Ranking tables
USA Florida Labor & Employment
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP 16 Years Ranked
Cozen O'Connor 6 Years Ranked
Gunster 2 Years Ranked
Littler Mendelson, PC 6 Years Ranked
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 16 Years Ranked- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC
Senior Statespeople
Star Individuals
Band 1
Band 2
Anne Marie Estevez Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP17 Years Ranked
Dennis McClelland Phelps Dunbar LLP7 Years Ranked
Gregory A Hearing GrayRobinson, PA17 Years Ranked
Joyce Ackerbaum Cox BakerHostetler LLP17 Years Ranked
Steve Bernstein Fisher Phillips12 Years Ranked- Cathy Beveridge
- Eric J Holshouser
- Richard D Tuschman
- Robert J Sniffen
Band 3
- Arlene K Kline Akerman LLP5 Years Ranked
- James Bramnick Akerman LLP20 Years Ranked
Jeffrey E Mandel Fisher Phillips17 Years Ranked
Jenna Rassif Jackson Lewis P.C.4 Years Ranked
John Phillips Phelps Dunbar LLP16 Years Ranked
Juan Enjamio Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP8 Years Ranked- Karen Meyer Buesing Akerman LLP16 Years Ranked
Patrick M Muldowney BakerHostetler LLP12 Years Ranked
Susan Spradley GrayRobinson, PA8 Years Ranked- Brian L Lerner
- F Damon Kitchen
- Mark R Cheskin
- Ralph Peterson
- Robert G Riegel
Band 4
Cathy M Stutin Fisher Phillips1 Years Ranked
Christine Howard Fisher Phillips2 Years Ranked
Deborah L La Fleur GrayRobinson, PA7 Years Ranked
Eric K. Gabrielle Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.3 Years Ranked
Ingrid Ponce Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.3 Years Ranked
Janet Goldberg McEnery Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.3 Years Ranked
Jessica T Travers Littler Mendelson, PC3 Years Ranked- Jurate Schwartz Proskauer Rose LLP11 Years Ranked
Katie Molloy Greenberg Traurig, PA3 Years Ranked
Kevin Vance Duane Morris LLP6 Years Ranked
Lisa Berg Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.2 Years Ranked
Patricia J Hill Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP6 Years Ranked
Patrick G DeBlasio III Littler Mendelson, PC7 Years Ranked
Reed L Russell Phelps Dunbar LLP2 Years Ranked
Richard Margulies Jackson Lewis P.C.5 Years Ranked
Sacha Dyson GrayRobinson, PA1 Years Ranked- Scott T Silverman Akerman LLP18 Years Ranked
Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris Jackson Lewis P.C.6 Years Ranked
Suzanne K Bogdan Fisher Phillips4 Years Ranked
Tracy Gerber Greenberg Traurig, PA1 Years Ranked- Aaron L Zandy
- Allen J McKenna
- Edmund McKenna
- Elizabeth Johnson
- Gail Holtzman
- John Dickinson
- Kevin D Johnson
- Kevin E Hyde
- Tracey Jaensch
Up and Coming
- Zarra R. Elias
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Fisher PhillipsLabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedFisher Phillips is a stellar firm that offers a range of services including advice on discrimination litigation, occupational safety and traditional labor law. Expertise also spans wage and hour. Active advising on dispute prevention and compliance matters. Broad client base, including those in the healthcare, education, transport and public sectors. Has an impressive depth of experience in Florida and is able to draw on the strength of the firm's extensive nationwide network of offices.
Band 2
2 Akerman LLPLabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedAkerman is a full-service group with an extensive bench of practitioners in Florida. Work includes labor relations, counseling and compliance, as well as litigation. Particular expertise in wage and hour matters as well as noncompete and trade secret work. Clients include both Florida and national employers in a broad range of sectors, such as financial services, retail and transportation. Maintains an impressive presence in the state with offices in several cities.
2 BakerHostetler LLPLabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedBakerHostetler possesses broad expertise across labor and employment issues. Noted for its defense of wage and hour class and collective actions both locally and nationally. Also handles noncompete and trade secret cases and a range of union-related matters. Assists clients in the prevention of employment litigation with ongoing counseling and strategy development.
2 GrayRobinson, PALabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedGrayRobinson is an established employer-focused practice that advises clients on the full spectrum of labor and employment matters. Expertise covers discrimination, retaliation and noncompetition matters. Represents both public and private sector clients, with notable experience in the healthcare and education sectors. Statewide geographical reach with offices throughout Florida. Provides industry education and updates on changes and developments within the labor and employment sector.
2 Greenberg Traurig, PALabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig handles the full range of employment and traditional labor matters, specializing in employer defense work. Advises on a significant amount of wage and hour, employment contract and noncompete issues. Also handles discrimination and whistle-blower defense matters. Experienced in handling class and collective actions. Strong track record before both state and federal court and in administrative proceedings.2 Jackson Lewis P.C.Labor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedJackson Lewis is a strong litigation offering that handles wage and hour, restrictive covenant and disability discrimination issues. Also frequently engaged by companies to provide advice on day-to-day labor and employment matters. Adeptly services the entire state with offices in Miami, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville.
2 Phelps Dunbar LLPLabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedPhelps Dunbar advises clients on a range of contentious employment matters including FLSA collective actions. Frequently represents employers in trials at both state and federal level, as well as in arbitrations. Also handles labor relations work. Takes on more cases outside of Florida, with a growing national labor and employment presence. Also offers knowledge pertaining to matters at the intersection of cybersecurity, data privacy and labor and employment law.
2 Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.Labor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson operates as part of a full-service firm with the ability to pull in assistance from a broad range of departments. Offers counseling and litigation to companies with an emphasis on preventive maintenance including an annual seminar for human resources employees and a significant amount of supervisory in-house training. Represents clients from a wide array of industry areas including life sciences, sports and transportation, both regionally and nationally.
Band 3
3 Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLPLabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete is a national labor and employment boutique, particularly noted in the Florida market for its strength in the traditional labor law space. Notable for its work with local government agencies, healthcare organizations and educational institutions, among others.3 Cozen O'ConnorLabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedCozen O'Connor is a broad labor and employment team with strength in wage and hour cases. Adept at handling cases in state and federal courts, with significant experience at both trial and appellate level. Works with a wide range of clients, including those in the healthcare and education sectors. Draws upon a deep nationwide bench of attorneys to support its Florida team.3 GunsterLabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedGunster is a strong offering with a deep bench of lawyers based across 11 offices in Florida. Capable of handling the full spectrum of labor and employment matters, with particular prowess in employment litigation. A strong track record of defending employers in discrimination, wage and hour, retaliation and restrictive covenant disputes.3 Littler Mendelson, PCLabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedLittler Mendelson demonstrates a strong and diverse litigation practice regularly defending employer clients in a wide range of claims including discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract and violation of the Whistleblower Act. The firm has offices in both Orlando and Miami providing a broad coverage of the state of Florida. The firm regularly represents clients in the retail and healthcare sectors.3 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPLabor & EmploymentUSA 2022 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius is a strong national offering with significant experience representing Fortune 500 companies across the USA. Particular expertise in wage and hour and ADA-related disputes. Proficient in handling restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation. Works with clients in a range of sectors, including retail and financial services.