DETROIT, MI (August 3, 2009) — Jackson Lewis LLP - one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing employment law firms - announced that five attorneys have joined its Detroit office. Each was formerly with the Detroit law firm of Rubin Shulman PLC, two of whom were principal partners in that firm.
Allan S. Rubin has joined Jackson Lewis as a Partner; Lawrence B. Shulman will act as Of Counsel; and Christina A. Daskas, Neil B. Pioch and John C. Signorino have joined as Associates. Jackson Lewis LLP now has 10 attorneys in its Detroit office, which opened with just two attorneys in February 2008.
Maurice G. Jenkins, Managing Partner of the Detroit office, says the current economic climate in Detroit has created a greater demand for employment law firms because so many companies are faced with a growing number of employment issues such as class and collective actions, layoffs, benefits and compensation, as well as an increasingly complex and stringent regulatory environment that includes workplace laws providing for criminal penalties.
“Allan has great FLSA collective action and other cutting edge employment litigation experience. Having expert employment law counsel, along with an affiliation with a savvy criminal law expert such as Larry, is essential to keeping up with new and emerging legislation that affect businesses and their employees,” adds Jenkins. “We will continue to review opportunities to add professionals who can leverage the resources of Jackson Lewis to provide comprehensive and effective solutions for employers doing business in the United States and abroad.”
Mr. Rubin is a nationally recognized trial and appellate attorney. During the course of his career, he has handled a wide variety of matters, including the defense of nationwide and state class actions, employment and labor matters, including FLSA and state wage and hour claims, complex trade secrets cases, defamation actions, commercial litigation, and corporate internal investigations,
An AV-rated attorney, Mr. Rubin was born in Detroit and was raised in Southfield, Michigan. He received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and graduated cum laude from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich.
Mr. Rubin is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Additionally, he has been admitted to practice law before the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Western District of Michigan, the Northern District of Illinois, the Central District of Illinois, the Southern District of Illinois, the District of Colorado, and the Northern District of Texas. Mr. Rubin is also admitted to and has practiced law before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He has appeared pro hac vice before a number of federal and state trial courts in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Rubin has been named a fellow by the Litigation Counsel of America.
Mr. Shulman is another well known, AV-rated, lawyer in the metro Detroit area, devoting a substantial portion of his practice to complex civil and criminal litigation. Over the course of his career, he has tried over 200 jury trials and more than 300 bench trials, argued before appellate courts, and negotiated thousands of cases.
Prior to becoming a principal partner at Rubin Shulman, he headed the Criminal Defense, Forfeiture and Licensing practice group of Fried Saperstein Abbatt PC. As a defense attorney, Shulman guided clients through the maze of state and federal criminal litigation and related matters such as licensing issues, forfeiture proceedings, administrative hearings, corporate internal investigations, and civil litigation. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Shulman served for more than seven years in the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in Detroit, where he was a member of the Special Crimes Section. He regularly and successfully prosecuted high-profile and complex cases involving public corruption, economic crimes, and criminal conspiracies.
The Detroit office can be reached by calling (248) 936-1900.
About Jackson Lewis Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis is dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law with 565 attorneys practicing in 41 cities nationwide. Jackson Lewis has a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Diversity Planning; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation, Workplace Privacy and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Workplace Technology; Wage and Hour Compliance; and Workplace Safety Compliance. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations and Corporate Diversity Counseling.
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