Labor & Employment
USA Guide 2024 : Virginia
Band 3
Contact number
+1 757 624 3000About
Provided by Kaufman & Canoles
Our Labor & Employment Practice Group works closely with public and private employers across Virginia in all employment matters. We make it our job to help businesses anticipate, prevent and resolve workplace claims, navigate the complex world of employment regulation and defend employers in court and before all applicable government agencies.
Practicing from our seven offices within the Commonwealth, we are one of the largest labor and employment law teams in Virginia. We count among our members three former Chairs of the Virginia Bar Association Section on Labor Relations and Employment Law, as well as many attorneys recognized by their peers and clients for inclusion in attorney rating publications including “Virginia Legal Elite,” “Best Lawyers for Business in the USA,” “Richmond Super Lawyers,” “Chambers” and “The Best Lawyers in America.” Our firm and lawyers within the group have earned the coveted AV® rating granted only to preeminent lawyers by the widely recognized Martindale-Hubbell rating service. As individuals, each lawyer offers experience in critical subspecialties. As a team, we possess the strength and depth to address any employer-employee issue. We also offer our clients the advantage of an expert consultant, the former Area Director of the EEOC.
Chambers Review
Kaufman & Canoles is a long-standing Norfolk-based firm with a full-service labor and employment offering. The firm represents employers in all manner of employment litigation and provides counseling on dispute avoidance, employee liability and compliance. The team's experience includes risk management advice on OSHA and Virginia Division of Occupational Safety & Health audits.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is very strong for labor and employment and able to handle all of the issues we bring to them."
"The team is very strong for labor and employment and able to handle all of the issues we bring to them."
Notable Practitioners
John Bredehoft specializes in handling employment litigation and also counsels clients on litigation avoidance.
"John is excellent in his field."
Burt Whitt has a wealth of experience handling labor and employment disputes, including wrongful termination, discrimination and noncompetition claims.
"Burt is extremely responsive and has provided very sound guidance on all of the matters we have brought before him."
Ranked Lawyers at
Kaufman & Canoles
Virginia
Members
Provided by Kaufman & Canoles
Daniel F. Basnight
John M. Peterson
Laura Geringer Gross
Neil Talegaonkar
Randy C. Sparks Jr.
Head of Department
Robert J. Barry
Robert Q. Johnson
Sharon Kerk Reyes
Industries
Provided by Kaufman & Canoles
Arbitration
Class Actions
Covenants Not to Compete
Credit Unions
Development of Policies
Employment Audits: wage-hour, VOSH and OSHA
Employment Counseling
Government Contracts & Defense Industries
Handbook Development
Healthcare
Human Resources Training
Infrastructure & Transportation
Litigation Before Courts
Litigation Before Government Agencies