Ogletree Deakins Earns Sodexo USA’s Law Firm Service Award

ATLANTA, GA – June 10, 2011 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the firm is the 2011 recipient of the Sodexo USA Law Firm Service Excellence Award in the large firm category. Ogletree Deakins was presented the award during the Sodexo USA Foundation Dinner in Washington, D.C. on June 9. In receiving the award, Ogletree Deakins was chosen particularly for its commitment to superior client service; providing excellent legal knowledge and vast resources throughout the firm’s network of offices; deft handling of high-risk litigation; consistently achieving a favorable outcome; and proactively counseling the company to mitigate any future legal issues within the labor and employment law spectrum.  
 
“It is an honor and a privilege to accept this award on behalf of the firm,” said Kim Ebert, the managing shareholder of Ogletree Deakins. “Providing superior client service is at the heart of the firm’s core values and I am very proud of the more than 500 attorneys across our national platform that execute on this virtue everyday.”

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 more than 550 lawyers located in 40 offices from Miami to Los Angeles. 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 Sodexo in North America

Sodexo, Inc. (www.sodexoUSA.com), leading Quality of Daily Life Solutions company in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, delivers On Site Service Solutions in Corporate, Education, Health Care, Government, and Remote Site segments, as well as Motivation Solutions such as Esteem Pass. Sodexo, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., funds all administrative costs for the Sodexo Foundation (www.SodexoFoundation.org), an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $15 million in grants to fight hunger in America. Visit the corporate blog at blogs.sodexousa.com.