Matthew Stiles
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Labor & Employment
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About
Provided by Matthew Stiles
Practice Areas
Employment & Labor Law
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Non-Competes, Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets
Banking & Finance
Experience
Matt’s national practice and unique talent stack encompass a broad skill set in the laws affecting the workplace, including labor and union relations, employment litigation, employee benefits, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, Service Contract Act and government contracting, PEO and staffing industry law, and employment law for faith-based employers.
Matt has successfully resolved complex, multi-party and multi-jurisdictional labor negotiations in the federal contract sector on behalf of his clients. He has extensive experience counseling employers involved in federal and state agency investigations, including his on-going appointment as Deputy Attorney General to represent the State of Alabama's interests in litigation pending against a prominent state commission. He regularly advises employers and benefits consultants in strategic employee benefit plan design, implementation, and compliance. PEO and staffing industry employers engage Matt to advise them on all aspects of their business, including for consultation with and defense of their own clients.
Prior to joining Maynard, Matt was a shareholder with a labor and employment boutique firm and served as Associate Counsel with a Fortune 500 bank, where he was responsible for the bank’s labor, employment and employee benefits matters nationally. Matt is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alabama School of Law.
Matt's skills and reputation continually distinguish him as a leading labor, employment, and benefits lawyer. Since 2008, he has been recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading practitioner in the area of Labor and Employment. He is a multi-year recipient of the Lexology Client Choice Award for Employment & Benefits Law, a selection made by in-house general counsel recognizing lawyers who add value to clients' business above and beyond others in the market. In addition, Matt is consistently recognized for both his labor and employment practice and employee benefits practice by The Best Lawyers in America© and Super Lawyers, in which he has been included among the Top 50 Lawyers in Alabama. Matt recently completed a year of service to the Alabama State Bar as Chair of its Labor & Employment Section.
Chambers Review
USA
Matthew Stiles offers clients extensive support on labor and employment matters. His broad practice includes employee benefits, as well as collective bargaining.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Matthew has a remarkable depth of knowledge of complex and overlapping legal issues relating to employment matters. His advice is thoughtful and practical, and he is a masterful negotiator."
"Matthew has a remarkable depth of knowledge of complex and overlapping legal issues relating to employment matters. His advice is thoughtful and practical, and he is a masterful negotiator."
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