Ogletree Deakins’ Mark Mallery Named to International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers

NEW ORLEANS, LA – June 10, 2010 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of America’s largest labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Mark Mallery, managing shareholder of the firm’s New Orleans office, has been selected by Who’s Who Legal as being among the world’s leading Management Labour & Employment lawyers.

With more than 20 years of experience, Mallery has acted as lead counsel on complex disputes, including Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claims before the Office of Administrative Law Judges; pattern and practice and class based claims prosecuted by the EEOC; collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act; and class-based discrimination claims with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Civil Rights Center.  Mallery has also litigated a variety of “intellectual property” issues, including disputes involving non-complete covenants, trade secrets, non-solicitation of customer and employee agreements, confidentiality and proprietary obligations, fiduciary and loyalty duties, and the duty under the antitrust laws to refrain from “predatory hiring.”

On the traditional labor law side, Mallery has represented management in union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, work stoppages and unfair labor practice charges.  As an advisor to employers, he has developed employment practices and systems, has written contracts and employment policies and has trained managers on their implementation.

About Ogletree Deakins

Ogletree Deakins is the nation’s third-largest labor and employment law firm, representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters.  The firm has 500 lawyers located in 39 offices across the United States.  In addition to handling labor and employment law matters, the firm has thriving practices focused on business immigration, employee benefits, and workplace safety and health law.  Ogletree Deakins represents a diverse range of clients, including more than half of the Fortune 50 corporations in the United States. For more information, please contact Ryan King, public relations manager, at (404) 870-1742.  

About Who’s Who Legal

Who’s Who Legal identifies the foremost legal practitioners in multiple areas of business law.  In total, Who’s Who Legal’s web site features more than 10,000 of the world’s leading private practice lawyers from more than 100 national jurisdictions.