Andrew Sherwood, Douglas Klein, Stephanie Adler-Paindiris and Stephanie Satterfield comment on Andrew bolstering the firm’s New York City office, highlighting his aim to utilize the firm's resources for managing high-profile employment litigation and FINRA arbitrations in the financial services sector in "Jackson Lewis Snags Proskauer Atty In NYC Office" by Law360.
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Jackson Lewis P.C. advised Aurora Capital Partners on the employment and benefits aspects of its acquisition of First Legal, the largest independent provider of litigation support services across the United States. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as lead deal counsel on the transaction. Additional information concerning the transaction can be found here.
NEW YORK, NY (July 9, 2024) – Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Andrew M. Sherwood has joined its New York City office as a principal. Andy was previously an attorney at Proskauer Rose LLP and brings with him almost 14 years of employment litigation experience.
Tia Martarella discusses the employer-side argument that ERISA class actions can be forced into individual arbitration, which has faced widespread rejection in the appellate courts despite their invocation of the effective vindication doctrine, permitting judges to refuse enforcement of arbitration agreements that eliminate statutory remedies in “5 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch For In July,” published by Law360.
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Pedro Torres-Díaz comments on the projected growth in workforce size among Florida businesses and the inquiries he has received regarding employee hiring and state law compliance in “Big Law Has Eased Its Sprint into Florida. But For Midsize Firms, the Phone Keeps Ringing,” published by the Daily Business Review.
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Emily Borna and Todd Van Dyke author “Georgia takes action against elder abuse with new law,” published by Georgia Law News.
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Stephanie Adler–Paindiris comments on the Supreme Court's elimination of Chevron deference, highlighting potential intensified legal challenges across policies like overtime pay eligibility, pregnancy accommodations, workplace harassment guidelines and franchise liability standards in “8 policies that could be vulnerable to new legal challenges,” published by The Washington Post.
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Joseph Lynett discusses that while the Eighth Circuit’s recent boundary on the honest belief rule doesn’t necessarily change the fundamental principles guiding these situations, employers should continue to carefully examine the facts in disability-related cases to ensure ADA compliance and address any alleged infractions in “8th Circ. Curbs An Employer Defense In Disability Bias Cases,” published by Law360.
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Jackson Lewis is ranked No. 15 on The American Lawyer’s 2024 Women in Law Scorecard, which is based on the percentages of women attorneys overall and in partnership and leadership positions at each firm in “The 2024 Diversity Scorecard: Women's Scorecard,” published by The American Lawyer.
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Jackson Lewis is ranked No. 14 on The American Lawyer’s 2024 Diversity Scorecard, which is based on the percentage of minority attorneys overall, as well as in partner and leadership positions within each firm in “The 2024 Diversity Scorecard: Minority Representation,” published by The American Lawyer.
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