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Labor & Employment - Oregon
What the Team is Known For
Tonkon Torp has a robust and respected labor and employment practice. The team has expertise in defending employment litigation, especially around harassment and discrimination, as well as class actions and wage-and-hour claims. The department also offers fine labor expertise, with experience acting for clients in matters involving the NLRB, while also retaining BOLI claim expertise. The team offers assistance on employee benefits. Tonkon Torp acts for a wide range of clients, with particular activity acting on behalf of companies in the insurance and healthcare sectors.
Strengths
Tonkon Torp is very well versed and has a great deal of experience.
Tonkon is great at responding and has coverage for when our contacts are out of office.
Work Highlights
Tonkon Torp provided counsel for Steelscape in their collective bargaining with United Steel Workers.
Notable practitioners
Robert Carey is well equipped to handle labor arbitration and employment litigation, as well as non-contentious matters such as collective bargaining.
Robert is very responsive and super practical. He doesn't get caught up in the nuances and figures out what people want.
Kristin Moore assists with collective bargaining and other union issues. She also represents employers in wage and hour and discrimination claims.
Kristin has great people skills and is very detail oriented. She always demonstrates what the law is.
Clay Creps provides counsel to employers on various concerns, ranging from workplace discrimination and retaliation to medical leave. His practice also includes traditional labor law concerns.
Megan Reuther is noted for her strength in handling complex matters on behalf of employers. She demonstrates her ability to handle issues concerning collective bargaining, discrimination claims and wage-and-hour claims.
Megan has a really good legal brain. She thinks about the right things, she's creative and she's responsive.
Jordan Jeter is recognized as a top associate in the market. She has experience in class actions, whistle-blower proceedings and discrimination cases, as well as labor issues.
Jordan is extraordinarily responsive and pragmatic.