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Labor & Employment

Kenneth J. Yerkes Labor & EmploymentLitigation

Kenneth J. Yerkes

Chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Department for two decades, and recently named to The National Law Journal's inaugural Employment Trailblazer's list, Ken Yerkes has spent over 35 years successfully fighting for his clients' rights and business objectives at the bargaining table, in arbitration and federal and state court,…
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December 9, 2021
Julie A. Dunne Labor & EmploymentMVPsShares Client PhilosophyWomen

Julie A. Dunne

For more than two decades, Julie has represented leading employers and management, particularly in the retail industry, in a wide range of employment-related matters. She frequently defends employers in wage-and-hour class, collective and private attorney general representative actions under California laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Julie also…
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December 9, 2021
Jeffrey B. Jones Labor & EmploymentMVPsShares Client Philosophy

Jeffrey B. Jones

Jeffrey B. Jones is a highly experienced trial lawyer who represents employers on matters related to labor and employment. He has handled numerous proceedings before federal and state courts and administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Florida Commission on Human Relations. He has been active…
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December 9, 2021
James N. Boudreau Labor & EmploymentShares Client Philosophy

James N. Boudreau

James N. Boudreau is Co-Chair of the Global Labor & Employment Practice. He also Co-Chairs the firm-wide Business Continuity Amid COVID-19 team. Jim represents management in class action and complex employment litigation and devotes the majority of his practice to managing teams of attorneys and paralegals in nationwide class and…
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December 9, 2021
James J. Oh Labor & Employment

James J. Oh

Jimmy Oh defends employers in high-stakes employment litigation. When a company's core business model is threatened or their reputation is at risk, clients trust his attentive counsel and sense of urgency to protect their interests. In the past 15 years, Jimmy has represented numerous companies across the country in wage…
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December 9, 2021
J. Hagood Tighe Labor & EmploymentShares Client Philosophy

J. Hagood Tighe

Hagood Tighe is a partner in the firm's Columbia office and co-chair of the Wage and Hour practice group. He is also immediate past President of the South Carolina Bar. Hagood practices exclusively in the area of labor and employment law, representing management in traditional labor matters and employment litigation.…
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December 9, 2021
Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Class ActionsLabor & EmploymentMVPs

Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.

Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., chair of Duane Morris’ Workplace Class Action group, has nearly four decades’ experience of practicing law and has defended some of the most significant bet-the-company cases ever filed against corporate America. Mr. Maatman has represented companies, executive teams and boards across the country in class action litigation,…
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December 9, 2021
Ellen E. McLaughlin Labor & EmploymentLitigationWomen

Ellen E. McLaughlin

Ellen is engaged in a broad-based employment law practice, with particular emphasis on federal and state court and administrative agency employment litigation. Ellen also has an extensive advice and counseling practice that focuses on avoiding litigation. She regularly consults with employers to implement nationwide practices and systems which are both…
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December 9, 2021