Jackson Lewis P.C. is an American
law firm
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that specializes in
labor and employment law
Labour laws (also spelled as labor laws), labour code or employment laws are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship be ...
and assisting companies in facilitating
immigration
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...
. It has a reputation as one of the top U.S.
union-busting
Union busting is a range of activities undertaken to disrupt or weaken the power of trade unions or their attempts to grow their membership in a workplace.
Union busting tactics can refer to both legal and illegal activities, and can range anywhe ...
practices.
Jackson Lewis is organized into 20 practice groups
and 19 industry groups.
The majority of these groups are focused on labor and employment law, but the firm also has expertise in
healthcare
Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement or maintenance of health via the preventive healthcare, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, wikt:amelioration, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other disability, physic ...
and
collegiate and professional sports law. Practice and industry group members are spread across all of the firm's offices. The firm has over 1125 attorneys and 61 offices, including its Puerto Rico office.
The firm is a founding member of L&E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide, an alliance of workplace law firms in 20 countries.
The firm is led by a board of directors, and its current chair is Kevin G. Lauri.
History
Jackson Lewis was founded by Lou Jackson and Robert Lewis in 1958. The firm's first office was opened in New York City in 1958. It opened its second office in Los Angeles in 1977.
The firm's period of most rapid growth was between 2006 and 2015. In 2013, Jackson Lewis opened its first office outside of the continental US in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In 2018, the firm partnered with “ROSS Intelligence” to utilize its legal research AI.
Practice groups
Jackson Lewis' practice groups include:
*Advice and Counsel
*Affirmative Action, OFCCP and Government Contract Compliance
*Class Actions and Complex Litigation
*Collegiate and Professional Sports
*Corporate Diversity Counseling
*Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations
*Disability, Leave and Health Management
*Employee Benefits
*ERISA Complex Litigation
*Immigration
*International Employment
*Labor Relations
*Litigation
*Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity
*Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
*Trials and Appeals
*Wage and Hour
*White Collar and Government Enforcement
*Workplace Safety and Health
*Workplace Training
Awards
In part for its role in creating “workthruIT”, a web-based, self-service labor and employment law compliance application,
Jackson Lewis was recognized as the “2018 Innovative Law Firm of the Year” by the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.jacksonlewis.com/
Law firms based in New York (state)
Law firms established in 1958
Companies based in White Plains, New York
1958 establishments in New York City
Anti-union sentiment