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Clyde & Co LLP has been recognised as the inaugural ‘Most innovative firm in Dubai' as nominated by members of the Dubai Corporate Counsel Group ("DCCG") at the annual IFLR Middle East Awards held on the 29th October 2008 at the prestigious Burj Al-Arab hotel in Dubai.
The annual IFLR awards select high-profile, high-value and innovative corporate and finance-related tra... [ more ]
Three ELA members - CEO Stephen J. Hirschfeld, Illinois member Bruce R. Alper, and Kansas/Western Missouri member Rosalee M. McNamara - were recently elected Fellows of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. They join 56 other distinguished labor and employment lawyers to comprise the Class of 2008.
Membership in the College is by invitation only, and honors those lawyers wh... [ more ]
(SYRACUSE, NY) Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC (BS&K) is taking steps in environmental stewardship to promote waste reduction and other energy reduction practices throughout the Firm’s twelve offices.
Recently, BS&K became an active participant in the Law Office Climate Challenge, which is organized through the American Bar Association’s Sectio... [ more ]
Iowa ELA member Frank Harty was recently elected a Fellow of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers by a unanimous vote of its board of directors. The Academy was formed in 1962 to provide a forum for Iowa's top attorneys to exchange information and viewpoints on the many aspects of trial law, and to promote professionalism. Membership in the Academy, which is by invitation only and limited to 2... [ more ]
Employment Law Alliance Law Firm Member in Italy Receives Recognition
We are pleased to announce that LABLAW has won the World Finance Award for Best Italian Industrial Relations and Labour Law Team 2008. World Finance is a leading financial magazine based in London. The panel of judges, which included editor Alexander Redcliffe and former BBC journali... [ more ]
When considering the acquisition of a company based in a foreign jurisdiction, one of the key challenges facing the acquirer is to fully understand the local employment and labour laws and how they may affect the business to be acquired. Every country in the world has its own unique labour and employment laws and without good legal advice from the outset, an acquirer risks f... [ more ]
The Lexington, KY law firm of Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney, the Kentucky member of the Employment Law Alliance, was just selected as the number one Best Place to Work among Kentucky medium sized companies in the 2007 competition jointly sponsored by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Man... [ more ]
Memphis, TN/January 9, 2007 -- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has been ranked among the top 10 labor and employment litigation firms in the country by Employment Law 360, a national news source for employment law and human resources professionals.
In a survey of more than 250 of the largest law firms in the U.S., Employment Law 360 researched the n... [ more ]
Yesterday, December 8, 2004, President Bush signed the $388.4 billion Omnibus Appropriations Act for FY 2005 (H.R. 4818). This Act contains provisions affecting the H-1B and L-1 nonimmigrant visa categories. The Act's provisions are intended to reform the H-1B and L-1 program and are the result of concerns over out-sourcing an... [ more ]
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. announced today that forty-three of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America(r), 2005-2006 (Copyright 2004 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), a referral guide to legal excellence in the United States.
This year, Best Lawyers(r) conducted an exhaustive year-long, peer-review survey in ... [ more ]
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E. Barry Parker
Vice President – Litigation & Assistant General Counsel
Movie Gallery US, LLC
Movie Gallery Canada, Inc.
Hollywood Entertainment Corporation
Dothan, AL
Altra Industrial Motion Inc. has multiple locations in the U.S., as well as Central America, Europe, and Asia. The Employment Law Alliance has proved to be a great asset in assisting us in dealing with employment issues and matters in such diverse venues as Mexico, Australia, and Spain. We have obtained excellent results using the ELA network for matters ranging from a multi-state review of employment policies to assisting with individual employment issues in a variety of foreign jurisdictions.
In one instance, we were faced with an employment dispute with a former associate in Mexico that had the potential for substantial economic exposure. The matter had been pending for over a year, and we were not confident in the employment advice we had been receiving. I obtained a referral to the ELA counsel in Mexico, who was able to obtain a favorable resolution of the dispute in only a few days. Based on our experiences with the ELA, we would not hesitate to use its many resources for future employment law needs.
Our company, Konami Gaming, Inc., is growing rapidly in a very diverse and highly regulated industry. We are aggressively entering new markets outside the domestic U.S., including Canada and South America. I have had the recent opportunity to utilize the services provided by the ELA. The legal advice was both responsive and professional. Most of all, the entire process was seamless since our Nevada attorney coordinated the services and legal advice requested. I look forward to working with the ELA in the future, as it serves as a great resource to the legal community.
Jennifer Martinez
Senior Director, Human Resources
Konami Gaming, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV
Michael A. DiGregorio
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
WilmingtonTrust Corporation
Wilmington, DE
In my career I have been a practicing attorney, counsel to the Governor of Maine, and CEO of a major public utility. I have worked with many lawyers in many settings. When the American University in Bulgaria needed help with employment litigation in federal court in Syracuse, New York, we turned to Pierce Atwood, the ELA member we knew and trusted in Maine, for a referral. We were extremely pleased with the responsiveness and high quality of service we received from Bond Schoeneck & King, the ELA's firm in upstate New York. I would not hesitate to recommend the ELA to any employer.
David Flanagan
Chair of the Board of Trustees
American University in Bulgaria
Manchester, ME
Liz Daly
Assistant General Counsel, Employment and Labor
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, IA
