Ranking tables
Labor & Employment | USA
District of Columbia
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 3
Band 1
Band 2
Carson H. Sullivan Paul Hastings LLP5 Years Ranked
Connie Bertram Bertram LLP13 Years Ranked- Daniel E Farrington Fisher Phillips9 Years Ranked
- Daniel L Nash Littler Mendelson, PC18 Years Ranked
Deborah P. Kelly Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP21 Years Ranked
Paul DeCamp Epstein Becker & Green PC15 Years Ranked
Philip A Miscimarra Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP12 Years Ranked- David FortneyFortneyScott
Band 3
Brooke T Iley Blank Rome LLP8 Years Ranked
Donald J Munro Jones Day5 Years Ranked
Esther Lander Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP5 Years Ranked
Guy Brenner Proskauer Rose LLP5 Years Ranked
Jay P Krupin BakerHostetler LLP11 Years Ranked
Jonathan Fritts Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP5 Years Ranked
Joseph R. Damato Seyfarth Shaw LLP12 Years Ranked
Julia Jordan Sullivan & Cromwell LLP3 Years Ranked
Kris D Meade Crowell & Moring LLP6 Years Ranked
Robert G Lian Jr Akin5 Years Ranked
Sydney Jones Lampard King & Spalding LLP3 Years Ranked
Band 4
Aparna Joshi O'Melveny & Myers LLP2 Years Ranked
Bryan M O'Keefe Seyfarth Shaw LLP6 Years Ranked
David Barmak Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC12 Years Ranked
Douglas Hall Jones Day5 Years Ranked
Frank Morris Epstein Becker & Green PC3 Years Ranked
Jeremy White McDermott Will & Emery LLP7 Years Ranked- Johnine P Barnes Greenberg Traurig, LLP3 Years Ranked
Joshua B Waxman Littler Mendelson, PC1 Years Ranked
Linda M Jackson ArentFox Schiff LLP5 Years Ranked
Michael L Stevens ArentFox Schiff LLP20 Years Ranked
Nathaniel Glasser Epstein Becker & Green PC5 Years Ranked
Robert T. Quackenboss Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP3 Years Ranked
Tony Torain McDermott Will & Emery LLP4 Years Ranked
Trina Fairley Barlow Crowell & Moring LLP3 Years Ranked
Tyree Jones, Jr Polsinelli PC3 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPLabor & Employment2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is widely praised for its representation of top-tier companies in connection with the most sophisticated labor and employment matters. The firm is renowned for its breadth of expertise in the full range of issues, including wage and hour cases and antidiscrimination law. It is highly regarded for its high-profile class and collective action work.
1 Jones DayLabor & Employment2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedJones Day is highly regarded for its ability to provide comprehensive assistance to national and international clients, including in complex labor relations matters. The team is experienced in handling government investigations, including enforcement proceedings brought by the EEOC. Other key areas of experience include the defense of wage and hour class and collective actions, and whistle-blowing or retaliation claims.
1 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPLabor & Employment2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is preeminent for its handling of a wide range of labor and employment matters for top-tier employers. It has a deep bench with comprehensive expertise in litigation and alternative dispute resolution across the full spectrum of issues, such as wage and hour and discrimination disputes. The firm offers particular prowess in labor relations, including collective bargaining negotiations and labor arbitrations. Its attorneys act for clients in the defense, transportation and public sectors.
Band 2
2 Paul Hastings LLPLabor & Employment2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedPaul Hastings LLP is celebrated for its robust representation of employers in class and collective actions, including discrimination and wage and hour cases. The firm is distinguished for handling employment issues for professional service organizations such as law firms, and also caters to clients in the financial services, technology, entertainment and hospitality sectors. It also advises clients on the use of big data in recruitment.
2 Seyfarth Shaw LLPLabor & Employment2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedRecognized for its expertise in traditional labor issues and employment disputes, as well as for housing a dedicated government strategies and compliance team. Assists employers with discrimination claims, labor negotiations, and privacy and data security concerns. Experienced in representing clients from the hospitality and retail industries.
Band 3
3 AkinLabor & Employment2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedAkin is a well-respected firm that provides robust advice to national businesses in relation to a variety of labor and employment issues. The department is known for its expertise in handling contentious and noncontentious matters, including arbitration and wage and hour class actions.
3 Crowell & Moring LLPLabor & Employment2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedCrowell & Moring LLP has impressive experience handling labor relations and employment mandates for technology, healthcare and professional services companies, among others. The firm is knowledgeable about pay equity and discrimination matters, and frequently handles labor mandates before the NLRB. It is also noted for capabilities in class action work.
3 Epstein Becker & Green PCLabor & Employment2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedEpstein Becker & Green proficiently handles a broad array of matters in the labor and employment area, including wage and hour, whistle-blower and harassment disputes. The group advises clients from the charity, media and hospitality sectors, among others.
3 Littler Mendelson, PCLabor & Employment2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedLittle Mendelson, PC has an established labor and employment team offering assistance across a wide spectrum of industries, such as retail, pharmaceuticals and hospitality. It is well respected for handling single-plaintiff litigation as well as class and collective actions, and for its provision of compliance advice and training. The firm litigates a wide range of matters, including wage and hour and discrimination claims, and is also involved in labor relations matters.
Band 4
4 ArentFox Schiff LLPLabor & Employment2025 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedArentFox Schiff LLP has a respected labor and employment offering catering to employers from a wide range of sectors, including education. The law firm also fields expertise in employment matters such as sexual harassment, whistle-blower retaliation and discrimination claims.
4 BakerHostetler LLPLabor & Employment2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedBakerHostetler LLP has a strong management-side practice with expertise covering the full gamut of labor and employment issues. It frequently assists clients with collective bargaining negotiations and defending unfair labor practice charges. The group has a proven track record in a wide range of employment issues, such as discrimination and harassment claims. Its attorneys advise domestic and international clients in the hospitality and media sectors.
4 Fisher PhillipsLabor & Employment2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedFisher Phillips has a notable practice offering a wide range of representation across key areas of labor and employment law. The law firm offer particular expertise in issues including but not limited to discrimination, retaliation, collective bargaining, Railway Labor Act and trade secret matters.
4 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPLabor & Employment2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedHunton Andrews Kurth LLP has a notable practice which is often sought after by employers to handle litigation and perform sensitive internal investigations. It fields strength in harassment and discrimination claims. The firm also provides counsel on wage and hour and wrongful termination disputes. It offers additional strength in Fair Credit Reporting Act compliance and class actions. The attorneys act for an enviable client base which includes food manufacturers, retailers and educational institutions.
4 Kirkland & Ellis LLPLabor & Employment2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedKirkland & Ellis is a renowned corporate firm with a strong focus on transactional labor and employment counseling. The department is experienced in advising a wide range of clients, including those in the retail, healthcare, technology and private equity sectors. It is often sought out to provide bankruptcy-related employment advice including on Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act compliance.
4 Morrison FoersterLabor & Employment2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedMorrison Foerster has well regarded labor and employment practice, often representing clients in technology, private equity and utility related matters. The firm is adept at assisting clients with the employment aspects of transactions.
4 O'Melveny & Myers LLPLabor & Employment2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedO'Melveny & Myers LLP has a notable practice which is often sought after by clients in the aviation industry to represent them in a wide array of labor and employment issues. These include but are not limited to workplace investigations, class and collective actions, employment discrimination litigation and wage and hour disputes.