Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the nation's largest labor and employment law firms, has announced that three members of the Greenville office of Haynsworth Baldwin Johnson & Greaves are joining the firm.
Earlier this month, the Haynsworth Baldwin firm disclosed its plans to merge with Ogletree Deakins. But David R. Wylie, Chris Lauderdale and Ellison F. McCoy will instead join Jackson Lewis and continue their national practice in the firm's Greenville, South Carolina office.
According to David Wylie, "We opted to join Jackson Lewis because they provide a comprehensive range of excellent services to their clients and they offer a broader national platform for our practice. We are excited about the opportunity to expand our practice and provide our clients with an extensive network of 21 offices in virtually every metropolitan area in the country."
Steve Warren, managing partner of the Jackson Lewis Greenville office, adds, "We are pleased to welcome these outstanding attorneys to the Jackson Lewis family. They will add immeasurably to our rapidly expanding labor law, OSHA and employment litigation practice areas. Our combined resources will benefit existing clients and accelerate our expansion into new industries."
David Wylie is one of the foremost OSHA lawyers in the country. At Jackson Lewis he will join partners Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., former Chairman of the OSHA Safety Review Commission, and Roger S. Kaplan to form one of the leading OSHA practices in the country.
Mr. Wylie received his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1977 and has spent the past 27 years advising clients on a broad range of workplace legal issues. He is labor counsel to the Board of Directors of both the National Chicken Council and the National Turkey Federation. He also serves as legal counsel to the Poultry Industry Safety and Health Committee.
Chris Lauderdale received his J.D. cum laude, from the University of Georgia in 1991. He concentrates his practice in the areas of employment litigation, complex litigation, appellate advocacy, labor law, unfair labor practices, union elections and labor arbitrations.
Ellison McCoy received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Georgia in 1994. His areas of practice include employment law and litigation with special emphasis on the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Mr. Wylie is certified by the Supreme Court of South Carolina as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law.
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis has 360 attorneys in 21 offices dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law. The firm has robust practice areas focusing solely on employment, labor, immigration and benefits law and related litigation. In addition to Greenville, South Carolina, the firm has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Hartford, Long Island, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Morristown, New York City, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Providence, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, Stamford, the Washington DC region, and White Plains.
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