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December 11, 2014
Longtime King & Spalding litigator Michael W. Johnston represented Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC in a high-profile discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and wrapped up work in an influential retaliation suit against University of Texas Southwestern, earning himself a spot among Law360's Employment MVPs.
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December 10, 2014
As the head of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP's employment practice group, partner Kelly M. Dermody has been at the forefront of contentious gender discrimination cases against Bank of America Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., as well as a case accusing numerous Silicon Valley tech giants of conspiring to suppress workers' pay, earning her a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 09, 2014
Ron Chapman Jr. of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC scored a big victory for employers when the Fifth Circuit rejected the National Labor Relations Board’s holding that arbitration agreements that include class waivers violate federal labor law, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of Employment MVPs.
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November 18, 2014
Beginning this week, Law360 will profile those elite attorneys whose successes in high-stakes litigation, record-breaking deals and complex global matters earned them a spot on this year's list of MVP award winners.
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December 06, 2013
This year, O’Melveny & Myers LLP partner Bob Siegel cemented his reputation as one of the nation's top airline labor lawyers by counseling US Airways Group Inc. executives over antitrust litigation amid its $11 billion merger with American Airlines Inc., landing himself a place on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 05, 2013
Helping Citigroup Inc. secure a Second Circuit win that allowed the bank to enforce an individual arbitration policy in an overtime dispute is just one of the recent successes that landed Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's Samuel Shaulson among Law360's Employment MVPs.
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December 04, 2013
Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Camille Olson set herself apart in the past year with a pair of key wins for her client DHL Express (USA) Inc. in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission discrimination case and a former executive's breach of contract suit, earning her a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 03, 2013
In winning huge appellate court victories this year for big-time employers Starbucks Corp. and Ernst & Young LLP in complicated labor class actions, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Daniel Nash also won himself a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 02, 2013
When the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Kaplan Higher Education Corp. amid a campaign to block employers from using credit checks to screen hires, Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Gerald Maatman turned the table on the government, forcing the EEOC to turn over information about its own hiring practices and earning himself a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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November 27, 2013
Jones Day's Eric Dreiband defeated nationwide class action cases by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against both United States Steel Corp. and Bloomberg LP, earning himself a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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November 26, 2013
By getting high stakes class actions against employers like Cintas Corp. and Forever 21 whittled down to manageable individual claims Paul Hastings LLP partner Nancy Abell earned herself a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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November 08, 2013
Beginning this week, Law360 will profile the elite law firm partners whose exemplary work on critical litigation, mammoth deals and first-of-their-kind global matters earned them a spot on this year's list of MVP award winners.
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December 13, 2012
O’Melveny & Myers LLP partner Bob Siegel’s lengthy career representing major airlines in labor disputes had several high points this year, with victories for Delta Air Lines Inc., U.S. Airways Group Inc. and more, snagging him a spot on Law360’s list of Employment MVPs.
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December 12, 2012
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s Jason Schwartz successfully knocked Enterprise Holdings Inc. from multidistrict Fair Labor Standards Act litigation and even persuaded the Third Circuit to create a new test for determining joint employer relationships, earning him a spot among Law360’s Employment MVPs.
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December 11, 2012
For his role securing a major victory for SmithKline Beecham Corp. before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that cemented the status of pharmaceutical sales representatives as exempt from overtime requirements, Paul Hastings LLP's Neal Mollen earned himself a place among Law360's 2012 Employment MVPs.
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December 10, 2012
By notching a win for Brinker Restaurant Corp. in a case that settled the question of whether California employers are required simply to provide breaks for their workers or to ensure the breaks are taken, Morrison Foerster LLP's Karen Kubin won a place among Law360's 2012 Employment MVPs.
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December 07, 2012
Greenberg Traurig LLP partner James Boudreau represented employers in a series of defenses to high-stakes litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act — including an appeal by Genesis HealthCare LLC heard by the Supreme Court on Monday — landing him among Law360's Employment MVPs.
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November 30, 2012
Over the next several weeks, Law360 will profile the winners of this year's MVP awards honoring attorneys whose achievements in major litigation or transactions have set a new standard for accomplishment in corporate law.
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December 07, 2011
By aggressively challenging proposed employee classes and plaintiffs in wage-and-hour suits, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's Richard J. Simmons has scored key victories for clients ranging from Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. to major California hospitals and earned himself a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 06, 2011
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Bill Kilberg convinced the Seventh Circuit to overturn the certification of one of the the largest classes of employees in a suit over The Boeing Co.'s 401(k) plans, and secured a role as Boeing's lead counsel in a controversial dispute over its plans to shift production to a nonunion facility, landing a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 05, 2011
Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholder Mark Kemple spent the past year defending big-name employers such as California Pizza Kitchen and Albertsons Inc. against labor class actions, scoring victories for the companies and a spot for himself on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 02, 2011
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP partner Lynne Hermle was instrumental in defending McAfee Inc. in a case accusing the software company of making its former general counsel the fall guy in a criminal and civil stock options backdating probe, earning her a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.
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December 01, 2011
Two employer victories in wage-and-hour class actions, including a long-running Fair Labor Standards Act suit that reached the nation's highest court, made May a very good month for Sidley Austin LLP partner Douglas Hart, earning him a spot on Law 360's list of Employment MVPs.
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November 30, 2011
Mayer Brown LLP's Robert Davis led a team that in March won a jury verdict — a rarity in wage-and-hour disputes — for his client Quicken Loans Inc. in a Fair Labor Standards Act class action brought by former mortgage loan officers, earning him a spot on Law360's list of Employment MVPs.