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The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys—Top 100 The following list, in alphabetical order, was prepared exclusively for Human Resource Executive® by Lawdragon, a networking site for lawyers and clients. In addition to this list of 100, three lists of 20 are featured after it, specifying the most powerful attorneys for immigration law, labor law, and employee benefits and ERISA law, respectively. The Hall of Fame list, featured on page 29, honors those now considered legends in the field, while the Top 40 Up-and-Comers list on page 32 represents employment- and labor-law stars most likely to take their place on any of the other lists in the years ahead. (Lists can also be found on hrexecutive.com and lawdragon.com.)

Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty Nancy L. Abell Paul Hastings Los Angeles UCLA 39 Trial representation and advice on full range of employment issues, including class and Partner, Employment Law Department individual cases Paul Lancaster Adams Ogletree Deakins Philadelphia Wake Forest 25 Represents employers in federal and state court employment litigation, class and collective Shareholder actions, labor arbitrations and administrative proceedings Rory Judd Albert Proskauer New York Columbia 41 Employee benefits, executive compensation and ERISA litigation Partner Rosemary Alito K&L Gates Newark, N.J. Rutgers 40 Employment litigation Co-Chair, Global Labor, Employment and Workplace Safety Practice Lorie E. Almon Seyfarth Shaw New York University of 24 Complex employment litigation Partner Virginia Michael L. Banks Morgan Lewis Philadelphia Columbia 37 Employment litigation Partner Mario A. Barrera Norton Rose San Antonio University of 34 Advises on a variety of issues, including all facets of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, Partner Fulbright Texas wage/hour audit and compliance, and executive-compensation agreements Mark W. Batten Proskauer Boston Harvard 30 Complex employment litigation, including class and collective actions on wage/hour matters Partner; Co-Head, Class and Collective Actions and discrimination claims Group Joseph Baumgarten Proskauer New York Harvard 35 Labor and employment litigation, arbitration and counseling Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Department Scott C. Beightol Michael Best Milwaukee University of 30 Management-side employment litigation and counseling, non-competes, misconduct Partner Wisconsin investigations, union campaigns, collective bargaining and training Charles S. Birenbaum Greenberg Traurig San Francisco Georgetown 36 Labor and employment Shareholder; Chair, Northern California Elise M. Bloom Proskauer New York Emory 36 Employment class and collective actions, including wage/hour and discrimination matters, Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Department and extensive trial experience and employment counseling/training Sarah E. Bouchard Morgan Lewis Philadelphia Villanova 23 Complex employment, whistleblower, non-competition and trade-secret matters across the Partner U.S. for clients in many sectors, including financial services, technology, healthcare and retail James N. Boudreau Greenberg Traurig Philadelphia University of 28 Class-action, wrongful-termination and trade-secret litigation Shareholder; Co-Chair, Global Labor and Minnesota Employment Practice Robert P. Brooks AP&S Providence, R.I. Suffolk 31 Labor-relations and employment law in the public and private sectors Managing Partner; Chair, Labor and Employment University

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Greenberg Traurig is proud to congratulate our colleagues selected as 2018 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys. Congratulations to Chuck Birenbaum, Jim Boudreau, Wendy Lario, David Long-Daniels, Terence McCourt and Todd Wozniak in the Labor & Employment Practice, as well as Kate Kalmykov, Laura Reiff, and Martha Schoonover in the Immigration & Compliance Practice on their recognition from Human Resource Executive and Lawdragon. We also offer our congratulations to Jon Sulds, who was inducted into the publication’s Hall of Fame. Jon joins Pete Zinober, who has been a member of the Hall of Fame since 2014.

Chuck Birenbaum Jim Boudreau Wendy Lario David Long-Daniels Terence McCourt Todd Wozniak

Kate Kalmykov Laura Reiff Martha Schoonover Jon Sulds Pete Zinober

The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and our experience. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Greenberg Traurig is a service mark and trade name of Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Greenberg Traurig, P.A. ©2018 Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Attorneys at Law. All rights reserved. Contact: David W. Long-Daniels in Atlanta at 678.553.2100 or James N. Boudreau in Philadelphia at 215.988.7800. °These numbers are subject to ﬂ uctuation. 30891 The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys—Top 100 Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty Paul W. Cane Jr. Paul Hastings San Francisco UC Berkeley 39 Employment litigation, appellate Partner, Employment Department Mark Casciari Seyfarth Shaw Chicago Boston 39 Represents employers, employee-benefit plans, and plan administrators and fiduciaries, Partner College including litigation in the U.S. Charles S. Caulkins Fisher Phillips Ft. Lauderdale, Creighton 42 Labor and employment, union-representation campaigns, collective bargaining, arbitrations, Partner Fla. dispute resolution, FLSA and trade-secret protection Terri L. Chase Jones Day New York Harvard 24 Complex employment-litigation matters, including defending against employment Partner discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims; and FLSA and state wage/hour actions Apalla U. Chopra O’Melveny Los Angeles UC Hastings 26 Labor and employment litigation Partner; Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Vincent A. Cino Jackson Lewis Morristown, Rutgers 39 Advises and litigates on behalf of companies and employers in complex cases Chairman N.J. Shauna Clark Norton Rose Houston Tulane 24 Employment law, including trials, class actions, arbitration, mediation and collective Head, Employment and Labor, United States Fulbright University bargaining Joseph T. Clees Ogletree Deakins Phoenix Villanova 34 Employment litigation and counseling, training and executive coaching, compliance Shareholder strategies and litigation avoidance, and tribal law William Cole MSK Los Angeles Stanford 41 Employment litigation, including class actions; and traditional labor law, including NLRB Partner proceedings, arbitrations and union negotiations John J. Coleman III Burr & Forman Birmingham, Duke 37 Class and individual discrimination; FLSA, NLRA and OSHA litigation defense; union Partner Ala. campaigns; and training and counseling Catherine A. Conway Gibson Dunn Los Angeles Indiana 40 Represents companies in high-stakes employment cases Partner University Harriet E. Cooperman Saul Ewing Arnstein Baltimore University of 40 Labor, employment and employee benefits Partner & Lehr Maryland Karen L. Corman Skadden Los Angeles Harvard 31 Labor and employment matters, including advising clients in corporate transactions Partner and assisting clients with legal compliance, personnel policies and employment-related agreements Joseph J. Costello Morgan Lewis Philadelphia Stanford 33 Labor and employment counseling and litigation, with a focus on ERISA class actions and Partner whistleblower claims M. Carter Crow Norton Rose Houston University of 27 Litigation and arbitration matters, with a focus on employment litigation Partner in Charge, Houston Fulbright Oklahoma Lisa J. Damon Seyfarth Shaw Boston Fordham 31 Labor and employment National Chair, Labor and Employment Mike Delikat Orrick New York Harvard 41 Class-action and impact cases, systemic government investigations, whistleblower claims Chair, Global Employment Law and internal investigations, trade-secret litigation and cross-border employment-law advice Dennis P. Duffy BakerHostetler Houston University of 36 Complex labor and employment litigation and strategic advice, including class and Partner Virginia collective actions, discrimination, retaliation, wage/hour and labor relations

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June 16, 2018 23 The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys—Top 100 Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty Brian West Easley Jones Day Minneapolis University of 18 Labor and employment law Partner-in-Charge Michigan Juan C. Enjamio Hunton Andrews Miami University of 32 Discrimination and harassment lawsuits, wage/hour collective actions, ERISA litigation and Managing Partner; Labor and Employment Head Kurth Miami enforcement of non-competition agreements, and employment, labor and commercial issues Anne Marie Estevez Morgan Lewis Miami University of 25 National complex litigator handling class and collective actions in any employment area Partner Miami Mark J. Foley Drinker Biddle Philadelphia Villanova 31 Collective bargaining and traditional labor litigation and counseling, employment Partner discrimination, wage/hour and other employment litigation Gary D. Friedman Weil New York Georgetown 29 Class actions, high-level counseling and other complex discrimination, wage/hour and Partner trade-secret litigation and arbitrations Michael J. Gray Jones Day Chicago Northwestern 26 Class-action wage/hour and discrimination defense, complex employment litigation and Practice Leader, Labor and Employment trade-secret enforcement Elizabeth P. Hardy Kienbaum Opperwall Birmingham, Wayne State 34 Employment litigation, appellate Member Hardy & Pelton Mich. University Gerald T. Hathaway Drinker Biddle New York University of 39 Labor due diligence on deals and guidance on massive layoffs and complex litigation Partner Pittsburgh Lynne Hermle Orrick Menlo Park, UC Hastings 37 Complex employment litigation, with special focus on EEO, wage class actions and jury Partner Calif. trials Patrick H. Hicks Littler Las Vegas UC Hastings 31 Employment litigation Shareholder Stephen J. Hirschfeld Hirschfeld Kraemer San Francisco George Washington 36 Employment litigation, counseling, union organizing, collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, Founding Partner and Co-Managing Partner University misconduct investigations and cross-border employment law Robert W. Horton Bass, Berry & Sims Nashville, Tenn. University of 27 Advice and litigation of employment-related issues Member; Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Tennessee Group Jerry M. Hunter Bryan Cave Leighton St. Louis Washington 41 Employment-discrimination litigation and counseling, complex labor-relations issues and Partner Paisner University strategy, and preventive labor relations Maurice G. Jenkins Jackson Lewis Southfield, Michigan State 37 Labor and employment litigation and strategy, arbitrations, corporate governance, Principal Mich. University compliance investigations, workforce and corporate restructurings Wendy Johnson Lario Greenberg Traurig Florham Park, Seton Hall 26 Represents employers in litigation involving claims, including discrimination, harassment, Chair, New Jersey Labor and Employment N.J. retaliation, wrongful termination and whistleblowing Jennifer P. Keller Baker Donelson Johnson City, University of 22 Employment-discrimination litigation, litigation-prevention counseling and management and President and COO Tenn. Tennessee employee training Tracey A. Kennedy Sheppard Mullin Los Angeles University of 29 Employment litigation on behalf of employers and management Partner Texas

congratulates our partners Tracey Kennedy Robert P. Brooks and Jonathan Stoler on being named Most Powerful Employment Attorneys Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Congratulates Robert P. Brooks, Managing Partner and Chair of the Labor & Employment Group for being named one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Labor Attorneys in the Nation” by Lawdragon and Human Resource Executive Magazine. Tracey Kennedy Jonathan Stoler Los Angeles New York [email protected] [email protected] Congratulations!Congratulations!

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24 Human Resource Executive® The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys—Top 100 Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty F. Curt Kirschner Jr. Jones Day San Francisco University of 33 Strategic labor-relations and employment advice Partner Michigan Jeffrey S. Klein Weil New York Columbia 37 Complex employment litigation and counseling matters involving wage/hour, discrimination, Chair, National Employment Litigation Practice trade secrets, ERISA and executive-employment issues Jeffrey Kohn O’Melveny New York George Washington 34 Broad employment-practice litigation, employment disputes and counseling on executive Partner University compensation and benefit plans Jay P. Krupin BakerHostetler Washington St. Louis 40 Employment and personnel issues National Labor and Employment Practice Team University Leader Matthew W. Lampe Jones Day New York Cornell 29 Class-action and other complex litigation Practice Leader, Labor and Employment Kevin B. Leblang Kramer Levin New York Fordham 34 Employment-advisory matters, negotiations and litigation Chair, Employment Law Department Adam Levin MSK Los Angeles University of 27 Employment discrimination, wrongful termination, trade-secret/unfair competition Partner San Diego Robert G. Lian Jr. Akin Gump Washington Catholic University 24 Complex employment litigation, workplace-regulatory investigations and enforcement Partner of America litigation, and strategic labor advice Joseph Liburt Orrick Menlo Park, UC Berkeley 27 Extensive litigation experience defending complex class actions, discrimination and Partner Calif. wrongful-termination claims for leading employers Jeffrey C. Londa Ogletree Deakins Houston Southern Methodist 43 Labor and employment law, including complex employment litigation, class and collective Shareholder University actions, collective bargaining and arbitrations David Long-Daniels Greenberg Traurig Atlanta Mercer 28 Represents clients in corporate-espionage cases and in cases asserting claims under the Shareholder; Co-Chair, Global Labor and University FLSA, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, FMLA and ADA Employment Practice Alison B. Marshall Jones Day Washington University of 34 Employment litigation, with emphasis on complex and class actions, government Partner Pennsylvania investigations and whistleblower claims William C. Martucci Shook Washington Georgetown 41 High-stakes employment litigation, especially class actions, wage/hour, and EEOC litigation Partner and jury trials Terence P. McCourt Greenberg Traurig Boston Catholic University 36 Represents a broad range of organizations in all facets of management-side labor and Managing Shareholder of America employment law Matthew T. Miklave Robinson+Cole Stamford, Notre Dame 34 Civil rights, employment relations, traditional union management and complex employment Partner Conn. litigation Marko J. Mrkonich Littler Minneapolis Harvard 38 Labor and employment law and firm management Shareholder Daniel L. Nash Akin Gump Washington UC Hastings 35 Complex labor and employment litigation and strategic counseling Partner Michael Patrick O’Brien Jones Waldo Salt Lake City University of 32 Risk avoidance, EEO, fair-labor standards, immigration, and wrongful-termination litigation Shareholder; Former Chair, Litigation Department; Utah and counseling Leader, Employment and Labor Law Practice Group

We congratulate Roger, Charles and Jeff for being recognized as three of the “Most Powerful Employment Attorneys”

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Roger K. Quillen Charles S. Caulkins Jeff Weintraub Chairman & Management Partner Managing Partner Committee Member Memphis BAL IS PROUD TO CONGRATULATE OUR PARTNERS For their nomination to Human Resource Executive‘s list of THE MOST POWERFUL IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS

June 16, 2018 25 The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys—Top 100 Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty Camille A. Olson Seyfarth Shaw Chicago University of 35 Employment-practices litigation Co-Chair, Complex Litigation Practice Group; Michigan National Chairperson, Complex Discrimination and Litigation Class Action Group Anthony J. Oncidi Proskauer Los Angeles University of 34 Employment litigation, including wage/hour and discrimination class actions, restrictive Chair, Labor and Employment Group Chicago covenants and trade secrets William P. Perkins Seyfarth Shaw New York Western New 38 Labor and employment-law matters, including discrimination, reduction in force and wage/ Partner England College hour claims Jessica Perry Orrick Menlo Park, Santa Clara 18 Represents industry leaders in tech, retail and financial services in class and collective Co-Lead, Litigation Calif. University actions, representative and multi-plaintiff actions under state and federal laws Laura R. Petroff Winston & Strawn Los Angeles Vanderbilt 38 Labor and employment litigation and counseling, including litigation and preventive Partner counseling and guidance Chuck Poplstein Thompson Coburn St. Louis University of 38 Representation of private- and public-sector employers in a broad range of labor and Co-Chair, Human Resources Toledo employment issues Roger K. Quillen Fisher Phillips Atlanta Ohio State 38 Labor and employment, with an emphasis on appellate litigation Chairman and Managing Partner Colleen M. Regan Seyfarth Shaw Los Angeles Loyola 33 Employment counseling and litigation, including discrimination, harassment, wage/hour Partner cases, compliance strategies and litigation avoidance D. Michael Reilly Lane Powell Seattle Catholic University 34 Employment and ERISA advice and litigation, and class actions Shareholder; Director, Labor and Employment and of America Employee Benefits Practice Group Michael P. Roche Winston & Strawn Chicago University of 25 Represents employers in class-action and multi-plaintiff suits involving discrimination, wage/ Chair, Labor and Employment Illinois hour law violations, breach of fiduciary duty and denial of benefits Theodore O. Rogers Jr. Sullivan & Cromwell New York Harvard 39 Employment litigation and counseling, including restrictive-covenant, discrimination, wage/ Partner hour, retaliation and labor issues Jeremy A. Roth Littler San Diego Boston 32 Represents retailers, hotels and other management clients in state and federal courts and Co-President and Managing Director University before governmental agencies Paul Salvatore Proskauer New York Cornell 34 Collective bargaining and labor-management relations, employment law, litigation and Partner counseling Terry E. Sanchez Munger Tolles Los Angeles Stanford 37 Employment-litigation defense, class action Partner Eugene Scalia Gibson Dunn Washington University of 28 National labor and employment practice, including discrimination law, wage/hour, NLRA, Partner Chicago ERISA and Sarbanes-Oxley David E. Schwartz Skadden New York Cornell 24 Represents clients before state and federal administrative agencies and courts, as well as in Partner arbitration proceedings

Paul Lancaster Adams, Joe Clees, Kim Ebert, and Jeff Londa— named among the nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys by Human Resource Executive magazine—are four compelling reasons why companies choose Ogletree Deakins.

TOP 100 www.ogletree.com 26 Human Resource Executive® The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys—Top 100 Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty Jason C. Schwartz Gibson Dunn Washington Georgetown 20 High-profile trade secret and non-compete matters, wage/hour and discrimination class Partner actions, Sarbanes-Oxley and other whistleblower-protection claims Jonathan A. Segal Duane Morris Philadelphia University of 33 Wage/hour compliance, diversity and inclusion programs, gender-pay-gap assessments, Partner, Employment, Labor, Benefits and Pennsylvania and systemic approaches to prevent and remedy harassment Immigration Practice Group; Managing Principal, Duane Morris Institute Todd Shadle Godwin Bowman & Dallas Southern Methodist 20 Counseling and preparation of policies, litigation, conducting investigations, and dealing Shareholder; Chair, Employment Section Martinez University with state and federal agencies Samuel S. Shaulson Morgan Lewis New York University of 25 Represents clients in more than 75 class and collective actions, including matters involving Partner Pennsylvania Title VII, ADA and FLSA Patrick W. Shea Paul Hastings New York Yale 37 Employment litigation and counseling, including employment discrimination, wage/hour Global Chair, Employment Law Department and employee-benefit class actions Dawn Siler-Nixon FordHarrison Tampa, Fla. University of 25 Guides and directs employment decisions to avoid litigation and defend when necessary Partner North Carolina Grace E. Speights Morgan Lewis Washington George Washington 36 Employment litigation and counseling, with a focus on employment-discrimination class- Chair, Labor and Employment University action litigation and crisis management Jonathan Stoler Sheppard Mullin New York Brooklyn 23 Advises on a wide range of labor and employment matters, including the defense of single- Partner; Co-Practice Group Leader, Labor and plaintiff and class-action discrimination, wrongful-discharge and wage/hour claims Employment Practice Julianne P. Story Husch Blackwell Kansas City, University of 27 Labor and employment-law counseling Partner Mo. Kansas Steven W. Suflas Ballard Spahr Denver University of 42 All areas of employment law, including traditional labor law, counseling and litigation Managing Partner North Carolina Nigel F. Telman Proskauer Chicago Boston 25 Single-plaintiff and class- and collective-action litigation, including discrimination and wage/ Partner; Employment Practice Leader; Co-Head, University hour, non-compete/trade-secret, and employment counseling and training Employment Litigation and Arbitration Group Joseph E. Tilson Cozen O’Connor Chicago University of 39 Labor and employment litigation and counseling, including large wage/hour class-action Chair, Labor and Employment Michigan cases Joseph J. Torres Winston & Strawn Chicago University of 28 Labor, employment and ERISA litigation before state and federal trial courts, appellate Partner Illinois courts and administrative agencies Julie Totten Orrick Sacramento, University of 25 Represents employers in complex cases, including wage/hour class and collective actions, Partner in Charge Calif. San Diego EEO claims, and claims involving breach of contract and wrongful termination Jeff Weintraub Fisher Phillips Memphis, Tenn. University of 37 Employment-harassment/discrimination and retaliatory-discharge lawsuits alleging Regional Managing Partner Memphis violations of public policies and statutes, such as the False Claims Act Robert M. Wolff Littler Cleveland University of 38 Employment litigation, class action and counseling with emphasis in healthcare, energy, Shareholder; Co-Chair, Healthcare Practice Group Illinois financial and retail industries

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June 16, 2018 27 The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys—Immigration Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty Daryl Buffenstein Fragomen Atlanta University of 40 Corporate immigration, including strategic planning, legislative and regulatory assistance, Partner Rhodesia DOL and DHS, and immigration compliance; and foreign-national recruitment and retention Bo Cooper Fragomen Washington Tulane 31 Legislative and administrative representation, strategic-immigration counseling, Partner; Leader, Government University compliance planning and responses to government audits Strategies and Compliance Group Matthew S. Dunn Kramer Levin New York Brooklyn 24 Corporate-immigration counsel to domestic and international companies Partner Jeremy Fudge BAL Dallas University of 18 Worldwide immigration services representing clients in a variety of industries, including Managing Partner Texas energy, technology, telecommunications, and engineering and construction Carl Hampe Fragomen Washington Georgetown 27 Litigation of immigration disputes before the administrative agencies and in the federal courts, defense Partner against immigration-enforcement actions, and advice on regulatory and legislative policy proposals Sameer Khedekar Pearl Law Group San Francisco Santa Clara 15 Business immigration, representing entrepreneurs and employers globally with Managing Partner University immigration needs, including visas, work permits, permanent residence, compliance assessment and program/policy development Mark D. Koestler, Partner; Co-Chair, Kramer Levin New York Brooklyn 27 Business immigration with an emphasis on the advertising/PR, entertainment and Business Immigration Group financial-services industries Lynden Melmed BAL Washington University of 20 Brings experience in legislative and executive branches to immigration advice Partner Virginia Christy Nguyen Pearl Law Group San Francisco UC Hastings 18 Immigration Partner Deborah J. Notkin Barst Mukamal & New York New York Law 31 Immigration Partner Kleiner School Julie Pearl Pearl Law Group San Francisco UC Hastings 30 Business immigration, representing entrepreneurs and employers globally with immigration needs such as CEO visas, work permits, permanent residence, compliance assessment and program/policy development Eleanor Pelta Morgan Lewis Washington Harvard 32 Assists corporate clients in a variety of industries with the international transfer of key Partner personnel Thomas K. Ragland Clark Hill Washington Boston 29 Litigation before the federal courts, immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, as well as Member College representation of clients before the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. consulates abroad Laura Foote Reiff Greenberg Traurig Washington George Washington 29 Business-immigration laws and regulations affecting U.S. and foreign companies, Co-Managing Shareholder; Co-Chair, University employment compliance and legislative issues Business Immigration and Compliance Practice Denyse Sabagh, Partner; Head, Duane Morris Washington George Mason 41 Immigration and nationality law and litigation Immigration Practice Group University Martha Schoonover Greenberg Traurig McLean, Va. University of 38 Business-immigration matters, including assisting employers in obtaining temporary, Shareholder Virginia non-immigrant visas for business persons Suzanne B. Seltzer The Seltzer Firm New York Georgetown 25 Representation of universities, hospitals, research institutions, and their medical and research Principal personnel in immigration matters; and extensive experience with petitions for extraordinary ability William A. Stock Klasko Immigration Philadelphia University of 25 U.S. immigration for corporations, universities, hospitals and start-ups; and defense in Founding Member Law Partners Minnesota immigration-related labor enforcement Bernard Wolfsdorf Wolfsdorf Rosenthal Santa Monica, Suffolk University 35 Global corporate immigration, emphasizing compliance for businesses and visas for Managing Partner Calif. Law School universities, artists/entertainers and investors Scott W. Wright, Partner; Group Faegre Baker Daniels Minneapolis University of 30 I-9 audits, investigations and immigration-related litigation Leader, Labor and Employment Minnesota

The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys—Labor Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty Nicholas Anastasopoulos Mirick O’Connell Westborough, New England 22 Traditional private- and public-sector labor law, litigation of employment disputes, and Partner Mass. School of Law counseling on labor, employment and human resource matters M.J. Asensio BakerHostetler Columbus, Indiana 33 Employment and labor relations Partner Ohio University Howard E. Cole Lewis Roca Las Vegas UCLA 39 Employment and labor Partner Rothgerber Christie Louis P. DiLorenzo Bond New York SUNY Buffalo 42 Labor and employment law, especially collective bargaining, workplace investigations Managing Member and NLRB proceedings Patricia A. Dunn Jones Day Washington George Washington 35 Renegotiates legacy union contracts to remove operational restrictions and burdensome Partner University economic terms Angelo J. Genova Genova Burns Newark, N.J. Rutgers 40 Traditional labor law and collective bargaining, employment-litigation defense and Co-Founder; Firm Chairman and Partner counseling Cliff Godiner Thompson Coburn St. Louis University of 32 Represents management in litigation and other employment and labor matters Partner Michigan Betty S.W. Graumlich Reed Smith Richmond, Va. University of 35 Represents a Fortune 50 telecom company, an optical manufacturer and retailer, a private Partner Virginia aviation-facilities company, a surgical center and other notable clients J. Gregory Grisham FordHarrison Nashville, Tenn. University of 29 Counsels and represents employers in all aspects of workplace law, defense of Partner Memphis administrative charges, employment lawsuits and arbitration demands Steven Gutierrez Holland & Hart Denver University of 25 Employment litigation and counseling, traditional labor, misconduct and workplace- Partner Denver violence investigations, and trade-secret/non-compete claims Aparna Joshi O’Melveny Washington University of 18 Represents clients in complex class-action employment litigation and in international Partner Chicago labor matters Michael J. Lebowich Proskauer New York Harvard 21 Represents and counsels employers on a wide range of labor and employment matters, Partner; Co-Head, Labor-Management with a particular interest in the field of traditional labor law Relations Group Neal D. Mollen Paul Hastings Washington University of 33 Labor and employment-law matters, with particular emphasis on complex and appellate Partner Richmond litigation, and traditional labor-law matters, including under the Railway Labor Act Stuart Newman Seyfarth Shaw Atlanta Albany Law 44 Focus on traditional labor-relations matters, managing employment litigation, preventive Partner School counseling and management training in labor and employment-law subjects Theodore R. Opperwall Kienbaum Opperwall Birmingham, University of 39 Labor arbitrations, NLRB proceedings, union avoidance, collective bargaining, Member Hardy & Pelton Mich. Michigan injunctions, non-competes and WARN Marilyn A. Pearson McDermott Chicago University of 38 Traditional labor law under the NLRA and the Railway Labor Act Partner Minnesota Bernard M. Plum Proskauer New York Columbia 39 Collective bargaining, arbitration and strategic planning Partner Richard F. Vitarelli Jackson Lewis Hartford, Conn. Suffolk 24 Represents clients in NLRA and Railway Labor Act matters, as well as employment-law Principal University matters Stanley Weiner Jones Day Cleveland Marquette 40 Complex labor and employment matters, union-management relations, NLRB proceedings, collective- Partner University bargaining negotiations, union-corporate campaigns, and labor-arbitration proceedings and litigation Anna Wermuth Cozen O’Connor Chicago Loyola 19 Represents management in labor and employment litigation before state and federal Vice Chair, Labor and Employment courts and administrative agencies such as the EEOC, the DOL and the NLRB

28 Human Resource Executive® The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys— Employee Benefits and ERISA Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty Steven G. Eckhaus, Chair, Employee Benefits, McDermott New York Cornell 42 Executive employment, compensation and employment law in the financial-services Compensation, Labor and Employment Group industry Stephen W. Fackler, Partner; Co-Chair, Gibson Dunn Palo Alto, Calif. Stanford 34 Advises public and private companies, private-equity funds and boards of directors on Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits compensation and benefits Gary Ford Groom Washington Boston 39 Plan funding and restructuring, litigation, policy and legislation Principal University Nancy S. Gerrie, Co-Chair, Employee Benefits Winston & Strawn Chicago Northwestern 28 Counsels clients on a variety of retirement plan and other employee-benefit plan matters, including and Executive Compensation Practice the design, amendment, administration and termination of pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans Paul M. Hamburger, Partner; Co-Chair, Employee Proskauer Washington University of 35 Employee-benefit-plan compliance (tax and ERISA) for retirement plans, executive Benefits and Executive Compensation Group Michigan compensation, health plans and other benefits Eric W. Hilfers, Partner; Head, Executive Cravath New York University of 20 Advises clients and compensation committees in all aspects of executive compensation Compensation and Benefits Chicago and benefits D. Ward Kallstrom Seyfarth Shaw San Francisco Duke 41 Employee-benefits fiduciary advice, claims and litigation, and compliance counseling for Partner multi-employer plans David Levine Groom Washington University of 21 Advises plan sponsors, advisors and other service providers on a wide range of employee-benefits Principal Pennsylvania matters, from retirement and executive compensation to health- and welfare-plan matters Robert Newman Covington Washington New York 22 Advises clients on all areas of employee benefits and executive compensation; provides Partner University advice regarding plan design, corporate transactions and ERISA litigation Melanie Nussdorf Steptoe Washington New York 45 Advises financial institutions on fiduciary issues, including prohibited transaction- Partner University exemption questions under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code Kevin P. O’Brien Ivins, Phillips & Washington Georgetown 42 Employee benefits, including executive compensation, qualified plans, welfare plans, Partner Barker ERISA fiduciary matters; represents clients before the DOL, IRS and PBGC Paul J. Ondrasik Jr., Partner; Chair, ERISA, Steptoe Washington University of 43 ERISA litigation, focusing on defense of complex fiduciary and investment-related claims Labor and Employment Group Virginia and class actions Nicholas J. Pappas Weil New York Rutgers 31 Defends ERISA class actions challenging the administration of healthcare-benefit plans, Partner 401(k) plans and defined-benefit plans Andrea S. Rattner Proskauer New York Cardozo 32 Employee benefits and executive compensation Partner David E. Rogers Winston & Strawn Washington American 33 Employee-benefits matters, including all areas of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, Co-Managing Partner, Washington Office University health and welfare plans, executive compensation and executive-employment agreements Myron D. Rumeld, Partner; Co-Chair, Employee Proskauer New York Columbia 35 Employee benefits and ERISA litigation Benefits and Executive Compensation Group Howard Shapiro Proskauer New Orleans Loyola 39 ERISA litigation Partner Richard C. Shea, Chair, Employee Benefits and Covington Washington University of 35 Employee-benefits law and policy; guides clients successfully through high-stakes Executive Compensation Practice Virginia legislative, rulemaking, litigation, audits, benefit design and transactional challenges Charles R. Smith K&L Gates Pittsburgh University of 44 Transactions involving ESOPs, fiduciary aspects of employee-benefit plans and defined- Partner Pittsburgh benefit pension plan de-risking René E. Thorne Jackson Lewis New Orleans Loyola 25 Employee-benefits litigation on behalf of employers, fiduciaries, plans and service Principal; Office Litigation Manager providers

The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys— Hall of Fame 2018 Inductees The 16 attorneys listed below are this year’s inductees to the Most Powerful Employment Attorneys’ Hall of Fame. The lawyers will be added to the HOF each year and retired from future consideration for other lists; their achievements will be forever recognized on HRExecutive™ and on Lawdragon’s website. Very few lawyers are considered for this status—which begins with 35 years in the employment-law trenches and requires consistent recognition for all-around excellence in counseling clients, contributing to the bar and serving as a visionary to improve workplaces. Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty Paula A. Barran Barran Liebman Portland, Ore. York University 39 Employment litigation in state and federal courts, labor disputes and employment Founding Partner arbitrations Barbara Jean D’Aquila, Partner; Norton Rose Minneapolis University of 39 Employment litigation involving the successful defense of traditional employment-law class, multiple- Manager, Litigation Fulbright Minnesota party and significant single-plaintiff claims, including non-competition, discrimination and harassment Kim F. Ebert Ogletree Deakins Indianapolis Indiana 42 Defends interests of employers in full range of labor and employment matters Shareholder University Robert C. Fleder, Partner; Chair, Paul, Weiss New York Columbia 45 ERISA, employee-benefits and executive-compensation matters Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group Josie Gonzalez SGG Immigration Los Angeles UC Berkeley 43 Represents employers in all aspects of immigration law Partner W. Carl Jordan V&E Houston Harvard 44 Represents employers in a broad range of employment, ERISA, and labor-related trial Partner and appellate matters H. Ronald Klasko Klasko Immigration Philadelphia University of 44 Represents thousands of foreign investors from all around the world, over 50 approved Managing Partner Law Partners Pennsylvania regional centers and numerous U.S. developers and business owners Ira J. Kurzban Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Miami UC Berkeley 42 Litigated over 50 federal cases concerning the rights of aliens, including Jean v. Nelson, Commissioner Partner Tetzeli and Pratt v. Jean and McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc., all of which he argued before the U.S. Supreme Court Donald Livingston Deptartment of Justice, Washington University of 41 Represents employers in all aspects of civil-rights and discrimination law, with emphasis Asstistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division Georgia on litigation, and EEOC investigations into allegations of class discrimination Steven R. McCown Littler Austin, Texas Southern Methodist 43 Defended several complex employment-law class actions and recently led the successful Shareholder University defense of a Fortune 100 company in a nationwide sex-discrimination class action Theodore Ruthizer Kramer Levin New York Columbia 46 Represents top 10 global financial institutions in connection with immigration matters Counsel Robert Siegel O’Melveny Los Angeles University of 44 Represents major companies in federal court litigation under the Railway Labor Act and the NLRA, Partner, Firm Vice Chair Michigan arbitrations, labor negotiations, National Mediation Board and NLRB matters, and employment-law litigation and counseling Jonathan Sulds Greenberg Traurig New York Harvard 44 Collective bargaining and traditional labor relations, ERISA litigation, wage/hour matters, discrimination Shareholder and harassment complaints, restrictive covenant, duty of loyalty and trade-secret litigation, Dodd- Frank and SOX Marc L. Van Der Hout Van Der Hout, Brigagliano San Francisco Golden Gate 41 Immigration and nationality law Founding Partner & Nightingale University A. Martin Wickliff Jr. Cozen O’Connor Houston Texas Southern 45 Trial and appellate experiences involve all types of traditional labor disputes, including union Member University elections and injunction matters before the NLRB, labor arbitrations and collective bargaining John F. Wymer III Sherman & Howard Atlanta University of 44 Represents employers of all sizes (public, private, governmental) in labor and Member Virginia employment disputes throughout the U.S.

June 16, 2017 29 The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys—Up-and-Comers Law Years in Name/Title Law Firm City School Practice Practice Specialty Sarah Adams Groom Washington University of 13 Litigation on behalf of ERISA plan sponsors, fiduciaries, alleged fiduciaries, and service Principal Michigan providers facing allegations of ERISA violations and related claims Eric Amdursky, Partner; Managing O’Melveny Menlo Park, Loyola 23 Employment litigation and counseling Partner Calif. John M. Bagyi Bond Albany, N.Y. Albany Law 22 Counseling and representation of management in labor and employment matters Member School Reginald W. Belcher Turner Padget Columbia, S.C. University of 22 Defends businesses and employers in state and federal courts and before governmental Shareholder South Carolina agencies Sabrina A. Beldner McGuireWoods Los Angeles Loyola 16 Represents employers in all aspects of employment-related litigation and traditional labor law, Partner including wage/hour class, collective and representative actions, and state and federal litigation of wrongful termination David S. Birnbaum Jones Day Chicago University of 13 Represents employers in labor and employment matters, with a focus on collective Partner Michigan bargaining, arbitration, litigation, strike and picketing disputes, and corporate campaigns Joanne R. Bush Jones Day Houston Harvard 14 Represents companies in complex wage/hour class and collective actions, as well as Partner employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower and contract claims Colleen L. Caden Pryor Cashman New York Brooklyn 19 Compliance with DOL and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations, Partner; Chair, Immigration Group representing clients in pharmaceutical, media, consumer products, arts and other industries Meredith “Merry” Campbell Shulman Rogers Potomac, Md. Harvard 17 Employment law, including equal-employment litigation, wage/hour litigation, the protection Partner of confidential and proprietary business information, and executive compensation Jesse A. Cripps Gibson Dunn Los Angeles Pepperdine 16 Labor and employment matters under federal and state law, specializing in the defense of Partner high-risk, complex and class-action employment litigation Felicia A. Davis Paul Hastings Los Angeles UCLA 19 Represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including fair pay, Partner discrimination, retaliation, harassment, defamation, religious accommodation and wage/hour issues Neil H. Dishman Jackson Lewis Chicago University of 15 Counsel and defense on a wide spectrum of issues, including race, sex, age, religion, Principal Michigan national origin, disability and sexual-orientation discrimination, and sexual harassment Edward J. Easterly Norris McLaughlin & Allentown, Pa. Villanova 12 Represents clients in matters related to the ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, Pennsylvania Member Marcus Labor Relations Act and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act Daniel L. Fazio Winston & Strawn Chicago University of 13 Represents clients in employment-litigation matters, including wage/hour class and collective Partner Michigan actions, restrictive-covenant disputes and harassment, and discrimination and retaliation claims Adam S. Forman EBG Southfield, Syracuse 22 Employment litigation, training and preventive advice, with deep knowledge on issues Member Mich. University related to technology in the workplace, such as social media, internet and privacy issues Avi Friedman Wolfsdorf Rosenthal Santa Monica, Loyola 22 U.S. corporate immigration, including immigrant and non-immigrant visas for universities, Partner Calif. artists/entertainers, physicians, investors and multinational corporate managers/employees Jeremy J. Glenn Cozen O’Connor Chicago University of 21 Represents management in all facets of labor and employment litigation and counseling Member Iowa matters Malcolm A. Heinicke Munger Tolles San Francisco Stanford 21 Employment litigation, employee-mobility matters Partner Matthew G. Holt Hurwitz Holt San Diego California 11 Represents clients in immigration court and on appeal with regard to asylum, bond Shareholder Western eligibility, cancellation of removal and adjustment of status Julia E. Judish Pillsbury Washington Harvard 22 Advises on all facets of the employment relationship and on nonprofit governance, and Special Counsel provides counseling to private-sector employers, nonprofit organizations and government contractors Eliza A. Kaiser Kramer Levin New York University of 15 Employment-law litigation and advisory matters Partner Pennsylvania Kate Kalmykov Greenberg Traurig Florham Park, American 23 Represents clients in a wide range of employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visa matters, Shareholder N.J. University including students, trainees, professionals, managers and executives, and artists and entertainers Matthew C. Kane, Partner; Labor and McGuireWoods Los Angeles Pepperdine 24 Defense of employment-related claims and wage/hour class actions and collective actions, litigation Employment Practice Group Leader of misappropriation of trade secrets and non-compete agreement claims, and management-side traditional labor-law issues Fermin H. Llaguno Littler Irvine, Calif. USC 22 Class- and collective-action avoidance and defense, employment counseling, training Shareholder and litigation, and wage/hour compliance Michele L. Maryott Gibson Dunn Irvine, Calif. Pepperdine 21 Business litigation, with particular emphasis on employment litigation, class actions and Partner complex commercial disputes Kevin Miner Fragomen Atlanta William and 23 Represents U.S. employers on business-immigration processes for high-skilled workers, Partner Mary including a particular focus on compliance and shaping immigration policy Cindy Schmitt Minniti Reed Smith New York St. John’s 19 Represents management exclusively in labor and employment law Managing Partner University Ian H. Morrison Seyfarth Shaw Chicago Washington 23 Represents employers, plan sponsors, employee-benefit plans and fiduciaries in a broad Partner University range of ERISA and employee-benefits litigation Kristen A. Page Shook Kansas City, University of 17 Represents corporate employers in federal and state court in business and employment Practice Managing Partner Mo. Missouri at Kansas matters City Sarah K. Peterson SPS Immigration Minneapolis University of 12 Employment-based immigration law, with a focus on international medical graduates, Principal Attorney Minnesota academics and the high-tech industry Renee Phillips Orrick New York Harvard 16 Defends employers in federal and state court litigations as well as administrative proceedings and Partner arbitrations involving discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and whistleblowing claims Carolyn D. Richmond Fox Rothschild New York New York Law 23 Represents and counsels employers in the hospitality industry, specifically restaurants, Partner School hotels, caterers, night clubs, lounges and fitness centers Seth J. Safra Proskauer Washington Duke 17 Employee benefits and executive compensation, including the design, implementation Partner and administration of retirement plans Salvador P. Simao FordHarrison Berkeley Rutgers 21 Representation of companies in employment-law matters with a specialization in wage/ Partner Heights, N.J. hour litigation and compliance Grant Sovern, Partner; Chair, National Quarles & Brady Madison, Wis. University of 22 Employment immigration for employers and employees Immigration Practice Michigan Susan A.P. Woodhouse Littler San Francisco Santa Clara 22 Oversees firm’s knowledge-driven, employment-law-technology solutions for clients and Principal University firm attorneys Todd D. Wozniak, Shareholder; Co- Greenberg Traurig Atlanta University of 24 Defends companies and public institutions nationwide in complex labor, employment and Chair, ERISA Litigation Team Michigan ERISA litigation, and enforcement actions Denise Wheeler Wright FordHarrison Fort Myers, Fla. Stetson 24 Employment litigation and advice to employers regarding contracts, discipline and other Partner University employment transactions Becki L. Young Hammond Young Silver Spring, Georgetown 19 Represents hotels and restaurants and facilitates the sponsorship of foreign Co-Founder Md. professionals, trainees, interns and individuals of “extraordinary ability” Joshua Zuckerberg Pryor Cashman New York Brooklyn 21 Represents and counsels employers on all matters affecting the workplace, including Partner discrimination, harassment and disability claims

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