O’Melveny’s Labor and Employment team helps clients confront the full range of issues they encounter as employers—whether it’s non-compete and negative covenant litigation, wage and hour class actions, discrimination and wrongful discharge claims, or traditional labor and union issues. We work by building effective, collaborative relationships with our clients, grounded in an in-depth understanding of their business and industry, and the risks and opportunities they face on a daily basis.

Working closely with our colleagues in other practice areas—including class actions, white-collar defense, restructuring, employee benefits, and intellectual property—we respond quickly and efficiently to large-scale workforce crises, including cases dealing with unlawful competition, trade secret misappropriation, covenants not to compete, and employee raiding.

We provide clients with ongoing advice in connection with union-avoidance, elections, decertification proceedings, strikes, injunctions, and other traditional labor matters. We also represent employers in the defense and prosecution of unfair labor practice charges and other issues that arise before and against the National Labor Relations Board.

Businesses across a range of industries turn to O’Melveny for trusted, tailored advice regarding personnel decisions, employment contracts, personnel policies and procedures, and disciplinary actions and terminations.