Jackson Lewis P.C. — United States

A. Scott Ruygrok

Principal · Employment Law

Adrienne L. Conrad

Adrienne L. Conrad is a principal and co-leader of Women’s Interest Network (WIN) in the San Diego, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She has practiced labor and employment law for more than 25 years. An experienced trial lawyer, Adrienne is a member of the firm’s Trial group, having first-chaired jury trials, arbitrations, and state civil rights administrative hearings on behalf of employers. Adrienne's practice covers the spectrum of employment litigation. She handles both state and federal claims involving race, age, disability, and sex discrimination, as well as sexual harassment, retaliatory discharge, and wage and hour issues. In addition, she represents companies in matters related to complex non-competition and trade secrets litigation. Adrienne routinely counsels clients on a variety of employment practices, including employment contracts and employee handbooks and policies. She also assists employers in avoiding the expense of litigation by conducting management training, HR operational audits, and workplace harassment investigations. Adrienne is regularly called upon by clients to guide them through disciplinary issues and other employment-related problems, and she is a frequent guest speaker at a variety of employment-related seminars. · Employment Litigation

Alan Bayless Feldman

Phoenix Office Litigation Manager · Employment Law

Allison Dearington

Principal and Office Litigation Manager · Employment Litigation

Amy Peck

Co-leader of the Immigration practice group · Immigration

Charles Seemann III

New Orleans Office Managing Principal · ERISA Litigation

Clarisse Petersen

Employment Law

Donald English

Baltimore Office Managing Principal · Employment Law

Howard Shapiro

Principal and Co-Leader of the ERISA Litigation practice group · ERISA Litigation

Jina Lee

Employment Litigation

Jonathan Spitz

Co-leader of the Labor Relations Practice Group · Labor and Employment

Joy Napier-Joyce

Principal and Co-Leader of the Employee Benefits practice group · Labor and Employment

Kevin Lauri

Firm Chair · Labor and Employment

Kimberly Bennett

Immigration

Lara P. Besser

Principal · Employment Litigation

Laura Mitchell

Co-leader of the firm's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practice group · Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Laura Pierson-Scheinberg

Leader of the Retail Industry practice group · Labor and Employment

Melissa Ostrower

Melissa Ostrower is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and co-leader of the firm’s Employee Benefits practice group. She counsels clients in a broad range of employee benefit matters, including general compliance and administration of qualified retirement plans and nonqualified retirement plans. Melissa assists clients with welfare plan issues involving cafeteria plans, health plans, flexible spending accounts, COBRA and the Affordable Care Act. She regularly speaks on all benefits issues including federal health care reform, fiduciary compliance and executive compensation. Melissa regularly advises on executive compensation matters, including issues related to compliance with Section 409A, 162(m) and 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. Melissa represents clients in connection with Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor audits and information requests. She also regularly assists clients in fixing plan operational and document errors. Melissa negotiates with benefits providers, volume submitter and prototype vendors, TPAs, insurers and auditors. Melissa also advises clients in connection with phantom and equity based compensation arrangements. · Employee Benefits

Michael H. Neifach

Washington, D.C. Office Managing Principal · Immigration Law

Minnie Fu

Principal and co-leader of the International Employment practice group · Immigration Law

Otieno Ombok

Co-leader of the Immigration practice group · Immigration

René Thorne

Co-leader of the ERISA Litigation practice group · ERISA Litigation

Richard Greenberg

Labor Law

Richard Vitarelli

Co-Leader of the Labor Relations Practice Group and Transactional Services (M&A) Practice Group · Labor Relations

Stacey C.S. Cerrone

Principal and New Orleans Office Litigation Manager · Employee Benefits

Stephen Silvestri

Principal · Labor and Employment Law

Susan Groff

Co-Leader of the firm's Advice and Counsel Practice Group · Labor and Employment

Tasos Paindiris

Principal and Co-Leader of the firm's Advice and Counsel Practice Group · Employment Litigation