Ranking tables
Labor & Employment | USA
Massachusetts
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 3
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
- Arthur Telegen Seyfarth Shaw LLP21 Years Ranked
- Jaclyn L Kugell Morgan, Brown and Joy LLP13 Years Ranked
- James W Bucking Foley Hoag LLP20 Years Ranked
- Jeffrey L Hirsch Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP20 Years Ranked
- Joshua M Davis Goulston & Storrs16 Years Ranked
- Lisa J Damon Seyfarth Shaw LLP21 Years Ranked
- Mark W Batten Proskauer Rose LLP16 Years Ranked
- Robert Hale Goodwin16 Years Ranked
- Scott A. Faust Proskauer Rose LLP14 Years Ranked
Band 2
- Ariel D Cudkowicz Seyfarth Shaw LLP18 Years Ranked
- John F Welsh Armstrong Teasdale LLP20 Years Ranked
- John McKelway McCarter & English, LLP10 Years Ranked
- Liam O'Connell Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP10 Years Ranked
- Michael Rosen Foley Hoag LLP13 Years Ranked
- Russell Beck Beck Reed Riden LLP14 Years Ranked
- Terence McCourt Greenberg Traurig, LLP11 Years Ranked
Band 3
- Adam Forman Littler Mendelson, PC20 Years Ranked
- Alison Reif Choate Hall & Stewart LLP5 Years Ranked
- Anthony D Rizzotti Littler Mendelson, PC20 Years Ranked
- Bradford J Smith Goodwin18 Years Ranked
- Donald W Schroeder Foley & Lardner LLP12 Years Ranked
- Ellen Kearns Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP8 Years Ranked
- Gregory C Keating Epstein Becker & Green PC18 Years Ranked
- Joseph W Ambash Fisher Phillips17 Years Ranked
- Mark Burak Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC5 Years Ranked
- Max Perlman Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian9 Years Ranked
- Neil McKittrick Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC10 Years Ranked
- Patrick Bannon Seyfarth Shaw LLP12 Years Ranked
- Richard D. Glovsky Locke Lord LLP10 Years Ranked
- Sara Goldsmith Schwartz Schwartz Hannum PC18 Years Ranked
- William E Hannum III Schwartz Hannum PC12 Years Ranked
Band 4
- Barry Miller Seyfarth Shaw LLP7 Years Ranked
- Christopher Pardo Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP2 Years Ranked
- David S Rubin Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP3 Years Ranked
- Jennifer Fay Goodwin10 Years Ranked
- Jenny Cooper Ropes & Gray LLP9 Years Ranked
- Jonathan Rosenfeld WilmerHale18 Years Ranked
- Michael Clarkson Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC9 Years Ranked
- Miriam McKendall Holland & Knight LLP11 Years Ranked
- Nicholas DiGiovanni Morgan, Brown and Joy LLP8 Years Ranked
- Paul G Lannon Jr Holland & Knight LLP2 Years Ranked
- Suzanne King Pierce Atwood LLP4 Years Ranked
- Tamsin R Kaplan Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, P.C.8 Years Ranked
- Catherine E ReubenHirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Morgan, Brown and Joy LLPLabor & Employment2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedMorgan, Brown and Joy boasts an impressive labor and employment practice offering employers and senior management teams quality advice in a range of workplace-related compliance and litigation issues. It exhibits strength in both traditional labor law, and employment matters including wage and hour disputes. The firm remains active across a wide variety of industry sectors, including education, technology and communications. It is particularly adept at representing universities and other educational institutions in labor disputes.1 Proskauer Rose LLPLabor & Employment2023 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedProskauer Rose offers a sophisticated practice that represents clients on the full range of labor and employment matters on a local, regional and national scale. It regularly acts for major employers in the life sciences, manufacturing, media and entertainment sectors, as well as the financial services industry. The firm possesses strong capabilities in class action litigation relating to wage and hour issues and unpaid internships, as well as labor relations including collective bargaining negotiations.1 Seyfarth Shaw LLPLabor & Employment2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedSeyfarth Shaw offers a prestigious practice respected for the breadth of its expertise in employment matters, which covers wage and hour class actions, tip statute litigation, and traditional labor law issues. It acts for national employers across a range of industries, including telecommunications, banking and retail, in major trials.
Band 2
2 Foley Hoag LLPLabor & Employment2023 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedFoley Hoag offers a highly regarded employment practice handling a broad range of traditional labor law issues and workplace disputes for clients across the financial services, retail and manufacturing sectors. The firm is recognized quality in litigating a wide array of matters from unfair labor practices to collective bargaining.2 Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLPLabor & Employment2023 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedHirsch Roberts Weinstein offers an accomplished employment practice, offering senior management quality compliance counseling and representation in contentious matters, as well as extensive expertise in traditional labor law issues. The team regularly handles wage and hour, noncompete and trade secret litigation on behalf of employers. It is particularly active in the education, technology and life sciences sectors, with a number of colleges and health centers among its clients.
Band 3
3 GoodwinLabor & Employment2023 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedGoodwin provides high-quality representation and counseling advice to clients across a wide range of labor and employment law issues including discrimination and harassment claims. The firm stands out for its advice to large corporates on high-value M&A. The team acts for clients in a variety of sectors, including education, healthcare and financial services.3 Greenberg Traurig, LLPLabor & Employment2023 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig is noted for its expertise across the full gamut of labor and employment matters. It stands out for its work on collective bargaining negotiations in relation to highly unionized workforces. The team is also adept at handling wrongful terminations and retaliation as well as disability and gender discrimination claims.3 Jackson Lewis P.C.Labor & Employment2023 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedJackson Lewis is active across the full spectrum of employment litigation and traditional labor work, with noteworthy visibility in the defense of wage and hour and discrimination class actions. It offers additional expertise in immigration law and workplace dispute avoidance. The firm is retained by a diverse list of clients, including government organizations, financial institutions and pharmaceutical companies.3 Littler Mendelson, PCLabor & Employment2023 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedLittler Mendelson is an established labor and employment law firm representing local and national healthcare and retail clients in a variety of traditional labor law and employment litigation. The firm is recognized in particular for its expertise in wage and hour matters. It is also equipped to advise on company employment policies and processes.3 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PCLabor & Employment2023 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart fields experienced trial attorneys well-versed in a broad range of employment discrimination and unfair competition issues. It is equipped to handle local, national and international work. The department offers strong expertise across a diverse range of industry sectors, including retail and life sciences. The firm is often retained to advise on high-stakes labor and employment issues, with specialist expertise in whistle-blower and drug testing cases.3 Ropes & Gray LLPLabor & Employment2023 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedRopes & Gray is an acclaimed national firm representing employers in all manner of complex employment litigation, including wage and hour and discrimination class actions and employment issues arising from M&A. The firm has noteworthy expertise in handling unionized clients in collective bargaining negotiations and unfair labor practice proceedings. It advises clients across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, including private equity, life sciences, technology and education.
Band 4
4 Choate Hall & Stewart LLPLabor & Employment2023 | Band 4 | 7 Years Ranked"All contacts at Choate Hall & Stewart are exceptional. The firm is never at a loss for providing support to our team. Even if someone is on vacation, there is always a back-up who is knowledgeable about our company and can provide legal advice."4 Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, P.C.Labor & Employment2023 | Band 4 | 14 Years RankedDavis, Malm & D'Agostine is often sought after by both employers and employees to represent them in all areas of labor and employment. The team also provides day-to-day management counseling on compliance issues related to state and federal regulations. The firm is active in addressing employment matters arising from mergers and acquisitions and reductions in workforces.4 Goulston & StorrsLabor & Employment2023 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedGoulston & Storrs is adept at undertaking a wide range of labor and employment matters including negotiating employment and separation agreements, as well as advising on discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The firm is also noted for its handling of class actions, particularly those relating to wage and hour issues.4 Holland & Knight LLPLabor & Employment2023 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedHolland & Knight represents senior management teams and major employers in the healthcare and technology industries and the higher education sector. The team is widely experienced in all manners of labor litigation and civil rights issues, as well as noncompete agreements and whistle-blower claims. The firm also offers expertise in workplace safety matters including issues relating to OSHA. Equipped to handle highly contentious class actions.4 Nutter McClennen & Fish LLPLabor & Employment2023 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedNutter McClennen & Fish offers an extensive full-service labor and employment practice with particular strength in litigation relating to whistle-blowers, as well as disputes around noncompete agreements. The firm is noted for its counseling on matters concerning severance agreements. It is also skilled at defending wrongful termination claims and litigation relating to restrictive covenants.4 Schwartz Hannum PCLabor & Employment2023 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedSchwartz Hannum is a boutique firm offering clients a broad range of expertise in employment law and labor relations. It routinely represents employers in connection with union campaigns and labor arbitrations. The team provides experienced guidance through NLRB proceedings, class actions and discrimination trials.