Ranking tables
Labor & Employment | USA
Louisiana
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Jones Walker LLP 18 Years Ranked
Phelps Dunbar LLP 18 Years Ranked- The Kullman Firm PLC
Band 2
Fisher Phillips 18 Years Ranked
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC 12 Years Ranked- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Senior Statespeople
Brooke Duncan III Adams and Reese LLP22 Years Ranked
Leslie A Lanusse Adams and Reese LLP15 Years Ranked- Ernest Malone JrThe Kullman Firm PLC
Band 1
Christopher Moore Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC15 Years Ranked
Joseph Lavigne Jones Walker LLP7 Years Ranked
Kim M Boyle Phelps Dunbar LLP17 Years Ranked
M Nan Alessandra Phelps Dunbar LLP22 Years Ranked
Magdalen Bickford McGlinchey Stafford10 Years Ranked
Sidney Lewis Jones Walker LLP22 Years Ranked
Susan W Furr Phelps Dunbar LLP18 Years Ranked
Thomas McGoey II Liskow19 Years Ranked- Samuel Zurik IIIThe Kullman Firm PLC
Band 2
David M Korn Phelps Dunbar LLP10 Years Ranked
Edward F Harold Fisher Phillips16 Years Ranked
Erin Lutkewitte Kilgore Kean Miller LLP9 Years Ranked
Mark N Mallery Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC20 Years Ranked
Nicole A. Eichberger Proskauer Rose LLP7 Years Ranked
Rachel Wendt Wisdom Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C.12 Years Ranked
Stephen P Beiser McGlinchey Stafford16 Years Ranked
Thomas H Kiggans Phelps Dunbar LLP22 Years Ranked- Jennifer L. AndersonBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
- Phyllis G CancienneBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
- Steven F Griffith, JrBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Band 3
A Edward Hardin, Jr Kean Miller LLP15 Years Ranked
E. Fredrick Preis, Jr. Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP22 Years Ranked
Eve B Masinter Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP18 Years Ranked
H Mark Adams Jones Walker LLP22 Years Ranked
Jane H. Heidingsfelder Jones Walker LLP6 Years Ranked
Jennifer Kogos Jones Walker LLP4 Years Ranked
Julie Livaudais Chaffe McCall, LLP8 Years Ranked
Monique Gougisha Doucette Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC9 Years Ranked
Murphy J Foster, III Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP21 Years Ranked
Susan Desmond McGlinchey Stafford10 Years Ranked
Timothy H Scott Fisher Phillips13 Years Ranked- Amelia Williams KochBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
- Bob SpencerThe Kullman Firm PLC
- Christine KeenanThe Kullman Firm PLC
- Eric MillerThe Kullman Firm PLC
- Kathlyn PerezPerez Law, LLC
Band 4
Elizabeth A Roussel Adams and Reese LLP3 Years Ranked
Greg Guidry Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC3 Years Ranked
Michelle Anderson Fisher Phillips3 Years Ranked
Sarah Voorhies Myers Chaffe McCall, LLP5 Years Ranked
Scott D. Huffstetler Kean Miller LLP2 Years Ranked- Erin Pelleteri HowserBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
- Joel BabineauxBabineaux, Poché, Anthony & Slavich LLC
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Jones Walker LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedJones Walker LLP is a dominant regional firm that handles complex labor and employment matters for companies across the USA. Its strong team of litigators has notable expertise in wage and hour class actions and noncompete disputes. The firm is experienced in handling a range of traditional labor matters. It regularly appears in administrative proceedings before bodies such as OSHA and the NLRB, as well as in mediations and arbitrations. The team draws on significant strength in immigration law and employee benefits matters at state and national levels. It provides counseling, compliance and training programs to clients, designed to minimize risk and avoid disputes.1 Phelps Dunbar LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedPhelps Dunbar LLP has a top-drawer bench of labor and employment experts whose broad experience includes high-stakes litigation, workplace counseling and administrative proceedings. The team has additional capability in ADR methods. It represents a wide range of government entities and academic institutions, while also acting for a broad corporate client base. The firm has notable expertise in advising on the labor and employment aspects of M&A deals.
Band 2
2 Fisher PhillipsLabor & Employment2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedFisher Phillips is a market-leading boutique firm renowned for its representation of regional and national clients across all areas of labor and employment law. Its expertise includes handling discrimination, harassment and retaliation litigation. The firm is further equipped to advise on contract negotiations with unions and union avoidance. It offers additional strength in handling restrictive covenant matters.2 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PCLabor & Employment2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC is a highly regarded labor and employment boutique firm that serves an impressive roster of local and multinational clients. It represents companies in the construction, healthcare and energy sectors, among others. The firm acts across the breadth of labor and employment matters, including advising on discrimination and whistle-blower retaliation claims, as well as noncompete agreements. It is also a go-to firm for traditional labor law, both regionally and nationally.
Band 3
3 Adams and Reese LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedAdams and Reese LLP has a versatile labor and employment practice that represents clients in a wide range of FLSA collective action and single-plaintiff disputes, including litigation related to discrimination and harassment claims under Title VII. It is also noted for its expertise in proceedings conducted by bodies such as the NLRB, DOL and EEOC. The firm's expertise extends to counseling clients on matters such as union negotiations and collective bargaining agreements. Its broad client base spans the energy, construction and legal industries.
3 Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedBreazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP is a broad-based practice that assists employers with dispute avoidance and resolution involving all aspects of labor and employment law. Its expertise includes advising on collective bargaining, EEOC and Title VII issues. The firm is recommended for disputes of all kinds, such as harassment, discrimination, retaliation and whistle-blower claims.
3 Jackson Lewis P.C.Labor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedJackson Lewis P.C. is a firm with national reach, highlighted for its dedicated labor and employment focus. It showcases a deep bench of trial lawyers who regularly defend against ERISA class actions and single-plaintiff claims, including discrimination disputes and wrongful termination mandates.
3 Kean Miller LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedKean Miller LLP represents employers across a range of labor and employment disputes, including EEOC proceedings as well as discrimination and harassment suits. The team demonstrates significant labor law expertise, which sees it regularly advise on wrongful terminations. It is also recognized for its strength in advising on company-wide employment policies and regulatory compliance. The practice counsels national, regional and local employers.
3 LiskowLabor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedLiskow has a very active litigation practice, regularly acting for clients in wrongful termination, worker compensation and FMLA disputes. It also frequently provides counseling on a range of labor and employment issues on both state and federal levels.
3 McGlinchey StaffordLabor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedMcGlinchey Stafford handles a range of disputes, including discrimination and harrasment litigation. The firm frequently appears before regulatory agencies such as the EEOC. It regularly assists clients with a broad variety of matters, including wage and hour class, wrongful termination, regulatory compliance and diversity matters.
3 Proskauer Rose LLPLabor & Employment2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedProskauer Rose LLP offers employment litigation specialists who are frequently retained in large-scale, multijurisdictional disputes for a broad nationwide client base. The team also frequently acts on single-plaintiff and collective action harassment claims. It offers vast experience in discrimination claims as well as conducting internal investigations.