American Health Lawyers Association Ranks Ogletree Deakins as Top Firm in Labor and Employment Practice Group

WASHINGTON – June 23, 2015 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) has ranked Ogletree Deakins as the top firm in the organization’s labor and employment practice group.

“We are proud to be recognized as the top firm in the AHLA’s labor and employment practice group,” said Rob Niccolini, co-chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group and a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Washington, D.C. office. “Employers have seen a rise in legal issues impacting the health care industry, and AHLA is the go-to organization for health law.”

Ogletree Deakins’ Healthcare Practice Group has nearly 100 members who practice in offices across the United States. The attorneys in the practice group represent more than 1,000 healthcare clients, including nonprofit and for-profit hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation facilities, long-term care facilities, and physician organizations. The Healthcare Practice Group handles matters related to employment law litigation and counseling, traditional labor law, disability access, data protection and privacy issues, employee benefits, workplace safety concerns, and immigration issues.

About Ogletree Deakins
Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. The firm has more than 700 lawyers located in 47 offices across the United States, in Europe, and in Mexico. Ogletree Deakins has been named a Law Firm of the Year four consecutive years by U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® “Best Law Firms.” In 2015, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Labor Law – Management category. 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, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies.