Ranking tables
Labor & Employment | USA
Pennsylvania
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Band 2
Brian D Pedrow Ballard Spahr LLP18 Years Ranked
Casey Ryan Reed Smith LLP16 Years Ranked
Christopher P Stief Fisher Phillips13 Years Ranked
David S Fryman Ballard Spahr LLP18 Years Ranked
Elizabeth A Malloy Cozen O'Connor20 Years Ranked
Jonathan A Segal Duane Morris LLP17 Years Ranked
Karl Fritton Littler Mendelson, PC22 Years Ranked
Mark J Foley Faegre Drinker22 Years Ranked
Sara Begley Polsinelli PC10 Years Ranked
Sarah Bouchard Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP17 Years Ranked
Thomas S Giotto Cozen O'Connor22 Years Ranked
Band 3
Christopher J. Moran Troutman Pepper5 Years Ranked
David J Woolf Faegre Drinker13 Years Ranked
Donald D. Gamburg Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC10 Years Ranked
James Boudreau Greenberg Traurig, LLP11 Years Ranked
Jeffrey Pasek Cozen O'Connor17 Years Ranked
Shannon D Farmer Ballard Spahr LLP16 Years Ranked
Thomas J Barton Faegre Drinker16 Years Ranked
Band 4
Alfred J D'Angelo Jr Cozen O'Connor21 Years Ranked
Catherine Barbieri Fox Rothschild1 Years Ranked
Daniel V. Johns Cozen O'Connor13 Years Ranked
Janice Dubler Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC3 Years Ranked
Kristine Grady Derewicz Littler Mendelson, PC10 Years Ranked
Leigh-Ann Buziak Blank Rome LLP3 Years Ranked
Matthew A. Fontana Faegre Drinker3 Years Ranked
Michael Curley Duane Morris LLP22 Years Ranked
Michael J. Puma Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP3 Years Ranked- Michael P. Avila Fisher Phillips1 Years Ranked
Nan Sato Fisher Phillips3 Years Ranked
Raymond Kresge Cozen O'Connor16 Years Ranked
Terrence H Murphy Littler Mendelson, PC21 Years Ranked
Thomas G Servodidio Duane Morris LLP19 Years Ranked- W. John Lee Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP1 Years Ranked
William Wright Fisher Phillips4 Years Ranked- Jaime TuiteBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Jonathan KrauseKlehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP
- Joseph CentenoBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Up and Coming
James Holt Reed Smith LLP4 Years Ranked
Meredith S Dante Ballard Spahr LLP1 Years Ranked- Erin McLaughlinBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius maintains its position as one of the leading labor and employment practices in Pennsylvania. Its strength in employment litigation includes advising on noncompete disputes, wage and hour claims, and discrimination suits. The firm is also noted for its strong noncontentious labor practice. The team is adept at handling matters for clients in sectors such as transportation, pharmaceuticals, energy, and food and beverages.
Band 2
2 Ballard Spahr LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedBallard Spahr is recognized for its distinguished labor law practice, which includes advising management-side clients on collective bargaining and NLRB proceedings. The firm also maintains an active employment litigation practice, with particular expertise in wage and hour actions. Its broad industry experience includes particular strengths in the healthcare and higher education markets.
2 Cozen O'ConnorLabor & Employment2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedCozen O'Connor has a comprehensive labor and employment practice that draws on a strong bench of litigators. The firm is frequently retained in high-stakes judicial and administrative disputes, including discrimination claims, wage and hour actions, and equal pay matters. It is also noted for its expertise in managing labor relations and handling related arbitration. Cozen O'Connor represents clients from an array of sectors, including healthcare, education, technology and energy.
2 Duane Morris LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedDuane Morris offers comprehensive coverage across a range of employment and immigration matters. It draws from an experienced pool of litigators to act on wage and hour disputes and wider employment claims that cross state lines. The firm is also noted for its strength in traditional labor law, including labor relations matters, union issues and regulatory compliance. It acts for a broad spectrum of public and private sector clients.
2 Faegre DrinkerLabor & Employment2024 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedFaegre Drinker has a solid labor and employment practice in Philadelphia that acts for a broad nationwide and international client base. The team defends employers against matters such as discrimination claims and wrongful termination claims, as well as regularly handling major class and collective actions such as wage and hour disputes. It has notable strength in representing nonprofits, while also advising for-profits in industries such as financial services, retail and manufacturing.
2 Littler Mendelson, PCLabor & Employment2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedLittler Mendelson provides traditional labor law expertise, with experience of representing clients in administrative proceedings, during arbitrations and in union negotiations. It also fields strong employment law capabilities and has experience in handling discrimination disputes. The firm's strong presence in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh is supplemented by extensive nationwide capabilities.
Band 3
3 Blank Rome LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedBlank Rome maintains a strong profile for its handling of complex trade secrets and restrictive covenant disputes, wage and hour claims, and class action defense. The team is also experienced across labor law matters such as contract negotiation and unfair labor practice disputes.
3 Fisher PhillipsLabor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedFisher Phillips provides comprehensive advice on a range of labor and employment matters, such as trade secrets, restrictive covenant disputes, and wage and hour matters. The firm acts for an array of public and private sector clients and frequently coordinates cross-border personnel mandates for multinational businesses.
3 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PCLabor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart has a well-regarded labor and employment practice group counseling employers on discrimination claims, harassment matters, misappropriation of trade secrets and restrictive covenant agreements. It also provides strategic advice on employment litigation and collective bargaining agreements. The firm advises clients across a broad range of sectors, including retail, healthcare, higher education and technology.
3 Reed Smith LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedReed Smith has a well-regarded team of litigators with particular experience in defending against wage and hour class actions. The firm also provides strategic counsel across a range of employment law matters. It attracts an impressively broad public and private sector client base, advising nonprofits, municipalities, corporate entities and executives.
Band 4
4 Fox RothschildLabor & Employment2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedFox Rothschild boasts a well-regarded labor and employment practice. The team handles a variety of litigation matters, including discrimination and retaliation claims as well as providing employment advice and training.
4 Greenberg Traurig, LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked"You never have to follow up on your matters with them – they proactively and regularly provide status updates, which is incredibly helpful. They also take the time to understand client preferences, and that contributes to their top-notch service."
4 Holland & Knight LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedHolland & Knight's dynamic labor and employment practice is recommended for its expertise in whistle-blower actions and discrimination claims. Noted for its strength with regard to restrictive covenant agreements and equal pay matters, the team is adept at handling matters for large employers in sectors such as financial services, healthcare and telecommunications.
4 Jackson Lewis P.C.Labor & Employment2024 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedJackson Lewis is a highly regarded firm with a longstanding focus on labor and employment work. The group's broad capabilities include strength in internal investigations, class action litigation and trade secret matters.
4 Troutman PepperLabor & Employment2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years RankedTroutman Pepper offers a well-regarded labor and employment group with extensive trial experience. The team is especially noted for representing clients in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.