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Jackson Lewis Hires Seven High-Profile Attorneys to Workplace Safety and Health Group

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 12, 2013) - Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the addition of seven prominent workplace safety and health attorneys to the firm’s Washington, D.C. Region and Denver offices. Partners Henry Chajet, R. Brian Hendrix, Robert Horn, Mark Savit, Avidan Meyerstein and Donna Vetrano Pryor, all from Patton Boggs, and Partner Tressi Cordaro, formerly with Ogletree Deakins, add a wide range of expertise in occupational and mine safety and health as well as industrial crisis management to the firm, setting Jackson Lewis apart from other firms with workplace safety practices.  The addition of this group of attorneys is the latest development in the firm’s continued success recruiting high-profile attorneys in various practice areas and geographic regions, including in five new offices opened in 2013.  

“Lateral recruitment has been a critical component of our strategic growth plan over the past seven years, and we could not be prouder of our success in this area, most recently evidenced by our ability to attract this highly-esteemed group of Workplace Safety and Health attorneys,” said Firm Chairman Vincent A. Cino. “Jackson Lewis’ reputation in the field, geographic presence, and depth of expertise has enabled us to attract top talent across the country, opening 33 new offices and more than doubling our attorney headcount since 2006. Like other high-profile laterals who have recently joined the firm, we are confident this group will prove to be a wonderful fit.” 

“We were well-aware of Jackson Lewis’ formidable reputation as a leading workplace law firm with a robust Workplace Safety and Health practice,” Mr. Chajet said. “We look forward to joining forces with the Group and drawing upon the firm’s vast resources and capabilities at the regional, national and global level to best serve our clients.”

“We had been searching for the right people to expand our group to include specialists in OSHA, MSHA and crisis management, and found the right match in this new team,” said Bradford T. Hammock, head of Jackson Lewis’ Workplace Safety and Health practice group, which he will co-chair with Mr. Chajet and Mr. Savit. “The new group of laterals includes key players in the field of workplace safety, and their experience defending investigations, litigating government-issued citations, performing safety and health training and audits, and representing clients on proposed rulemakings complement our current capabilities and needs perfectly. Along with the Patton Boggs group, Tressi Cordaro will also significantly enhance our ability to serve clients in a broad range of safety and health matters. Her previous experience with construction-related safety and health issues, in particular, will be a tremendous benefit to our clients in the construction industry.”

The firm’s most recent additions to its Workplace Safety and Health Group come on the heels of successful lateral initiatives that both expand the firm’s geographic footprint and subject-matter expertise. In 2013 alone, the firm opened new offices in Tampa, Florida, Grand Rapids, Michigan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dayton, Ohio, and Rapid City, South Dakota, adding a number of top-rate lateral attorneys with a wide range of expertise.  

Mr. Chajet, Mr. Hendrix, Mr. Horn, Mr. Meyerstein and Ms. Cordaro will reside in the firm’s Washington, D.C. Region office, which can be reached by calling (703) 483-8300.  Mr. Savit and Ms. Pryor will reside in the firm’s Denver office, which can be reached by calling (303) 892-0404. 

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About Jackson Lewis

Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis, dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law, is one of the fastest growing workplace law firms in the U.S., with 750 attorneys practicing in 54 locations nationwide. We have a wide range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits Counseling and Litigation; Immigration; Labor and Preventive Practices; General Employment Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Non-Competes and Protection Against Unfair Competition; Wage and Hour Compliance; Workplace Safety and Health; and Corporate Diversity Counseling. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Employment Issues; Management Education; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Representation; Government Relations; Collegiate and Professional Sports; and Privacy, Social Media and Information Management.

For the 11th consecutive year, Jackson Lewis has been recognized for delivering client service excellence to the world’s largest corporations, once again earning a spot on the BTI Client Service A-Team. Jackson Lewis has also been recognized by in-house counsel in a comprehensive survey by BTI Consulting Group as both a “Powerhouse” and “Standout” in employment litigation. In addition, Jackson Lewis is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the category of Labor and Employment Litigation, as well as in both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms,” and is recognized by Chambers and Legal 500. As an “AmLaw 100” firm, Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 6,500 litigations and approximately 415 class actions. And finally, Jackson Lewis is a charter member of L & E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide, an alliance currently of 15 workplace law firms in 15 countries.

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For more information, please contact:

Roger Ardan/Alexandra Patchen

Middleberg Communications

(646) 385-8273/(212) 812-5677

rardan@middlebergcommunications.com

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