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Lawdragon is proud to present The Guide to World-Class Employment Lawyers, the result of hundreds of law firm submissions and editorial research conducted over the past year. This is the fifth annual guide to leading employment lawyers we have produced in partnership with Human Resource Executive (HRE) magazine.

In addition to the 100 Most Powerful Employment Lawyers below, you can also view the Top 20 in Employee Benefits; the Top 20 in Traditional Labor & Employment Law; the Top 20 in Immigration; as well as 40 Up and Comers in the field.

You can also read HRE's coverage accompanying the lists.

Name Organization Location
Nancy L. Abell Paul Hastings Los Angeles
Rory Judd Albert Proskauer New York
Rosemary Alito K&L Gates Newark, N.J.
Fred W. Alvarez Wilson Sonsini Palo Alto, Calif.
R. Lawrence Ashe Jr. Ashe Rafuse Atlanta
Kim J. Askew K&L Gates Dallas
Michael L.Banks Morgan Lewis Philadelphia
Paula A. Barran Barran Liebman Portland, Ore.
Ned H. Bassen Hughes Hubbard New York
Joseph Baumgarten Proskauer New York
Scott C. Beightol Michael Best Milwaukee
Charles S. Birenbaum Winston & Strawn San Francisco
Elise M. Bloom Proskauer New York
Barbara B. Brown Paul Hastings Washington
Paul W. Cane Jr. Paul Hastings San Francisco
Charles S. Caulkins Fisher & Phillips Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Joseph T. Clees Ogletree Deakins Phoenix
William L. Cole Mitchell Silberberg Los Angeles
John J. Coleman III Burr & Forman Birmingham, Ala.
Harriet E. Cooperman Saul Ewing Baltimore
Joseph J. Costello Morgan Lewis Philadelphia
Lisa J. Damon Seyfarth Shaw Boston
Barbara Jean D’Aquila Fulbright Minneapolis
Francis X. Dee McElroy Deutsch Morristown, N.J.
Mike Delikat Orrick New York
Mark S. Dichter Morgan Lewis Philadelphia
Lawrence C. DiNardo Jones Day Chicago
Dennis P. Duffy Baker Botts Houston
Zachary D. Fasman Paul Hastings New York
Baruch A. Fellner Gibson Dunn Washington
Mark J. Foley Cozen O’Connor Philadelphia
Gary D. Friedman Weil New York
Willis J. Goldsmith Jones Day New York
Michael J. Gray Jones Day Chicago
Brian S. Greig Fulbright Austin, Texas
Paul Grossman Paul Hastings Los Angeles
Elizabeth P. Hardy Kienbaum Opperwall Birmingham, Mich.
C. Lash Harrison Ford & Harrison Atlanta
Barry A. Hartstein Littler Chicago
Gerald T. Hathaway Mitchell Silberberg New York
Lynne C. Hermle Orrick Menlo Park, Calif.
Patrick H. Hicks Littler Las Vegas
Stephen J. Hirschfeld Curiale Hirschfeld San Francisco
Jerry M. Hunter Bryan Cave St. Louis
Maurice G. Jenkins Jackson Lewis Detroit
W. Carl Jordan Vinson & Elkins Houston
Gregory J. Kamer Kamer Zucker Las Vegas
Joel H. Kaplan Seyfarth Shaw Chicago
Ellen C. Kearns Constangy Boston
Thomas G. Kienbaum Kienbaum Opperwall Birmingham, Mich.
William Kilberg Gibson Dunn Washington
Jeffrey S. Klein Weil New York
Kevin B. Leblang Kramer Levin New York
Adam Levin Mitchell Silberberg Los Angeles
John B. Lewis Baker Hostetler Cleveland
Donald R. Livingston Akin Gump Washington
Alison B. Marshall Jones Day Washington
William C. Martucci Shook Hardy Kansas City, Mo.
Garry G. Mathiason Littler San Francisco
Matthew T. Miklave Epstein Becker New York
Armin J. Moeller Jr. Balch & Bingham Jackson, Miss.
Demitrios M. Moschos Mirick O’Connell Worchester, Mass.
Marko J. Mrkonich Littler Minneapolis
Michael Patrick O’Brien Jones Waldo Salt Lake City
Camille A. Olson Seyfarth Shaw Chicago
Anthony J. Oncidi Proskauer Los Angeles
William N. Ozier Bass Berry Nashville, Tenn.
Bettina B. Plevan Proskauer New York
Stephen A. Ploscowe Fox Rothschild Roseland, N.J.
Roger K. Quillen Fisher & Phillips Atlanta
James R. Redeker Duane Morris Philadelphia
Colleen M. Regan Seyfarth Shaw Los Angeles
D. Michael Reilly Lane Powell Seattle
Michael Reiss Davis Wright Seattle
Theodore O. Rogers Jr. Sullivan & Cromwell New York
Lawrence Rosenfeld Greenberg Traurig Phoenix
Paul Salvatore Proskauer New York
Terry E. Sanchez Munger Tolles Los Angeles
Deborah C. Saxe Jones Day Los Angeles
Eugene Scalia Gibson Dunn Washington
Jonathan A. Segal Duane Morris Philadelphia
Patrick W. Shea Paul Hastings New York
Jeremy P. Sherman Seyfarth Shaw Chicago
Gary R. Siniscalco Orrick San Francisco
Gregory E. Smith Lionel Sawyer Las Vegas
Grace E. Speights Morgan Lewis Washington
George A. Stohner Morgan Lewis Los Angeles
Steven W. Suflas Ballard Spahr Cherry Hill, N.J.
Joseph E. Tilson Meckler Bulger Chicago
Patrick L. Vaccaro Jackson Lewis White Plains, N.Y.
Framroze Virjee O’Melveny Los Angeles
Jay W. Waks Kaye Scholer New York
Geoff Weirich Paul Hastings Atlanta
Allan H. Weitzman Proskauer Boca Raton, Fla.
A. Martin Wickliff Jr. Cozen O’Connor Houston
Kirby C. Wilcox Paul Hastings San Francisco
Robert M. Wolff Littler Cleveland
T. J. (Jeff) Wray Fulbright Houston
John F. Wymer III Paul Hastings Atlanta
Peter Wolfson Zinober Greenberg Traurig Tampa, Fla.