ATLANTA – June 6, 2018 – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Ogletree Deakins and 27 of the firm’s attorneys have been recommended in four categories in the The Legal 500 United States 2018: Labor and employment – Immigration, Labor and employment – Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) defense, Labor and employment – Labor-management relations, and Labor and employment – Workplace and employment counseling.
The Legal 500 United States is an independent guide that is widely used by buyers of legal services worldwide to find appropriate legal counsel based solely on merit. This guide is used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, CEOs, CFOs, and professional advisers. Aside from referral purposes and business opportunities, this ranking reflects the positive feedback from peers and clients to determine top firms and attorneys. The Legal 500 assess potential award recipients by practice areas, overall visibility, and reputation. More than 250,000 corporate counsel were surveyed and interviewed to comprise a list of reputable recipients in each of the Legal 500 markets.
The Ogletree Deakins attorneys recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2018 include:
Labor and employment – Immigration
- John Combs (Denver)
- Andrew Merrills (Raleigh)
- Rebecca Sigmund (Greenville)
Labor and employment – Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) – defense
- Ron Chapman, Jr. (Dallas)
- Anthony DeCristoforo (Sacramento)
- Thomas Deer (Chicago)
- Kim Ebert (Indianapolis)
- Brian Hayes (Washington D.C.)
- C. Matthew Keen (Raleigh)
- Mark Kisicki (Phoenix)
- Jeffrey Londa (Houston)
- Christopher Murray (Indianapolis)
- Danielle Ochs (San Francisco)
- Robert Roginson (Los Angeles)
- Jack Sholkoff (Los Angeles)
- Mark Stubley (Greenville)
- Elizabeth Townsend (Phoenix)
Labor and employment – Labor-management relations
- Ron Chapman, Jr. (Dallas)
- C. Matthew Keen (Raleigh)
- Mark Kisicki (Phoenix)
- Christopher Murray (Indianapolis)
Labor and employment – Workplace and employment counseling
- Melissa Bailey (Washington D.C.)
- Joseph Beachboard (Los Angeles)
- Margaret Campbell (Atlanta)
- Ron Chapman, Jr. (Dallas)
- Gregory Cheng (San Francisco)
- Timothy Garnett (St. Louis)
- Carolyn Hall (San Francisco)
- Leigh Nason (Columbia)
- David Powell (Denver)
- Nonnie Shivers (Phoenix)
- Stephen Woods (Greenville)
About Ogletree Deakins
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 seven consecutive years. In 2018, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Litigation – Labor & Employment category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 850 attorneys located in 53 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. www.ogletree.com