The Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP employment team covers a wide array of employment-related disputes including class, collective, and single plaintiff litigation, FLSA suits, whistleblower claims, trade secret disputes and OSHA matters. Jointly overseeing the team is Boston-based David McManus , who is a key point of contact for employment matters relating to reductions in force, outsourcing transactions and facility shutdowns; Stephanie Sweitzer in Chicago, who specializes in the financial services, retail, tech and manufacturing industries; Michael Burkhardt , who sits in the Philadelphia office and is active in employment discrimination class actions, systematic discrimination investigations and multi-plaintiff litigation, and New York-based Lincoln Bisbee, who is regularly involved in whistleblower and discrimination cases. Also based in the New York office, Samuel Shaulson has notable specialism in the financial services, pharma and entertainment sectors and Melissa Rodriguez , who is active in dispute’s concerning federal and state labor and employment statutes. Other standout members of the team include Grace Speights in Washington DC, who excels in crisis management; Sarah Bouchard in Philadelphia, who is well versed in harassment, whistleblower and noncompetition suits and Anne Marie Esteves in Miami, who brings significant knowledge of the retail and ecommerce industries to the team.
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Grace Speights
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Practice head
David McManus; Stephanie Sweitzer; Michael Burkhardt; Lincoln Bisbee
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Michael Banks; Samuel Shaulson; Melissa Rodriguez; Grace Speights; Sarah Bouchard; Anne Marie Esteves