Class Actions Task Force
Our Labor and Employment attorneys understand that employment class, collective, and mass action litigation presents special risks to employers, and are fully prepared to help employers maneuver through the special challenges these complex cases present.
There are few firms that can match our experience. Our attorneys have litigated virtually every substantive class claim that is brought against companies today under federal and state law, are familiar with the tactics of leading plaintiffs’ class attorneys, and have successfully litigated multiple high-profile, large-stakes governmental agency cases, including defending pattern and practice cases against the United States Department of Justice, the EEOC, and multiple state agencies. Our attorneys have successfully tried a large number of cases to verdict, and are some of the few lawyers in the country who have tried complex wage and hour claims to jury verdicts using representative proof. This experience provides significant value to our clients, and helps produce favorable settlements in those cases where doing so is in a client’s best interest. Our attorneys have collaborated with a number of leading labor economists, statisticians, and other consultants to establish defenses in appropriate cases, and particularly in adverse impact cases. Our attorneys are also aware of the business and consumer pressures associated with litigation and have extensive experience working with public relations professionals to minimize adverse media attention or consumer reactions to litigation.
The Hunton & Williams LLP class action team is led by a group of talented and experienced trial lawyers who are acknowledged leaders in their fields and have earned deserved reputations as “go to” lawyers for major labor and employment, wage and hour, and public accessibility class, collective, and mass action litigation. They have been recognized by The National Law Journal, Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and various labor and employment industry guides. Backed by the extensive resources of a renowned national and international law firm, they lead teams who represent a large and diverse client base of major national employers in cases pending across the nation.
Contacts
Phillip J. Eskenazi | peskenazi@hunton.com | (213) 532-2149
Kevin J. White | kwhite@hunton.com | (713) 229-5708
