Ranked by Number of Attorneys in Los Angeles County
Labor and employment
attorneys specialize in a practice group that can impact all sectors,
but labor-intensive work such as health care, hospitality, automotive
and retail are major employment groups in Southern California, which
supports demand for this niche. The 25 largest labor and employment
practice groups in Los Angeles County reported 691 total attorneys for
the specialty in local offices, which included 270 partners.
In
an era of hybrid and remote work, the labor and employment sector is
one of the fastest-growing practice group areas. Employers and employees
are facing new challenges daily that are complicated by regulatory
changes at the local, state and national levels.
California’s
health care minimum wage law, SB 525, was cited as one of the biggest
factors that created a greater need for labor and employment work over
the past year, according to Jonathan Brophy, co-managing partner of the
Century City office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP and a labor and employment
attorney. He said that the state legislature also enacted some of the
most substantive changes to the Private Attorneys General Act in its
20-year history, which has led clients to seek guidance on the new
provisions.
To
quickly respond to these changes and others, the firm has created a
team of attorneys and experts to address workplace disputes.
“Seyfarth
has received strong demand for our new Cultural Flashpoints practice, a
team of highly trained labor and employment lawyers, policy experts and
former government insiders who can jump into the most fraught workplace
conflicts and provide legal guidance and practical solutions,
especially during this year’s contentious election cycle,” said Brophy.
Seyfarth
was the top-ranked firm on the list of the largest labor and employment
practice groups in Los Angeles with 80 attorneys, which accounts for
more than half of its local attorney headcount. The firm, which recently
recognized its 50th year in Los Angeles, added a notable three-lawyer
team from Morgan Lewis and two-lawyer team from Hunton Andrews Kerth to
its L.A. labor and employment department.
1
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 3500, L.A., CA 90067
601 S. Figueroa Ave., Suite 3300, L.A., CA 90017
seyfarth.com
2
LITTLER
2049 Century Park East, 5th Floor, L.A., CA 90067
633 W. Fifth St., 63rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
littler.com
3
FISHER PHILLIPS
444 S. Flower St., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
21600 Oxnard St., Ste. 650, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
fisherphillips.com
4
OGLETREE DEAKINS
400 S. Hope St., Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90071
19191 S. Vermont Ave., Suite 950, Torrance, CA 90502
ogletree.com
5
SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
333 S. Hope St., 43rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1600, L.A., CA 90067
sheppardmullin.com
6
SHEGERIAN & ASSOCIATES
11520 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
shegerianlaw.com
7
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 2400, L.A., CA 90017
5870 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite H, L.A., CA 90016
dwt.com
8
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
300 S. Grand Ave., 22nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2049 Century Park East, Suite 700, L.A., CA 90067
morganlewis.com
9
MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP
2049 Century Park East, 18th Floor, L.A., CA 90067
msk.com
10
MUSICK PEELER
333 S. Hope St., Suite 2900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
musickpeeler.com
11
BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN LLP
444 S. Flower St., Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
bwslaw.com
12
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
515 S. Flower St., 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 27th Floor, L.A., CA 90067
paulhastings.com
13
CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1100, L.A., CA 90067
constangy.com
14
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP
865 S. Figueroa St., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
quinnemanuel.com
15
REED SMITH LLP
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2900, L.A., CA 90071
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 700, L.A., CA 90067
reedsmith.com
16
DOLL AMIR & ELEY
725 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3275, L.A., CA 90027
dollamir.com
17
CLARK HILL PLC
555 S. Flower St., 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
clarkhill.com
18
JONATHAN MELMED
1801 Century Park East, Suite 850, L.A., CA 90067
melmedlaw.com
19
FOX ROTHSCHILD
10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 900, L.A., CA 90067
foxrothschild.com
20
BAKERHOSTETLER
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2700, L.A., CA 90067
bakerlaw.com
21
GREENBERG GLUSKER LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2600, L.A., CA 90067
greenbergglusker.com
22
AKERMAN LLP
633 W. Fifth St., Suite 6400, Los Angeles, CA 90071
akerman.com
23
PROSKAUER ROSE
2029 Century Park East, Los Angeles, CA 90067
proskauer.com
24
NIXON PEABODY LLP
300 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90071
nixonpeabody.com
25
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900, L.A., CA 90067
gtlaw.com
