Ford & Harrison LLP, which has a strong background in traditional labor law matters, hosts a team that is instructed by clients ranging from small independent companies to large corporations. Allen J McKenna in Charlotte and Paul R. Beshears in Atlanta are at the helm and guide the group through work in a range of industries such as healthcare and aviation and are key in the group’s reputation as a leading defense firm, often appearing in litigation and arbitration, as well as non-contentious matters such as advice to companies on how to handle strikes. Among the other key lawyers are the firm is Tammie Rattray in Florida who equally represents clients who are members of unions and clients who are not.
Testimonials
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- ‘The group can accommodate all of our employment and labor issues.’
Key clients
- AFLAC, Inc.
- ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Work highlights
- Assisted Riviana Foods, Inc. in successful negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement for the company with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union.
- Assisted George Washington University Hospital with a National Labor Relations Board matter in which a split panel reversed an agency judge's decision that the client violated federal labor law by refusing to sincerely bargain with a union.