| Firm Name: | Jackson Lewis P.C. |
| Key People: | Kevin G. Lauri (Firm Chair)Samantha N. Hoffman (Firm Managing Principal) |
| Headquarters: | New York |
| Num Offices: | 61[1] |
| Num Attorneys: | Over 950[2] |
| Practice Areas: | Labor and Employment |
| Date Founded: | 1958 |
| Revenue: | US$486.1 million (2020) [3] |
| Profit Per Equity Partner: | $634,000 (2020) |
| Homepage: | www.jacksonlewis.com |
| Company Type: | Professional Corporation |
Jackson Lewis P.C. is an American law firm that specializes in labor and employment law and assisting companies in facilitating immigration. It has a reputation as one of the top U.S. union-busting practices.[4]
Jackson Lewis is organized into 20 practice groups[5] and 19 industry groups.[6] The majority of these groups are focused on labor and employment law, but the firm also has expertise in healthcare and collegiate and professional sports law. Practice and industry group members are spread across all of the firm's offices. The firm has over 950 attorneys and 61 offices, including its Puerto Rico office. The firm is a founding member of L&E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide, an alliance of workplace law firms in 20 countries.[7] The firm is led by a board of directors, and its current chair is Kevin G. Lauri.[8]
Jackson Lewis was founded by Lou Jackson and Robert Lewis in 1958. The firm's first office was opened in New York City in 1958. It opened its second office in Los Angeles in 1977. The firm's period of most rapid growth was between 2006 and 2015. In 2013, Jackson Lewis opened its first office outside of the continental US in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In 2018, the firm partnered with “ROSS Intelligence” to utilize its legal research AI.[9] [10]
Jackson Lewis' practice groups include:
In part for its role in creating “workthruIT”, a web-based, self-service labor and employment law compliance application,[11] [12] Jackson Lewis was recognized as the “2018 Innovative Law Firm of the Year” by the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)