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Lawdragon is proud to present the 2019 Guide to the Most Powerful Corporate Employment Lawyers, the result of hundreds of law firm submissions and editorial research conducted over the past year. This is the 12th annual guide to leading corporate, defense-side employment lawyers we have produced in partnership with Human Resource Executive (HRE) magazine.

In addition to the 100 Most Powerful Employment Lawyers below, you can also view the Top 20 in Employee Benefits; the Top 20 in Traditional Labor & Employment Law; the Top 20 in Immigration40 Up and Comers in the field; and, for the seventh year, a Hall of Fame list.

Name Law Firm Location
Nancy L. Abell Paul Hastings Los Angeles
Rory Judd Albert Proskauer New York
Rosemary Alito K&L Gates Newark
Lorie E. Almon Seyfarth Shaw New York
Eric Amdursky O’Melveny Menlo Park, Calif.
Michael L. Banks Morgan Lewis Philadelphia
Johnine Barnes Greenberg Traurig Washington, D.C.
Mario Barrera Norton Rose Fulbright San Antonio
Mark Batten Proskauer Boston
Joseph Baumgarten Proskauer New York
Naomi G. Beer Greenberg Traurig Denver
Scott C. Beightol Michael Best Milwaukee
Lisa M. Bertain Keesal Young San Francisco
Charles S. Birenbaum Greenberg Traurig San Francisco
Elise M. Bloom Proskauer New York
Sarah Bouchard Morgan Lewis Philadelphia
James N. Boudreau Greenberg Traurig Philadelphia
Robert Brooks Adler Pollock Providence, R.I.
Paul W. Cane Jr. Paul Hastings San Francisco
Mark Casciari Seyfarth Shaw Chicago
Terri Chase Jones Day New York
Apalla U. Chopra O’Melveny Los Angeles
Shauna Clark Norton Rose Fulbright Houston
Joseph T. Clees Ogletree Deakins Phoenix
John J. Coleman III Burr & Forman Birmingham, Ala.
Karen Corman Skadden Los Angeles
Joseph J. Costello Morgan Lewis Philadelphia
M. Carter Crow Norton Rose Fulbright Houston
Lisa J. Damon Seyfarth Shaw Boston
Mike Delikat Orrick New York
Dennis P. Duffy BakerHostetler Houston
Juan Enjamio Hunton Andrews Kurth Miami
Anne Marie Estevez Morgan Lewis Miami
Mark J. Foley Drinker Biddle Philadelphia
Adam S. Forman Epstein Becker Southfield, Mich.
Gary D. Friedman Weil New York
Michael J. Gray Jones Day Chicago
Elizabeth P. Hardy Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton Birmingham, Mich.
Gerald T. Hathaway Drinker Biddle New York
Lynne C. Hermle Orrick Menlo Park, Calif.
Patrick H. Hicks Littler Las Vegas
Stephen J. Hirschfeld Hirschfeld Kraemer San Francisco
Robert W. Horton Bass Berry & Sims Nashville
Maurice G. Jenkins Jackson Lewis Southfield, Mich.
Wendy Johnson Lario Greenberg Traurig Florham Park, N.J.
Jennifer P. Keller Baker Donelson Johnson City
Mark D. Kemple Greenberg Traurig Los Angeles
Tracey A. Kennedy Sheppard Mullin Los Angeles
F. Curt Kirschner Jr. Jones Day San Francisco
Jeffrey S. Klein Weil New York
Jeffrey Kohn O’Melveny New York
Matthew W. Lampe Jones Day New York
Paul Lancaster Adams Ogletree Deakins Philadelphia
Kevin B. Leblang Kramer Levin New York
Mark W. Lerner Kasowitz New York
Adam Levin Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Los Angeles
Robert G. Lian Jr. Akin Gump Washington, D.C.
Joseph C. Liburt Orrick Menlo Park, Calif.
Fermin H. Llaguno Littler Irvine, Calif.
David Long-Daniels Greenberg Traurig Atlanta
Alison B. Marshall Jones Day Washington, D.C.
William C. Martucci Shook Washington, D.C.
Michele Maryott Gibson Dunn Irvine, Calif.
Terence McCourt Greenberg Traurig Boston
Matthew T. Miklave Robinson+Cole Stamford, Conn.
Marko J. Mrkonich Littler Minneapolis
Daniel L. Nash Akin Gump Washington, D.C.
Michael Patrick O’Brien Jones Waldo Salt Lake City
Camille A. Olson Seyfarth Shaw Chicago
Anthony J. Oncidi Proskauer Los Angeles
William P. Perkins Seyfarth Shaw New York
Jessica Perry Orrick Menlo Park, Calif.
Laura R. Petroff Winston & Strawn Los Angeles
Charles M. Poplstein Thompson Coburn St. Louis
Roger K. Quillen Fisher & Phillips Atlanta
Colleen M. Regan Seyfarth Shaw Los Angeles
D. Michael Reilly Lane Powell Seattle
Michael Roche Winston & Strawn Chicago
Theodore O. Rogers Jr. Sullivan & Cromwell New York
Jeremy A. Roth Littler San Diego
Paul Salvatore Proskauer New York
Terry E. Sanchez Munger Tolles Los Angeles
Eugene Scalia Gibson Dunn Washington, D.C.
David Schwartz Skadden New York
Jason Schwartz Gibson Dunn Washington, D.C.
Jonathan A. Segal Duane Morris Philadelphia
Todd Shadle Godwin Bowman Dallas
Samuel S. Shaulson Morgan Lewis New York
Patrick W. Shea Paul Hastings New York
Dawn Siler-Nixon FordHarrison Tampa
Salvador Simao FordHarrison Berkeley Heights, N.J.
Grace E. Speights Morgan Lewis Washington
Jonathan Stoler Sheppard Mullin New York
Julianne Story Husch Blackwell Kansas City
Nigel F. Telman Proskauer Chicago
Joseph E. Tilson Cozen O’Connor Chicago
Joseph J. Torres Winston & Strawn Chicago
Julie Totten Orrick Sacramento
Jeff Weintraub Fisher & Phillips Memphis
Robert M. Wolff Littler Cleveland
Todd D. Wozniak Greenberg Traurig Atlanta