Littler Mendelson Explained

Firm Name:Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Firm Logo:Littler logo.svg
Headquarters:San Francisco, California
Num Offices:75
Num Attorneys:Over 1500 [1]
Practice Areas:Labor and employment[2]
Revenue: US$ 427 million (2011)[3]
Date Founded:1942
Company Type:Professional Corporation

Littler Mendelson P.C. is a U.S.-based law firm that specializes in labor and employment law.[4] They have been widely described as a "union busting" firm.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The firm has offices in 28 countries: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Denmark, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Venezuela. [10]

History and practice

The firm remained local to the Bay Area until the 1990s, when it expanded throughout the U.S. via mergers and acquisitions.[11]

In 2010, the firm announced an international labor and employment law office in Caracas, Venezuela (this office subsequently joined Ius Laboris in 2012).[12] The firm opened two offices in Mexico under the name Littler, De la Vega y Conde, S.C.[13] In October 2013, Littler combined with two Latin American law firms, adding a presence in four additional countries in the Latin American region — Colombia, Costa Rica,[14] El Salvador, and Panama,[15] and creating a new entity named Littler Global.[16] The firm continued expanding through Littler Global, opening offices in Puerto Rico,[17] the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Peru,[18] and Guatemala.

The firm is the largest labor and employment law firm in the US,[19] [20] [21] and received high rankings[22] [23] including diversity,[24] working conditions for women,[25] and innovation.[26]

Littler, described by critics as a union-busting firm, is also the largest union avoidance firm in the US. It has counseled and defended companies including Starbucks, Amazon, Nissan, and Delta Airlines against employees trying to unionize.[27] [28] [29] [30]

Notable alumni

References

  1. http://www.littler.com/people/srch?page=16&keyword=&fname=&title=&location=All&pracarea=All&school=All&baradm=All&language=All&lname= People
  2. http://www.littler.com/about About Littler
  3. Web site: The Am Law 100: Firms Ranked by Gross Revenue. 2012-08-15.
  4. Web site: 2015-03-10 . About Littler . 2024-04-03 . Littler Mendelson P.C. . en.
  5. Web site: Schiffer . Zoë . 2022-04-25 . Apple hires anti-union lawyers in escalating union fight . 2024-05-23 . The Verge . en.
  6. Web site: Wille . Matt . 2022-04-27 . Apple enlists union-busting lawyers as more retail locations organize . 2024-05-23 . Input . en.
  7. Web site: E&E News: Green groups hired Starbucks' and Amazon's anti-union firm . 2024-05-23 . subscriber.politicopro.com . en.
  8. News: Littler Mendelson Beefing Up Its Core Competencies . JD Journal. August 23, 2012.
  9. News: 2007-08-18. Bloomberg BNA. Littler and the Globalization of Canada's Legal Market . Jordan Furlong . August 5, 2015.
  10. Web site: 2015-03-12 . Global Locations . 2024-04-03 . Littler Mendelson P.C. . en.
  11. News: 2007-08-18. San Francisco Business Times. Littler Mendelson gets bigger, plans 500 lawyers by Labor Day . Eric Young . June 23, 2006.
  12. Web site: Ius Laboris Welcomes New Venezuelan Member Firm - Ius Laboris . 2014-06-10 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140533/http://www.iuslaboris.com/news/ius-laboris-welcomes-new-venezuelan-member-firm . 2014-07-14 .
  13. Web site: Littler Mendelson Opens in Mexico. 2015-10-20.
  14. News: 2015-10-20. The American Lawyer . Littler Adds Firms in Columbia, Costa Rica . Tom Huddleston, Jr. . October 1, 2013.
  15. Web site: Littler Global Gains Ground in Central America. 21 May 2014 . 2015-10-19.
  16. Web site: Littler Mendelson Joins Two Latin American Firms to Become "Littler Global". October 2013 . 2015-10-20.
  17. News: 2015-10-20. Inside Counsel . Labor an Employment Firm Littler Continues Latin America Expansion . Rich Steeves . January 7, 2014.
  18. News: 2015-10-20. Law 360 . Littler Bolsters Latin America Presence With Peru Office . Allissa Wickham . October 21, 2014.
  19. News: 2015-10-22. The American Lawyer . Firms Ranked by Gross Revenue . April 27, 2015.
  20. Web site: Law360 Reveals Top 10 Largest Employment Practice Groups. 2015-10-23.
  21. Web site: Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms. 2015-10-23.
  22. Web site: Who's Who Legal 100 Employment and Immigration. 2015-10-22.
  23. Web site: Human Rights Campaign Best Places to Work. 2015-10-23.
  24. Web site: Best Law Firms for Diversity. 2015-10-23.
  25. News: 2015-10-23. Working Mother . The 2014 Working Mother & Flex-time Lawyers 50 Best Law Firms for Women . July 15, 2014.
  26. Web site: Littler Recognized as a Top Law Firm for Innovation by the Financial Times. 11 December 2015 . 2016-06-23.
  27. News: April 27, 2007 . Littler Labeled as a Union Busting Firm . September 9, 2021 . Littler . September 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210909054007/https://www.littler.com/publication-press/press/littler-labeled-union-busting-firm . dead .
  28. News: Law Firm Cashes In By Aiding Employers . Jonathan . Marshall . SFGate . June 5, 1996 . September 9, 2021.
  29. News: 'It's Almost Comical:' Starbucks Is Blatantly Trying to Crush Its Union . Lauren . Gurley . Vice . September 8, 2021 . September 9, 2021.
  30. News: Starbucks Fires Pro-Union Workers. Young. Brian. 2022-02-08. UCCOM Media Group.
  31. Web site: Alan D. Cohn Homeland Security . 2023-01-16 . www.dhs.gov.
  32. Web site: 2006-01-23 . Lafsky's Last Laugh: Secret Legal Blogger Says 'I'm Opinionista!' . 2023-01-16 . Observer . en-US.
  33. Web site: Attorney Sonja Henning Gives Up Courtroom For Basketball Court . 2023-01-16 . AP NEWS . en.
  34. Web site: William J. Emanuel National Labor Relations Board . 2023-01-16 . www.nlrb.gov.

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