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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
1111 BRICKELL AVENUE
MIAMI, FL 33131
FLORDIA
United States
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Mr Ryan Bates

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Work Department

Labor and Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Ryan’s practice spans all aspects of employment law.  He has distinguished himself as a nationwide litigator handling complex employment litigation, including class actions, collective actions, trade secret matters, and other high stakes litigation. Ryan has litigated cases in state and federal courts of over 20 states and defended clients in over 200 administrative actions filed with the EEOC, Department of Labor, and state/local agencies in over 35 states. He regularly counsels clients on nationwide employment law issues including compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and state disability laws, Family and Medical Leave Act and state leave laws, federal and state wage and hour laws, trade secret protection, and implementing reductions-in-force. Ryan has been repeatedly named as a “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business Magazine and a “Labor and Employment Star” by Benchmark Litigation.

Memberships

Admitted to the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia State Bars

Education

  • JD, The George Washington University Law School, 2007
  • BA, University of Delaware, 2003

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)

The Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP team has significant experience handling employment litigation, representing clients before the courts and administrative agencies in matters involving the theft of trade secrets, breach of restrictive covenants, discrimination, harassment and wage and hour compliance. Emily Burkhardt Vicente and Kevin White both sit at the head of the practice. Vincente works from the Los Angeles office and has significant experience taking hybrid class and collective action causes to jury trial. White is situated Washington DC and brings specialist knowledge of the retail and consumer products industry to the group. Supporting White in Washington is Ryan Bates, who handles class actions, collective actions and bet-the-company litigation. M. Brett Burns is a key figure in the San Francisco office and focuses his practice on wage and hour class and collective actions. Michele Beilke departed in June 2024.

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