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Labor & Employment - Maryland

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What the Team is Known For

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart has a recognizable presence in the market, consisting of labor and employment law specialists. It is well versed in traditional labor matters as well as complex employment litigation. It regularly handles defense work against OFCCP claims as well as advising on discrimination, Title VII violations, trade secrets and retaliation mandates.

Notable Practitioners

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Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella
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Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella has many years' experience assisting employers with a wide array of disputes, including discrimination suits and wage and hour claims.

She is terrific in reputation and quality.

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J Michael McGuire
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Michael McGuire remains one of the more notable figures in Maryland's labor market. He provides expert representation to employers in labor arbitrations as well as collective bargaining negotiations.
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Stephen D Shawe
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Stephen Shawe continues to be sought out for his prowess in collective bargaining negotiations as well as contentious labor and employment matters. He has extensive experience representing management in labor and employment matters.
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Fiona Ong
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Fiona Ong provides high-level counsel on employment matters, both advisory and contentious in nature.

Her strengths are efficiency, clarity of advice, responsiveness to information requests, as well as just being a very pleasant person to deal with.

Fiona is great at keeping up to date on all the developments in the case law, statutes and legislation.

Fiona is always eager to tailor her expertise to find the best solution possible for her clients.

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Gary Simpler
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Gary Simpler assists employers with navigating contentious and noncontentious labor relations matters, in addition to wage, benefits and healthcare plan-related issues.

Gary is top class.

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Darryl G McCallum
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Darryl McCallum handles a range of labor matters. He is well versed in wrongful termination, age discrimination and retaliation cases.

Darryl McCallum is a very good lawyer.

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Eric Hemmendinger
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Eric Hemmendinger is a respected contentious practitioner who is particularly active representing clients in wage and hour disputes and cases related to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

He's a real labor law expert.

Eric is one of the finest lawyers I know.

He is a good labor and employment lawyer.

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Mark J Swerdlin
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Mark Swerdlin is highly regarded throughout the market. He handles a wide array of significant investigations into claims of harassment, abuse and discrimination. He has a notable focus on clients in the arts sector.

He's got good experience in the labor and employment market.

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Parker Thoeni
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Parker Thoeni has developed a notable reputation for his handling of employment disputes, including wage and hour, discrimination and wrongful dismissal claims.

He is a joy to work with and is always attuned to the needs of the client.

Ranked Lawyers at
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC

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Labor & Employment

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Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella
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J Michael McGuire
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Stephen Shawe
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Fiona Ong
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Gary Simpler
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Darryl McCallum
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Eric Hemmendinger
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Mark Swerdlin
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Parker Thoeni
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