Find Lawyers in Austin, Texas for Labor and Employment Law - Management
Amy Beckstead is an employment attorney, licensed to practice in both Texas and California. Amy’s practice focuses on assisting employers with federal and state employment law compliance, assisting them with issues that arise from hiring to termination. She also defends employers when they are sued or under investigation by governmental agencies, litigating matters in state and federal court and before various governmental agencies. Amy frequently trains executives, managers, and employ...
Bruce A. Griggs manages Ogletree Deakins’ Labor and Employment practice in Austin. Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1996, Mr. Griggs’ practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law, including defending employers in complex employment litigation in state and federal courts across Texas. Mr. Griggs has defended employers in class actions, FLSA collective actions, ERISA actions, non-compete and other business-re...
Sherrard (Butch) Hayes is a trusted counselor and litigator who is well-known for his skills in both federal and state courts, and his handling of complex business and employment disputes. His practice encompasses a broad range of business litigation, with a focus on the defense of clients in employment-related and business ethics matters, trade secret and technology disputes, commercial and stock-related disputes, and officer and director litigation. Board Certified by the Texas Board of Leg...
Steven R. McCown has extensive experience in traditional labor law, while also having the unique background of representing employers in numerous employment law jury trials in state and federal courts. He has defended several complex employment law class actions and recently led the successful defense of a Fortune 100 company in a nationwide sex discrimination class action. He has successfully defended wage and hour collective actions, defeating class certification in several national collect...
Catherine Morse represents national and international clients in employment law and public affairs. She possesses deep knowledge of the legal concerns of sophisticated companies with significant community presence, having served for over 10 years as legal counsel for one of the largest national semiconductor manufacturing facilities, where she managed internal legal staff and outside counsel along with the company’s relationships with trade associations, lobbyists, and public relations ...
Andrew Gray represents and counsels employers on all aspects of workplace privacy and information security in both the U.S. and internationally, including: The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), New York SHIELD Act, Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, and other state data protection laws The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other global data protection laws Responding to security breaches in compliance with federal and state data breach notification requirements Biomet...
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