Az Business Magazine’s 2014 top lawyer list was created after the editorial department asked Arizona law firms to nominate their two best attorneys from more than 20 different categories for consideration. Those nominees were vetted and considered by a panel made of the editorial team and industry experts to determine the exclusive 2014 Az Business Magazine Top Lawyers List.


Laurent Badoux
Laurent Badoux
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
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Badoux focuses his practice on domestic and international labor and employment law, with an emphasis on compensation issues, class action litigation, cross-border movement of personnel, restrictive covenants and employee relations in a variety of industries.


John F. Lomax, Jr.
John F. Lomax, Jr.
Partner
Snell & Wilmer
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Lomax focuses on the defense of labor and employment matters. He represents employers in class and collective actions, wage and hour issues, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, affirmative action execution, employment agreements and EEO cases.


Joseph T. Clees
Joseph T. Clees
Shareholder
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
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Clees has been singled out as one of the top employment and labor law attorneys in the country. He represents employers throughout the United States in discrimination and wrongful discharge cases, as well as labor relations.


Mark Ogden
Mark Ogden
Managing shareholder
Littler
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In 22 years of practice, Ogden has litigated more than 600 employment lawsuits to conclusion, including 26 jury trials to verdict. He is the co-chair of Littler’s Complex Litigation and Jury Trials Practice Group.


Richard S. Cohen
Richard S. Cohen
Shareholder
Jackson Lewis
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Cohen has advised management on virtually all aspects of employment law for almost 40 years. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for more than 20 years and also ranked in the highest tier of Chambers, U.S.A. and in Super Lawyers.


Stephanie Quincy
Stephanie Quincy
Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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Quincy is a partner in the Litigation Department, who focuses on employment matters including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, defamation, and breach of contract claims. She was named to Southwest Super Lawyers’ 2013 lists of the “Top 25 Women” and “Top 50 Attorneys” in Arizona.


John Doran
John Doran
Member
Sherman & Howard
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Represents employers in mass employment and wage/hour class and collective action litigation; employment discrimination and wrongful termination litigation; trade secret, unfair competition, restrictive covenant and employee loyalty litigation.


Lawrence J. Rosenfeld
Lawrence J. Rosenfeld
Partner
Squire Sanders
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Rosenfeld has more than 35 years of experience in the area of employment law. He is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a member of numerous professional organizations including the Employment Law, Litigation and Health Law Sections of the American Bar Association.


Lori A. Higuera
Lori A. Higuera
Director
Fennemore Craig
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Higuera co-chairs the firm’s employment and labor practice group representing employers in internal and external investigations, arbitration, mediation, litigation, and administrative proceedings. She provides employment training and presents work-related seminars to professional organizations.


Jay Zweig
Jay Zweig
Partner
Bryan Cave LLP
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Zweig practices employment law representing private businesses and public corporations in employment discrimination and sexual harassment claims; wrongful discharge claims; wage and hour disputes; employee hiring, discipline, and discharge procedures; employee handbooks and contracts.