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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:

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  • Focus on and anticipate your needs.
  • Collaborate to develop creative business solutions.
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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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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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Kyle Abraham is a Shareholder at Ogletree Deakins' Portland office. Kyle represents employers in traditional labor and employment law matters. Kyle’s labor practice includes negotiating…
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Associate
Understanding that few areas of business management are as sensitive as employee relations, Justine L. Abrams devotes her career to guiding employers through the complexities of employment…
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Senior Counsel
Lori Keen Adamcheski has dedicated her legal career to the representation of employers in labor and employment matters in a combination of private practice and in-house counsel experience.…
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Associate
Beth is an associate in the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins. She represents employers of all sizes in state and federal court litigation and administrative proceedings.
Prior to joining…
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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…
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Associate
Alison Adelman is an associate attorney in Ogletree Deakins’ San Diego office. Alison’s practice focuses on litigation and assisting employers with allegations of wrongful termination,…
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Mr. Adlong focuses the majority of his practice representing employers in traditional labor issues. He regularly represents clients during union organizing campaigns and before the National…
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Mr. Agraz has experience helping a broad spectrum of clients with labor and employment challenges. He represents clients in diverse industries during union organizing attempts and…
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Associate
Carmen Aguado is an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office, and her practice focuses on defending employers in single plaintiff employment matters filed in state and federal court.…
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Vic Albert’s practice focuses on all aspects of trial law with particular experience in the areas of labor and employment trials, insurance defense bad faith trials and trucking defense…
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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 &…
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Associate
In the ever-changing and challenging immigration climate, employers and foreign nationals face a constantly evolving landscape of immigration law. Practicing immigration law requires a new…
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Justin Allen is a skilled commercial and employment litigator in the Indianapolis office, with significant experience handling large and complex cases. Justin has represented plaintiffs and…
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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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Associate
Salvatore specializes in data protection and privacy law. He supports clients across the world with their regulatory data privacy compliance. He works with partners and associates across…
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Maria Anastas is a traditional labor law expert and former NLRB attorney. The overwhelming majority of her practice is focused on representing employers before the NLRB and during union…
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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…
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Associate
Chris Anderson is a member of the International Practice Group, which provides worldwide labor and employment law support in over 100 countries. His international practice expertise…
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Shareholder
Corie represents employers in a full range of employment law issues and litigation. Having worked for eight (8) years in the HR/legal department of a large outdoor equipment manufacturer,…
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Associate
Karla Turner Anderson represents employers in a wide range of employment matters. Karla's representative experience includes:

Drafting and revising employer affirmative action policies for…
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Of Counsel
*Licensed to practice in North Carolina and Georgia only. Practice in D.C. under supervision pursuant to Rule 49 of the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Ms. Andrews’ practice encompasses a broad…
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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…
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Associate
Omar M. Aniff is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins. Mr. Aniff primarily specializes in defending employers in wage and hour class actions and California’s Private…
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Counsel
Andre Appel has been working as a certified specialist for employment law at the Berlin office of Ogletree Deakins International LLP since January 2020. He advises national and…
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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.…
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Of Counsel
Vi Applen is of counsel at the firm’s Los Angeles office. Vi represents employers both in state and federal court, and focuses her practice on complex wage-and-hour class, collective, and…
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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…
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Managing Editor of Firm Publications
Hera S. Arsen, J.D., Ph.D., is Managing Editor of the firm's publications, overseeing the firm's print and online legal publications and content. Hera, who joined Ogletree Deakins in 2003,…
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For almost 35 years, John Artz has been helping employers with personnel and policy issues and government regulation.  He concentrates his practice in employment and labor law, with a…
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Jamie Brod Ashton represents employers on all matters impacting their employees under federal and state labor and employment laws, including compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights…
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Brian A. Aslin is an associate in the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins where he represents employers in state and federal court from the outset of litigation through appeal.
An experienced…
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Lucas Asper is an attorney in the Ogletree Deakins’ Greenville, South Carolina office.  He represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law, including:
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Associate
Melis is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins. Melis defends employers against wage and hour class action and PAGA claims. She also defends employers against single-…
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Of Counsel
Lisa Karen Atkins has served as litigation and in-house counsel in a variety of settings since 1990. She has over 20 years' experience defending public and private employers ranging from…
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Komlavi Atsou represents businesses, not-for-profit organizations, public agencies, and universities in a wide range of employment matters and defends them in related federal and state…
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Managing Partner
Karine Audouze is the Managing Partner of the Ogletree Deakins Paris office.  Karine advises clients on hiring / terminating senior executives, redundancies, international employee…
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Of Counsel
Ruhul is an experienced litigation lawyer, having worked both in private practice in the City as well as in-house for local government. He has conducted many cases in the County and High…
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Of Counsel
Karla Jean Bacayan is an of counsel attorney in the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins. Karla Jean’s practice focuses on representing clients in multiple industries, covering the full…
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Associate
Carlos Bacio is an associate in the Orange County office of Ogletree Deakins. Carlos represents employers in a wide array of labor and employment law matters in state and federal court as…
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Of Counsel
Nora M. Villalpando Badillo joined Ogletree Deakins in July 2019. Previously, she was a Partner at a local boutique firm, leading the Labor Practice in consulting and litigation (2019). She…
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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…
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Jana Baker represents employers on all matters impacting their employees under federal and state labor and employment laws, including compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the…
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Associate
Madi Bakker is an associate attorney in Ogletree Deakins' Washington, D.C. office. Ms.Bakker is a native of Greeneville, Tennessee. She graduated with honors from the University of…
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Associate
Steven is an employment litigation associate in Ogletree Deakins’ Indianapolis office. He defends employers against allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage-and-hour…
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Of Counsel
Brenda Bannon is of counsel in the Seattle office of Ogletree Deakins and joined the firm in March 2019. Ms. Bannon’s practice has emphasized the defense of municipal and other governmental…
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Associate
As an associate in our Portland, Oregon office, Meg represents employers ranging from small businesses to global corporations in employment litigation matters. She is passionate about her…
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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…
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Rico represents employers in all facets of employment law.  He provides proactive compliance counseling, and when necessary vigorously represents employers in all phases of litigation in…
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Ms. Barrett represents employers in a broad spectrum of employment-related matters including wage and hour disputes, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with…
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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…
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Of Counsel
Cara Barrick is Of Counsel in the firm’s San Francisco office.  She has extensive experience representing businesses of all sizes in employment law compliance issues, including counseling…
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Shareholder
Jazmyn is a shareholder in the Cleveland office at Ogletree Deakins. She is an experienced management-side labor attorney advising clients in all aspects of labor and employment law, with a…
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Of Counsel
Katie Bayt is a trusted legal advisor, providing employers with collaborative, practical solutions to address their legal challenges.  Katie currently serves as Of Counsel in the…
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Managing Director
Joseph (“Joe”) Beachboard is a nationally recognized expert on labor and employment law issues who joined Ogletree Deakins in 2001.  He helps employers avoid work-related legal exposure,…
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Counsel
Anja Becher is counsel in Ogletree Deakins’ Berlin office. She advises national and international clients on all aspects of German individual and collective employment law as well as…
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Of Counsel
Lucy defends employers and management in a wide array of litigation matters with a particular emphasis on employment and civil rights litigation. She is skilled at litigating complex cases…
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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…
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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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Of Counsel
Thomas L. Bellifemine, of counsel, regularly represents employers in all aspects of the employment relationship, including counseling on best practices for onboarding, reasonable…
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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…
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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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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,…
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Associate
Daniel Bernstein is a management-side labor and employment attorney, representing and counseling clients on a wide range of matters involving:


Federal and state wage and hour matters,…
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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…
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Jenn Betts represents and counsels employers regarding complex traditional labor and employment matters. Jenn has extensive experience with employment issues. She has defended numerous…
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Associate
Shiv assists clients with employee benefits and executive compensation matters.  He advises clients on a variety of issues related to qualified and nonqualified plans, including plan design…
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Of Counsel

Kristine works with clients on a variety of issues related to health and welfare and retirement plans. Her practice includes advising clients about all aspects of ERISA and Internal…
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Shareholder
Frank provides a comprehensive array of services to employers in traditional labor relations law and employment law compliance and litigation. His traditional labor practice includes…
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Partner
Kathryn Bird is an employment, human rights, and labour lawyer in Ogletree Deakin’s Toronto office. Kathryn is a recognized leader in workplace law in Canada and was the winner of a Lexpert…
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Gordon L. Blair began his professional career practicing general civil litigation, with a focus on commercial and employment litigation.  He also served as the associate general counsel of…
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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…
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Associate
Nana is an associate in the Atlanta office of Ogletree Deakins where she provides immigration advice to corporate clients across a range of industries. In this role, Nana primarily advises…
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Partner
Bernard J. (“Bud”) Bobber is a shareholder in the Milwaukee office of Ogletree Deakins. Mr. Bobber represents employers before federal and state courts and administrative agencies…
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Associate
Jessica M. Bocchinfuso is an Associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office.  Ms. Bocchinfuso represents employers in a wide range of labor and employment matters, including litigation…
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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…
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Counsel
Steve Boggins focuses his practice on the administration, management and defense of workers’ compensation claims on the behalf of both state-funded and self-insured employers throughout…
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Associate
Michael Bonsignore is an Associate in the Atlanta office of Ogletree Deakins. He has represented individuals and businesses with various immigration matters, including assisting clients…
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Associate
Nate is an associate in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins. He has handled a broad spectrum of disputes involving employers and employee benefit plans. His employment practice…
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Of Counsel

Stefan Borovina focuses his practice on helping construction contractors, healthcare providers, manufacturers, and other employers with all aspects of risk management and litigation…
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Of Counsel
Josh Bortnick provides labor and employment counseling and litigation defense exclusively to employers. Representing a wide range of companies since 2005, Mr. Bortnick’s practice includes…
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Of Counsel
Sonya Boun has extensive experience representing private corporations, non-profits, higher education institutions, public employers, and tribal communities and entities.  She is routinely…
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Of Counsel
Lisa Bowman is an experienced attorney who provides strategic, business-minded advice to clients facing complex legal issues.  Ms. Bowman has litigated high-stakes, class-action lawsuits…
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Associate
Mr. Bracewell joined Ogletree in 2014 as an Associate in the Employee Benefits practice group.  He focuses his practice on qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, ERISA compliance,…
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Partner
Carsten Brachmann is a partner in Ogletree Deakins’ Berlin office.  He advises private and public employers on individual and collective employment law, especially regarding collective…
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Attorney
Mr. Bradford represents management in a variety of industries, including retail, hospitality, automobile dealerships, government contractors, and healthcare. His experience advising and…
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Associate
Samantha is an associate in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins. She started her employment law career as in-house counsel for a medical supplies company with over 7,500 employees.…
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Associate
Josh Brand represents employers in the full spectrum of labor and employment matters. Josh regularly defends employers before federal, state, and administrative tribunals against claims of…
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Shareholder
Karen Brandon advises in-house counsel, management, human resources professionals and Boards of Trustees on their responsibilities in sponsoring, administering and acting as trustee of all…
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Associate
AnnRene Braun is an associate at the firm’s Kansas City office, where she counsels and defends employers in both labor and employment matters. Ms. Braun focuses her practice on defending…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Cynthia Bremer is the managing shareholder of the Minneapolis office. Cynthia has extensive experience in employment law and complex litigation matters. Her practice focuses on representing…
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Shareholder
Thomas (“Tom”) Bright has spent his entire legal career practicing labor and employment law representing management. As a litigator, Tom has handled cases ranging from sexual harassment…
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Attorney
Jamie Brod represents employers on all matters impacting their employees under federal and state labor and employment laws, including compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the…
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Associate
Olivia is an associate in the Greenville office, focusing on Ogletree Deakins’ Labor and Employment and Construction Practices.
Olivia graduated from Louisiana State University in 2013 with…
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Associate
Collin Brodrick is an associate in the Dallas office of Ogletree Deakins. Mr. Brodrick has diverse experience defending companies and individuals alike, primarily in the healthcare,…
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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…
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Associate
Ann Louise is from Spartanburg, South Carolina. She attended College of Charleston for her undergraduate studies where she studied History and Spanish.  During her senior year at College of…
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John Brown is board certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He represents clients in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies in…
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Associate
Madeline is an associate in the firm’s St. Louis office. Madeline joined the firm in 2021 after receiving her J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
While in school, Madeline…
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Shareholder
Walter is a shareholder in the Kansas City office of Ogletree Deakins.  He represents a broad range of litigation clients, from individuals and small companies to large corporations. He…
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of Counsel
Ms. Brownlow is of counsel with Ogletree Deakins. Ms. Brownlow specializes in the management of large immigration programs across industries, including clinical research, healthcare, retail…
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Associate
Alan Brozovich, ze/hir/hirs, is an Associate in the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins.
Alan’s practice focuses on business immigration and ze represents clients in a wide-range of immigrant…
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Associate
Bryson is an associate in the Tucson office of Ogletree Deakins. He joins Ogletree Deakins from the Pima County Attorney’s Office Civil Division where he represented Pima County in various…
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Shareholder
With 32 years of experience as a trial attorney, Russell Buhite is a nationally-recognized defense counsel representing life, health and disability insurance companies and benefit plans in…
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Shareholder
Donald (Doni) Bulea is a shareholder in the Cleveland office of Ogletree Deakins.
He is a seasoned litigator and problem solver providing clients with practical solutions to employment…
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Shareholder
Mr. Bumgardner’s practice includes a full range of business immigration matters in a variety of industries, with an emphasis on semiconductor design and manufacturing, industrial and power…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Stacy M. Bunck is a Shareholder in the firm’s Kansas City Office, with extensive experience in employment-related disputes in various forums throughout the Midwest. She has experience…
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Attorney
Mark Burak has specialized in the representation of employers in labor and employment matters for nearly 25 years. Mr. Burak’s practice focuses on defending employers in state and federal…
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Of Counsel
Brian Burbrink is an experienced litigator and counselor. With a particular focus on labor and employment litigation and counseling, Brian represents management in a broad variety of…
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Shareholder
Ms. Burford represents management in employment-related litigation concerning claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unemployment compensation, wage and hour, and workers’…
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Shareholder, Practice Chair
Carson Burnham leads the International Practice Group of Ogletree Deakins. She is a shareholder based in the Boston office. Carson and her global team manage worldwide labor and employment…
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Shareholder
Drew Burnside represents employers in federal and state courts, as well as federal and state administrative agencies, in employment law matters. Drew is admitted in Louisiana and Texas.…
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Associate
Ellie qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in June 2024, the first to do so following successful completion of her training contract with Ogletree Deakins.
During training, Ellie…
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Shareholder
Lisa Stephanian Burton is a shareholder in the Boston office of Ogletree Deakins.  She defends employers in litigation and counsels on labor and employment issues that include wage and hour…
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Of Counsel
Valerie Butera has focused her legal career on the representation of employers and trade associations in workplace safety and health matters.  She has extensive experience, both in private…
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Shareholder
Mr. Byergo is the managing shareholder of the Seattle office and chair of the firm’s national collective bargaining practice subgroup.  He has more than 25 years of experience representing…
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Associate
Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Zach served as an attorney at the Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission where he worked for an administrative law judge and dealt with safety…
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Associate
Lorenzo Cabantog is an associate in the Boston office where he focuses on employment litigation, labor management relations, and counseling.  In his litigation practice, Lorenzo has…
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Of Counsel
Chris Caiaccio has been practicing exclusively in the area of labor and employment his entire legal career.  He works with companies of all sizes to assist with labor relations and human…
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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…
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Andre’ B. Caldwell is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice focuses on all aspects of civil and criminal litigation in state and federal court. He has tried to a jury verdict over 20…
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Associate
Ms. Caldwell is an associate in the firm’s Employee Benefits Group and assists clients on a variety of compliance, administration, and plan design issues including qualified plans,…
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Associate
Audrey Calkins represents corporations and management in various types of litigation in federal and state courts and administrative agencies. After her clerkship for U.S. District Judge S.…
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Associate
Marquita joined Ogletree Deakins’ immigration practice group in May 2013. Marquita’s experience includes a full range of business immigration matters in a variety of industries, including…
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Associate
Alessandra Carbajal joined the firm as an associate in March 2022, where she practices business immigration law. She is a 2018 graduate of Brigham Young University, where she majored in…
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Kelly M. Cardin is an associate in the Stamford office of Ogletree Deakins. Her practice focuses on representing employers in a wide range of disputes, including those involving…
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Associate
Amanda Cardwell is an associate attorney in our Houston office and a member of Ogletree Deakins’ immigration practice group. Amanda works with corporate clients to obtain permanent…
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Associate
Justin Caresia is an associate in the firm’s Phoenix office. Mr. Caresia’s practice focuses on defending employers in federal and state court and before federal and state regulatory…
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Associate
Hilarie represents and advises employers in a broad range of employment matters before federal and state courts and administrative agencies.  She routinely defends clients against claims…
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Richard Carrigan is an enthusiastic litigator in state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies. He tries jury and bench trials in federal districts throughout Alabama,…
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Shareholder
Joseph B. Cartafalsa represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law and related litigation. He frequently represents and advises employers on their rights and obligations…
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Of Counsel
Chris is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Florida Bar. Chris devotes himself to helping employers faced with the risks of Fair Labor Standards Act collective action and…
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Of Counsel
Martha I. Casillas has extensive experience in employment law, as she has defended both major corporate clients and government agencies through every stage of potential and actual disputes…
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Of Counsel
Elvige Cassard (formerly Richards), maintains an extensive practice in the area of labor and employment law through pro-active advices to and legal representation of employers, including…
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Associate
O. Iván Andrade Castelan joined Ogletree Deakins in February 2018, in which he developed professionally as a law clerk for 3 years. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, he worked during 1…
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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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Of Counsel
Erica Chee represents employers in a broad area of matters.  She regularly represents employers in traditional labor law issues, including advising and representing management in bargaining…
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Associate
Alexander “Zander” Chemers is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins.  Zander has defended employers against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful…
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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…
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Associate
Since being admitted to the bar in 2012, Sarah has been practicing immigration law exclusively. She has expertise in a broad range of immigration matters, including family-based and…
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Associate
Thomas R. Chibnall is an associate in the St. Louis, Missouri, office of Ogletree Deakins. He represents and counsels clients of all sizes in a variety of employment related matters before…
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Tracie Childs focuses her practice on defending national employers against class, representative and collective actions.  She also has extensive experience representing Fortune 500…
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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…
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Of Counsel
Adam G. Christian is a litigator with over twenty years of experience, who was born and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Adam spent the first fifteen years of his legal career actively…
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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…
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Tom Christina counsels clients on plan design, regulatory, operational, and compliance issues relating to employee benefit plans of all kinds, including defined benefit and defined…
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Associate
Paul is an associate in our Portland, Oregon office focusing on employment litigation and counseling.
Paul advises employers to ensure compliance with the ever-changing framework of labor…
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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.…
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Shareholder
Patrick Clark is a shareholder in the Firm and concentrates his practice on advice and litigation in all areas of employment law. Although Patrick has particular expertise in representing…
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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…
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Associate
Shannon is an employment litigator in Ogletree Deakins’ San Francisco office. She enjoys guiding her clients through the employment law process—whether it is an investigation, deposition,…
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Linda Claxton has represented employers in all aspects of employment law during her 30 year career.  She has significant trial experience representing employers as lead counsel in jury…
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Special Counsel
Ursula Clemons serves as Special Counsel with the firm’s Workplace Health and Safety Group advising clients on OSHA matters, offering client consultation services including preventative…
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Katrina concentrates her practice in the area of employee benefits, handling a variety of issues relating to plan design, compliance, and administration of retirement plans, health and…
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Associate
Tiffany Coburn is an associate in the Tampa office of Ogletree Deakins, where she is a member of the Immigration practice group. Her practice is focused on all aspects of employment-based…
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Associate
Jennifer Cofer is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters.
Jennifer attended North Carolina State…
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Mr. Coffey is an attorney in the Immigration Practice Group of Ogletree's Raleigh office. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the International and Immigration Law…
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Mr. Cohen has counselled management and represented employers in all aspects of labor law, employment law and litigation exclusively since 1988.  Before joining Ogletree Deakins, he had…
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Associate
Michael B. Cohen focuses his practice on representing employers in wage and hour class and collective actions, FMLA claims, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, and trade…
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Associate
Emily Cohen-Gallant is an associate in the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins.
Emily is dedicated to helping her clients navigate complex workplace issues by providing practical advice and…
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Of Counsel
Over the past 10 years, Aaron has litigated more than 40 wage and hour class actions and representative actions against employers and entrepreneurs in a wide variety of industries,…
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Of Counsel
Jaime has spent most of her career advising major corporations, whether in-house or at Ogletree.  Prior to starting with Ogletree Seattle, Jaime worked for Target Corporation in Human…
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Associate
Maximilian Colle joined the Berlin office of Ogletree Deakins as an attorney in March 2023. From April 2019 to August 2020 and then again since September 2022, he has already supported the…
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Dawn has 20 years of experience as a civil litigator, with an emphasis on the defense of corporations and management in a myriad of employment related legal matters, including high stakes…
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Mr. Collins represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and workplace related disputes. He has successfully litigated single- and multi-plaintiff disputes involving…
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Associate

Sarah Collins is an associate attorney in the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration matters. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Sarah…
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Associate
Will received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Mercer University School of Law, where he served as Editor in Chief for 68th volume of the Mercer Law Review. While at Mercer, Will interned…
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Jennifer Colvin’s practice is focused on labor and employment litigation.  She began her legal career as an Administrative Law Judge with the Illinois Labor Relations Board, specializing in…
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Associate
Carlos Colon-Machargo is a member of Ogletree Deakins’ Cross-Border Practice Group, which provides worldwide labor and employment law advice and solutions to clients around the globe. He is…
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Partner
Michael is a partner in Ogletree Deakins’ Toronto office. His diverse practice spans all areas of employment law, labour law, privacy, wage and hours issues, human rights, accessibility,…
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John Combs represents employers in matters relating to their international workforce. His practice focuses on employment based U.S. inbound immigration solutions including temporary worker…
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Managing Partner / Certified Specialist for Employment Law
Dr. Ulrike Conradi joined the Berlin office of Ogletree Deakins in 2015 as a partner. She is the co-chair of the firm’s Global Reorganizations Practice Group. She advises companies and the…
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Articling Student
Kshemani is an articling student at the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins. Kshemani previously summered with the firm.
Kshemani holds a Juris Doctor from Western University’s Faculty of…
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Associate
Drawing on her legal and life experience, strong communication skills, and deep understanding of the law, Rebecca represents and advises clients in a wide range of industries regarding…
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Associate
Melanie joined the Boston office of Ogletree Deakins as an associate in 2021. She represents employers in all aspects of federal and state employment litigation, as well as before…
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Associate
Mr. Correia is an Associate Attorney in the International Practice Group of Ogletree Deakins, which provides worldwide labor and employment law support to over 100 countries. He has…
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Associate
Rosa Corriveau is an attorney in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters.
Rosa attended Lenoir-Rhyne University, where she…
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Of Counsel
Jenny Cotner has extensive experience representing employers in all aspects of employment litigation, including single and multi-plaintiff wrongful termination, discrimination, reasonable…
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Of Counsel
Karen represents corporate clients in a variety of industries, including the pharmaceutical, insurance, engineering and technology fields from Fortune 500 companies to small startup…
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Of Counsel
Adam Courtin is an attorney in the San Antonio office of Ogletree Deakins. Mr. Courtin is Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Mr. Courtin has…
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Associate
Rene K. Cousins joined the immigration practice at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. in November 2015. Her practice focuses primarily on assisting employers with obtaining…
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Associate
Amanda Couture is an employment litigation attorney who defends businesses against employment-related discrimination claims in state and federal court and before agencies including the EEOC…
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Attorney
Chris Coxson has focused his entire career on traditional labor matters. He represents management in collective bargaining negotiations, arbitrations, union organizing campaigns, as well as…
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Hal Coxson is a nationally recognized lawyer with over 35 years experience in all aspects of labor and employment law in Washington, DC. He is highly respected for his experience and…
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Associate
Matthew Craig is an associate in the Oklahoma City office of Ogletree Deakins. He represents employers in state and federal court litigation and administrative proceedings, including…
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Mr. Cramer counsels and represents employers on a variety of labor and employment-related legal matters. He has advised clients ranging from small non-profits to Fortune 500 companies on…
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Associate
Amanda D. Crawford is an associate in the Philadelphia office of Ogletree Deakins.  She concentrates her practice on labor and employment issues. She regularly counsels clients on…
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Associate
Grady Crosby III is an associate attorney in the Milwaukee office of Ogletree Deakins. He is a graduate of Marquette University Law School and Howard University. At Marquette, Mr. Crosby…
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Ryan has successfully represented employers in all aspects of employment law in state and federal courts, and in proceedings before various administrative agencies, including the California…
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Associate
Jessica represents corporate clients across a wide range of industries on a diverse array of corporate immigration matters. She provides counsel to clients on nonimmigrant visa matters…
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Associate
Jackie Culler represents and counsels employers on all matters impacting their employees under federal and state labor and employment laws, including compliance with Title VII of the Civil…
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Patrick Curran advocates for and advises employers in nearly every area of labor and employment law. He has particular expertise in the litigation and arbitration of labor and employment…
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Associate
Tieranny is an associate in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins focusing on employment-based immigration law.  Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Tieranny focused on business immigration…
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Ashley concentrates her practice in management-side employment litigation, including defending claims against wage and hour, discrimination, wrongful discharge, and breach of contract.  She…
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Associate
Marissa Cwik is an Associate in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. Marissa assists corporate clients with hiring and retaining foreign national workers.  She has expertise with…
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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…
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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…
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Shareholder
Jackie Damm is a shareholder in the Portland office of Ogletree Deakins. Jackie focuses her practice on all aspects of traditional labor law, including representing both public and private…
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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…
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Associate
Bret is an attorney in the firm’s Richmond office.  He focuses his practice on traditional employment matters.  Bret has experience working in areas including Title VII, the Equal Pay Act,…
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Associate
Dan is a Stamford, Connecticut based associate in the Cross-Border Practice Group, a team of attorneys based in five countries dealing with employment and mobility issues involving two or…
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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…
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After graduating from law school in 1987, Tom Davis began his legal career at Ogletree Deakins and is currently the practice group leader of the firm’s Traditional Labor Practice Group. Mr…
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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…
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Frank Davis is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His clients know he is ready to use his knowledge to manage a crisis on a moment’s…
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Associate
Teaching comes effortlessly for Kimberly Davis. In her law career, and in a previous role with Teach for America, she has proven her commitment to helping others acquire the knowledge…
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Associate
Paul De Boe is an associate attorney in the Miami office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. His practice focuses in the area of employment litigation including claims of…
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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…
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Associate
*Currently licensed in the District of Columbia only. Practice limited to federal immigration law.
Trey DeBrine is an associate in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins focusing on…
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Associate
Caroline is an associate in the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins. Caroline also completed summer student and articling terms at the firm.
Caroline is developing a broad labour and…
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Shareholder
Byrne Decker is the Office Managing Shareholder in the firm’s Portland, Maine office. Byrne has one of the most extensive ERISA/employee benefits litigation defense practices in the nation…
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Shareholder
Mr. Deer is currently serving his second term as a member of the Firm’s Board of Directors. Mr. Deer represents management in a variety of employment-related matters, including litigation…
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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…
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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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Shareholder
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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Of Counsel
Julie Devine, a trial lawyer for over 14 years, has extensive experience in all areas of litigation and employment counseling.
Litigation Experience
Julie represents employers in a wide…
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Counsel
Kaitlyn practices U.S. immigration law, with a focus on employment-based immigration. She helps employers prepare immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions for foreign nationals seeking…
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Mark has a diverse litigation and counseling practice representing both private and public sector employers.  For more than 25 years he has been defending employers in discrimination,…
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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…
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Shareholder
John Dickman is a shareholder in the Chicago office of Ogletree Deakins. He concentrates his practice in employment litigation and counseling. His clients represent a broad spectrum of…
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Associate
Jamie is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration.
Jamie completed her undergraduate studies at Georgia…
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Attorney
Jesse has a wide range of employment law litigation and compliance counseling experience. He has obtained successful verdicts for his clients in multiple forums, including state circuit…
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Shareholder
Mr. Dillard is a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Greenville, South Carolina office, where he has practiced since 2003. Mr. Dillard has extensive litigation experience including state and…
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Shareholder
Carmen J. DiMaria has spent his entire legal career practicing in the area of employment law and litigation, and has represented management exclusively for the past 19 years. Carmen has…
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Attorney
Nik represents employers in a wide range of employment disputes, including class and representative actions. He has successfully handled claims involving breach of contract, wage and hour…
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Associate
Luke Donohue represents employers in all aspects of employment litigation, including matters brought under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act,…
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Associate
Caroline Donze was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended Louisiana State University for both her undergraduate and law degrees. She received the Burton Award for…
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Bill Doran’s practice is concentrated in safety and health law and litigation.
Bill represents and advises companies with respect to issues arising under Federal and State Safety and Health…
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Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Lia Dorsey serves as the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and is responsible for leading the development and execution of the firm’s diversity strategy, as well as ongoing and…
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Ms. Doucette joined Ogletree Deakins in 2009.  She practices primarily in the area of employment litigation and represents management in claims arising under Title VII, ADA, FMLA, ADEA, as…
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Dougherty
Adam Dougherty is co-creator, along with Sean Urich, of “Monthly Conversations with Adam and Sean,” an interactive employment law briefing held regularly in Dallas for legal and human…
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Shareholder
Bruce J. Douglas is a shareholder in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins. He has more than 25 years of experience advising and defending employers in administrative and litigation…
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Shareholder
Eric Dowell is a shareholder in the Phoenix office of Ogletree Deakins3, and represents employers in both the private and public sector in the areas of labor and employment litigation and…
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Associate
Julia Drafahl is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’s St. Louis office. Ms. Drafahl focuses her practice on defending employers against discrimination claims, harassment claims, retaliation…
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Of Counsel
John A. Drake helps companies solve their commercial disputes and employment law problems.  He provides advice to prevent or mitigate litigation in a wide range of areas, but he also…
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Associate
Ms. Dreiss counsels clients regarding qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans and executive compensation plans. She assists clients with voluntary IRS and DOL qualified plan…
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Associate
Andrew Drozdowski graduated from Boston College (B.A. in Communication) in 2000 and Albany Law School (J.D.) in 2010. Andrew joined Ogletree Deakins in 2013 after working at a boutique…
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Shareholder
Sandi F. Dubin is a shareholder in the New York office and represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, with a particular focus on traditional labor law and matters…
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Shareholder
Janice Dubler is a shareholder in the Philadelphia and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, offices of Ogletree Deakins. She concentrates her practice on employment litigation, developing employment…
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Associate
Since joining Ogletree Deakins in 2011, Ms. Duckworth has represented national and local employers from a variety of industries in multiple aspects of employment law.  Ms. Duckworth’s…
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Shareholder
William L. (Bill) Duda has been a certified specialist in Employment and Labor Law by the South Carolina Supreme Court since 2008 and has repeatedly been named to the “Best Lawyers” list in…
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Shareholder
Todd Duffield is a shareholder in Ogletree's Atlanta office. His practice focuses on representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including counseling, labor-…
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Of Counsel
Prior to becoming an attorney, D.A. was a process engineer in the petrochemical industry for almost a decade.  During this time, D.A. developed process safety information, participated in…
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Of Counsel
Samantha Dunton-Gallagher represents employers in cases that involve, among other things, alleged wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour violations and unfair…
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Associate



Larkin is an associate attorney in the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins. Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters. Larkin obtained her J.D. from the University of…
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Associate
*Licensed to practice in Virginia only. Practice solely limited to federal immigration.
Meagan Dziura has worked advising multinational corporations on employment-related immigration issues…
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Associate
Miah Eaton is an associate attorney in the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration matters. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Miah…
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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…
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Shareholder
Michael Oliver Eckard is a shareholder in the Charleston and Atlanta offices and has been an employment lawyer at Ogletree his entire legal career. Michael represents companies in labor,…
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Associate
Rachel Ehlermann is an Associate at Ogletree Deakins' Indianapolis office. Rachel represents employers in both labor and employment-related matters. She has experience working with clients…
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Of Counsel

Bob Ellerbrock focuses his practice on employee benefits and ERISA.  He regularly  advises clients concerning qualified retirement plans (401(k), defined benefit, 403(b)),  non-qualified…
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Associate
Kyle is a senior attorney in the firm’s Richmond office. He focuses his practice on employment litigation and employment counseling, and advises employers on a broad spectrum of workplace…
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Of Counsel
Cameron W. Ellis is Of Counsel at Ogletree Deakins' Atlanta office. Cam Ellis devotes the majority of his practice to representing federal contractors and subcontractors in compliance…
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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…
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Rebecca advises on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters and data privacy.
Rebecca trained at the UK’s largest boutique employment firm and gained experience working on…
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Ogletree Deakins’ employment lawyers are experienced in all aspects of employment law, from day-to-day advices to complex employment litigation. Our litigation practice includes deep…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Mr. Engeman is the founder and Managing Shareholder of our St. Thomas office, one of the co-founders of the firm's International Practice Group, and currently the Hospitality Practice Group…
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Morgan represents employers in a broad range of labor and employment law matters, defending clients against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour violations.…
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Of Counsel
Pascale Ernst is a lawyer specializing in the field of social security, employee benefits, and pension law. She has a double legal education in France and the United States.
She joined…
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Associate
Brodie is an associate in the firm’s Raleigh, North Carolina office. In his practice he litigates matters seeking injunctive and equitable relief related to restrictive covenants (including…
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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…
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Shareholder
Rick Etter is a Shareholder at Ogletree Deakins' Pittsburgh office. Rick is an experienced counselor and trial attorney who works collaboratively with in-house counsel, human resources…
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Ms. Evans focuses her practice on both employment litigation and preventative counseling.  In her practice, she defends employers in single-plaintiff discrimination matters, charges of…
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Of Counsel
Ms. Ewalt is an advocate for employers. She counsels management on employee discipline and discharge decisions. Ms. Ewalt defends employers against allegations of race, age, gender, sexual…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Elizabeth Falcone is a shareholder with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.  Ms. Falcone represents private and public employers in all aspects of employment law, including…
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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…
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Associate
Bryce Farrington is an associate in the Orange County office of Ogletree Deakins. Mr. Farrington represents and counsels employers in a wide range of labor and employment law matters. He…
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Special Counsel
Alex Cruz Farris grew up overseas, and received his J.D. in 2014 from Stetson University College of law with a concentration in international law. Alex worked as a litigation associate…
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David B. Feldman is a Shareholder in the New York City office of Ogletree Deakins. Dave represents management before federal and state courts and administrative agencies at the federal,…
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Andrea Fellion has focused her career on employment law and represents employers in administrative investigations, hearings, and litigation.  Ms. Fellion has extensive experience meeting…
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Associate
Lina Fernandez is a member of the Cross-Border Practice Group at Ogletree Deakins, providing labor and employment law advice and solutions to clients around the globe. She is based in the…
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Associate
Jesse Ferrantella is an associate in the San Diego office of Ogletree Deakins. He represents employers in all aspects of employment law, including wage-and-hour matters, employment…
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Associate
Nicole Fink is an associate attorney in Ogletree Deakins’ Morristown office. Nicole is a member of the Immigration law practice group where she advises multinational corporate clients on…
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Counsel
Ayu is Counsel in the Raleigh, N.C. office’s immigration practice. Ayu focuses her practice on employment-based immigration benefits. Before joining Ogletree Deakins, Ayu represented a…
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Associate
Joseph J. Flanagan is an employment litigator and counselor.
As a litigator, Joe represents employers in federal and state courts on a wide range of employment law issues including:…
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Of Counsel
Ms. Fletcher represents employers in all aspects of employment claims and litigation in federal and state courts, at arbitration, mediation, and before administrative agencies, including…
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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…
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Associate
Cameron O. Flynn has secured successful outcomes at trial, mediation, and dispositive motion. He collaborates with employers to provide all aspects of employment litigation services in a…
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Associate
*Currently licensed in Washington only.
Grant is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he served as a project leader for the Harvard Law and Entrepreneurship project and a member of the…
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Associate
Joey focuses on a wide variety of business immigration matters, including nonimmigrant work visas, intracompany transfers, immigrant visa petitions, consulate processing, and employer-…
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Associate
Margaret Foss is a first-year associate in the Chicago office of Ogletree Deakins. Margaret’s practice focuses on a wide range of practice areas. She has experience assisting clients with…
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Associate
Tiaundra Foster defends employers of all sizes against employment-related claims. Mrs. Foster is an experienced litigator with expertise in handling a wide range of employment claims,…
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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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Shareholder
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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Office Managing Shareholder
David Froiland is the Managing Shareholder of Ogletree Deakins’ Milwaukee office and Co-Chair of the firm’s national RIF/WARN practice group. He represents employers before federal and…
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Articling Student
Shir is an Articling Student at Ogletree Deakins’ Toronto office.
Shir holds a Juris Doctor from Queen’s University, Faculty of Law and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Spanish…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Sam is the Oklahoma City Managing Shareholder, a member of the firm’s Management Committee and co-chair of the Energy Practice Group. Sam has been included for the past twenty plus years in…
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Associate
Valerie graduated from Wofford College in 2013, where she earned a B.A., magna cum laude, in Spanish and History, with a concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She was Phi…
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Associate
Michael Furlong is an experienced employment law litigator and counselor. Mr. Furlong represents management in all areas of labor and employment law, including employment discrimination,…
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Associate
Sarah Gable joined the firm’s Columbia, South Carolina, office in January 2021. Prior to joining the firm, Sarah worked as staff counsel at the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission…
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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…
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Associate
Catherine represents employers in a wide variety of employment matters in both state and federal court in addition to matters before state and administrative agencies. Catherine’s practice…
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Associate
José is a labor and employment attorney with significant experience representing both employers and individuals in all matters arising out of the employment relationship, including claims…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Of Counsel
David Augustus Garcia has represented many Fortune 500 companies in complex employment matters. He has experience defending management, government entities, and other clients in claims…
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Assocaite
Alex Gardella is an associate attorney in the Ogletree Deakins Cleveland office. Alex represents employers of all sizes in litigation involving allegations of wrongful termination,…
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Associate
Arianna Gardner is an associate attorney focusing on employment litigation at the firm’s Seattle office. She has experience counseling employers and litigating a wide array of employment…
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Of Counsel
Dennis Gardner draws upon his training and experience as both an engineer and lawyer to serve his clients in private sector and governmental organizations.  Prior to joining Ogletree…
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Of Counsel
Ms. Garger represents and counsels employers with employment issues, including employee discipline and termination, wrongful discharge cases, employment discrimination complaints, religious…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Vanessa represents employers in all phases of employment-related disputes and litigation. She defends claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act,…
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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’…
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Shareholder
The verdict is in: Scott Gedeon gets great trial results for his clients.
He has spent his career defending the rights of companies—from small family held businesses to Fortune 500 global…
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Associate
Stephanie was born and raised in Plantation, Florida. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Telecommunication from University of Florida where she focused on sports broadcasting. She…
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Office Managing Shareholder
John Gerak focuses his practice on employment counseling, including employment policies and practices, reductions in force, executive hires/terminations, and issues arising out of mergers…
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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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Shareholder
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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Of Counsel
Amy’s practice is devoted to representing management in all phases of employment-related disputes and litigation.  She has successfully defended claims under Title VII, Section 1981, the…
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Of Counsel
Linda Goldman has more than twenty years of experience handling the full panoply of employment-related legal matters. She returned to Ogletree Deakins in June 2018 after working in Title IX…
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Counsel
Carlos Gonzalez is a counsel attorney in the Atlanta office of Ogletree Deakins. He has over twenty-five years of experience as an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) attorney…
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Associate
Rio J. Gonzalez is an Associate in the Stamford office of Ogletree Deakins. Rio’s practice focuses on the full range of labor and employment matters including employment discrimination,…
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Shareholder
Over the last 20 years, Ruthie has partnered with labor relations/human resource professionals, corporate executives, operational management and in-house counsel to develop and tactically…
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Of Counsel
*Currently licensed in New York only. Practice limited to federal immigration law.
Amanda practices in the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins. She has extensive experience in employment-…
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Of Counsel
Susan focuses her practice on multistate advice and counseling, where she assists clients of all sizes and industries with employee handbooks and policies, compliance and employment…
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Associate
Sierra Gray is an associate in the Birmingham office of Ogletree Deakins.
She advises employers in a variety of labor and employment matters. She is dedicated to helping her clients…
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Shareholder
Carly Grey counsels employers on employee benefit and executive compensation matters. She advises on qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, executive…
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Of Counsel
Katrina Grider is Of Counsel in the Houston office of Ogletree Deakins.  Ms. Grider has over thirty years of extensive federal and state court labor and employment law litigation,…
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Shareholder
Bill Grob focuses his practice exclusively on labor and employment law representing management. He has served as lead trial counsel in cases in federal and state courts, and has extensive…
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Associate
Mr. Groban counsels multinational corporations, as well as small and medium-sized businesses, on all aspects of U.S. immigration matters across a broad spectrum of industries, including…
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Associate
Justin P. Grose is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on civil litigation in state and federal court. His practice also includes appellate work arguing before the appellate courts of…
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Associate
Bindu’s practice focuses on labor and employment law, with an emphasis on traditional labor matters including representation campaigns and unfair labor practice charges, as well as…
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Shareholder
Rae Gross has spent over 25 years as litigator and counselor on a wide range of employment matters. With a combination of private practice and in-house experience, Rae has a keen…
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Shareholder
Although Caroline has been an employment defense litigator for almost two and a half decades, her true passion is assisting clients avoid litigation altogether, which she accomplishes by…
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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…
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Managing Partner
Lucie Guimond is a Montréal-based lawyer, called to the Bar (Québec) in 1989.
Her well-established practice is exclusively focused on labour and employment law, and includes advocacy and…
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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…
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Associate
Mr. Guthrie joined Ogletree in 2017 as an Associate in the Employee Benefits Practice Group.  He focuses his practice on qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, ERISA compliance,…
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Associate
Jamie Haar is an Associate in Ogletree Deakins' New York City office. Ms. Haar's practice focuses on representing employers in labor and employment matters including discrimination,…
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Shareholder
Sarah Hale advises public and private employers throughout Oregon and Washington on a wide variety of workplace-related matters. She has extensive experience counseling clients on day-to-…
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Senior Counsel
Brooke K. Haley defends employers against claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, misappropriation of trade secrets, restrictive…
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Counsel
Emily Halliday is an attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of Ogletree Deakins. Emily is a member of the firm’s Affirmative Action and OFCCP Compliance Practice Group, whose experienced…
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Of Counsel
Andrew Halverson brings more than a decade of wide-ranging legal experience on matters across the spectrum in general business and corporate, mineral, property, and employment law.  He has…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Lisa is a shareholder in the firm’s San Francisco office.  She has devoted her 20+ year career to representing employers in labor and employment law matters throughout California and has…
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Of Counsel
Jaclyn Hamlin is of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Ogletree Deakins. She represents management in all aspects of employment litigation and traditional labor law, including at…
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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…
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Associate
Sachiko Hanamura is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office. They specialize in preparing in-depth legal arguments in support of filed petitions and preparing appeals to the…
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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…
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Associate
Heather is an associate in the London office of Ogletree Deakins. She advises on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Heather trained at a…
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Associate
Andro Hannoush’s practice focuses on representing employers in federal and state court litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims. He…
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Associate
Skye Hao is an attorney in the Cross-Border Practice Group and is based in the Atlanta office. As a full time member of the group, Skye is part of a growing team which provides worldwide…
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Shareholder
Scott counsels employers on all aspects of their employment relationships to achieve their organizational goals while avoiding litigation whenever possible.  In doing so, Scott takes a…
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Greg Hare has been an employment lawyer at Ogletree Deakins his entire career, ever since 1991. He assists companies with human resources and employment-related litigation matters,…
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Associate
Colin is an associate in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins. Colin graduated from the University of St. Thomas School of Law, where he earned Dean’s List honors several times and…
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Associate
Andrew represents employers in all types of employment litigation in both federal and state courts, in labor and employment arbitration proceedings, as well as before various administrative…
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Associate
Lauren Debra Harrington is an associate in the Detroit (Metro) office. She concentrates her practice on employment litigation in all areas of labor and employment law, including disputes…
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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…
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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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Shareholder
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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Associate
Emily is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins. Emily focuses her practice on defending and representing employers against claims for discrimination, harassment,…
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Shareholder
John “J.P.” Hasman is a former National Labor Relations Board attorney who has unique insight into the investigation and prosecution of unfair labor practice cases and conducting NLRB-…
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Associate
Omar Hassan is an associate in the Orange County office of Ogletree Deakins, where his practice focuses on a variety of employment litigation matters, including workplace discrimination,…
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Associate
Alexandra concentrates her practice counseling and representing employers involved in a broad range of labor and employment disputes. Specifically, Alexandra has a substantial amount of…
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Of Counsel
Gregory Robert Hawran is an of counsel attorney in the Miami office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.  Mr. Hawran’s practice focuses primarily on labor and employment…
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Shareholder
Brian Hayes is a Shareholder in the Washington, DC office of Ogletree Deakins and serves as Co-Chair of the law firm’s Traditional Labor Practice Group. Immediately prior to his joining the…
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Associate
Ms. Hayes joined Ogletree in 2018. Her practice focuses on qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, ERISA compliance, executive compensation arrangement, health and welfare plans.
Ms.…
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Shareholder
Dee Anna began her career in the labor and employment law field and continues to focus her practice on representing management in all aspects of labor and employment law compliance. She…
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Associate
Jeremy represents employers in a wide variety of labor and employment matters.  He helps employers avoid and resolve disputes, including by defending them against allegations of…
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Of Counsel
Catherine vigorously advocates for employers in all aspects of litigation through trial/arbitration.  She represents companies in a variety of industries including hospitality, education,…
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Associate
Emma received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington. She went on to graduate with honors from the University of Washington School of Law.…
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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…
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Associate
Elizabeth Marie Henderson is an immigration associate in the Austin office. She practices U.S. employment-based immigration law, representing individuals and corporate clients before the U.…
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Shareholder
Sara joined our firm's Raleigh office in November 2012. She moved to Atlanta in October 2016 to oversee the firm’s immigration group in that office. In addition, she currently represents…
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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…
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Associate
Noel Hernandez is an associate in the Las Vegas office. She represents employers of various sizes in state and federal court litigation and administration proceedings in all aspects of…
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Of Counsel
*Currently licensed in California only. Practice limited to federal immigration law.
Christian specializes in business immigration law.  He helps corporate clients manage their immigration…
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Associate
Laura Heyne is an associate in Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins.  As a seasoned employment lawyer, Ms. Heyne handles complex litigation matters and provides advice and counsel on…
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Of Counsel
*Currently licensed in Indiana only.
Lauren Hicks devotes the majority of her practice to representing federal contractors and subcontractors in compliance evaluations and administrative…
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Associate
Shaina E. Hicks is an Associate at Ogletree's Dallas office. She represents employers and management in matters related to labor & employment disputes. Her practice includes the…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Kristin Higgins has devoted her entire career to providing litigation and counseling services to employers. She has represented clients in all areas of employment law, including, but not…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Matt Hoffman joined the Indianapolis office of Ogletree Deakins in 2019 in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group. He assists clients with ERISA compliance matters…
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Associate
Kathleen is an associate in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins. Prior to joining the firm, Kathleen clerked for the Honorable Tracy M. Smith at the Minnesota Court of Appeals.…
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Associate
Alexandra is an immigration attorney in the Atlanta office.  She has been working the in the field of immigration law since 2007, developing a comprehensive understanding of employment-…
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Of Counsel
Since graduating from Stanford Law School in 1991, Ms. Holley has represented numerous corporate and individual clients in all phases of complex business litigation in both state and…
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Associate
Jared is an associate in the firm’s Atlanta office, where he focuses on corporate immigration and nationality matters.  Jared’s practice includes assisting clients with major nonimmigrant…
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Associate
Eliza is an associate in the Tampa office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on employment litigation. She also has experience representing clients in OSHA on-site investigations…
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Associate
Laurielle joined the firm as an associate in 2018. As an associate, she helps advise and represent employers regarding a wide range of employment matters in both litigation disputes and…
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Shareholder
Kelly Hughes has spent her career advising and supporting employers across multiple industries and in various forums. Ms. Hughes assists executives and management at all levels in crafting…
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Office Managing Shareholder
A class action and trial attorney, Peter Hughes has represented companies in virtually every kind of lawsuit and administrative proceeding an employer might face, and has done so throughout…
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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…
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Associate
helsea Hutchison counsels and represents employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters arising under federal and state
laws.
Chelsea graduated from the University of Alabama…
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Associate
Maurisa is an associate attorney practicing employment-based immigration in Ogletree Deakins’ Washington, D.C. office. She has experience representing large multinational corporations on a…
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Of Counsel
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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Attorney
John Illingworth is of counsel in the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins. His practice includes a broad range of labour and employment issues, with a special focus on labour relations and…
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Articling Student
Gloria is an articling student in the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins.
Gloria holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School and an Honours Bachelor of Science in Health and Disease,…
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Associate
Ariana N. Imbrescia joined Ogletree Deakins as an associate in February 2024. She counsels employers on a wide range of employment matters, such as employee discipline, discrimination, wage…
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Associate
Ethan Isaac focuses his practice on helping clients navigate a variety of labor and employment related challenges and disputes.  Ethan has experience defending employers against allegations…
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Associate
Fefe is driven by a deep-rooted passion for litigation and a keen focus on labor and employment matters. Her journey into the world of litigation began during her time at Marquette Law…
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Associate
Vik is an associate in the Philadelphia office of Ogletree Deakins. He represents employers in disputes in federal and state courts and administrative tribunals with respect to a variety of…
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Associate
Javier Jalice joined Ogletree Deakins as an Associate Attorney in the firm’s New Orleans, Louisiana office in 2018. Javier represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law,…
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Shareholder
Johnnie has extensive experience in every aspect of employment law, including advising corporate clients on wage and hour issues, the myriad of leave laws under state and federal law, COVID…
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Partner
Roger is a London based partner and member of Ogletree’s International Practice Group. He has a particular niche in international issues and alongside his UK workload, he oversees the…
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Associate
Jason Brown is an associate attorney in the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins. He primarily practices in litigation, including class action and PAGA wage and hour, wrongful…
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Associate
Jazmyne is an associate in the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins.  She has represented both private and public employers on a wide range of employment law claims including…
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Associate
Davis represents and advises employers on matters of workplace safety and health.  His practice includes providing guidance on federal and state OSHA compliance, challenging citations, and…
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Associate
Ms. Jensen represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation, including employment discrimination, retaliation, and wage-and-hour matters before various state and…
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Counsel
Alicia Johnson is counsel in the Richmond office with Ogletree Deakins. She joins the firm with a wealth of litigation and trial experience. As a former Assistant Attorney General and…
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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.…
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Christopher Johnson is a shareholder in the Milwaukee office of Ogletree Deakins.  For more than 25 years, Mr. Johnson has represented and counseled employers in all aspects of labor and…
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Of Counsel
An experienced and thoughtful advocate, Mr. Johnson represents employers in state and federal agencies and courts on matters related to discrimination, retaliation, and harassment issues,…
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Associate
*Currently licensed in California only.
Jaslyn represents and advises employers on workplace safety and health matters.  Her practice includes providing guidance on federal and state OSHA…
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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…
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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…
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Tim specializes in employment class and representative actions. Since helping start the San Diego office in 2013, he has handled more than 150 such actions in federal and California courts…
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Associate
Phillip’s practice is focused on labor and employment litigation. He represents employers in matters related to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, leave and accommodations, and wage-…
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Rayna Jones has spent her entire career representing and counseling employers on all aspects of employment law. Rayna focuses on providing employers with practical advice for effectively…
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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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Sarah Kadel advises on all aspects of corporate and employment-based immigration law. She also has significant experience counseling employers on the development and implementation of…
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Associate

Ajente Kamalanathan is an Associate in the Ogletree Deakins Washington D.C. offices.

*Currently licensed in Virginia only.
Practice Groups
Employment Law
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J.D., American…
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Of Counsel
Christina is an experienced employment litigator who defends businesses against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination.  Christina practices in federal…
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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,…
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Associate
Jake Kanyusik practices immigration law in the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins. He has extensive experience providing strategic counsel to both corporate and individual clients on both…
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Roshni concentrates her practice on defending management in all types of employment litigation. Roshni has represented employers facing single- and multi-plaintiff discrimination suits as…
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Counsel
Mami Kato maintains a litigation-focused practice in the area of labor and employment law. She has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts both at the trial and…
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Associate
Jennifer Katz represents and advises employers in all aspects of employment law. In addition to her experience representing employers in single-plaintiff litigation on claims of wrongful…
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Of Counsel
Jennifer Kay is of counsel in the Chicago office of Ogletree Deakins where she specializes in employment law. Jennifer litigates employment-related disputes in a variety of jurisdictions…
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Mr. Keeney defends employers in all employment law matters, including class and representative actions, discrimination and harassment, wrongful termination, and government agency…
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Associate
Constanze Keller joined the Berlin office of Ogletree Deakins as an attorney in December 2021. She advises national and international clients on all aspects of individual and collective…
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Associate
Christina has skillfully guided high-volume corporate, small startup, and individual clients through a wide range of immigration matters, including immigrant and nonimmigrant visa, EAD,…
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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,…
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Of Counsel
Matthew (“Matt”) Kelley received his J.D. from the Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law in 2008. While attending Indiana University-Bloomington Mr. Kelley served as the Executive…
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Associate
Kara practices primarily employment-based immigration, assisting businesses and individuals with obtaining nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for foreign nationals. Kara previously worked at…
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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…
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Associate
Stephen advises clients across various industries on payroll and fringe benefit taxes. He advises on taxes that arise from the employer and employee relationship, particularly Federal…
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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…
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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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Associate
Yuliya is an associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office where she represents and advises employers on labor and employment matters. Her practice focuses on representing employers in…
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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
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…
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Associate
Rebekah works with multinational corporations to secure immigration benefits for their employees.  She has expertise in a broad range of immigration matters, including employment-based…
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For 25 years, Mark has helped companies deal with a broad range of issues that affect them as employers, from union avoidance campaigns and employment-related litigation to complex cases…
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Of Counsel
Margot Klein is of counsel with Ogletree Deakins, where she focuses her practice on complex employment litigation, workplace investigations, and matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion…
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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…
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Associate
Ashley Knapp is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office. Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters.
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Dawn Knepper is licensed in both California and Texas and she is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  She represents employers in all…
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Carolyn Knox is a member of the Cross-Border Practice group, which provides our clients with labor and employment law support in more than 100 countries. Carolyn works with clients in a…
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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 (…
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Mr. Kontul’s practice focuses on representing clients in complex and high stakes litigation, including class and collective action cases involving the Fair Labor Standards Act and state…
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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…
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Jana Korhonen is an experienced employment litigator and practical, trusted advisor. Jana partners with clients to understand their businesses and regularly counsels clients on employment-…
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Associate
Robin Koshy is an associate in our Morristown, New Jersey office. Mr. Koshy represents a diverse array of employers against all types of employment-related claims in state and federal court…
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Ms. Koski partners with clients to create and implement strategic and innovative workforce immigration solutions. Based on their particular challenges and goals, she helps employers create…
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Associate
Sean Kramer is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ San Francisco office. He represents employers in labor and employment law matters, with a focus on traditional labor law and wage and hour…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Ronald Kreismann serves as the Managing Shareholder for the firm’s New York City office. He focuses his practice on the representation of employers in all aspects of labor relations and…
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Associate
Katherine (Katie) Krouse is an Associate in the firm’s Atlanta office. Katie represents employers in a variety of employment law matters, including matters brought under Title VII, the…
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Admitted to Practice
Sarah Kuehnel has devoted her entire career to providing litigation and counseling services to employers. She represents clients in all areas of employment law, including:

Class and…
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Of Counsel
Jessica Kuester practices in the area of employee benefits.  She has experience representing employers in a wide variety of compliance areas, including health plans and retirement plans. …
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Associate
Harrison Kuntz is a former National Labor Relations Board agent who possesses unique insight into the NLRB’s processes for investigating and prosecuting unfair labor practice charges and…
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Associate
Jordan Kurdi is an associate in the Kansas City office of Ogletree Deakins. Jordan attended the University of Alabama, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and was inducted…
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Senior Counsel
Monica has many years of experience representing clients in all aspects of business litigation, including labor and employment and consumer finance litigation at both the trial and…
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Of Counsel
Leslie Lajewski is Of Counsel at Ogletree Deakins' Morristown office. She has represented employers nationwide in litigation, agency and ADR matters for more than twenty years. She is…
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Associate
Tina earned her J.D. and M.B.A. in May 2012 from Samford University, where she served as an Associate Editor and later as an Articles Editor for the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. She…
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Associate
Kristyn is an associate in the firm’s New Orleans office, where she represents employers in a variety of employment law matters, including employment discrimination, retaliation, and wage-…
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Associate
Kara practices primarily employment-based immigration, assisting businesses and individuals with obtaining nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for foreign nationals.  Kara previously worked at…
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Associate
Cynthia Lange joined the Berlin office of Ogletree Deakins as an associate lawyer in March 2020. Since June 2019, she has been supporting the Berlin office as a law clerk. She advises…
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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…
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Shareholder
Anne Larson is a Shareholder in the firm’s Chicago office.  Anne concentrates her practice on management-side labor and employment matters and defends discrimination, retaliation,…
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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…
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Associate
Thibaud Lauxerois is an associate in the Paris office of Ogletree Deakins. He advises and litigates for French and international companies on the various aspects of labor law, on both…
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Associate
Eric Leder is an associate in the Raleigh, North Carolina office of Ogletree Deakins focusing on employment-based immigration law.
Eric graduated from North Carolina State University with a…
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Of Counsel
Ann Lee is an of counsel attorney in the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins. She provides strategic counseling on employment-based non-immigrant, immigrant, and compliance matters to major…
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Associate
Eric Lee is an attorney in the Cross-Border Practice Group of Ogletree Deakins and is based in the firm’s New York City office. As a full-time member of the group, Eric is part of a growing…
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Articling Student
Michael is an Articling Student in the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins.
Michael holds a Juris Doctor from Western University and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Law and Legal Studies from…
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Associate
Theodore (Ted) Lee represents employers primarily in workplace safety and health (OSHA) matters, including initial OSHA inspections, administrative appeal (trial) of OSHA citations, and…
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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…
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Associate
Lauren Lenhart represents businesses in workplace safety and health (OSHA) issues. She litigates OSHA cases, represents employers during government inspections and investigations, and…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Erika is the Office Managing Shareholder for the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins. Erika has successfully represented clients in dozens of wage and hour class and collective actions, as…
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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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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…
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Shareholder
Thomas “Tom” Lidbury is the E-Discovery and Records Retention Practice Group Leader and a member of the Class Action practice group. In this role, he develops records retention/information…
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Associate
Becca is an associate attorney in the Ogletree Deakins Denver office. Becca defends employers of all sizes in claims brought under federal and state employment laws. Becca also assists…
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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…
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Associate
Samantha concentrates in complex corporate immigration matters for companies of all sizes, including H 1B, H-2B, L-1, O-1, and TN nonimmigrant visas; PERM Labor Certifications and EB- 2/3…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Jeffrey C. Londa is a nationally recognized labor and employment lawyer. His practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law, including complex employment litigation, class/…
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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…
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Associate
Meredith A. Lopez represents employers in state and federal court against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge claims and labor matters. She also represents employers…
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Associate
Taylor Lucas joined the firm as an associate in October 2018, where she practices in the area of business immigration law.  She is a 2013 graduate of the University of South Carolina, where…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Steven J. Luckner is the managing shareholder in the firm’s Morristown office where his practice focuses on the defense of cases involving allegations of wrongful discharge, sexual…
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Associate
Josh is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ Detroit Metro office. He represents employers in a variety of complex litigation matters in both state and federal courts. Mr. Lushnat also…
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Associate
Julia Luster is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins.  Julia vigorously represents employers in all stages of litigation in state and federal court, as well as in…
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Associate
Trey Lynn represents employers in matters involving a wide range of labor and employment issues, including:

Discrimination and harassment
Wrongful termination
Retaliation
Wage and hour…
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Associate
Jantzen Mace is located in the firm’s Columbus office, where his practice encompasses all aspects of labor and employment law. Jantzen counsels employers on all aspects of employment…
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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…
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Associate
Eric Mackie is an experienced litigator in the Chicago office of Ogletree Deakins, where he practices both preventative compliance and aggressive litigation to achieve the best possible…
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Of Counsel

Of Counsel || San Antonio

Rebecca defends and prosecutes employment-related claims on behalf of employers of all sizes, across diverse industries, at the administrative, state court, and…
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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…
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Associate
Mr. Mahoney is a member of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group. He focuses on employment tax matters at both the federal and state levels, the review of labor and tax…
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Associate
Shu Ying focuses on employment-based immigration matters and has experience with immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, PERM, and family-based immigration. She has worked with various clients…
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Associate
Ed Majewski advises employers on a broad range of employment issues, including pre-employment and hiring issues, employment contracts, workplace policies, non-competition and non-…
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Associate
Derek joined the immigration practice at Ogletree Deakins in March 2021. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, he exclusively practiced immigration law at a large international law firm. Derek…
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Associate
Stephan Makowka has been a lawyer in the Berlin office of Ogletree Deakins since December 2023.
Stephan advises on all matters of individual and collective employment law. This includes…
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Associate
Paola K. Maldonado is an associate in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins. She began her employment law career by providing counsel and handling litigation for cities and public…
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Associate
Marco Malesci is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the Milan office. He advises domestic and international clients on corporate and commercial law matters, with a particular…
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Shareholder
Mark Mallery is the Founding Shareholder of the firm’s office in New Orleans, where he has practiced labor and employment law for over thirty years.
A problem-solver for employers, Mark has…
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Associate
Andrew’s expertise includes assisting and defending employers against allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage-and-hour violations under state and federal law.  He…
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Shareholder
Ms. Mandel is a shareholder in the Boston office. She focuses her practice on employment litigation, and represents employers in a broad range of employment matters before state and federal…
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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…
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Immigration Practice Group Writer
Melissa Manna is an Immigration Practice Group Writer. Her primary focus is writing and editing legal articles relating to immigration for the firm’s online and print publications, websites…
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Of Counsel
Miguel works closely with both large multinational corporations and individuals to strategize the most successful pathways to accomplish their immigration goals.  In so doing, he balances…
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Shareholder
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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Shareholder
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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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,…
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Shareholder
Caren Marlowe represents corporations and management in labor and employment matters, including unfair competition, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblowing and FMLA. She regularly…
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Shareholder
Jacquelyn P. Maroney practices in the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins. She provides comprehensive business immigration representation to domestic and multinational corporations with a…
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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…
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Associate
Alexis Martin is an associate in the Detroit Metro office of Ogletree Deakins.  Her wide range of practice skills and talents is a result of a career that has taken her from coast to coast…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Mr. Martin is the managing shareholder of the Las Vegas office. His unique practice encompasses two primary components:

representation of management in traditional labor matters
the…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Over the last 20 years, Bonnie has represented clients throughout the country in areas of employment law, as well as both general and employment litigation. She regularly trains and…
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Managing Partner
Cécile Martin is the Managing Partner of the Ogletree Deakins Paris office and is a co-chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice group. She advises clients on compensation…
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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…
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Shareholder
Pat Martin is an experienced employment defense lawyer and one of the founding shareholders of the Minneapolis office. He has successfully defended employers by obtaining dismissals,…
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Associate
Ryan Martin is a Montreal-based lawyer called to the bar (Quebec) in 2016.
Ryan’s practice focuses exclusively on labour and employment law for both provincially and federally regulated…
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Shareholder
Suzanne L. Martin started her legal career at a national labor and employment boutique in Irvine, California representing management.  She relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2003, and in…
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Shareholder
Claudia provides strategic counsel on all aspects of U.S. immigration law to clients in a variety of industries, including technology, medical device, higher education, energy, and…
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Attorney
Michelle R. Maslowski graduated summa cum laude with her J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. While at Indiana University, Michelle served as the Executive…
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Associate
Erik Mass is an associate in the New York City Office.  He defends employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation, including collective action wage and hour disputes, single…
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Associate
Andrew defends employers in state and federal court as well as in administrative proceedings and private arbitrations.  He has represented clients facing claims of wage and hour violations…
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Associate
Michael Masse practices immigration law for the Boston office of Ogletree Deakins. He has extensive experience in employment-based immigration matters, including assisting clients with…
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Shareholder
Eric has a national practice focused on employee benefits litigation. He has the privilege of defending and providing legal advice to many long-term clients, including employee benefit…
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Shareholder
Patty Matias represents employers in all areas of employment law, including wage and hour, class and representative actions, discrimination and harassment, retaliation, government agency…
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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…
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Shareholder
Jeff S. Mayes represents management in matters relating to race, sex, age, religion and disability discrimination and harassment in state and federal courts, as well as in litigation…
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Associate
James T. McBride advises and represents companies in a broad range of labor and employment matters including wage and hour class and collective cases, discrimination, harassment, and leave…
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Associate
Kayla is an Associate Attorney at Ogletree. Prior to joining the firm as an associate, Kayla served as a judicial law clerk at the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and was a Summer Associate at…
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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…
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Senior Counsel
For 30 years, Chris has focused on complex litigation including the defense of class actions and collective actions. Chris has extensive experience in wage and hour cases, general…
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Associate
Marcus McCray represents and counsels employers on all matters impacting their employees under both federal and state labor and employment laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…
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Attorney
Sara E. McCreary represents and counsels employers in a wide range of labor and employment matters, including retaliation, wrongful termination, and unfair labor practices. Sara also…
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Of Counsel
Nicola advises on all aspects of data privacy and protection compliance, particularly in the context of the UK and EU.
She has a particular interest in international transfers and A.I.…
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Shareholder
Mr. McDermott has dedicated his legal career of over 25 years to representing private and public employers in individual and class/collective employment actions, including cases involving…
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Shareholder
My name is Chuck McDonald and I am a shareholder in the Greenville office and I practice primarily in the area of employment litigation. I was certified as a specialist in employment and…
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Associate
Natalie L. McEwan concentrates her practice in the area of immigration. She handles all aspects of immigration law, including applications for non-immigrant visas, immigrant visa consular…
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Associate
Katy is an associate in the Milwaukee office of Ogletree Deakins. Katy represents clients in all areas of employment law. Prior to joining the firm, Katy was an associate at another local…
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Associate
Amy McGeever focuses her practice on representing private and public employers in employment matters involving claims of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination.…
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Chief Client Services Officer
Mr. McGrew is the firm’s Chief Client Services Officer and is responsible for overseeing the firm’s strategic business development and marketing initiatives. In his role, Mr. McGrew manages…
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Partner
Daniella advises on all aspects of employment law representing employers in both the private and public sector.
Daniella has a particular interest in equal pay and has handled complex equal…
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Office managing shareholder
Thomas (“Tom”) McInerney, the Managing Shareholder of the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins, has extensive employment litigation experience in complex litigation matters, with an…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Ed McKenna’s practice primarily involves litigation, including Federal Rule 23 class actions, and advising employers how to avoid litigation. He has represented private/public employers in…
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Associate
David is a commercial litigator who earnestly works to secure the best result for his client. 
David is committed to being ethical, collaborative, and practical as he finds solutions to…
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Associate
Nicholas W. McKinney focuses his practice on litigation and counseling clients on labor and employment law matters.
Nick has a robust litigation practice where he represents employers…
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Shareholder
Mr. McKittrick has extensive trial experience in employment and business disputes. He has represented clients in a wide array of litigation, including (1) allegations of workplace…
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Michael McKnight provides counsel to and represents employers in labor and employment matters.
Michael is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in North Carolina and has…
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Shareholder
Widely recognized as an authority for bet-the-company labor and employment cases, Scott McLaughlin is a “go-to” litigator for clients facing trade secret, fiduciary, discrimination, wage…
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Associate
Michelle earned her B.B.A. from Mercer University in 2005, focusing on business management and international business. In 2012, she graduated magna cum laude from Charleston School of Law.…
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Managing Partner

Simon is an experienced employment law practitioner. He was called to the Bar in 1995, and subsequently qualified as a solicitor while working in the employment and incentives team of a…
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Associate
Mr. McNitzky currently focuses his practice on the defense of various employment law litigation matters at trial and in private arbitration proceedings, including cases alleging violations…
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Associate
Jordan Mendez is originally from Richmond, Virginia, and is fluent in Spanish.
She studied International Studies at Elon University, during which time she studied abroad in Ecuador,…
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John Merrell is an attorney in the Ogletree’s Greenville, South Carolina office. Mr. Merrell represents and counsels management on a range of labor and employment law issues, including:…
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Andrew Merrills is the Practice Group Lead for the firm's immigration group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of U.S. and worldwide business visas and employment-based immigration…
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Associate
Andrew represents businesses and public organizations in all aspects of employment law, including both litigation and human resources counseling. He assists clients facing lawsuits and…
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Associate
Harrison J. Meyers focuses his practice on defending employers at all stages of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, arbitration, and trial. Harrison has found…
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Associate
Bailey Michell is an associate in the Dallas office of Ogletree Deakins. Bailey joined the firm in 2022 after working as a prosecutor in the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s…
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Shareholder
Ms. Michels practices exclusively in the area of employee benefits law. She represents clients in the areas of qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, fiduciary compliance…
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Jan Michelsen concentrates her practice in counseling and defending management in a wide range of labor and employment law matters, including employment discrimination litigation, EEOC and…
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Associate
Christopher R. Mikula’s practice focuses on defending businesses in traditional labor matters, and in employment counseling and litigation. Immediately prior to joining Ogletree, Mr. Mikula…
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Associate
Brooks is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ Greenville office, focusing on Labor and Employment Practice and general litigation.
Brooks has extensive experience in product liability…
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Shareholder
Ms. Miller represents management in all facets of labor and employment law and civil rights, including wage and hour law, employment discrimination law, wrongful termination, executive…
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Ms. Miller advises, counsels and represents companies and management in a wide range of labor and employment related matters. She actively represents employers before state and federal…
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Shareholder
A shareholder in the firm’s Houston office, Mr. Mitchell’s practice focuses primarily on employment-related litigation in federal and state court and representing clients before the various…
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Sofia is an associate in the St. Thomas office of Ogletree Deakins.  She received her Juris Doctor from Florida International University College of Law in 2014.  Before joining the firm,…
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Associate
Brian graduated, summa cum laude, from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, where he was awarded the Minnesota State Bar Association Law Student Excellence in Labor Law Award and was a staff…
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Associate
Jerald Monson is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins. He represents employers in single plaintiff cases and collective actions in a wide range of employment matters,…
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Of Counsel
Marielle A. Moore has experience representing employers across many industries in all stages of litigation, from severance negotiations through trial, and assisting clients with all of…
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Associate
Chris is an employment litigator and advisor who takes great pride in defending and assisting his local, regional, and national clients with issues both large and small.
Chris regularly…
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Associate
Natalia Merino Moreno joined Ogletree Deakins in May 2015 as a law clerk. Previously, she worked for a year in the human resources area of one of Costco’s Wholesale warehouses in Mexico (…
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Associate
Mark represents local and national employers in a variety of employment-related matters. Mark’s diverse practice includes resolving disputes that involve allegations of discrimination,…
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Shareholder
Karen M. Morinelli is a Shareholder in the Tampa office. As former General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources, she brings a strong business perspective to both client relations…
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Shareholder
Marlén Cortez Morris is a Shareholder at Ogletree Deakins' Chicago office. a seasoned advocate and litigator for businesses on a wide range of labor and employment, franchise and…
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Associate
Ms. Morris focuses her practice on representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation and compliance. 
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Shareholder
Mr. Morrison is a member of the employee benefits and executive compensation group. His practice encompasses all aspects of executive compensation and employee benefits, focusing on the…
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Shareholder
Ms. Morrison provides comprehensive business immigration representation to Fortune 500 companies with an emphasis on technology, semiconductor, financial, and life science industries.  Ms.…
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Associate
Mr. Morrison is a servant leader whose lived experiences have established one major philosophical imperative to his work: “Everyone/thing is Based on a True Story.” Mr. Morrison believes…
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Shareholder
Evan focuses the majority of his practice on “bet the company” employment class/collective action litigation, including taking mass actions through trial. Evan is a recognized leader in…
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Of Counsel
Jonathan Mraunac represents general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and other participants in the construction industry. As a member of Ogletree's construction practice group,…
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Shareholder
Bernhard Mueller is a member of the International Practice Group of Ogletree Deakins and has more than 14 years of experience in handling employment and immigration law matters for…
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Associate
Michelle B. Muhleisen advises and represents employers in a broad range of employment, labor, and personnel matters arising under both state and federal laws. She has extensive experience…
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Associate
Nicole S. Mulé is an associate in the Stamford office of Ogletree Deakins. Nicole devotes a substantial amount of her practice to employment litigation where she defends employers in a wide…
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Shareholder
Amanda has been practicing employment-based U.S. immigration law since 2005. Based in the San Diego, California office, Amanda represents clients across the country that include a diverse…
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Associate
Federico Muñoz joined the Austin office of Ogletree in October 2016 as an Associate. His practice focuses on a full range of corporate immigration matters for employers in a variety of…
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Shareholder
Jim Murphy has been a management-side labor and employment lawyer for over 20 years, providing advice and representation to management clients and HR professionals in the defense,…
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Shareholder
Chris Murray is an experienced litigator. With a particular focus on labor and employment litigation and counseling, Chris represents management in a broad variety of matters, including:…
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Managing Partner / Certified Specialist for Employment Law
Hendrik Muschal is a partner in Ogletree Deakins’ Berlin office.  He advises numerous German and international clients on all aspects of individual employment law, collective employment law…
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Associate
Michael represents management in employment-related disputes before state and federal courts and administrative agencies in both New Jersey and New York. He has defended large and small…
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Shareholder
Michael Nader is a shareholder in the firm’s Sacramento office.  A highly skilled litigator, advisor, counselor, and trainer, Mr. Nader represents employers in employment-related litigation…
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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…
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Associate
Michael embraces challenges and enjoys assisting clients navigate unique legal issues. Michael represents employers in a variety of labor & employment litigation, including suits under…
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Shareholder
Sean Nalty is a member of Ogletree Deakins’ Life, Health, Disability, ERISA and Employee Benefits practice. For more than 25 years, Sean has defended against claims of bad faith, and…
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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…
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Associate
Aaron Nava is an associate attorney at Ogletree. Prior to joining the firm as an attorney, Aaron was a summer associate in 2019. After his summer associate stint, Aaron continued to clerk…
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Of Counsel
Christopher (“Chris”) Near works closely with employers to provide advice and representation on employment-related issues that may arise under state or federal statute, regulation, or…
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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…
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Shareholder
Jennifer A. Nelson represents public and private employers in all aspects of employment law, including several class action claims, involving:


discrimination;


harassment;


wrongful…
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Associate
Kyle is an advisor and employment litigator in Ogletree Deakins' Seattle office. He represents employers in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies.
Kyle has…
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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…
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Associate
Molly is an associate in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins. Molly graduated cum laude from Hamline University School of Law, where she also earned her Dean’s List honors and a…
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Associate
Stephanie C. Ng joined Ogletree Deakins in 2019. Her practice is concentrated on ERISA and benefits matters, with a focus on health, life, and disability litigation. Stephanie has handled a…
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Shareholder
Rob Niccolini is co-chair of the firm's Healthcare Practice Group. He represents management in employment litigation and labor disputes, with special experience in the health care,…
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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…
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attorney
Ms. Nielsen is a member of the employee benefits and executive compensation group.  She has worked extensively in the areas of executive compensation arrangements, equity compensation and…
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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…
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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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Counsel
Since joining the firm in 2017, Mary has successfully defended numerous discrimination claims brought in federal court as well as before administrative agencies under Title VII of the Civil…
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Associate

Kyle O'Brien is an associate in the firm’s Kansas City office. Previously, Kyle clerked for four federal judges (two district & two magistrate) in the United States District Court for…
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Associate
Caitlin L. O’Fallon is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ New York office. Her practice includes the representation of management in employment litigation matters before state and federal…
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Shareholder
Daniel O’Meara is a Shareholder in the Philadelphia office of Ogletree Deakins. Dan has been a practicing attorney for nearly 30 years, with extensive experience in employment litigation,…
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Associate
Osaro Obaseki (he/him/his) is a labour and employment lawyer at Ogletree Deakins’ Toronto office. He is called to the bar in British Columbia. Osaro assists employers on a wide range of…
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Shareholder
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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Partner
Kimberley K. Odums is an associate in the Boston office where she focuses her practice on employment litigation and counseling, and Data Privacy work.  In litigation, she defends clients in…
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Associate
Lauren Oldham represents employers in all areas of labor and employment litigation, and has regularly assisted employers in investigating and responding to charges of harassment,…
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Immigration Attorney
Vanessa’s practice includes a full range of business immigration matters in a variety of industries, including information technology, biotechnology, life sciences, manufacturing, and…
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Associate
Sean Oliveira is an associate in the St. Louis office of Ogletree Deakins. He joins the firm with nearly fifteen years of experience as a federal investigator with the EEOC.  During his…
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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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attorney
Alexandra Orsini joined the Washington, D.C. office of Ogletree Deakins in 2017 as an associate in the executive compensation and employee benefits practice group.
Ms. Orsini focuses her…
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Associate
Melissa Ortega is an attorney in the Chicago office of Ogletree Deakins, where she assists employers in a variety of labor and employment matters arising under both state and federal laws.…
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Associate
Jackie Otfinoski counsels clients on employment-based visa sponsorships and related business immigration matters. Her experience includes managing and preparing visa sponsorship petitions…
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Associate
Sam is an associate in the Cleveland office of Ogletree Deakins.
A graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, cum laude, Sam received a concentration in health law, with…
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Of Counsel
Ms. O’Gara works with private, not-for-profit, publicly traded, and governmental employers with the plan design and implementation of qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans,…
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Associate
Jennifer is an associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office. She focuses her practice on employment litigation and counseling, including defending discrimination and harassment claims. Prior…
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Associate
Anna is an associate in the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins. She has experience defending employers through all stages of litigation, as well as significant experience in…
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Associate
Caroline Page joined the firm as an associate in January 2020, where she practices in the area of business immigration law.  She is a 2013 graduate of the University of South Carolina,…
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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…
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Shareholder
Mr. Pankratz represents corporations and management in a myriad of employment-related and complex commercial matters, including litigation involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment…
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Associate
Casey McCluskey Parker is an Associate in the Nashville office of Ogletree Deakins, where she represents employers and management in wide variety of employment matters.
Casey uses her…
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Shareholder
Mathew considers himself to be a jack-of-all-trades employment attorney. He defends employers against a wide range of employment law claims ranging from unlawful discrimination, harassment…
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Associate
Walter’s legal practice focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation. He assists employers with a variety of health and welfare benefits plan issues, including plan…
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Of Counsel
Aimee Blanchard Parsons’ practice focuses on defending employers in state and federal court against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, trade secret, restrictive…
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Shareholder
For 20 years, Jay has advised companies on a variety of workplace issues including preparing and enforcing non-competition agreements, dealing with complex employee leave issues, defending…
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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…
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Associate
Marie Paulin joined the Ogletree Deakins Paris office in July 2017. Marie advises French companies and subsidiaries of international groups on the various aspects of labor law, both on…
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Of Counsel
Since 1984, Mr. Paxton has tried over thirty cases involving most aspects of employment including age, sex and race discrimination; medical leave and whistleblowers for employers, insurers…
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Of Counsel
Bill Payne has devoted his entire law career to litigating employment-related disputes in state and federal court and counseling clients on workplace matters.  With a background as a local…
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Counsel
Nicolas Peixoto serves as counsel in the 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…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Mr. Penkert graduated from the University of Florida in 2007. He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2010. In 2011, Mr. Penkert graduated from the University of…
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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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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…
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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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Associate
Rob Perryman is an associate in the Philadelphia office of Ogletree Deakins. He has represented clients in a variety of different areas.
Rob is known for his ability to adapt to virtually…
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Associate
Christina is an associate in the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins.
Christina holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School, a Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety from…
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Senior Counsel
Melissa is a counsel attorney in the St. Louis office of Ogletree Deakins.  She represents and counsels clients in a variety of employment-related matters in both state and federal court,…
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Associate
Zachary Pestine is an experienced litigator who has achieved excellent results for clients, including grants of summary judgment and motions to dismiss with prejudice. Zac’s extensive…
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Associate
Owen is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office. He joined the firm in 2022 after graduating from the Georgetown University Law Center. Owen represents and counsels employers in a wide…
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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…
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Of Counsel
Jamey E. Petri joined the Austin office of Ogletree in February 2013 as an associate in the Immigration Practice Group. She has procured immigrant and non-immigrant visas in employment and…
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Shareholder
Tae focuses his practice on assisting clients with the many labor and employment challenges they face on a daily basis. He has been recognized by his peers by receiving an “AV Preeminent”…
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Kevin is a seasoned class action litigator with extensive experience defending employers in wage and hour disputes. His experience includes harassment, discrimination, and wrongful…
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Shareholder
An experienced labor and employment attorney, Wayne helps in-house counsel, HR executives, and company leadership identify and solve a full range of workplace legal challenges, particularly…
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Partner
Jacqueline Piran joined the Berlin office of Ogletree Deakins as a partner in April 2022.
As a certified employment law specialist, she advises German and international companies as well as…
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Of Counsel
Sarah Platt is of counsel in the firm’s Milwaukee office. She represents employers in all areas of employment law, including:


Proactive, practical counseling regarding hiring, discipline…
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Senior Government Relations Counsel
James J. Plunkett works as a Senior Government Relations Counsel in the Governmental Affairs practice of Ogletree Deakins.   
Jim was previously the Director for Labor Law Policy at the U.S…
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Shareholder
Steven (“Steve”) Pockrass is Co-Chair of the firm’s Wage and Hour Practice Group. In this position, he helps clients and attorneys throughout the firm deliver proactive and responsive…
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Of Counsel
Randle Pollard is a member of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group. He focuses on employment tax matters at both the federal and state levels, the review of labor and tax…
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Associate
Brazitte’s practice extends across the litigation and counseling aspects of employment law. On the litigation side, Brazitte defends employers of all sizes against allegations of harassment…
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Shareholder
Carol Poplawski has spent her entire career representing the interests of management in all areas of labor and employment law. She is a trial attorney and has litigated hundreds of cases in…
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Associate
Shontell focuses her practice on occupational safety and health law, assisting employers in enforcement matters before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and state plan…
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Associate
*Currently licensed in Massachusetts only. Practice limited to federal immigration law.
Stephanie Prashad, a 2017 graduate of Boston College Law School, is a member of the firm’s…
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Associate
Ms. Preston defends employers in all phases of employment law litigation in state and federal court involving Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with…
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Senior Associate
Heather Ptasznik has been representing management in employment law matters for over twenty years. As part of her practice, she counsels clients daily on various matters including hiring,…
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Shareholder
Bonnie Puckett’s practice focuses on Diversity & Inclusion and respectful-workplace initiatives from a global perspective.  Utilizing her background and credentials in linguistics,…
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Associate
Amanda joined Ogletree Deakins’ Cleveland, Ohio office in September 2013.  Amanda represents employers in all types of employment litigation in both federal and state courts, in labor and…
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Shareholder
Stephen is a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Houston office and is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Stephen focuses primarily on…
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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…
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Associate
Alexander is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ Morristown office. Alexander has experience representing clients in cases in both state and federal courts, including those involving the New…
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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…
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Associate
Ms. Rahimi’s experience includes extensive motion practice, representation at settlement conferences and issuing and responding to oral and written discovery.  In addition to courtroom…
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Richard H. Rahm counsels and represents employers primarily in wage and hour class action litigation in the transportation, financial, and retail industries, as well as public employment…
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Associate
Ellen’s practice focuses on representing employers in a variety of employment law matters. A skilled litigator, Ellen devotes a substantial amount of her practice to employment litigation.…
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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…
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Associate
Anna joined the Boston office of Ogletree Deakins as an associate in 2020. She represents employers in all aspects of federal and state employment litigation, as well as before…
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Michael (“Mike”) Ray represents and counsels employers on the full spectrum of labor and employment matters. Mike regularly litigates class and collective actions under federal and state…
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Marketing Counsel
As Marketing Counsel, Madeline is a member of Ogletree Deakins’ Client Services department and is involved in the firm’s Request for Proposal (RFP) process.  In addition, she works with…
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Associate
Rabia is a passionate employment law associate in the Sacramento office of Ogletree Deakins.  Her practice is focused on employment litigation, with a particular focus on wage and hour…
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Tim is a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins' San Francisco office. Since 2008, he has devoted his legal career to representing employers in labor and employment matters. Tim represents…
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Ms. Reese concentrates her practice in employee benefits.  She works with employers to design, establish and administer qualified retirement plans (defined contribution, defined benefit,…
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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…
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Associate
Brandon Reeves is an associate attorney in the Portland office focusing on employment litigation and counseling. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Brandon gained extensive experience as a…
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Associate
Rebecka Reibe is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters.
Rebecka’s interest in immigration law stems…
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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…
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Associate
Sophie Reimann joined the Berlin office of Ogletree Deakins as an attorney in July 2022. She advises national and international clients on all aspects of labor and employment law.
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Ms. Reisdorff concentrates her law practice in the labor and employment arena in the exclusive representation of management.  She advises and defends clients with regard to all aspects of…
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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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Shareholder
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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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…
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Associate
Kelly Riggs is an associate in the Portland office and represents public and private employers of all sizes in all aspects of employment-related litigation.  She has represented employers…
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Associate
J. Paul Rinnan is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Labor and Employment Law. He graduated summa cum laude from Texas Christian University in 2007 and received…
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Of Counsel
John Riordan helps clients to resolve business and employment disputes in a timely and cost-effective manner.  If a dispute cannot be resolved by ADR and results in a lawsuit in a…
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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,…
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Associate
Haidy is an Associate in the Sacramento office of Ogletree Deakins, where she represents employers in a variety of labor and employment litigation matters.
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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…
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Associate
Jack practices in all areas of employment law. With experience in employment litigation and representing companies in a variety of unfair competition claims, Jack helps clients to…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Jimmy is a Founding Shareholder of the firm’s Richmond office and serves as the office’s Managing Shareholder. Jimmy focuses his practice on traditional labor and employment litigation…
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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…
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Associate
A.J. Rodriguez is a labor and employment attorney with experience representing both employers and individuals in all matters arising out of the employment relationship, including claims…
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Associate
Robert Rodriguez has significant experience handling a wide variety of labor and employment matters, including wage and hour class actions, claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment…
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Of Counsel
Jennifer G. Roeper is Of Counsel in the Tampa office of Ogletree Deakins.  She is board certified by the Florida bar in Immigration and Nationality Law and practices in the firm’s…
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Shareholder
Robert Roginson is the Managing Shareholder of the Los Angeles Office and Chair of the Firm’s Trucking and Logistics Industry Group.  His practice focuses on all aspects of California and…
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Associate
Amber Roller is an associate in the Labor and Employment practice in the firm's Los Angeles office. Ms. Roller received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los…
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Associate
Clay is a dynamic and effective management advocate who works collaboratively to deliver practical solutions for his clients in all aspects of both traditional labor relations and…
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Articling Student
Jordan is an Articling Student in the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins.
Jordan holds a Juris Doctor from Western University, where he received the Dean of Law Scholarship and served as…
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Associate
Byrin Romney represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of commercial disputes. A major portion of Byrin’s practice involves litigating unfair competition, trade secret…
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Associate
Rachel represents employers in both labor and employment-related matters. She has experience working with clients on union organizing campaigns and unfair labor practice charges.…
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Mr. Rosner devotes his practice to a variety of plan design, compliance, and administration issues in matters relating to employee benefits and related areas of tax law.  He has particular…
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Nate Roy practices immigration law in the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins. He has experience providing strategic advice to both large- and mid-size firms with regard to maintaining large-…
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Associate
Daniel Ruemenapp provides U.S. immigration and global mobility support to corporate and individual clients, including premier high-technology corporations. He advises clients on U.S.…
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Mr. Ruff has been representing general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and other participants in the construction industry since 1986. As the chair of Ogletree’s construction…
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Associate
William C. Ruggiero is an associate in the Stamford office of Ogletree Deakins.  His practice is focused on defending employers against allegations of discrimination and retaliation in a…
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Associate
Lys Runnerstrom is an associate attorney in Ogletree Deakins’ Denver office. Lys’ practice includes representing and counseling employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and…
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Shareholder
Jennifer Rusie represents management in the area of labor and employment law with an emphasis on employment litigation, including cases involving Title VII, the ADAAA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA,…
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Phillip Russell is a practical labor and employment lawyer who represents businesses in a wide range of labor and employment law matters, including workplace safety and health (OSHA),…
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Shareholder
William (“Bill”) Rutchow joined the firm in 1988.  After several years in the Greenville, South Carolina office, he moved to the Nashville office in 1995.  He is currently a Shareholder in…
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Of Counsel
Jennifer Rygiel-Boyd is Of Counsel to the firm where her practice focuses on the defense of cases involving allegations of wrongful discharge, employment discrimination, sexual harassment,…
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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…
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Valerie Salcido is an Immigration associate in the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins. She has experience providing strategic counsel to corporate clients on employment-based matters,…
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Associate
Dana Salmonson focuses her practice on defending employers against current and former employees in all aspects of employment litigation. She has extensive experience representing her…
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Shareholder
Mr. Samson has represented management in all aspects of labor and employment law for over 27 years with a particular emphasis on traditional labor law. He has also litigated cases before…
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Associate
Laura Grubb Sandman is an associate in the firm’s Dallas office, where she advises and represents companies in a broad range of labor and employment matters including wage and hour…
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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…
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Shareholder
Robert Sands has spent his entire career at Ogletree representing the interests of management in all aspects of labor and employment law.  Robert served for nearly a decade as the managing…
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Associate
Sara focuses her practice on defending labor and employment law matters involving wage and hour claims, discrimination, harassment and wrongful discharge in state and federal courts and…
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Shareholder
Jennifer Santa Maria is a Shareholder in the San Diego office.
Ms. Santa Maria represents employers of all sizes in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment litigation…
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Shareholder
Ms. Santen is the co-chair of the firm’s Class and Collective Action Practice Group. She focuses her practice on developing winning strategies for the defense of large-scale class and…
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Of Counsel
Katie Sanz represents a variety of employers in all phases of litigation in state, federal, and appellate courts and before administrative agencies. She has experience defending employers…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Jessica Schild is an associate in the New York City office where she represents management in all aspects of litigation, including class and collective wage and hour actions, discrimination…
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Mr. Schlueter is a strategic advocate and litigator for businesses in employment (including discrimination, retaliation, wage & hour, ADA, FMLA etc.) and unfair competition matters (…
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Associate


Abbie Schmadeke is a labor and employment associate in the firm’s Atlanta office. Abbie graduated with honors from Emory University School of Law where she served as the Executive…
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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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Shareholder
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
Scott Siegner is an attorney in the Richmond office of Ogletree Deakins. Scott’s practice includes employment litigation and counseling, with a focus on litigating claims of employment…
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Associate
Savannah represents and advises employers on matters of workplace safety and health. Her practice includes providing guidance on federal OSHA compliance, challenging citations, and…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Michael J. Sexton specializes in employment advice and counsel and employment litigation. He has extensive experience in all areas of employment law, including wrongful termination,…
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Associate
Lexi Seyedan advises individuals and companies on a wide range of immigration matters. She assists employers in obtaining temporary nonimmigrant visas, labor certifications, and permanent…
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Counsel
Erica Shafer is a counsel attorney in the Portland office of Ogletree Deakins. Erica represents employers on employment litigation and advice matters as well as labor matters. Erica has…
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Associate



Immon Shafiei focuses his practice on representing employers in labor and employment matters in a wide variety of issues, including litigation involving discrimination, wage and hour…
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Of Counsel
Geeta Shah practices immigration law in the Chicago office of Ogletree Deakins. She has extensive experience providing strategic counsel to both corporate and individual clients on both…
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Associate
Nancy Shalhub is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office, working on U.S. nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Nancy practiced employment-based…
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Shareholder
Mr. Shapero joined Ogletree Deakins in 2018 as a Shareholder in the firm’s Seattle office after almost 20 years of experience providing labor law, employment law and employee benefits…
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Associate
Patty Shapiro is an attorney with Ogletree Deakins’ Cross-Border Group, providing advice and counsel to companies of all sizes expanding their global workforces. Prior to joining Ogletree…
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Associate
Ms. Share represents employers in all aspects of federal and state employment litigation. She has represented employers in lawsuits related to discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment…
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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…
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Associate

Dean Shauger is an associate in the Philadelphia office of Ogletree Deakins.  Dean represents employers in labor and employment matters, including litigation involving discrimination, wage…
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Associate
Alex joined the firm as an Associate in 2018. She advises and represents employers with regard to a broad range of employment-related matters and disputes, with a particular focus on…
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Of Counsel
Jim Shea is an of counsel attorney in the Sacramento office of Ogletree Deakins. Jim graduated from California State University at Sacramento, before attending the University of San…
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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…
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Associate
Sheila Sheng is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters.
As a native Mandarin speaker, Sheila became…
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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.…
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Associate
Philip is an immigration attorney in the Atlanta, GA office.  He has been practicing in the field of immigration since 2012. 
Philip focuses on employment-based immigration, counseling…
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Associate
Brandon focuses his practice on employment litigation and counseling, including wage and hour issues, hiring, firing, employee discipline, discrimination and harassment claims based on…
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Shareholder
Mr. Shetterly is the managing shareholder in the Greenville, South Carolina office. He regularly counsels management on an array of employment and labor law issues, but the primary focus of…
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Shareholder
Hal Shillingstad is one of the founding shareholders of the Minneapolis Office. He has extensive experience in single plaintiff and collective actions involving employment law, commercial…
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Associate
Greg Shin is an associate in the firm’s Atlanta office. Prior to joining Ogletree, Greg worked for another employment firm in Atlanta, Georgia focusing on employment discrimination,…
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Shareholder
Nonnie partners with employers and managers in three primary ways: litigation avoidance through proactive counseling and training; investigations and resolutions when pre-litigation…
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Shareholder
For more than twenty years, Jack S. Sholkoff has been working with employers to manage and resolve their employment law related matters. Mr. Sholkoff has handled all facets of employment…
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Associate
Philip serves an associate attorney based out of Ogletree Deakins’ Washington, D.C. office. As a member of the firm’s Immigration practice group, Philip guides corporate clients in…
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Partner
Stephen Shore is a skilled advocate whose practice is focused on the representation of management in many areas of employment and labour law with particular emphasis on applications for…
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Associate
Kyra Short is an associate in the St. Louis office of Ogletree Deakins. Her practice is focused on advising and defending retail stores, restaurants, hotels, and other places of public…
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Shareholder
For over 25 years, Ken Siepman has represented and advised private and public employers on a wide array of labor and employment issues, including FLSA, ADA, FMLA, Title VII, ADEA, NLRA,…
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Shareholder
Rebecca Sigmund advises companies on immigration alternatives for prospective employees as well as matters relating to employment eligibility of workers.  Her practice largely involves…
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Associate
Steven Silver is an associate in the Portland, Maine office of Ogletree Deakins. Steve focuses his practice on ERISA and long-term disability matters as well as sports law. Steve joins…
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Associate
Mr. Silvers assists employers with human resources and employment-related matters, including matters related to employee onboarding and background checks, termination, discrimination, and…
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Associate
Jaclyn partners with her clients as both a thoughtful counselor, providing day-to-day employment law compliance advice, and as an aggressive litigator. While Jaclyn serves employers across…
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Associate
Sara Grace earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Louisiana State University. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Sara Grace represented corporations and insurance companies in various…
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Associate
Hillary Sizer joined Ogletree Deakins’ Chicago office as an associate in 2019. She assists clients with ERISA compliance matters, focusing on health and welfare plans. She graduated in 2019…
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Associate
Shardé is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins.  Her practice is focused on employment litigation and counseling as well as Affordable Care Act compliance. Her…
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Shareholder
Mr. Skeen is a shareholder in the San Diego office. He founded the office and served as its initial Managing Shareholder. He devotes his practice exclusively to the representation of…
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Shareholder
Mr. Smalley is the Managing Director of Emigra Ogletree Worldwide, a partnership of two leading firms, Ogletree Deakins and Emigra. Emigra Ogletree Worldwide provides a single-source for…
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Associate
Karen Smeda focuses her practice on representing and counseling employers in labor and employment law matters. Ms. Smeda developed her interest in labor and employment law while working as…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Austin Smith is the Managing Shareholder of Ogletree Deakins’ Denver office, and he has devoted his career to advising and counseling employers on issues affecting their relationship with…
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Associate
Danielle Smith joined Ogletree Deakins as an associate in February 2023. Her practice focuses on representing employers in litigation matters in state and federal courts. Danielle has…
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Associate
Ebony C. Smith is an Associate at Ogletree Deakins' Chicago office. Ebony is an experienced labor and employment defense attorney. With an eye to the changing regulatory landscape, Ebony…
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Associate
Janet has represented clients in federal and state courts on a diverse range of matters, including complex commercial disputes, trademark litigation, trade secrets litigation, and…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Mr. Smith’s practice at Ogletree Deakins primarily involves the defense of employers in labor and employment related litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.…
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Associate
Paul Smith is an associate in the Sacramento Office of Ogletree Deakins. He crafts a practical, client-based approach to the defense of his clients in employment disputes spanning state and…
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Of Counsel
A native of Florence, Alabama, Samantha Smith spent nearly a decade working on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives before attending…
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Shareholder
Ms. Smithey devotes her practice to all aspects of employee benefits law. She represents clients with respect to qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans, assisting them with…
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Associate
Andrew Solis began his career representing asylum seekers, children, and families in immigration matters before USCIS and the immigration court. Recently, he has worked amongst the nation’s…
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Associate
Maria Elena Sotomayor Garcia joined Ogletree Deakins in March 2017. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as an external consultant at the Ministry of Public Service of the Federal…
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Associate
Chelsea has experience handling complex employment matters. She has handled disputes for employers of all sizes before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO),…
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Shareholder
Ms. Soveranez's labor and employment practice includes counseling employers on a wide range of employment-related issues, including discrimination and harassment laws, non-compete…
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Shareholder
Ms. Cox is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Labor and Employment Law.  Ms. Cox primarily represents employers in all aspects of employment law, including…
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Shareholder
Mr. Stanek represents clients in all aspects of traditional labor relations. He also counsels and represents companies on matters regarding “noncompete” agreements. In addition, Mr. Stanek…
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Shareholder
Tim Stanton is an energetic advocate for and trusted advisor to inside counsel and benefits and HR executives.
His clients include: retailers and wholesalers; insurance, banking and…
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Shareholder
Mr. Strach is a trial lawyer who regularly represents management in labor/employment law and related matters.  A significant area of Phil’s representation of employers and management…
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Shareholder
Natalie Stevens represents business entities, educational institutions, and management in a myriad of employment-related matters, including matters involving allegations of assault; breach…
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Shareholder
Bob Stewart is equally comfortable and experienced in the field of Employment Law/Litigation, as well as in the field of Traditional Labor Law.
Bob has extensive employment law/litigation…
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Associate
Rachel Stone is an associate in the Philadelphia office of Ogletree Deakins.  She focuses her practice on defending employers against employment-based claims in state and federal court and…
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Sage Stone is an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office where he represents and advises employers on labor and employment matters. Sage is an experienced litigator, having handled cases…
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Managing Partner
Pietro Straulino-Rodríguez is the managing partner of the Mexico City office of Ogletree Deakins. Before starting at Ogletree Deakins, Pietro worked for a number of years as a partner in…
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Shareholder
John Stretton is a Shareholder in the Stamford office of Ogletree Deakins with nearly twenty years of experience. Clients view John as a resourceful counselor and aggressive litigator who…
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Associate
Mr. Strey represents individuals, companies, and employers in all phases of employment claims and provides advice for employment-related matters in pre-litigation situations. Mr. Strey has…
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Shareholder
Eric C. Stuart is a shareholder in the Morristown and New York City offices of Ogletree Deakins. He has a career-long commitment to representing employers in all aspects of traditional…
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Shareholder
Mark Stubley is a shareholder in the Greenville office of Ogletree Deakins. He has extensive legal and professional experience in representing employers in labor and employment matters. Mr…
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Associate

Mallory Stumpf is an associate in Ogletree Deakins' St. Louis office. Mallory earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with minors in Legal Studies and Health Care Ethics, graduating magna…
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Of Counsel
Gustavo (“Gus”) Suárez assists employers with a broad range of employment law issues, including counseling on federal and state background check and e-signature law; investigating and…
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Associate
Jennifer P. Suberlak is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ San Diego office. Her practice focuses on employment counseling and litigation. Jennifer provides advice to a wide range of…
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Deepa Subramanian represents employers in all aspects of employment law, including employment litigation and counseling.  Ms. Subramanian advises and defends clients in federal and state…
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Andrea joined Ogletree Deakins as an associate in 2021. She represents employers in a wide range of litigation matters, including allegations of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and…
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Daniel is a member of the firm’s employee benefits and executive compensation practice group and focuses his practice in the area of employee benefit plan compliance and litigation.  Daniel…
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John D. Surma is a shareholder in the Houston, Texas office of Ogletree Deakins. His practice focuses on representing employers in workplace safety and health matters, including preventive…
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Ryan Swink is an associate in the firm’s Houston office, where he advises and represents employers on all matters impacting their employees under federal and state labor and employment laws…
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D’Ontae is an experienced employment law attorney with more than a decade-long career in the federal government, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the…
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David’s practice is focused on defending employers in wage and hour class, collective, and representative actions under the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA),…
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Sherry L. Talton is a shareholder in the Seattle office of Ogletree Deakins, representing local and national employers in litigation in state and federal courts of all levels and…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Lee Tankle is a senior associate in Ogletree Deakins’ Philadelphia office. Employers count on Lee to provide sound strategic advice regarding a wide variety of employment-related matters in…
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Associate
Corey represents employers of all sizes in state and federal court litigation and administrative proceedings. She routinely provides counsel regarding employment discrimination claims,…
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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.…
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Associate
Brad Tharpe is a native St. Louisan raised in University City. Brad earned his bachelor’s degree at Marquette University, then chose to serve in the Alumni Service Corps, a service teaching…
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David P. Thatcher is a seasoned litigation attorney who represents clients in sophisticated business litigation matters. He also advises employers concerning all aspects of employment law…
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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…
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Chris Thomas joined the firm's Columbia, South Carolina, office in 2013. He has represented management in litigation involving a range of employment-related claims, including Title VII, the…
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Allen is an associate in the firm’s Raleigh, North Carolina office.  His practice primarily focuses on representing management in labor and employment law litigation.  A large portion of…
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*Currently licensed in Minnesota only. Practice limited to federal immigration law.
Jeff graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School and received his undergraduate degree from…
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With years of experience representing employers, Jessica has developed the ability to quickly assess the strengths and weaknesses of cases and respond to the needs of clients. Jessica has…
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Charles L. Thompson IV counsels and defends employers in wrongful termination, discrimination, and other employment-related matters.  These areas include trade secrets and unfair…
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Associate
Emma is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ London office. She provides commercial and pragmatic advice and assists employers with contentious and non-contentious matters.
Emma was admitted…
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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 (…
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Counsel
Kendra Thornton is Counsel in the Greenville office and has practiced employment law as an attorney or human resources leader since 2003. Kendra graduated from Clemson University, receiving…
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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…
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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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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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Office Managing Shareholder
As one of the founding attorneys of Ogletree Deakins’s Denver Office, Roger G. Trim’s practice focuses exclusively on representing and counseling employers in a broad spectrum of employment…
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Associate
Savannah assists clients in a wide range of various labor and employment-related matters. Representing employers of all sizes, Savannah works closely with clients to secure positive results…
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Associate
Kate Trinkle is an associate in Ogletree Deakins' Indianapolis office. Kate represents employers in administrative proceedings and in federal and state court litigation against a variety of…
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Associate
Mark Trocinski is an attorney specializing in immigration law. Prior to his practice in immigration, Mark served as a foreign service officer in the Department of State. In this capacity,…
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Of Counsel
Ms. Truesdale has practiced in the area of labor and employment law since 1991. She has spent most of her career in private practice, first with the labor and employment boutique Murphy,…
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Robert M. Tucker devotes his practice to the representation of management in all aspects of labor relations, employment law and related litigation. He regularly represents management in…
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Mr. Turner is a shareholder in the Dallas office of Ogletree Deakins, a national firm whose focus is the representation of management in all aspects of labor and employment matters. Mr.…
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Ms. Turner graduated magna cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2003.  During law school, Ms. Turner was an Editor on the Alabama Law Review and served as a member of…
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Of Counsel
Karen Tynan is an of counsel attorney in the Sacramento office of Ogletree Deakins. Karen is originally from the state of Georgia, and after graduating with honors from the United States…
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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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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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Sean has been Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Labor and Employment Law since 2006, and was named one of the Best Lawyers in America in 2021, 2022, and 2023 for…
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Associate
Ashley Urquijo is an associate in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. Ms. Urquijo’s practice focuses on employment-based immigration applications, including H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, and E-3…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Of Counsel
Oscar Margáin Vega joined Ogletree Deakins in January 2016. Prior to that, Oscar worked at a local boutique as Senior Associate of the Labor Litigation and Employment Consulting Area (2015…
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Associate
Olivia joined Ogletree Deakins as an associate in 2021. She represents employers in a wide range of litigation matters, including allegations of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and…
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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…
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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…
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Associate
Victoria has experience in federal and state courts on a diverse range of matters, including insurance claims, commercial disputes, and employment litigation. Victoria represents employers…
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Eva von Muellern is a senior associate at the Ogletree Deakins’ office in Berlin. She advises national and international clients on all aspects of German individual and collective…
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Associate
Robert Vorhees is an associate in the Orange County office of Ogletree Deakins. His practice focuses on employment litigation as well as advice and counseling. Mr. Vorhees has experience in…
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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-…
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Associate
Ryan is an associate in the firm’s Richmond, Virginia office. Ryan’s practice focuses on counseling clients and defending employers in state and federal court on a variety of employment and…
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Of Counsel
Bethany Wagner is an experienced employment lawyer, focusing on both employment litigation and preventive advice, counseling, and training. A former collegiate athletic department executive…
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Counsel
David “Dave” Wagner is a counsel attorney in the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins. Dave focuses his practice on business immigration and represents clients in a wide-range of immigrant and…
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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…
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Associate
Darius Walker, Jr. is an Associate at Ogletree Deakins' Nashville office. He focuses his practice on representing employers in labor and employment matters, including litigation involving…
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Associate
Abbey Wallach represents employers of all sizes on all matters impacting their employees under federal and state law, including compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the…
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Leslie Wallis has represented employers in all aspects of employment law. Leslie joined Ogletree Deakins in 2007 as part of the merger of Ogletree Deakins and Lewis Fisher Henderson &…
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David Walston is a shareholder in the Birmingham office of Ogletree Deakins — practicing exclusively in this particular arena for more than 30 years. He regularly defends businesses in…
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Of Counsel
Corona Wang practices immigration law in the Boston office of Ogletree Deakins. She possesses extensive experience in employment and family-based immigration, supporting mid-sized and large…
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Of Counsel
Jody Ward-Rannow represents large corporate clients and small local businesses in matters involving all aspects of labor and employment law including disability, race, and gender/pregnancy…
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When companies are threatened by employment-related claims, they turn to Ryan T. Warden. Clients trust Ryan to develop effective strategies to pursue the best course for each case, all…
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Since 1993, Mr. Warren has represented employers in the employment and labor law field, with an emphasis on litigation prevention counseling and employment litigation defense. Mr. Warren…
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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…
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Liz Washko is a Shareholder in the Nashville office and the co-chair of the firm’s Pay Equity practice group. Ms. Washko represents management in a wide variety of employment matters both…
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Of Counsel
Suzanne Watson partners with employers of all sizes on a full range of labor and employment issues. Suzanne is an experienced and strategic litigator and devotes a substantial amount of her…
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Keith Watts is a founding shareholder of the firm's Orange County office.  Keith practices exclusively labor and employment law and has handled a wide variety of matters, including sexual…
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Associate
Valerie L. Weiss represents and advises management from a wide-range of industries, including hospitality, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and non-profit agencies, among others, in connection…
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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,…
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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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Associate
Aaron Wilensky focuses his practice on workplace safety and health issues, representing employers facing state and federal OSH investigations.  Aaron also has extensive litigation…
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Articling Student
John is an articling student at the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins. John previously summered with the firm.
John graduated from Queen’s University’s J.D. / M.I.R. program and holds a…
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Counsel
David C. “Dave” Williams, Jr., is counsel in the Birmingham office of Ogletree Deakins. Dave is a responsive, efficient attorney who focuses on his clients’ needs throughout their cases,…
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Erin E. Williams represents a wide range of companies in all aspects of employment law, including both litigation and advice work.  Ms. Williams’s practice includes representing clients in…
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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…
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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…
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Amie Willis has practiced law since 1996 and joined Ogletree in 2009. 
She has gained extensive experience in employment matters representing employers across the country in a wide variety…
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Jonathan Wilson is a nationally recognized labor and employment lawyer. He has defended employers in wage-hour class and collective action cases, union organizing campaigns, collective…
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Associate
*Licensed to practice in Maryland only. Practice in D.C. under supervision pursuant to Rule 49 of the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Patrick Wilson is an attorney in the firm’s Washington, D.C.…
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Michael represents private and public employers throughout all phases of litigation, before state and federal courts.  Michael also provides advice to firm clients regarding various…
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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…
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Lance Witcher has represented employers in a wide range of employment-related litigation in both state and federal court. In addition to representing companies against private litigants in…
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Associate
Hannah A. Withers is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ San Francisco Office. She has experience defending employers in federal and state court against claims of wage and hour violations,…
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Penny Wofford is a South Carolina Supreme Court Certified Specialist in Employment and Labor Law. She concentrates her practice in the area of employment litigation and employee benefits.…
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Associate
Samantha concentrates in complex corporate immigration matters for companies of all sizes, including H 1B, H-2B, L-1, O-1, and TN nonimmigrant visas; PERM Labor Certifications and EB- 2/3…
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Tim Wolfe represents employers in employment and labor law matters. Tim litigates and counsels numerous clients on issues related to compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…
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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…
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Stephen Woods represents and counsels companies on a wide range of labor and employment law issues—though a significant focus of his practice is on background checks (counseling and…
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Associate
*Currently licensed in Colorado, New Jersey and New York only.
Kristina is passionate about helping employers reduce workplace complaints, manage legal risk, and navigate litigation. She…
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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…
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Associate
Mr. Wu practices in the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins. His practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters, including assisting clients with major nonimmigrant visa categories…
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Associate
Jenny Xia is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ New York office.
Ms. Xia graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as an Executive Editor of the Journal of…
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Associate
Jennifer Yanni has spent the entirety of her legal career litigating labor and employment issues. She began her practice representing plaintiffs against national corporations and second-…
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Associate
Ina Young began her legal career in Germany where she specialized in corporate law. Now, she focuses her practice on representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. Young…
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Associate
Maggie Young is an associate in the Kansas City office of Ogletree Deakins.
Maggie grew up in the Kansas City area and attended the University of Kansas where she obtained bachelor’s…
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Senior Marketing Counsel
In the Senior Marketing Counsel role, Zachary develops strategy for the firm’s blog and other content. He serves as a lead writer for articles and blog posts for publication on the firm’s…
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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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Lauren Zeldin practices primarily in the areas of employment discrimination and wage and hour litigation, including the representation of employers in connection with race, sex, age,…
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Mr. Zwetsch is a litigator, counselor, and business advisor.  He combines a diverse background in employment law and human resource management to defend and counsel employers facing…
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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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