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'''Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC''' (abbreviated as '''Ogletree Deakins''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://ogletree.com/about-us/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Ogletree |language=en-US}}</ref> is an American multinational [[law firm]] specializing in [[Labour law|labor and employment]] law.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC |url=https://chambers.com/law-firm/ogletree-deakins-nash-smoak-stewart-pc-usa-5:66673 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=chambers.com |language=en}}</ref> |
'''Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC''' (abbreviated as '''Ogletree Deakins''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://ogletree.com/about-us/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Ogletree |language=en-US}}</ref> is an American multinational [[law firm]] specializing in [[Labour law|labor and employment]] law.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC |url=https://chambers.com/law-firm/ogletree-deakins-nash-smoak-stewart-pc-usa-5:66673 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=chambers.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:06, 14 June 2024
| No. of offices | 55 |
|---|---|
| No. of attorneys | 975+ |
| Major practice areas | Labor and employment law |
| Revenue |  $585.2 million USD (2022) |
| Date founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Peter Nash, Lewis Smoak, Homer Deakins |
| Company type | Professional corporation |
| Website | ogletree.com |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC (abbreviated as Ogletree Deakins)[1] is an American multinational law firm specializing in labor and employment law.[2]
Founded on February 14, 1977,[3][4] Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest law firms in the world by revenue.[3][5] Ogletree Deakins is the second-largest labor and employment firm in the United States.[4]
History and Practice
Founded in 1977, the firm began as a regional firm operating in the Southeastern United States before gradually expanding domestically. The firm opened its first international office in Berlin, Germany in 2012.[3]
Trade unions
Eastern Air Lines
The firm advised the now-defunct Eastern Air Lines to negotiate with trade unions during contentious labor strikes with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Transport Workers Union of America, and the Airline Pilots Assocation.[3] Eastern Airlines didn't follow the advice, cracking down on the unions and ultimately leading to the bankruptcy and liquidation of Eastern Airlines.[6]
Nissan
Ogletre Deakins advised Nissan during prolonged unionization efforts by United Auto Workers from 1989 to 2001.[3][7]
Racial discrimination
Ogletree Deakins represents Hillcrest Country Club in an on-going[8] lawsuit alleging racial discrimination.[9] Matthew Winnick, son of deceased billionaire Gary Winnick, alleges he was denied entrance to the club due to his wife's Hispanic heritage.[9][10] Ogletree attorney Lyne Richardson, representing Hillcrest, denies the allegations, calling them "entirely without merit."[9]
Controversies
Union busting
The firm has been accused of union busting on behalf of its multinational clients.[11][12][13] The American Civil Liberties Union hired Ogletree Deakins in 2020 to advise when its Kansas affiliate attempted to unionize, causing uproar among the advocacy group's supporters.[13] Ogletree denies that the firm busts unions.[13]
Controversial longtime Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, Joe Arpaio has called Ogletree his "favorite law firm."[13]
References
- ^ "About Us". Ogletree. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC". chambers.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Four decades in, Ogletree Deakins is No. 2 in its field". UPSTATE BUSINESS JOURNAL. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ogletree Deakins Celebrates 40th Anniversary". Ogletree. February 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "The 2022 Global 100 Ranked by Profits Per Equity Partner". Law.com International. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Weiss, Lawrence; Wruck, Karen (November 8, 1997). "Information Problems, Conflicts of Interest, and Asset Stripping: Chapter 11's Failure in the Case of Eastern Airlines" (PDF). Journal of Financial Economics. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Schiffman, Barry (March 3, 1991). "Tougher Tactics to Keep Out Unions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "MATTHEW WINNICK VS HILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB, ET AL". UniCourt. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c Winton, Richard (March 14, 2024). "Billionaire L.A. family claims racism at elite Westside country club". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Roeloffs, Mary Whitfill. "Hillcrest—Famous Golf Club Attended By Ex-Presidents And Hollywood Elite—Sued For Racial Discrimination". Forbes. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "USA: Several companies accused of hiring 'labour-busting' law firms & consultants to undermine unionisation efforts among workers". Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Logan, John (August 24, 2020). "The labor-busting law firms and consultants that keep Google, Amazon and other workplaces union-free". The Conversation. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "ACLU Accused of 'Union Busting' by Hiring Ogletree Deakins". Law & Crime. July 3, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2024.