Labor & Employment
USA Guide 2024 : Florida
Band 2
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Provided by Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Group provides national and international corporations with strategic legal advice on all matters concerning the employment relationship. With over 170 practitioners around the globe, we offer national and international organizations strategic and practical legal services that are focused on maximizing human resource potential.
- We are trial lawyers and regularly try cases to verdict. Our Labor & Employment trial team is regularly called upon to handle complex, bet-the-company cases and has taken three cases to the U.S. Supreme Court in the past 10 years.
- Our experience in class and collective litigation is wide-ranging, having handled over 100 such cases in the last three years alone. Our experience with the courts, counsel, and judges across our global footprint that are routinely involved in such matters gives our clients access to critical information utilized to aggressively and efficiently respond to and defend such matters.
- We assist clients in maintaining positive labor relations. Our skilled Labor & Employment Group has in-depth experience structuring corporate transactions aimed at maximizing managerial flexibility and labor efficiency, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, trying labor arbitrations throughout the country, and assisting employers to lead and manage in ways that best fit their cultures.
Chambers Review
Greenberg Traurig handles the full range of employment and traditional labor matters, specializing in employer defense work. The firm advises on a significant amount of wage and hour, employment contract and noncompete issues. Also handles discrimination and whistle-blower defense matters. It is experienced in handling class and collective actions, and has a strong track record before both state and federal court and in administrative proceedings.
Work Highlights
- Greenberg Traurig represented America II Electronics in a case alleging breach of contract, tortious interference with a contractual relationship for misappropriation of trade secrets and the violation of restrictive covenants.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is well informed and responsive. They keep informed of the industry and best practice."
"They are very well versed in labor and employment matters."
"The team is well informed and responsive. They keep informed of the industry and best practice."
"They are very well versed in labor and employment matters."
Notable Practitioners
Richard McCrea has a superb employment practice which includes advising on discrimination and breach of contract claims.
"He is focused and extremely sharp."
"Richard is an outstanding lawyer."
Katie Molloy has a wide-ranging labor and employment practice, which includes advising on restrictive covenants and discrimination matters.
"Katie has a great read on the legal market in Florida and gives really practical advice."
"She is very responsive, smart and thorough."
"Katie is very efficient and straightforward."
Tracy Gerber comes recommended for her representation of employer clients. She is also recognized for her arbitration expertise.
"She is prompt, creative, attentive and thoughtful."
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