Dennis P. Duffy Joins Baker Hostetler

Baker Hostetler announced today that Dennis P. Duffy has joined the firm's Employment and Labor Group as Partner in its Houston office. He comes to Baker Hostetler from Baker Botts LLP where he was Chair of the Labor and Employment practice. "Labor and Employment has been a historic strength at Baker Hostetler and Dennis is an outstanding addition to our team," said Ronald Linville, chair of Baker Hostetler's National Employment and Labor Group. "His extensive experience in the field of … [Read more...]

Prominent Employment Litigator Joins Proskauer

August 1, 2012 (Chicago) – Proskauer has expanded its labor and employment capabilities with the addition of employment litigator Steven J. Pearlman as a Partner in the firm’s Chicago office. A former partner and co-chair of Seyfarth Shaw’s national Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower team, Mr. Pearlman joins Proskauer’s Labor & Employment Law Department as co-head of its newly launched Whistleblowing and Retaliation Practice Group. “Steve is one of the country’s foremost whistleblower defense and employment … [Read more...]

The Guide to World-Class Employment Lawyers

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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 … [Read more...]

Top 20 in Traditional Labor & Employment Law

Lawdragon's Guide to World Class Employment Lawyers also features the 20 top practitioners in the area of Traditional Labor & Employment Law, presented below. Click here to return to the Top 100, or view the Top 20 in Employee Benefits, the Top 20 in Immigration or the 40 Up and Comers in Employment Law.   Name Firm City M.J. Asensio Baker Hostetler Columbus, Ohio Marshall B. Babson Seyfarth … [Read more...]

Goodwin Procter Adds to Labor & Employment Team

MENLO PARK, CALIF., March 21, 2012 – Goodwin Procter, a national Am Law 50 firm, today announced that Kristen Garcia Dumont has joined the firm’s Litigation Department in its Silicon Valley and San Francisco offices as a member of Goodwin’s Labor & Employment and Technology Companies Practices. She will focus on defense work for technology companies related to a wide range of employment disputes, including employee mobility lawsuits, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination … [Read more...]