About
Provided by Snell & Wilmer LLP
Snell & Wilmer is a leading provider of legal services to companies dealing with the pandemic, the related economic fallout and the impact of those events on workforces.
The firm maintains a practice that has deep subject matter specific experience in highly-specialized areas: i) immigration; ii) OSHA and MSHA; iii) traditional labor; iv) representing employers on federal Indian lands; and v) advising on ERISA plans and executive compensation. In addition, Snell & Wilmer’s lawyers assist publicly traded clients in internal investigations and complex senior executive-level disputes.
One example of deep subject matter experience is Chuck Keller, the only lawyer in Arizona practicing exclusively for management in the area of workplace safety and health issues. His experience has made him a go-to person throughout the West on all issues related to the pandemic.
Snell & Wilmer is best known for representing employers in the following types of matters:
- Complex class or pattern-and-practice actions
- Wage and hour collective action
- Traditional labor matters (litigation against the NLRB, collective bargaining, labor arbitrations)
- Labor and employment matters on federal Indian reservations
- Restrictive covenant and trade secrets
- Worksite enforcement and immigration
- Employee benefits planning and compliance related to health and welfare benefits and retirement plans under ERISA and in executive compensation
- Health and safety (OSHA, MSHA, federal workplace safety laws)
Chambers Review
Snell & Wilmer LLP has a full-service practice covering a broad array of labor and employment issues. The group regularly advises clients on discrimination, harassment and wage and hour questions, with further signature strengths including restrictive covenant matters. The firm is also prominent in class action litigation, collective bargaining agreements and wrongful terminations.
Work Highlights
- Snell & Wilmer represented Academy Mortgage Corporation in a lawsuit asserting 16 claims against several former loan officers and their new employer including alleged theft of information and breach of contract.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Snell & Wilmer has a large group consisting of high-quality lawyers."
"Snell & Wilmer has a large group consisting of high-quality lawyers."
Notable Practitioners
John Lomax is a renowned practitioner, regularly counseling employers on arbitrations, as well as class and collective actions. He has considerable experience assisting clients with sexual harassment claims and retaliation cases.
"I think very highly of John."
"He is one of the top labor lawyers in town."
Joseph Kroeger advises clients on a broad array of labor and employment mandates, including collective bargaining agreements and discrimination allegations as well as claims relating to family and medical leave.
"He is one of the best lawyers I have ever worked with. He is smart and detail-oriented."
Rebecca Winterscheidt has notable experience in employment and immigration law. Her practice spans a wide variety of labor law issues, including discrimination claims, jury trials in state and federal courts and whistleblower claims.
"She is well regarded and has been working in this sector for a long time."
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