristown office of Ogletree Deakins. Michael’s practice focuses exclusively on labor and employment matters in both federal and state…
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Associate
Courtney advises and represents clients in labor and employment law matters, including federal and state litigation, labor and employment disputes, and administrative matters before the…
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Senior Counsel
Heather Whitfield is an attorney handling nonimmigrant and immigrant employment-based cases for multinational, regional, and local corporate clients across a variety of industries, with a…
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Associate
Matt’s practice focuses on complex, commercial, and employment litigation. He has experience representing a diverse set of clients, ranging from LLC’s and closely-held companies to large,…
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