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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Labor & Employment

USA Guide 2026 : California


Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Group provides national and international corporations with strategic legal advice on all matters concerning the employment relationship. With over 170 practitioners around the globe, we offer national and international organizations strategic and practical legal services that are focused on maximizing human resource potential.

We are trial lawyers and regularly try cases to verdict. Our Labor & Employment trial team is regularly called upon to handle complex, bet-the-company cases and has taken three cases to the U.S. Supreme Court in the past 10 years.
Our experience in class and collective litigation is wide-ranging, having handled over 100 such cases in the last three years alone. Our experience with the courts, counsel, and judges across our global footprint that are routinely involved in such matters gives our clients access to critical information utilized to aggressively and efficiently respond to and defend such matters.


We assist clients in maintaining positive labor relations. Our skilled Labor & Employment Group has in-depth experience structuring corporate transactions aimed at maximizing managerial flexibility and labor efficiency, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, trying labor arbitrations throughout the country, and assisting employers to lead and manage in ways that best fit their cultures.

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Labor & Employment - California


What the Team is Known For
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is recognized for its ability to handle a broad array of labor and employment matters, including employment litigation, labor relations and OSHA issues. Its clients include companies in the retail, entertainment and hospitality sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Greenberg Traurig LLP represented Sunsweet Growers in a putative wage hour class action and related PAGA action.

Strengths

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  • Their advice is timely, providing the most up-to-date information delivered against a background of well-seasoned experience.

    Labor & Employment respondentUSA
  • Greenberg Traurig has keen insights on complex litigation strategy and has an excellent understanding of labor law.

    Labor & Employment respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Charles S Birenbaum
    Band 3Charles S Birenbaum

    Charles S Birenbaum

    Charles Birenbaum is particularly highlighted for his traditional labor law expertise, while also advising on wider employment matters. His practice includes both contentious mandates such as wage and hour class actions and advisory work.
  • Band 3Timothy Long
    Band 3Timothy Long

    Timothy Long

    Timothy Long is noted for his skill in contentious employment matters, including discrimination claims and employee misclassification and other wage and hour disputes.
    • Timothy is a technician but also a pragmatic and skilled litigator.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA
  • Band 4Ron Holland
    Band 4Ron Holland

    Ron Holland

    Ron Holland is well-versed in labor relations issues and also experienced in wage and hour matters.

    • Ron knows this area like the back of his hand.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA
    • Ron is not only responsive, but is knowledgeable on complex and intricate labor law issues.

      Labor & Employment respondentUSA

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