Labor & Employment
USA Guide 2024 : Washington
Band 2
About
Provided by Stoel Rives LLP
Clients hire Stoel Rives employment litigators to handle their high-stakes and bet-the-company employment litigation in addition to relying on them for day-to-day advice and counseling. Our attorneys are highly regarded for taking the time to understand our clients’ businesses and providing practical solutions that achieve their business goals and mitigate risk. Our clients include some of the most well-known and significant employers in the region and throughout the West.
Our Washington labor and employment team stands out for the depth and breadth of our traditional labor law practice. This includes the complete range of traditional labor issues, from campaigns to elections to collective bargaining to NLRB proceedings, arbitrations, and dispute resolution.
We are also notable for our depth in highly regulated industry sectors including health care, agribusiness, wood products, and technology, representing prominent clients in matters that are important to the region. We are sought out to help clients protect confidential information and trade secrets, which has become increasingly complex in today’s sophisticated business world. In addition, we frequently work with several state industry associations, representing the interests of industry association members on the development of legislation and agency rulemaking process, and as counsel of record in major litigation matters.
Chambers Review
Stoel Rives has a prominent team maintaining an excellent reputation for its expertise in traditional labor law, advising clients in a range of industry sectors in negotiations, arbitrations and litigation. The team has notable expertise in wage and hour class actions and disputes related to discrimination and noncompete issues. It offers experience before all levels of court, as well as a number of government agencies. The firm is also recognized for its strong employee benefits and executive compensation practice. It has noted expertise pertaining to the healthcare, telecommunications, technology and energy sectors.
Work Highlights
- Stoel Rives represented PeaceHealth in defending against several vaccine grievance cases and claims of unfair labor practices before the NLRB.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Stoel Rives has significant expertise in Washington labor laws and a deep bench of quality attorneys."
"The firm is really good at parsing through the details and seeing the bigger picture. Its strong analytical skills and deep experience takes the guesswork out for us."
"It is responsive, available and very time-conscious."
"Stoel Rives has significant expertise in Washington labor laws and a deep bench of quality attorneys."
"The firm is really good at parsing through the details and seeing the bigger picture. Its strong analytical skills and deep experience takes the guesswork out for us."
"It is responsive, available and very time-conscious."
Notable Practitioners
Timothy O'Connell has experience handling a range of labor and employment matters, including litigation concerning allegations of wrongful discharge and discrimination. He is highly active in the representation of healthcare industry clients.
"Tim is a clear expert. Not only is he a knowledgeable individual, he is also willing to share his knowledge."
"Timothy knows everything about labor law. He shows exceptional care for clients and is direct, straight-talking and efficient."
Adam Belzberg represents employers in the agriculture, energy, retail and construction sectors in a range of labor and employment matters. He has an established class action practice.
"Adam is extremely responsive, knowledgeable, and commercially savvy. He is a pleasure to work with."
"He is a really good, analytical lawyer who sees the bigger picture of a case."
James Shore is well versed in the full range of labor and employment matters, and is regularly called upon to represent employers in complex wage and hour class actions, collective bargaining negotiations and proceedings before the NLRB.
"James is very skilled and knowledgeable. He is very well prepared and communicates the different avenues that occur when navigating an issue."
"He is very experienced and smart."
Ranked Lawyers at
Stoel Rives LLP
Washington
Members
Provided by Stoel Rives LLP
Aaron Doyer
Christopher Wall
Jacqueline Middleton
Head of Department
Karin Jones
Mark Morgan
Clients
Provided by Stoel Rives LLP
Association of Washington Business
International Farming Corporation
MultiCare Health System
Pacific Woodtech Corporation
PeaceHealth
Peter Pan Seafood
Platinum Nine Holdings, LLC
Washington Education Association
Washington Farm Labor Association
Washington State Hospital Association
Industries
Provided by Stoel Rives LLP
Agribusiness
Construction
Consumer Products
Energy
Food & Beverage
Healthcare
Life Sciences & Technology
Manufacturing
Natural Resources
Real Estate