Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : California
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Provided by Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
With a long-standing reputation for unparalleled counsel and with attorneys in our Los Angeles and New York offices who specialize in this extensively-regulated area (including on matters involving traditional labor, class actions and immigration), MSK shares its comprehensive knowledge with the nation’s largest and most recognizable companies. From successfully defending against high-stakes labor and employment litigation in court and arbitration, to providing practical advice to Human Resources personnel, to reaching favorable settlements in class action litigation, to handling organizing campaigns, collective bargaining and the relationships between employers, unions and employees, MSK works diligently, thoroughly, and efficiently as a trusted Labor and Employment advisor so that companies and their executives can successfully navigate the legal and regulatory spectrum facing employers and can remain focused on other strategic imperatives for their businesses.
Labor Law: Union Avoidance, Managing Union Relations, Collective Bargaining, Labor Litigation, Managing Labor Disputes, Managing Corporate Change.
Employment Law: Litigation; Advice, Drafting, and Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Chambers Review
Mitchell Silberberg & Krupp is highly recommended for its work for employers in the entertainment industry. The practice caters to an impressive client roster consisting of major film studios, television networks and production companies. Lawyers offer advice on a broad range of matters including wage and hour class actions and single-plaintiff discrimination cases, with noted expertise in First Amendment defense and collective bargaining agreements.
Work Highlights
- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp represented Warner Bros. in a discrimination case brought by a former camera operator on the show 'The Big Bang Theory' claiming reverse discrimination.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mitchell Silberberg provide very quick responses and a great service. They have someone for all of our needs."
"We are consistently impressed with the expertise and knowledge at Mitchell Silberberg."
"The team understand the complexity and subtlety of the matters we take to them."
"Mitchell Silberberg provide very quick responses and a great service. They have someone for all of our needs."
"We are consistently impressed with the expertise and knowledge at Mitchell Silberberg."
"The team understand the complexity and subtlety of the matters we take to them."
Notable Practitioners
Adam Levin is respected for his expertise in representing clients in the entertainment sector, handling matters such as wrongful termination and discrimination allegations.
"He is provides effective outside counsel, really understanding our needs."
"Adam has an extremely deep and broad knowledge of labor and employment. He is also an equally skilled litigator, particularly effective on single-plaintiff employment cases."
Gary McLaughlin assists clients with wage and hour class and collective actions.
"Gary is excellent. He is patient and very friendly."
"He is incredibly prompt and always available. He does a great job helping us with complex issues, being very thorough and thoughtful with complexity."
"Gary is a clear expert in California labor and employment law. We are consistently impressed with his substantive and market knowledge, as well as his pure litigation skill."