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Lauren Leyden

Lauren Leyden

Akin, United States

Work Department

Partner; Labor & Employment

Position

Lauren practices at the nexus of traditional labor and pension law and cutting-edge restructuring and corporate transactions. Particularly in the context of high profile special situations and restructuring transactions and “off the run” corporate matters, she has significant experience with managing workforce liabilities; collective bargaining agreements; defined benefit pension plans; layoffs; transfers, hiring or separation of executives and employees; executive and employee agreements; anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training and counseling; employee communications and crisis management; and complex HR counseling and investigations. In addition, Lauren serves as the firmwide hiring partner.

To learn more about Lauren, please visit her profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/lauren-h-leyden

Career

Lauren has been recognized by the New York Law Journal as a Rising Star; Crain’s New York Business as among Notable Women in Law; and was a part of the Thompson Reuters 2017 Rising Stars Cohort Program.

Memberships

Bar of New York

Education

B.A., University of Chicago (2002); J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School (2005)