WHITE PLAINS, NY (October 20, 2011) - Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce that two additional leading workplace law firms have joined forces with L&E Global, the international integrated alliance providing counsel to employers on employment, labor, workplace privacy, employee benefits and immigration law.
Natividad Abogados, the leading workplace law firm in Mexico, and Harmers Workplace Lawyers, Australia’s preeminent workplace law practitioners, join ten leading law firms from Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region that have formed an alliance to provide attentive, efficient, and cost-effective legal counsel to clients operating in what has increasingly become a multi-jurisdictional legal arena. Launched in January 2011 with six members, including Jackson Lewis, L&E Global expanded quickly to become the premier integrated alliance of employment and labor “boutique” law firms. L&E Global is now comprised of member firms from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, and the United States.
“Natividad Abogados provides a gateway to expansion into Latin and South America and greatly expands L&E Global’s presence in North America,” said Patrick L. Vaccaro, Jackson Lewis firm-wide Managing Partner. “Together with Harmers, which leverages the alliance’s ability to guide clients operating in the important Asia-Pacific business environment, as well as with our outstanding existing member firms, L&E Global is now strategically situated to provide seamless service to clients with operations around the globe.”
With more than 100 employees, Natividad Abogados is the largest and most prominent management-side labor and employment firm in Mexico. They represent a wide spectrum of employers and have extensive relationships with government ministries and union leadership throughout the country.
Harmers Workplace Lawyers, which has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, consolidated its reputation in Australia when they were recognized for the 6th consecutive year as the “Employment Specialist Firm of the Year” at the ALB Law Awards in May 2011. The firm was also a finalist in the “Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year” and “CSR Firm of the Year” categories in 2011. The firm contributes to the promotion of human rights and justice internationally, including support for a number of schools, hospitals, and community services in Africa and indigenous Australia.
For more information about L&E Global, please visit http://leglobal.org/.
About Jackson Lewis
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis, dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law, is one of the fastest growing workplace law firms in the U.S., with over 660 attorneys practicing in 47 cities nationwide. We have a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation 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; Workplace Safety Compliance and Corporate Diversity Counseling. 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 Employment Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations; Collegiate and Professional Sports; and Privacy, Social Media and Information Management.
For the 10th consecutive year, Jackson Lewis has been recognized for delivering client service excellence to the world’s largest corporations. Representing a decade of excellence, we have once again earned a spot on the BTI Client Service A-Team. Jackson Lewis has also been recognized by in-house counsel of Fortune 1000 companies after a comprehensive survey, as “the single highest-ranked firm clients want by their side in employment battles.” In addition, Jackson Lewis is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the categories of both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms.” Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 5000 litigations and approximately 300 class actions; over 2100 litigations were brought to the firm in 2010 alone. And finally, Jackson Lewis is affiliated with L & E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide.
Additional information about Jackson Lewis can be found at www.jacksonlewis.com.
For more information, please contact:
Lara Hamm, Jackson Lewis LLP
T: (703) 483-8373
Email: hamml@jacksonlewis.com