Holland & Knight LLP: delivering business solutions by combining world-class legal skills with a deep understanding of our clients' strategic objectives.
Holland & Knight LLP helps businesses and individuals throughout the US and abroad achieve financial and strategic goals in a wide range of transactional, regulatory and litigation matters. Holland & Knight's deep roster of experienced business lawyers addresses the legal needs of clients in transactional matters involving mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, commercial finance, securities, restructuring, real estate, tax and the expansion or relocation of business operations.
Serving as valued business partners to our clients, Waller attorneys immerse themselves in employers' businesses, helping them proactively develop a strategic system of checks and balances to minimize potential labor and employment issues. When issues do arise, we analyze and discuss each new matter with clients upfront. With an understanding of your objectives, we tailor our advice and service to achieve your goals effectively and efficiently—all while fostering a productive workplace, minimizing disruptions to business, and reducing the legal exposure of day-to-day employment decisions.
At Holland & Knight, a diverse blend of attorneys focuses solely on employment issues for organizations nationwide. We provide advice and counsel matters involving:
Class action litigation
Counseling
Discrimination and harassment complaints
Internal investigations
Labor disputes
Litigation
Wage hour negotiation
Clients choose Holland & Knight’s Labor & Employment team for our:
Ability to resolve workplace matters before they reach the courtroom
Experience providing advice on operational
Extensive knowledge in the area of organized labor
Practical, usable advice
Talent and experience in aggressively litigating the most complex and contentious labor and employment cases when necessary
When it comes to labor and employment, employers seeking expert and unbiased investigation of internal allegations turn to Holland & Knight. Responsive, efficient, and creative, our attorneys strive to solve internal issues with minimal impact on the business. Whether addressing discrimination, harassment or other issues, Holland & Knight brings both insight and experience to every situation. Clients also often turn to us for counsel regarding operational issues, and have an outstanding reputation for developing effective training programs on topics ranging from wage and hour regulations, to sexual harassment and discrimination and dealing with difficult employees.
In addition, we assist clients in drafting employment contracts, policies and manuals, including:
Arbitration agreements
Drug and alcohol testing policies
Employee handbooks
Leave policies
Non-competition agreements and separation agreements
Work rules
As a value-add to our service, we provide regular updates on the ever-changing range of issues in labor and employment law as well as in-house training programs and traveling seminars focused on delivering relevant, topical information. Whatever our clients' needs may be, their strategic objective becomes our singular focus.