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Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge, is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for six consecutive years. In 2017, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Labor Law-Management category. Ogletree Deakins has 800 attorneys located in 50 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies.
Premier client service is a firm tradition and remains our top priority.
Our attorneys pledge to:
- Understand your business and objectives.
- Focus on and anticipate your needs.
- Collaborate to develop creative business solutions.
- Harness technology and innovation to better serve your interests.
- Communicate in a timely and effective manner.
- Provide quality representation with exceptional value.
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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…
Prior to joining…
Drafting and revising employer affirmative action policies for…
Ms. Andrews’ practice encompasses a broad…
An experienced…
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…
Federal and state wage and hour matters,…
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…
Stefan Borovina focuses his practice on helping construction contractors, healthcare providers, manufacturers, and other employers with all aspects of risk management and litigation…
Olivia graduated from Louisiana State University in 2013 with…
While in school, Madeline…
Alan’s practice focuses on business immigration and ze represents clients in a wide-range of immigrant…
He is a seasoned litigator and problem solver providing clients with practical solutions to employment…
During training, Ellie…
Mr. Charron graduated Kalamazoo…
Jacob works with multinational…
Paul advises employers to ensure compliance with the ever-changing framework of labor…
Jennifer attended North Carolina State…
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…
Emily is dedicated to helping her clients navigate complex workplace issues by providing practical advice and…
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…
Kshemani holds a Juris Doctor from Western University’s Faculty of…
Rosa attended Lenoir-Rhyne University, where she…
Mr. Courtin has…
Andrea completed her undergraduate studies at the…
Since…
Trey DeBrine is an associate in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins focusing on…
Caroline is developing a broad labour and…
Fran graduated from Boston University School of Law in…
Litigation Experience
Julie represents employers in a wide…
Jamie completed her undergraduate studies at Georgia…
Bill represents and advises companies with respect to issues arising under Federal and State Safety and Health…
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…
Meagan Dziura has worked advising multinational corporations on employment-related immigration issues…
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…
Rebecca trained at the UK’s largest boutique employment firm and gained experience working on…
She joined…
As a litigator, Joe represents employers in federal and state courts on a wide range of employment law issues including:…
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…
She has litigated cases before state and federal…
Nailah graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 2015,…
Shir holds a Juris Doctor from Queen’s University, Faculty of Law and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Spanish…
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…
He has spent his career defending the rights of companies—from small family held businesses to Fortune 500 global…
Amanda practices in the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins. She has extensive experience in employment-…
She advises employers in a variety of labor and employment matters. She is dedicated to helping her clients…
Her well-established practice is exclusively focused on labour and employment law, and includes advocacy and…
Prior to joining the firm, Heather trained at a…
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,…
Nicole completed her undergraduate studies cum laude at…
Ms.…
Christian specializes in business immigration law. He helps corporate clients manage their immigration…
Lauren Hicks devotes the majority of her practice to representing federal contractors and subcontractors in compliance evaluations and administrative…
laws.
Chelsea graduated from the University of Alabama…
Gloria holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School and an Honours Bachelor of Science in Health and Disease,…
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…
Jaslyn represents and advises employers on workplace safety and health matters. Her practice includes providing guidance on federal and state OSHA…
Ajente Kamalanathan is an Associate in the Ogletree Deakins Washington D.C. offices.
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Practice Groups
Employment Law
Education
J.D., American…
Phillip has extensive litigation experience,…
Keith strives to find creative and cost-effective solutions to some of the most vexing workplace…
Class and…
Eric graduated from North Carolina State University with a…
Michael holds a Juris Doctor from Western University and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Law and Legal Studies from…
Discrimination and harassment
Wrongful termination
Retaliation
Wage and hour…
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…
Stephan advises on all matters of individual and collective employment law. This includes…
A problem-solver for employers, Mark has…
Flo works…
Malou completed her undergraduate and law degrees in the Philippines.…
Ms. Marino graduated…
Her expertise includes crafting practical,…
representation of management in traditional labor matters
the…
Ryan’s practice focuses exclusively on labour and employment law for both provincially and federally regulated…
Matthew received his Juris Doctor from the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor in 2014 and was called…
She has a particular interest in international transfers and A.I.…
Daniella has a particular interest in equal pay and has handled complex equal…
David is committed to being ethical, collaborative, and practical as he finds solutions to…
Nick has a robust litigation practice where he represents employers…
Michael is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in North Carolina and has…
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…
She studied International Studies at Elon University, during which time she studied abroad in Ecuador,…
Brooks has extensive experience in product liability…
Chris regularly…
discrimination;
harassment;
wrongful…
Kyle has…
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…
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…
Mr. Olmsted helps businesses avoid employment-related legal claims by providing California employment law compliance…
Ms. Orsini focuses her…
A graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, cum laude, Sam received a concentration in health law, with…
Casey uses her…
In his litigation practice, Alejandro defends employers of all…
Rob is known for his ability to adapt to virtually…
Christina holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School, a Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety from…
As a certified employment law specialist, she advises German and international companies as well as…
Proactive, practical counseling regarding hiring, discipline…
Jim was previously the Director for Labor Law Policy at the U.S…
Stephanie Prashad, a 2017 graduate of Boston College Law School, is a member of the firm’s…
Rebecka’s interest in immigration law stems…
Steve graduated from the University of Denver Sturm…
Mr. Riga's benefits practice includes work with funds and employers to design, maintain…
Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins…
Jordan holds a Juris Doctor from Western University, where he received the Dean of Law Scholarship and served as…
Ms. Santa Maria represents employers of all sizes in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment litigation…
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…
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…
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…
As a native Mandarin speaker, Sheila became…
Philip focuses on employment-based immigration, counseling…
His clients include: retailers and wholesalers; insurance, banking and…
Bob has extensive employment law/litigation…
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…
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…
Jeff graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School and received his undergraduate degree from…
Emma was admitted…
Rachel graduated cum laude from Lewis & Clark law school, where she was the Lead Article Editor…
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…
John graduated from Queen’s University’s J.D. / M.I.R. program and holds a…
She has gained extensive experience in employment matters representing employers across the country in a wide variety…
Patrick Wilson is an attorney in the firm’s Washington, D.C.…
Kristina is passionate about helping employers reduce workplace complaints, manage legal risk, and navigate litigation. She…
Ms. Xia graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as an Executive Editor of the Journal of…
Maggie grew up in the Kansas City area and attended the University of Kansas where she obtained bachelor’s…
The National Law Review names Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. a 2022 Go-To Thought Leader for their coverage of coronavirus news in Ontario, Canada. Authors Michael Comartin and Gloria Ilunga detailed the complicated state of Ontario’s COVID-19 testing and lockdown guidance, including the landscape surrounding mandatory remote work, gathering limits, capacity limits, and more. The article saw upwards of 35,000 readers, demonstrating the ongoing importance and widespread need for thought leadership addressing COVID rules and regulations.